Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     JuventusJuventus
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Yacine HamadouY. Hamadou83
G
1
G
77Juan Pablo SánchezJ. Sánchez
John KalacJ. Kalac77
D
2
D
76Cosimo BoselliC. Boselli
Matthew AddoM. Addo84
D
3
D
74Armando PandolfiA. Pandolfi
Mathias GustafssonM. Gustafsson85
D
4
D
77Daniel JimenezD. Jimenez
Jes OlesenJ. Olesen83
D
5
D
75Tomasz SmolarekT. Smolarek
Ljubisa SoglianoL. Sogliano83
M
6captain
M
89Martino CristalliniM. Cristallini
Ovidiu NanuO. Nanu92
M
7
M
88Cristian QuintanaC. Quintana
Giulio LannaG. Lanna87
A
8
A
78Sol ShearerS. Shearer
Almamy MiézanA. Miézan90
A
9
A
80Alejandro GonzalezA. Gonzalez
Youri YanowskiY. Yanowski84
A
10
A
79Gianmarco FlorioG. Florio
Moritz LeitnerM. Leitner81
A
captain11
A
81Anthony JurcicA. Jurcic
 
Jonatan LiedholmJ. Liedholm77
D
12
D
73Pedro SanhuezaP. Sanhueza
Guerino VenturaG. Ventura85
M
13
M
86Sergio Di FrancescoS. Di Francesco
James SmitheJ. Smithe79
A
14
A
79Jurou AkioJ. Akio

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Juventus. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Atalanta and Juventus are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Guerino Tasso.


0.00
Atalanta get the match underway!
4.15
Tomasz Smolarek threads a neat ball through to Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball towards Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Yacine Hamadou with no chance!! Goal for Juventus!
10.07
Daniel Jimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martino Cristallini. Without breaking stride, Martino Cristallini plays the ball forward to Gianmarco Florio. Gianmarco Florio whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Jurcic. Anthony Jurcic rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Yacine Hamadou.
11.39
Sol Shearer takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Matthew Addo gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
14.29
Cristian Quintana makes a simple pass to Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Shearer. Sol Shearer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
18.06
Jes Olesen kicks a strong pass forward to Ljubisa Sogliano. Ljubisa Sogliano plays a scrappy one-two with Almamy Miézan and advances towards the goal... Ljubisa Sogliano tries a spectacular strike. Juan Pablo Sánchez gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
22.23
Ovidiu Nanu flicks a high pass forward to Moritz Leitner who brings the ball under control. Moritz Leitner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Almamy Miézan but he's offside!
24.28
Almamy Miézan knocks the ball forward to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski shoots from outside the area but Juan Pablo Sánchez is on top of it.
28.32
Ljubisa Sogliano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan flicks a high pass forward to Moritz Leitner who brings the ball under control. Moritz Leitner puts a great ball through. Ovidiu Nanu runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
30.23
Ljubisa Sogliano lofts the ball long. Almamy Miézan puts a great ball through. Ovidiu Nanu runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
32.32
Cristian Quintana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mathias Gustafsson.
33.55
Ljubisa Sogliano threads the ball through to Moritz Leitner. Moritz Leitner deftly passes the ball to Giulio Lanna, releasing him through on goal. Giulio Lanna cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Cosimo Boselli is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
34.23
Daniel Jimenez breaks forward. Daniel Jimenez makes a beautiful solo run. Daniel Jimenez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthew Addo.
36.20
Ljubisa Sogliano makes a simple pass to Giulio Lanna. Giulio Lanna advances inside the box! Giulio Lanna comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
38.54
Mathias Gustafsson hacks Martino Cristallini from behind! The referee calls over Mathias Gustafsson and warns him to calm down! Martino Cristallini stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.28
Martino Cristallini comes in with a late challenge on Ljubisa Sogliano. Martino Cristallini is shown the yellow card! Ljubisa Sogliano stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.20
John Kalac takes it forward alone. John Kalac threads a neat ball through to Moritz Leitner. Moritz Leitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Juventus also appear unchanged since the first half. The Atalanta players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Juventus kick off and get the second half underway!
49.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Ovidiu Nanu plays the ball forward to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
53.48
Cristian Quintana passes the ball forward to Sol Shearer. Sol Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.10
Giulio Lanna changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Giulio Lanna cuts inside the box! Giulio Lanna muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
57.58
Cristian Quintana catches Ovidiu Nanu on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ovidiu Nanu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.24
Jes Olesen threads the ball through to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu flicks the ball to his team mate, Giulio Lanna. Giulio Lanna plays a one-two with Moritz Leitner and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Giulio Lanna provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Juan Pablo Sánchez gets down and covers it.
61.29
Ovidiu Nanu kicks a strong pass forward to Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan makes a probing pass to Moritz Leitner but he's offside!
63.02
Armando Pandolfi flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Jimenez collects the pass. Daniel Jimenez sees Sol Shearer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sol Shearer shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.57
Cristian Quintana knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Jurcic. Anthony Jurcic directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Yacine Hamadou with no chance!! Goal for Juventus!
71.48
Ovidiu Nanu flicks a high pass forward. Mathias Gustafsson collects the pass. Mathias Gustafsson kicks a strong pass forward to Giulio Lanna. Giulio Lanna sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Juan Pablo Sánchez!
72.47
Cristian Quintana chips the ball to his team mate, Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Yacine Hamadou manages to gather it easily.
75.46
Ljubisa Sogliano hits a low pass to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
79.22
Ljubisa Sogliano kicks a strong pass forward to Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan whips in a cross ball towards Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
84.37
Matthew Addo makes a beautiful solo run. Matthew Addo knocks in a cross ball towards Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
85.11
Martino Cristallini flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Florio. Gianmarco Florio shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
89.57
Ovidiu Nanu makes a beautiful solo run. Ovidiu Nanu passes the ball forward but Giulio Lanna is offside!
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Ovidiu Nanu plays the ball forward to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski puts a great ball through. Giulio Lanna runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

Juventus
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
10
4
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
6
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
25.3%
41.4%
33.3%

Scorers
Giulio Lanna 54
Youri Yanowski 79
Cristian Quintana 4
Anthony Jurcic 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giulio Lanna of Atalanta

Match Ratings