Match Report


RegginaReggina     NapoliNapoli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Peter Van KouwenP. Van Kouwen66
G
1
G
66Christian OliveC. Olive
Garcia Duque PellegriniG. Pellegrini68
D
2
D
72Mauro PirriM. Pirri
Roberto ReisR. Reis63
D
captain3captain
D
71Michelangelo CastelliniM. Castellini
Mirco BocchettiM. Bocchetti56
D
4
D
64Valerio LottiV. Lotti
Eddy MadonnaE. Madonna54
D
5
M
58Martin MurrinM. Murrin
Alberto BagnacaniA. Bagnacani65
M
6
M
57Oscar Jr. TamburiniO. Tamburini
Evans RicchiutiE. Ricchiuti64
M
7
M
56Franceco SilvestriF. Silvestri
Manuele SibilanoM. Sibilano53
M
8
M
43Stephen MortonS. Morton
Leon BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer48
M
9
A
69David De CesareD. De Cesare
Alejandro FuserA. Fuser78
A
10
A
56Vinicio E. MusaccoV. Musacco
Carmine AgliardiC. Agliardi76
A
11
A
54Stephane RinaldiniS. Rinaldini
 
Joost BakkatiJ. Bakkati64
A
12
G
65David CotteeD. Cottee
Rosario TestiniR. Testini59
A
13
G
59Martino AmetranoM. Ametrano
Alassandro SculliA. Sculli54
A
14
D
57Emiliano ComottoE. Comotto

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Oreste Granillo where Reggina play host to Napoli. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Reggina are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Piero Castelli.


0.00
Reggina start the match!
3.08
Mirco Bocchetti chips the ball to his team mate, Manuele Sibilano. Manuele Sibilano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.28
Alejandro Fuser kicks a strong pass forward to Carmine Agliardi. Carmine Agliardi tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.52
Martin Murrin chips the ball to his team mate, Stephane Rinaldini. Stephane Rinaldini whips in a cross ball towards Vinicio E. Musacco. Vinicio E. Musacco finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.08
Michelangelo Castellini flicks a high pass forward to Martin Murrin who brings the ball under control. Martin Murrin makes a simple pass to Vinicio E. Musacco. Vinicio E. Musacco shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.04
Mirco Bocchetti knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Fuser. Alejandro Fuser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carmine Agliardi. Carmine Agliardi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Olive who gathers it comfortably.
30.20
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.51
Mauro Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franceco Silvestri. Franceco Silvestri threads a neat ball through to Stephane Rinaldini. Stephane Rinaldini whips in a cross ball towards Martin Murrin. Martin Murrin makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.54
Evans Ricchiuti flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Fuser collects the pass. Alejandro Fuser knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Valerio Lotti.
34.45
Franceco Silvestri flicks a high pass forward. David De Cesare collects the pass. David De Cesare shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.05
Michelangelo Castellini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Tamburini. Oscar Jr. Tamburini takes it forward alone. Oscar Jr. Tamburini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.23
Mauro Pirri passes the ball forward to Martin Murrin. Martin Murrin flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Rinaldini. Stephane Rinaldini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
40.12
Oscar Jr. Tamburini hits a low pass to Franceco Silvestri. Franceco Silvestri threads the ball through to Martin Murrin but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Napoli kick off the second half!
47.54
With imagination, Mirco Bocchetti plays the ball forward to Manuele Sibilano. Manuele Sibilano flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Fuser who takes it down. Alejandro Fuser whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Bagnacani. Alberto Bagnacani beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.02
Oscar Jr. Tamburini threads a neat ball through to Stephane Rinaldini. Stephane Rinaldini tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
60.01
Napoli have made a substitution with Emiliano Comotto replacing David De Cesare .
61.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Stephen Morton plays the ball forward to Vinicio E. Musacco. Vinicio E. Musacco plays a quick one-two with Stephen Morton and rushes in on goal... Vinicio E. Musacco tries a spectacular strike. Peter Van Kouwen gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
63.16
Evans Ricchiuti flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Fuser who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Alejandro Fuser plays the ball forward to Carmine Agliardi who has made a great run into the box. Carmine Agliardi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Valerio Lotti. Excellent block.
73.55
Martin Murrin threads a neat ball through to Emiliano Comotto. Emiliano Comotto tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.43
Evans Ricchiuti makes a probing pass to Alejandro Fuser. Alejandro Fuser shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
83.38
Michelangelo Castellini decides to run forward with the ball. Michelangelo Castellini shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
87.26
Evans Ricchiuti barges into Michelangelo Castellini. Evans Ricchiuti is shown the yellow card! Michelangelo Castellini runs off the knock.
89.25
Garcia Duque Pellegrini knocks the ball to his team mate, Evans Ricchiuti. Evans Ricchiuti plays the ball forward to Manuele Sibilano. Manuele Sibilano tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Reggina

Napoli
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.3%
53.7%
Play Area
28.4%
50.7%
20.9%

Scorers
Alberto Bagnacani 48
Vinicio E. Musacco 11

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vinicio E. Musacco of Napoli

Match Ratings