Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio Mario Rigamonti where Brescia play host to Palermo. A crowd of 17,702 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brescia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Palermo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Luca Moro.


0.00
The whistle blows and Palermo kick off!
4.07
Eddy Pastine changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eddy Pastine passes the ball forward but Federico Favalli is offside!
6.36
Benoit Sassanelli flicks a high pass forward. Liam Voria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Voria threads the ball through to Carmelo Scalzo. Carmelo Scalzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.22
Arturo Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.58
Liam Zambrotta flicks a high pass forward. Pierluigi Abbiati collects the pass. Pierluigi Abbiati hits a low pass to Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni plays a one-two with Pierluigi Abbiati and advances towards the goal... Datti Mohamed Simeoni looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Edward Bould is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
15.11
Renzo Tommasi knocks the ball forward to Liam Zambrotta. Liam Zambrotta threads a neat ball through to Federico Favalli. Federico Favalli chips the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Corrado Scarchilli clumsily knocks into Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni appeals for a penalty! Given!!
15.11
The referee points to the spot..
16.07
Federico Favalli takes a long run up. The ball rockets into the roof of the net. Goal!
22.04
Joachim Baggio passes the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
30.19
Edward Bould flicks a high pass forward. Adriano Banchelli controls it well on his chest. Adriano Banchelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.40
Sean Mazzoleni hits a low pass to Liam Voria. Liam Voria shoots from 20 yards but Moreno Albonetti is on top of it.
39.56
Kevin McNeill catches Liam Zambrotta on the ankles. The referee warns Kevin McNeill to calm down! Liam Zambrotta stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.08
With vision, Ighli Fabris laces a through ball forward to Pierluigi Abbiati. Pierluigi Abbiati kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Carcedo. Arturo Carcedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Federico Favalli but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brescia appear unchanged since the first half. Palermo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Brescia start the second half!
47.17
Sean Mazzoleni passes the ball forward to Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Renzo Tommasi.
54.43
Pierluigi Abbiati darts forward. Pierluigi Abbiati finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.22
Arturo Carcedo clumsily knocks into Liam Voria. Arturo Carcedo is warned by the referee! Liam Voria stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.02
Brescia have made a substitution with Alex Assou replacing Benoit Sassanelli .
63.15
Sean Mazzoleni receives the ball from a throw-in from Liam Voria. Sean Mazzoleni threads a neat ball through to Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
65.38
Pierluigi Abbiati hacks Alex Assou from behind! The referee calls over Pierluigi Abbiati and warns him to calm down! Alex Assou stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.06
Federico Favalli advances with the ball. Federico Favalli skips past Corrado Scarchilli! Federico Favalli comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Mauricio Balli effortlessly gets down and covers it.
72.56
Julian Cabrera passes the ball forward to Liam Voria. Liam Voria passes the ball forward to Adriano Banchelli. Adriano Banchelli plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin McNeill and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Adriano Banchelli provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.32
Brescia have made 2 substitutions with Bernardo Artico replacing Julian Cabrera and Andrez Gelsi replacing Kevin McNeill .
78.34
Liam Voria makes a beautiful solo run. Liam Voria knocks in a cross ball towards Carmelo Scalzo. Carmelo Scalzo heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
85.28
Liam Voria clumsily knocks into Federico Favalli. The referee calls over Liam Voria and warns him to calm down! Federico Favalli gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.42
Federico Favalli flicks a high ball forward to Joachim Baggio who takes it down. Joachim Baggio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Assou.
89.42
Liam Voria chips the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Scalzo. Carmelo Scalzo shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
28.1%
46.9%
25%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carmelo Scalzo of Brescia

Match Ratings