Match Report


MessinaMessina     FiorentinaFiorentina
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Raul ZauriR. Zauri68
G
captain1captain
G
77Noah ChevallierN. Chevallier
Girolamo SerenaG. Serena73
D
2
D
85Arthur AzevedoA. Azevedo
Corrado CevoliC. Cevoli68
D
3
D
78Mario CvitanovicM. Cvitanovic
Joachim DeganoJ. Degano65
D
4
D
79Khalid AbdellaouiK. Abdellaoui
Jose NevesJ. Neves65
D
5
M
81Davide TerrevoliD. Terrevoli
Jean-No‘l BlanchardJ. Blanchard74
M
6
M
83Liam CasazzaL. Casazza
Francesco G. BorgobelloF. Borgobello65
M
7
M
83Liam FranciosoL. Francioso
Amara NdiayeA. Ndiaye66
A
8
M
86Gialuca FilippiniG. Filippini
P. Gilberto BlasiP. Blasi66
A
9
A
81Gianluca CoisG. Cois
Giampietro DomizziG. Domizzi65
A
10
A
86Nikolaos BourbakisN. Bourbakis
Evans AmbrosettiE. Ambrosetti56
A
11
A
81Nicola Carlo TacchinardiN. Tacchinardi
 
Tommaso ColonnelloT. Colonnello64
M
12
D
87Gianmarco CimarelliG. Cimarelli
Gianluigi FlorijancicG. Florijancic61
D
13
M
90Tomas PisanoT. Pisano
Danilo AntonioliD. Antonioli61
M
14
A
75Aladino ScalabrelliA. Scalabrelli

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 18,105 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Messina are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gian Paolo Lafortezza.


0.00
Messina start the match!
2.20
Corrado Cevoli flicks a high pass forward. Francesco G. Borgobello controls it well on his chest. Francesco G. Borgobello knocks the ball forward to Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard lofts in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Blasi. P. Gilberto Blasi whips the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
4.29
Liam Casazza threads a neat ball through to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Davide Terrevoli but the linesman indicates offside!
8.06
Khalid Abdellaoui flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso flicks the ball to his team mate, Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis edges inside the box! Nikolaos Bourbakis takes a shot at goal. Raul Zauri is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.17
Jose Neves clumsily knocks into Liam Francioso. Jose Neves is warned by the referee! Liam Francioso gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
18.14
Khalid Abdellaoui takes a quick throw-in. Arthur Azevedo runs forward with the ball. Arthur Azevedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Raul Zauri smothers it!
21.48
Seeing a gap ahead, Arthur Azevedo laces a through ball forward to Davide Terrevoli. Davide Terrevoli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Raul Zauri. Excellent save.
24.01
With imagination, Francesco G. Borgobello laces a weighted ball forward to Evans Ambrosetti. Evans Ambrosetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.46
Francesco G. Borgobello flicks a high pass forward. Jean-No‘l Blanchard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-No‘l Blanchard plays a one-two with Evans Ambrosetti and rushes in on goal... Jean-No‘l Blanchard tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.41
Francesco G. Borgobello catches Gialuca Filippini on the ankles. The referee calls over Francesco G. Borgobello and warns him to calm down! Gialuca Filippini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.44
Corrado Cevoli gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Jean-No‘l Blanchard knocks in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Borgobello. Francesco G. Borgobello makes a deft header but somehow Noah Chevallier manages to keep it out.
39.13
Arthur Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Liam Casazza holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Casazza passes the ball forward to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
44.21
Corrado Cevoli flicks a high ball forward to Francesco G. Borgobello who takes it down. Francesco G. Borgobello makes a simple pass to P. Gilberto Blasi. P. Gilberto Blasi lofts in a cross ball towards Giampietro Domizzi. Giampietro Domizzi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Noah Chevallier.
45.00
Gialuca Filippini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Casazza. Liam Casazza makes a beautiful solo run. Liam Casazza whips in a cross ball towards Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Fiorentina kick off!
51.50
Davide Terrevoli threads a neat ball through to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.06
Gialuca Filippini runs forward with the ball. Gialuca Filippini makes a probing pass to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois passes the ball forward to Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Jose Neves.
58.14
It's a corner kick. Liam Francioso kicks a low ball out wide. P. Gilberto Blasi gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
61.18
Liam Casazza chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso rushes past Corrado Cevoli! Liam Francioso shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Liam Francioso!
69.17
Arthur Azevedo makes a simple pass to Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso knocks the ball forward to Davide Terrevoli. Davide Terrevoli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Neves.
71.18
Liam Casazza makes a beautiful solo run. Liam Casazza shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.21
Mario Cvitanovic threads the ball through to Davide Terrevoli. Davide Terrevoli kicks a strong pass forward to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis knocks the ball forward to Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.58
Fiorentina have made 3 substitutions with Gianmarco Cimarelli replacing Mario Cvitanovic, Tomas Pisano replacing Gialuca Filippini and Aladino Scalabrelli replacing Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi .
85.24
Davide Terrevoli kicks a strong pass forward to Aladino Scalabrelli. Aladino Scalabrelli whips in a cross ball towards Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.08
Amara Ndiaye threads a neat ball through to Francesco G. Borgobello. Francesco G. Borgobello lofts in a cross ball towards Amara Ndiaye. Amara Ndiaye directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Messina

Fiorentina
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.9%
67.1%
Play Area
37.1%
38.6%
24.3%

Scorers
Jean-No‘l Blanchard 30
Amara Ndiaye 89
Nikolaos Bourbakis 8, 52, 85
Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi 45
Liam Francioso 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nikolaos Bourbakis of Fiorentina

Match Ratings