Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     CagliariCagliari
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Flavio ManzoF. Manzo65
G
captain1
G
59Max MikeM. Mike
Ben JacksonB. Jackson60
D
2
D
67Yuri FlorioY. Florio
Oscar GaleotoO. Galeoto58
D
3
D
66Giancarlo GamberiniG. Gamberini
Gary McGroryG. McGrory55
D
4
D
60Donato AmorosoD. Amoroso
Samir SchröderS. Schröder54
D
5
M
71Paolo BravoP. Bravo
Gian Matteo LambertiniG. Lambertini54
D
6
M
61Luciano MaggioniL. Maggioni
Bruno CudiniB. Cudini75
M
7captain
M
60Gianluca ErraG. Erra
Francesco G. DionisiF. Dionisi68
M
8
M
56Cataldo PreiteC. Preite
Sebastiano MelliS. Melli66
A
9
A
80Pierluigi FerronP. Ferron
Juri BellucciJ. Bellucci66
A
10
A
66Garcia Duque FavalliG. Favalli
Shaun JackS. Jack63
A
11
A
63Roberto BiagioniR. Biagioni
 
Winston ZonneveldW. Zonneveld68
M
12
D
57Carmelo PensalfiniC. Pensalfini
Pier Giovanni CiprianiP. Cipriani61
M
13
A
56Eddy LucarelliE. Lucarelli
Roberto BertarelliR. Bertarelli55
A
14
A
56Oliver JentschO. Jentsch

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 8,324 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Verona Hellas are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Piero Castelli.


0.00
Verona Hellas kick off and get the match underway!
6.44
Cataldo Preite chips the ball to his team mate, Luciano Maggioni. Luciano Maggioni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
15.25
Francesco G. Dionisi knocks the ball forward to Sebastiano Melli. Sebastiano Melli shoots from long range but it flies wide!
16.25
Francesco G. Dionisi threads a neat ball through to Bruno Cudini. Bruno Cudini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Donato Amoroso.
18.46
Bruno Cudini threads a neat ball through to Sebastiano Melli. Sebastiano Melli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juri Bellucci but the linesman indicates offside!
21.36
Bruno Cudini breaks forward. Bruno Cudini knocks the ball forward to Sebastiano Melli. Sebastiano Melli knocks in a cross ball towards Juri Bellucci. Juri Bellucci makes a deft header but it flies just off target!
22.07
Ben Jackson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Cudini. Bruno Cudini threads a neat ball through to Sebastiano Melli. Sebastiano Melli skips past Giancarlo Gamberini! Sebastiano Melli makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Max Mike. Excellent save.
24.02
Cataldo Preite makes a probing pass to Pierluigi Ferron. Pierluigi Ferron shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
28.54
Donato Amoroso knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Erra. Gianluca Erra hits a low pass to Pierluigi Ferron. Pierluigi Ferron passes the ball forward but Garcia Duque Favalli is offside!
34.45
Gianluca Erra threads a neat ball through to Luciano Maggioni. Luciano Maggioni finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Flavio Manzo smothers it!
38.12
Francesco G. Dionisi sees Juri Bellucci in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juri Bellucci shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
44.11
Francesco G. Dionisi clumsily knocks into Gianluca Erra. The referee calls over Francesco G. Dionisi and shows him a yellow card! Gianluca Erra stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Verona Hellas have changed their lineup with Winston Zonneveld replacing Ben Jackson. Cagliari appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cagliari kick off!
47.23
Bruno Cudini hacks Paolo Bravo from behind! The referee calls over Bruno Cudini and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Bravo stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.55
Francesco G. Dionisi hacks Paolo Bravo from behind! Francesco G. Dionisi is warned by the referee! Paolo Bravo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.49
Luciano Maggioni takes it forward alone. Luciano Maggioni shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
54.09
Yuri Florio threads the ball through to Luciano Maggioni. Luciano Maggioni runs straight at the opposition's defence. Luciano Maggioni shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Flavio Manzo manages to gather it.
55.16
Luciano Maggioni knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Biagioni. Roberto Biagioni knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Erra. Gianluca Erra connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
57.04
Gianluca Erra threads the ball through to Pierluigi Ferron. Pierluigi Ferron finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
60.12
Verona Hellas have made a substitution with Roberto Bertarelli replacing Francesco G. Dionisi .
61.12
Cataldo Preite knocks the ball forward to Roberto Biagioni. Roberto Biagioni shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
65.23
Donato Amoroso knocks the ball to his team mate, Luciano Maggioni. Luciano Maggioni tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.11
Without breaking stride, Cataldo Preite plays the ball forward to Roberto Biagioni. Roberto Biagioni shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
67.14
Gianluca Erra threads a neat ball through to Cataldo Preite. Cataldo Preite whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Biagioni. Roberto Biagioni jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
71.36
Juri Bellucci comes in with a late challenge on Giancarlo Gamberini. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Giancarlo Gamberini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.16
Oscar Galeoto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juri Bellucci. Juri Bellucci whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Jack. Shaun Jack is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it rises well off target!
77.59
Verona Hellas have made a substitution with Pier Giovanni Cipriani replacing Bruno Cudini .
78.65
Roberto Bertarelli comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Bravo. Roberto Bertarelli is shown the yellow card! Paolo Bravo gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
83.45
Garcia Duque Favalli runs straight at the opposition's defence. Garcia Duque Favalli threads a neat, attacking ball through to Paolo Bravo. Paolo Bravo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Flavio Manzo.
84.14
Corner kick to Cagliari. Cataldo Preite plays it short to Yuri Florio. Yuri Florio tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.31
Pierluigi Ferron catches Oscar Galeoto on the ankles. Pierluigi Ferron is warned by the referee! Oscar Galeoto stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.31
Cagliari are dictating the run of play here today.
90.00
Oscar Galeoto comes in with a late challenge on Luciano Maggioni. Oscar Galeoto is warned by the referee! Luciano Maggioni gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

Cagliari
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
4
9
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39%
61%
Play Area
33.8%
45.5%
20.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Flavio Manzo of Verona Hellas

Match Ratings