Match Report


CagliariCagliari     VeneziaVenezia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Max MikeM. Mike59
G
1
G
64Pasquale PintonP. Pinton
Yuri FlorioY. Florio67
D
2
D
66Djezon MartiniD. Martini
Giancarlo GamberiniG. Gamberini66
D
3
D
64Roberto CrippaR. Crippa
Donato AmorosoD. Amoroso60
D
4
D
62Ali PanovA. Panov
Paolo BravoP. Bravo71
M
5
D
49Diego PontarolloD. Pontarollo
Luciano MaggioniL. Maggioni61
M
6
M
75Roberto GilR. Gil
Gianluca ErraG. Erra60
M
captain7captain
M
64Attilio FirmaniA. Firmani
Cataldo PreiteC. Preite56
M
8
M
60Cristian CampedelliC. Campedelli
Pierluigi FerronP. Ferron80
A
9
A
75Billy SullivanB. Sullivan
Garcia Duque FavalliG. Favalli67
A
10
A
68Oscar Jr. GaleotoO. Galeoto
Roberto BiagioniR. Biagioni63
A
11
A
61Jimmy AmorusoJ. Amoruso
 
Oliver JentschO. Jentsch57
A
12
G
61Gianfranco ColaconeG. Colacone
Carmelo PensalfiniC. Pensalfini57
D
13
M
59Gianfranco SeraoG. Serao
Eddy LucarelliE. Lucarelli56
A
14
G
54Uwe KnappU. Knapp

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to Venezia. A crowd of 9,358 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cagliari are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ighli Zauri.


0.00
The whistle blows and Venezia get the match underway!
6.09
Ali Panov threads a neat ball through to Roberto Gil. Roberto Gil flicks a high pass forward. Billy Sullivan controls it well on his chest. Billy Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.09
Cristian Campedelli comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Bravo. Cristian Campedelli is shown the yellow card! Paolo Bravo stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.20
Luciano Maggioni flicks a high pass forward. Pierluigi Ferron holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pierluigi Ferron lofts in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Favalli. Djezon Martini hacks Garcia Duque Favalli from behind! Penalty not given!!
12.30
Roberto Biagioni hacks Diego Pontarollo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diego Pontarollo stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.16
Giancarlo Gamberini threads the ball through to Luciano Maggioni. Luciano Maggioni makes a probing pass to Gianluca Erra. Gianluca Erra knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Roberto Biagioni is offside!
21.55
Donato Amoroso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Bravo. Paolo Bravo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cataldo Preite. Cataldo Preite rushes past Roberto Crippa! Cataldo Preite takes a shot at goal. Pasquale Pinton is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.46
Roberto Crippa sees Attilio Firmani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Attilio Firmani flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Jr. Galeoto easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Jr. Galeoto shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
34.47
From the throw-in, Oscar Jr. Galeoto picks out Attilio Firmani. Attilio Firmani flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Campedelli controls it well on his chest. Cristian Campedelli skips past Donato Amoroso! Cristian Campedelli shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
38.58
Luciano Maggioni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garcia Duque Favalli. Garcia Duque Favalli finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.14
Luciano Maggioni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garcia Duque Favalli. Garcia Duque Favalli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.12
Roberto Crippa knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Gil. Roberto Gil makes a simple pass to Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan rushes past Donato Amoroso! Billy Sullivan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Max Mike is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cagliari appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cagliari start the second half!
49.19
Luciano Maggioni sees Roberto Biagioni in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Biagioni tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Pasquale Pinton. Excellent save.
51.27
Ali Panov hits a low pass to Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuri Florio.
53.04
Garcia Duque Favalli knocks the ball forward to Roberto Biagioni. Roberto Biagioni knocks in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Favalli. Garcia Duque Favalli is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Pasquale Pinton didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
54.18
Donato Amoroso sees Giancarlo Gamberini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giancarlo Gamberini flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Biagioni controls it well on his chest. Roberto Biagioni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.37
With great vision, Cataldo Preite plays the ball forward to Garcia Duque Favalli. Garcia Duque Favalli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.08
Ali Panov flicks a high ball forward to Cristian Campedelli who takes it down. Cristian Campedelli makes a probing pass to Oscar Jr. Galeoto. Oscar Jr. Galeoto plays a scrappy one-two with Cristian Campedelli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Oscar Jr. Galeoto strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
63.55
Roberto Gil sees a break and surges forward. Roberto Gil rushes past Donato Amoroso! Some silky footwork from Roberto Gil provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Max Mike.
65.28
It's a corner kick. Cristian Campedelli loops the ball over to the far post. Jimmy Amoruso muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
69.02
Attilio Firmani knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristian Campedelli. Cristian Campedelli deftly passes the ball to Roberto Gil, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Roberto Gil provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.35
Giancarlo Gamberini flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Maggioni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luciano Maggioni threads a neat ball through to Roberto Biagioni. Roberto Biagioni knocks in a cross ball towards Luciano Maggioni. Luciano Maggioni whips the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Djezon Martini. That should have been a goal!
85.24
Roberto Crippa knocks the ball to his team mate, Attilio Firmani. Attilio Firmani makes a simple pass to Oscar Jr. Galeoto. Oscar Jr. Galeoto plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Sullivan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Oscar Jr. Galeoto tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Roberto Crippa flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Gil. Roberto Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan plays a scrappy one-two with Cristian Campedelli and advances towards the goal... Billy Sullivan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Max Mike had no chance!! Goal for Venezia!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cagliari

Venezia
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
25.7%
43.2%
31.1%

Scorers
Cataldo Preite 22
Billy Sullivan 42, 90
Oscar Jr. Galeoto 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Sullivan of Venezia

Match Ratings