Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     SienaSiena
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Computer Player Computer Player
Noah ChevallierN. Chevallier77
G
captain1
G
55Fernando ButraguenoF. Butragueno
Arthur AzevedoA. Azevedo86
D
2
D
77Jakob WilkeJ. Wilke
Devin LauderdaleD. Lauderdale82
D
3captain
D
70Hugo BarbosaH. Barbosa
Khalid AbdellaouiK. Abdellaoui80
D
4
D
67Jose E. LilloJ. Lillo
Liam FranciosoL. Francioso84
M
5
D
67Umberto LorieriU. Lorieri
Tomas PisanoT. Pisano91
M
6
M
80Gianfranco CecereG. Cecere
Liam CasazzaL. Casazza85
M
7
M
79Tommaso AmorosoT. Amoroso
Gialuca FilippiniG. Filippini87
M
8
M
70Carmine IulianoC. Iuliano
Gianluca CoisG. Cois81
A
9
A
73Arturo SanchezA. Sanchez
Nikolaos BourbakisN. Bourbakis86
A
10
A
73Callum GemmillC. Gemmill
Eduardo HerreraE. Herrera85
A
11
A
69Enzo CastellazziE. Castellazzi
 
Mario CvitanovicM. Cvitanovic78
D
12
M
68Daniele De PoliD. De Poli
Pasquale BorgobelloP. Borgobello77
M
13
A
66Romarin MbamiR. Mbami
Nicola Carlo TacchinardiN. Tacchinardi84
A
14
M
63Mario IorioM. Iorio

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Siena. A crowd of 20,230 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fiorentina are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Siena appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Aldo Aglietti.


0.00
Siena kick off and get the first half underway!
6.18
Carmine Iuliano flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Sanchez collects the pass. Arturo Sanchez lofts in a cross ball towards Carmine Iuliano. Carmine Iuliano powers a header at goal. Noah Chevallier picks it out of the air!
10.33
Gianfranco Cecere passes the ball forward to Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Sanchez but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.52
Jakob Wilke comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Herrera. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eduardo Herrera runs off the knock.
14.53
Gianfranco Cecere flicks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Castellazzi. Enzo Castellazzi knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
16.45
Arthur Azevedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera flicks a high ball forward to Gialuca Filippini who takes it down. Gialuca Filippini lofts in a cross ball towards Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.08
Gialuca Filippini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eduardo Herrera runs straight at the defence! Hugo Barbosa hacks Eduardo Herrera from behind! Penalty not given!!
22.20
Liam Casazza hacks Gianfranco Cecere from behind! Liam Casazza is warned by the referee! Gianfranco Cecere hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.38
Carmine Iuliano comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Herrera. The referee calls over Carmine Iuliano and warns him to calm down! Eduardo Herrera grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.47
Tommaso Amoroso clumsily knocks into Tomas Pisano. Tommaso Amoroso is given a warning by the referee! Tomas Pisano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.01
Tommaso Amoroso threads the ball through to Enzo Castellazzi. Enzo Castellazzi knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Amoroso. Tommaso Amoroso fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Noah Chevallier!
36.47
Carmine Iuliano changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Carmine Iuliano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.09
Jose E. Lillo comes in with a late challenge on Gianluca Cois. Jose E. Lillo is shown the yellow card! Gianluca Cois stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.09
Free kick to Fiorentina just outside the area...
39.37
Nikolaos Bourbakis takes a slow run up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Fiorentina kick off and get the second half underway!
47.01
Jose E. Lillo comes in with a late challenge on Nikolaos Bourbakis. The referee calls over Jose E. Lillo and warns him to calm down! Nikolaos Bourbakis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.32
Gianfranco Cecere kicks a strong pass forward to Carmine Iuliano. Carmine Iuliano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.31
Gialuca Filippini threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera tries a spectacular long range effort. Good keeping from Fernando Butragueno as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.19
Corner kick to Fiorentina. Liam Casazza plays it out to the edge of the box. Arturo Sanchez reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
59.20
Devin Lauderdale hits a low pass to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano makes a probing pass to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Francioso but the linesman indicates offside!
60.54
Liam Francioso kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera threads a neat ball through to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
61.06
Gianfranco Cecere flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Khalid Abdellaoui plays the ball forward to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Umberto Lorieri.
65.58
Gianfranco Cecere controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Carmine Iuliano. Carmine Iuliano gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Noah Chevallier.
67.25
Carmine Iuliano takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Enzo Castellazzi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.30
Hugo Barbosa hacks Khalid Abdellaoui from behind! Hugo Barbosa is warned by the referee! Khalid Abdellaoui grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.53
Gianfranco Cecere makes a beautiful solo run. Gianfranco Cecere controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
75.29
Devin Lauderdale flicks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Filippini. Gialuca Filippini makes a beautiful solo run. Gialuca Filippini finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Fernando Butragueno.
77.09
Siena have made a substitution with Mario Iorio replacing Jose E. Lillo .
78.15
Liam Casazza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Fernando Butragueno has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.15
Khalid Abdellaoui sees space and advances. With imagination, Khalid Abdellaoui plays the ball forward to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois cuts inside the box! Gianluca Cois takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
85.20
Umberto Lorieri hacks Eduardo Herrera from behind! Umberto Lorieri is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Herrera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.50
Tomas Pisano kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Casazza. Liam Casazza kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Pisano but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Tommaso Amoroso makes a simple pass to Carmine Iuliano. Carmine Iuliano knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Sanchez. Arturo Sanchez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

Siena
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
7
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69%
31%
Play Area
29.8%
47.6%
22.6%

Scorers
Nikolaos Bourbakis 16, 78
Gianluca Cois 81
Arturo Sanchez 91

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

Match Ratings