Match Report


JuventusJuventus     Unione Sportiva LivornoUnione Sportiva Livorno
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Mark Berry Mark Berry
Juan Pablo SánchezJ. Sánchez77
G
1
G
77Eugenio PrietoE. Prieto
Cosimo BoselliC. Boselli76
D
2
D
75Scott RufusS. Rufus
Armando PandolfiA. Pandolfi74
D
3captain
D
72Harry BridgesH. Bridges
Daniel JimenezD. Jimenez77
D
4
D
73Romero P. VicenteR. Vicente
Tomasz SmolarekT. Smolarek75
D
5
D
67Giuliano RoccoG. Rocco
Martino CristalliniM. Cristallini89
M
captain6
M
87Duarte RodriquezD. Rodriquez
Cristian QuintanaC. Quintana87
M
7
M
75Liam CastellazziL. Castellazzi
Sol ShearerS. Shearer78
A
8
M
80Felipe BlancoF. Blanco
Alejandro GonzalezA. Gonzalez80
A
9
A
73Liam WrightL. Wright
Gianmarco FlorioG. Florio79
A
10
A
74Bill MillsB. Mills
Anthony JurcicA. Jurcic81
A
11
A
77Nuno AnayaN. Anaya
 
Pedro SanhuezaP. Sanhueza73
D
12
A
70Wladimiro SaudatiW. Saudati
Sergio Di FrancescoS. Di Francesco86
M
13
M
54Giorgio LodiG. Lodi
Jurou AkioJ. Akio79
A
14
A
62Cesare PintonC. Pinton

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to Unione Sportiva Livorno. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Juventus are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Unione Sportiva Livorno appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Guerino Tasso.


0.00
Unione Sportiva Livorno kick off the first half!
4.21
Armando Pandolfi flicks a high pass forward to Martino Cristallini who brings the ball under control. Martino Cristallini hits a low pass to Gianmarco Florio. Gianmarco Florio whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.57
Duarte Rodriquez passes the ball forward to Nuno Anaya. Nuno Anaya tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.45
Liam Castellazzi threads a neat ball through to Bill Mills. Bill Mills lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Wright. Liam Wright flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Juan Pablo Sánchez with no chance!! Goal for Unione Sportiva Livorno!
21.53
Cristian Quintana flicks a high pass forward. Martino Cristallini collects the pass. Martino Cristallini finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Eugenio Prieto manages to gather it.
22.29
Felipe Blanco threads a neat ball through to Liam Wright. Liam Wright lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Mills. Bill Mills connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball strikes Cosimo Boselli's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
23.02
Corner kick to Unione Sportiva Livorno. Liam Castellazzi chips it out wide. Some world-class footwork from Giuliano Rocco provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Harry Bridges laces a through ball forward to Duarte Rodriquez. Duarte Rodriquez makes a beautiful solo run. Duarte Rodriquez lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Mills. Bill Mills beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Juan Pablo Sánchez with no chance!! Goal for Unione Sportiva Livorno!
34.45
Anthony Jurcic runs straight at the opposition's defence. Anthony Jurcic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.14
Tomasz Smolarek knocks the ball forward to Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana threads a neat ball through to Gianmarco Florio. Gianmarco Florio plays a scrappy one-two with Alejandro Gonzalez and advances towards the goal... Gianmarco Florio rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
40.09
Martino Cristallini knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez whips in a cross ball towards Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.08
Cristian Quintana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianmarco Florio. Gianmarco Florio shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Eugenio Prieto manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
Felipe Blanco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Mills. Bill Mills knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Juventus appear unchanged since the first half. Unione Sportiva Livorno also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Juventus kick off!
48.11
Harry Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Rodriquez. Duarte Rodriquez threads the ball through to Liam Castellazzi. Liam Castellazzi knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Mills. Bill Mills is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
49.35
Armando Pandolfi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Shearer. Sol Shearer plays the ball forward to Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez whips in a cross ball towards Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.54
Harry Bridges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Mills. Bill Mills sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.46
Armando Pandolfi decides to run forward with the ball. Armando Pandolfi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana threads a neat, attacking ball through to Gianmarco Florio. Gianmarco Florio comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
59.41
Nuno Anaya threads the ball through to Duarte Rodriquez. Duarte Rodriquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Jimenez.
60.31
Unione Sportiva Livorno have made a substitution with Wladimiro Saudati replacing Felipe Blanco .
61.37
Cosimo Boselli sees Cristian Quintana in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cristian Quintana knocks in a cross ball towards Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Eugenio Prieto easily punches it away to safety.
63.39
Giuliano Rocco advances with the ball. Giuliano Rocco flicks a high pass forward. Bill Mills controls it well on his chest. Bill Mills shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Juan Pablo Sánchez manages to gather it.
65.47
Cosimo Boselli chips the ball to his team mate, Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Jurcic. Anthony Jurcic whips in a cross ball towards Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
73.28
Wladimiro Saudati passes the ball forward to Duarte Rodriquez. Duarte Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Anaya controls it well on his chest. Nuno Anaya whips in a cross ball towards Wladimiro Saudati. Wladimiro Saudati beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
77.48
Unione Sportiva Livorno have made a substitution with Cesare Pinton replacing Duarte Rodriquez .
79.20
Cristian Quintana darts forward. Cristian Quintana tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Eugenio Prieto comfortably smothers it!
83.30
Daniel Jimenez chips the ball to his team mate, Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini flicks a high pass forward to Sol Shearer who brings the ball under control. Sol Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Eugenio Prieto manages to keep it out.
89.52
Tomasz Smolarek makes a simple pass to Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Eugenio Prieto keeps it out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

Unione Sportiva Livorno
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
10
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
27.5%
42%
30.4%

Scorers
Martino Cristallini 40
Cristian Quintana 49, 65
Liam Wright 14
Bill Mills 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristian Quintana of Juventus

Match Ratings