Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     EmpoliEmpoli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Micha‘l ReveilléreM. Reveillére69
G
1
G
73Arturo Di CanioA. Di Canio
Vinicio E. ParoliV. Paroli76
D
2
D
61Gialuca MazzeiG. Mazzei
Alfredo PerezA. Perez76
D
captain3
D
59Alfonso IulianoA. Iuliano
Fabian N. BrighiF. Brighi63
D
4captain
D
54Federico AntonioliF. Antonioli
Daguyl SarrD. Sarr54
D
5
D
51Fernando QuaresmaF. Quaresma
Noel PlowrightN. Plowright74
M
6
M
64Gian Paolo GattusoG. Gattuso
Craig MckinlayC. Mckinlay69
M
7
M
54Riccardo LasalandraR. Lasalandra
Mirko CanginiM. Cangini67
M
8
M
50Salvatore CampiS. Campi
Riccardo Di VenanzioR. Di Venanzio56
A
9
M
49Alessio ValotiA. Valoti
Aladino De CesareA. De Cesare54
A
10
A
69Umberto PalladiniU. Palladini
Raul BellavistaR. Bellavista51
A
11
A
56Vittorio GanciV. Ganci
 
Giovanni MussoG. Musso64
G
12
G
69Cesare TricaricoC. Tricarico
Francisco MarquesF. Marques63
G
13
G
67Stefano AlbinoS. Albino
Andre ZafarinA. Zafarin59
M
14
G
63Stefano GiuntiS. Giunti

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Empoli. A crowd of 8,016 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cittadella are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Empoli appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Renzo Cassetti.


0.00
Cittadella start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.17
Salvatore Campi knocks the ball forward to Vittorio Ganci. Vittorio Ganci knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Micha‘l Reveillére who gathers it comfortably.
8.51
Alessio Valoti comes in with a late challenge on Aladino De Cesare. Alessio Valoti is given a warning by the referee! Aladino De Cesare hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.45
Noel Plowright runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Noel Plowright lofts in a cross ball towards Raul Bellavista. Raul Bellavista connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Arturo Di Canio. What a great pair of hands!
15.17
Alfonso Iuliano threads the ball through to Alessio Valoti. Alessio Valoti sees Vittorio Ganci in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vittorio Ganci shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
16.21
Alfredo Perez makes a beautiful solo run. Alfredo Perez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alfredo Perez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Federico Antonioli.
20.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
22.15
Federico Antonioli flicks a high pass forward. Vittorio Ganci collects the pass. Vittorio Ganci whips in a cross ball towards Riccardo Lasalandra. Riccardo Lasalandra connects with a diving header. Solid save from Micha‘l Reveillére. What a great pair of hands!
24.17
Aladino De Cesare kicks a strong pass forward to Riccardo Di Venanzio. Riccardo Di Venanzio lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Plowright. Noel Plowright powers a header at goal. Noel Plowright scores for Cittadella!!
27.02
Aladino De Cesare controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raul Bellavista. Raul Bellavista shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.05
Craig Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Riccardo Di Venanzio. Riccardo Di Venanzio shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
30.34
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
33.57
Alfredo Perez flicks a high pass forward. Raul Bellavista collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Raul Bellavista plays the ball forward to Riccardo Di Venanzio who has made a great run into the box. Fernando Quaresma hacks Riccardo Di Venanzio from behind! Riccardo Di Venanzio appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
36.37
Craig Mckinlay takes a quick throw-in, which Mirko Cangini takes on the chest. Mirko Cangini makes a probing pass to Noel Plowright. Noel Plowright knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Federico Antonioli.
40.41
Mirko Cangini makes a probing pass to Craig Mckinlay. Craig Mckinlay knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Aladino De Cesare is offside!
44.14
Alfonso Iuliano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Riccardo Lasalandra. Riccardo Lasalandra flicks a high pass forward. Umberto Palladini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Umberto Palladini knocks in a cross ball towards Riccardo Lasalandra. Riccardo Lasalandra directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half. Empoli have changed their lineup with Stefano Giunti replacing Vittorio Ganci. The Empoli players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Empoli kick off the second half!
47.23
Noel Plowright threads the ball through to Mirko Cangini. Mirko Cangini flicks a high pass forward to Noel Plowright who brings the ball under control. Noel Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Aladino De Cesare. Aladino De Cesare powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
48.14
Umberto Palladini brings the ball forward. Umberto Palladini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabian N. Brighi.
61.04
Noel Plowright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aladino De Cesare. Aladino De Cesare knocks in a cross ball towards Noel Plowright. Noel Plowright connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Arturo Di Canio gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
63.09
Daguyl Sarr flicks the ball to his team mate, Mirko Cangini. Mirko Cangini threads a neat ball through to Riccardo Di Venanzio. Riccardo Di Venanzio kicks a strong pass forward to Raul Bellavista but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.20
Mirko Cangini knocks the ball forward to Noel Plowright. Noel Plowright makes a probing pass to Raul Bellavista but he's offside!
73.58
Fernando Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Umberto Palladini. Umberto Palladini makes a probing pass to Riccardo Lasalandra. Riccardo Lasalandra shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.22
Alfonso Iuliano pushes up the pitch. Showing composure, Alfonso Iuliano picks a pass forward to Umberto Palladini. Umberto Palladini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Micha‘l Reveillére who gathers it comfortably.
77.29
Fabian N. Brighi comes in with a late challenge on Alfonso Iuliano. Fabian N. Brighi is warned by the referee! Alfonso Iuliano runs off the knock.
78.22
Craig Mckinlay runs up as Mirko Cangini takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Craig Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Aladino De Cesare. Aladino De Cesare lofts in a cross ball towards Mirko Cangini. Mirko Cangini heads the ball goalwards. Arturo Di Canio picks it out of the air!
84.16
Salvatore Campi hacks Noel Plowright from behind! Salvatore Campi is given a warning by the referee! Noel Plowright runs off the knock.
85.23
Alfredo Perez threads a neat ball through to Noel Plowright. Noel Plowright flicks a high pass forward to Aladino De Cesare who brings the ball under control. Aladino De Cesare knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Salvatore Campi.
87.42
Alfonso Iuliano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Gattuso. Gian Paolo Gattuso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

Empoli
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.1%
34.9%
Play Area
22.9%
48.2%
28.9%

Scorers
Noel Plowright 24
Riccardo Lasalandra 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Noel Plowright of Cittadella

Match Ratings