Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     FiorentinaFiorentina
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Yacine HamadouY. Hamadou83
G
1captain
G
77Noah ChevallierN. Chevallier
John KalacJ. Kalac77
D
2
D
82Devin LauderdaleD. Lauderdale
Jonatan LiedholmJ. Liedholm78
D
3
D
80Khalid AbdellaouiK. Abdellaoui
Mathias GustafssonM. Gustafsson87
D
4
D
86Arthur AzevedoA. Azevedo
Jes OlesenJ. Olesen83
D
5
M
84Liam FranciosoL. Francioso
Guerino VenturaG. Ventura86
M
captain6
M
91Tomas PisanoT. Pisano
Ovidiu NanuO. Nanu94
M
7
M
85Liam CasazzaL. Casazza
Giulio LannaG. Lanna88
A
8
M
87Gialuca FilippiniG. Filippini
Almamy MiézanA. Miézan90
A
9
A
81Gianluca CoisG. Cois
James SmitheJ. Smithe80
A
10
A
86Nikolaos BourbakisN. Bourbakis
Youri YanowskiY. Yanowski84
A
11
A
85Eduardo HerreraE. Herrera
 
Matthew AddoM. Addo85
D
12
D
78Mario CvitanovicM. Cvitanovic
Ljubisa SoglianoL. Sogliano84
M
13
M
77Pasquale BorgobelloP. Borgobello
Zbigniew SmolarekZ. Smolarek89
A
14
A
84Nicola Carlo TacchinardiN. Tacchinardi

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Fiorentina. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Aldo Aglietti.


0.00
Atalanta kick off!
2.29
Youri Yanowski brings the ball forward. Youri Yanowski shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Liam Francioso plays the ball forward to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis finds some space and shoots from distance. Nikolaos Bourbakis scores for Fiorentina!!
8.40
Arthur Azevedo knocks the ball forward to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Cois. With a superhuman jump, Gianluca Cois connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but John Kalac is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
10.57
Mathias Gustafsson flicks a high pass forward to James Smithe who brings the ball under control. James Smithe plays a scrappy one-two with Youri Yanowski and stumbles forward towards the goal... James Smithe takes a shot at goal. Noah Chevallier gets down and covers it.
12.20
Ovidiu Nanu flicks a high pass forward. Guerino Ventura controls it well on his chest. Guerino Ventura flicks a high pass forward. James Smithe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. James Smithe whips in a cross ball towards Giulio Lanna. With a superhuman jump, Giulio Lanna connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.42
With some swift thinking, Eduardo Herrera plays the ball forward to Liam Casazza. Liam Casazza plays a scrappy one-two with Nikolaos Bourbakis and stumbles forward towards the goal... Liam Casazza cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Yacine Hamadou reads it well. Great save!
20.54
Khalid Abdellaoui hits a low pass to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano hits a low pass to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ovidiu Nanu.
22.02
Khalid Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Pisano who brings the ball neatly under control. Tomas Pisano passes the ball forward to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis whips in a cross ball towards Liam Casazza. Liam Casazza heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Yacine Hamadou. Excellent save.
24.05
Youri Yanowski catches Tomas Pisano on the ankles. Youri Yanowski is shown the yellow card! Tomas Pisano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.06
Liam Francioso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
34.25
Liam Francioso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Yacine Hamadou.
35.39
Liam Casazza takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Devin Lauderdale tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.52
Tomas Pisano flicks a high pass forward. Nikolaos Bourbakis controls it well on his chest. Nikolaos Bourbakis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mathias Gustafsson.
45.00
Liam Francioso threads the ball through to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mathias Gustafsson.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Fiorentina kick off the second half!
48.16
Jonatan Liedholm kicks a strong pass forward to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu makes a pass forward but Giulio Lanna is yards offside!
49.23
Devin Lauderdale chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Casazza. With a delightful solo run, Liam Casazza stretches the opposition's defence. Liam Casazza plays the ball forward to Nikolaos Bourbakis who has made a great run into the box. Nikolaos Bourbakis muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.14
Devin Lauderdale makes a probing pass to Liam Casazza. Liam Casazza threads the ball through to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jes Olesen.
60.16
Guerino Ventura controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu plays a scrappy one-two with Youri Yanowski and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ovidiu Nanu comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Noah Chevallier comfortably smothers it!
63.19
Khalid Abdellaoui surges forward with the ball. Khalid Abdellaoui shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Yacine Hamadou!
65.05
Guerino Ventura flicks the ball to his team mate, Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan plays a one-two with Giulio Lanna and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Almamy Miézan provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Noah Chevallier!
71.35
Tomas Pisano flicks a high pass forward. Liam Francioso controls it well on his chest. Liam Francioso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.37
Gialuca Filippini threads a neat ball through to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois whips in a cross ball towards Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by John Kalac. Excellent block.
78.04
Jonatan Liedholm pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jonatan Liedholm runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jonatan Liedholm makes a great pass forward. James Smithe runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
85.34
Gianluca Cois comes in with a late challenge on Jonatan Liedholm. Gianluca Cois is warned by the referee! Jonatan Liedholm grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

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

Possession
30.7%
69.3%
Play Area
32%
44%
24%

Scorers
Giulio Lanna 12
Nikolaos Bourbakis 4, 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nikolaos Bourbakis of Fiorentina

Match Ratings