Match Report


PescaraPescara     FiorentinaFiorentina
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Oscar MedinaO. Medina69
G
1captain
G
77Noah ChevallierN. Chevallier
Vinicio E. CapezzutoV. Capezzuto67
D
captain2
D
85Arthur AzevedoA. Azevedo
Emanuele CalaiòE. Calaiò65
D
3
D
78Mario CvitanovicM. Cvitanovic
Abel TeixeiraA. Teixeira58
D
4
D
79Khalid AbdellaouiK. Abdellaoui
Aldo MadonnaA. Madonna57
D
5
M
79Nicola NunziataN. Nunziata
Patrick DacourtP. Dacourt81
M
6
M
83Liam CasazzaL. Casazza
Gennaro Ivan PadalinoG. Padalino78
M
7
M
83Liam FranciosoL. Francioso
Roberto CamineroR. Caminero65
M
8
M
86Gialuca FilippiniG. Filippini
Guerino Di CaraG. Di Cara75
A
9
A
81Gianluca CoisG. Cois
Eusebio SannaE. Sanna71
A
10
A
80Nicola Carlo TacchinardiN. Tacchinardi
Amedeo De AscentisA. De Ascentis68
A
11
A
82Eduardo HerreraE. Herrera
 
Edoardo FirmaniE. Firmani68
A
12
D
87Gianmarco CimarelliG. Cimarelli
Luigi BagnacaniL. Bagnacani59
G
13
M
90Tomas PisanoT. Pisano
Francesco SantoniF. Santoni58
G
14
A
77Rosario TaranaR. Tarana

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Adriatico where Pescara play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 18,183 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Pescara are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Guerino Tasso.


0.00
Fiorentina kick off and get the match underway!
3.40
Gialuca Filippini flicks a high pass forward. Gianluca Cois controls it well on his chest. Gianluca Cois runs straight at the defence! Gianluca Cois cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.42
Arthur Azevedo knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Gianluca Cois holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianluca Cois finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
8.04
Abel Teixeira sees a break and surges forward. Abel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Guerino Di Cara collects the pass. Guerino Di Cara shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
10.09
Abel Teixeira hits a low pass to Patrick Dacourt. Patrick Dacourt flicks a high pass forward. Guerino Di Cara holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guerino Di Cara lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Dacourt. Patrick Dacourt knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Patrick Dacourt!
15.24
Mario Cvitanovic knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi whips in a cross ball towards Nicola Nunziata. Nicola Nunziata flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicola Nunziata!
24.57
Liam Casazza makes a simple pass to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera lofts in a cross ball towards Gialuca Filippini. Gialuca Filippini beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
26.50
Arthur Azevedo threads a neat ball through to Gialuca Filippini. Gialuca Filippini flicks a high pass forward. Gianluca Cois controls it well on his chest. Gianluca Cois whips in a cross ball towards Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Oscar Medina.
28.37
Corner kick to Fiorentina. Liam Francioso plays it out to the edge of the box. Liam Casazza shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.52
Patrick Dacourt catches Gialuca Filippini on the ankles. The referee calls over Patrick Dacourt and warns him to calm down! Gialuca Filippini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.19
Gialuca Filippini picks a pass forward to Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Medina who gathers it comfortably.
36.53
Liam Casazza takes a short throw-in bringing Gialuca Filippini into play. Gialuca Filippini threads a neat ball through to Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi threads a neat ball through to Liam Francioso. Emanuele Calaiò hacks Liam Francioso from behind! Liam Francioso appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
42.09
Arthur Azevedo threads the ball through to Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi through on goal. Some good footwork from Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pescara appear unchanged since the first half. Fiorentina also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Pescara get the second half underway!
48.24
Khalid Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Nicola Nunziata controls it well on his chest. Nicola Nunziata runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nicola Nunziata knocks the ball forward, putting Gianluca Cois through on goal. Some silky footwork from Gianluca Cois provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Vinicio E. Capezzuto.
53.25
Mario Cvitanovic makes a simple pass to Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso makes a probing pass to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois lofts in a cross ball towards Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
60.01
Khalid Abdellaoui threads the ball through to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera skips past Aldo Madonna! Some good footwork from Eduardo Herrera provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
65.47
Emanuele Calaiò makes a simple pass to Eusebio Sanna. Eusebio Sanna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.51
Liam Casazza threads a neat ball through to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois runs straight at the defence! Gianluca Cois takes a shot at goal. Oscar Medina gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
73.08
Liam Casazza flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Herrera who takes it down. Eduardo Herrera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vinicio E. Capezzuto.
81.25
Emanuele Calaiò sees Guerino Di Cara in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guerino Di Cara shoots from distance. Solid save from Noah Chevallier. What a great pair of hands!
83.36
Emanuele Calaiò makes a simple pass to Patrick Dacourt. Patrick Dacourt flicks a high pass forward. Guerino Di Cara holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guerino Di Cara finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
84.30
Roberto Caminero flicks the ball to his team mate, Eusebio Sanna. Eusebio Sanna knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Noah Chevallier who gathers it comfortably.
89.59
Emanuele Calaiò sees Gennaro Ivan Padalino in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gennaro Ivan Padalino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Dacourt but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pescara

Fiorentina
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.2%
62.8%
Play Area
32.1%
46.2%
21.8%

Scorers
Patrick Dacourt 10
Nicola Nunziata 15
Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi 42
Eduardo Herrera 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Herrera of Fiorentina

Match Ratings