Match Report


UdineseUdinese     FiorentinaFiorentina
Michael DouglasMichael Douglas Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Mihai RaduciouM. Raduciou81
G
1captain
G
77Noah ChevallierN. Chevallier
Maryn PetereynsM. Petereyns76
D
2
D
86Arthur AzevedoA. Azevedo
Gabriele LombardoG. Lombardo77
D
3
D
82Devin LauderdaleD. Lauderdale
Albert AlvarezA. Alvarez71
D
4
D
80Khalid AbdellaouiK. Abdellaoui
Gabriele VenturinG. Venturin62
D
5
M
84Liam FranciosoL. Francioso
Alberto IbanezA. Ibanez80
M
6
M
91Tomas PisanoT. Pisano
Daniele SculliD. Sculli84
M
captain7
M
85Liam CasazzaL. Casazza
Aniello DomizziA. Domizzi75
A
8
M
87Gialuca FilippiniG. Filippini
Claus RiiseC. Riise72
A
9
A
81Gianluca CoisG. Cois
Luciano LopezL. Lopez66
A
10
A
86Nikolaos BourbakisN. Bourbakis
Steinar HålandS. Håland82
A
11
A
85Eduardo HerreraE. Herrera
 
Raffaele CarreraR. Carrera81
M
12
D
78Mario CvitanovicM. Cvitanovic
Elvis MinottiE. Minotti72
A
13
M
77Pasquale BorgobelloP. Borgobello
Moreno CudiniM. Cudini65
M
14
A
84Nicola Carlo TacchinardiN. Tacchinardi

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 20,897 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Udinese are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luca Moro.


0.00
Fiorentina start the match!
3.27
Alberto Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Daniele Sculli. Daniele Sculli whips in a cross ball towards Luciano Lopez. Luciano Lopez flicks the ball with his head. Noah Chevallier punches it away to safety.
4.08
Gialuca Filippini makes a simple pass to Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mihai Raduciou who gathers it comfortably.
6.14
Daniele Sculli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aniello Domizzi. Aniello Domizzi lofts in a cross ball towards Luciano Lopez. Luciano Lopez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it slams into the crowd!
8.11
Liam Casazza makes a simple pass to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis plays a one-two with Eduardo Herrera and rushes in on goal... Nikolaos Bourbakis comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Mihai Raduciou manages to gather it.
14.24
Tomas Pisano knocks the ball to his team mate, Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso advances inside the box! Liam Francioso tries a spectacular strike but Mihai Raduciou is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
15.58
Devin Lauderdale hits a low pass to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriele Venturin.
18.13
Arthur Azevedo runs forward with the ball. Arthur Azevedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Albert Alvarez.
20.41
Tomas Pisano sees a break and surges forward. Tomas Pisano chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera takes a shot at goal but Mihai Raduciou is on top of his game. Excellent save!
21.34
Maryn Petereyns takes it forward alone. Maryn Petereyns deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luciano Lopez. Luciano Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Daniele Sculli. Daniele Sculli connects with a diving header. Noah Chevallier didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
22.53
Liam Casazza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano hits a low pass to Gialuca Filippini. Gialuca Filippini plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Herrera and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gialuca Filippini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
24.02
Alberto Ibanez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alberto Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Luciano Lopez. Luciano Lopez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
27.04
Daniele Sculli flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Ibanez collects the pass. Alberto Ibanez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.44
Gabriele Lombardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Sculli. Daniele Sculli flicks a high pass forward to Aniello Domizzi who brings the ball under control. Aniello Domizzi lofts in a cross ball towards Claus Riise. Claus Riise outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a woeful effort!
38.22
Eduardo Herrera threads a neat ball through to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano edges inside the box! Tomas Pisano comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Udinese appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. Fiorentina appear unchanged since the first half. The Udinese players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Udinese kicking off!
49.33
Alberto Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Luciano Lopez. Luciano Lopez runs straight at the defence! Luciano Lopez comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.01
Gabriele Venturin hits a low pass to Luciano Lopez. Luciano Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Aniello Domizzi. Aniello Domizzi fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
53.57
Devin Lauderdale flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso flicks a high pass forward. Nikolaos Bourbakis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikolaos Bourbakis finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Mihai Raduciou!
55.38
Liam Casazza surges forward with the ball. Liam Casazza advances inside the box! Liam Casazza shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.27
Arthur Azevedo hacks Steinar Håland from behind! The referee brings Arthur Azevedo to one side and gives him a warning! Steinar Håland hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.37
Khalid Abdellaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano threads a neat ball through to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis deftly passes the ball to Liam Francioso, releasing him through on goal. Liam Francioso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Mihai Raduciou easily gets down and covers it.
77.14
Udinese have made a substitution with Elvis Minotti replacing Steinar Håland .
79.49
Daniele Sculli makes a simple pass to Alberto Ibanez. Alberto Ibanez whips in a cross ball towards Claus Riise. Claus Riise powers a header at goal. It's there!! Noah Chevallier has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.05
Liam Francioso brings the ball forward. Liam Francioso plays a one-two with Eduardo Herrera and advances towards the goal... Liam Francioso shoots from just inside the box but somehow Mihai Raduciou manages to keep it out.
84.24
Tomas Pisano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Fiorentina
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.3%
58.7%
Play Area
28%
45.3%
26.7%

Scorers
Claus Riise 79
Tomas Pisano 38
Liam Casazza 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Pisano of Fiorentina

Match Ratings