Match Report


VeneziaVenezia     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pasquale PintonP. Pinton64
G
1captain
G
63Bernardo De IccoB. De Icco
Djezon MartiniD. Martini66
D
2
D
63Stefano GrittiS. Gritti
Roberto CrippaR. Crippa64
D
3
D
63Carlo PoggiC. Poggi
Ali PanovA. Panov62
D
4
D
61Ottavio SesiaO. Sesia
Diego PontarolloD. Pontarollo49
D
5
M
65Cataldo FioreC. Fiore
Roberto GilR. Gil75
M
6
M
61Samuele GrassadoniaS. Grassadonia
Attilio FirmaniA. Firmani64
M
captain7
M
55Sean BellottoS. Bellotto
Cristian CampedelliC. Campedelli60
M
8
M
54Jaap BergerJ. Berger
Billy SullivanB. Sullivan75
A
9
A
61Anselmo OrlandoA. Orlando
Oscar Jr. GaleotoO. Galeoto68
A
10
A
57Adrian CasaleA. Casale
Jimmy AmorusoJ. Amoruso61
A
11
A
54Tommaso ValotiT. Valoti
 
Gianfranco ColaconeG. Colacone61
G
12
G
61Alfredo Di BariA. Di Bari
Gianfranco SeraoG. Serao59
M
13
D
57Fabiano MercierF. Mercier
Uwe KnappU. Knapp54
G
14
D
54Samir NahrstedtS. Nahrstedt

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 8,044 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Venezia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Pistoiese appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Claudio Poli.


0.00
Pistoiese start the match!
3.35
Samuele Grassadonia flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Valoti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommaso Valoti shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.06
Samuele Grassadonia flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Valoti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommaso Valoti rushes past Diego Pontarollo! Tommaso Valoti shoots from just inside the box. Pasquale Pinton gets down and covers it.
8.58
Diego Pontarollo sees Oscar Jr. Galeoto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With vision, Oscar Jr. Galeoto plays the ball forward to Jimmy Amoruso. Jimmy Amoruso shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Bernardo De Icco.
12.08
Attilio Firmani makes a probing pass to Roberto Gil. Roberto Gil whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Galeoto. Oscar Jr. Galeoto gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is miles over!
16.48
Anselmo Orlando comes in with a late challenge on Djezon Martini. Anselmo Orlando is given a warning by the referee! Djezon Martini stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.49
Cristian Campedelli makes a simple pass to Oscar Jr. Galeoto. Oscar Jr. Galeoto skips past Sean Bellotto! Oscar Jr. Galeoto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Stefano Gritti!
24.24
Cataldo Fiore makes a probing pass to Sean Bellotto. Sean Bellotto plays a one-two with Anselmo Orlando and advances towards the goal... Sean Bellotto comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
26.05
Samuele Grassadonia receives the ball from a throw-in from Cataldo Fiore. Samuele Grassadonia passes the ball forward to Tommaso Valoti. Tommaso Valoti tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Pasquale Pinton!
27.41
Cristian Campedelli sees Billy Sullivan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Sullivan lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Gil. Roberto Gil beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Bernardo De Icco has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.54
Diego Pontarollo passes the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Galeoto. Oscar Jr. Galeoto finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Bernardo De Icco!
34.48
Sean Bellotto sees space and advances. Sean Bellotto plays a scrappy one-two with Samuele Grassadonia and advances towards the goal... Sean Bellotto side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Pasquale Pinton.
36.14
Diego Pontarollo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Attilio Firmani. Attilio Firmani passes the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Galeoto. Oscar Jr. Galeoto tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
38.00
Cataldo Fiore threads a neat ball through to Adrian Casale. Adrian Casale lofts in a cross ball towards Jaap Berger. Jaap Berger whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
40.17
Oscar Jr. Galeoto flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Amoruso collects the pass. Jimmy Amoruso shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
42.49
Ottavio Sesia barges into Attilio Firmani. The referee calls over Ottavio Sesia and shows him a yellow card! Attilio Firmani runs off the knock.
44.11
Cristian Campedelli hacks Samuele Grassadonia from behind! The referee brings Cristian Campedelli to one side and gives him a warning! Samuele Grassadonia gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Venezia appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half. The Pistoiese players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Venezia start the second half!
48.08
Showing composure, Attilio Firmani laces a weighted ball forward to Roberto Gil. Roberto Gil shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Bernardo De Icco manages to gather it effortlessly.
54.52
Ali Panov hits a low pass to Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan lofts in a cross ball towards Jimmy Amoruso. Jimmy Amoruso beats his man to it with a header. Bernardo De Icco picks it out of the air!
63.58
Sean Bellotto catches Ali Panov on the ankles. The referee calls over Sean Bellotto and warns him to calm down! Ali Panov runs off the knock.
69.29
Cataldo Fiore chips the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Valoti. Tommaso Valoti shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Pistoiese are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
75.13
Cristian Campedelli threads a neat ball through to Jimmy Amoruso. Jimmy Amoruso plays a one-two with Billy Sullivan and rushes in on goal... Jimmy Amoruso shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
77.18
Jaap Berger threads a neat ball through to Cataldo Fiore. Cataldo Fiore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anselmo Orlando but he's offside!
78.32
Roberto Gil knocks the ball forward to Cristian Campedelli. Cristian Campedelli shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
89.28
Cristian Campedelli flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Amoruso controls it well on his chest. Jimmy Amoruso plays a quick one-two with Oscar Jr. Galeoto and rushes in on goal... Ottavio Sesia clumsily knocks into Jimmy Amoruso. Jimmy Amoruso appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
Djezon Martini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Pontarollo. Diego Pontarollo kicks a strong pass forward to Jimmy Amoruso. Jimmy Amoruso threads a neat, attacking ball through to Roberto Gil. Roberto Gil cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's there!! Bernardo De Icco has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Venezia

Pistoiese
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
28.8%
46.6%
24.7%

Scorers
Roberto Gil 27, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Gil of Venezia

Match Ratings