Match Report


SienaSiena     CagliariCagliari
Computer Player Computer Player James Dunlop James Dunlop
Bernard AssatiB. Assati68
G
1
G
80Javier GoycocheaJ. Goycochea
Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez71
D
2
D
81Dominic DickovD. Dickov
Martin MetzgerM. Metzger71
D
3
D
74Liam Di SoleL. Di Sole
Alec SounessA. Souness70
D
4
D
77Liam FalsiniL. Falsini
Donato BellottoD. Bellotto61
D
5
D
76Jimmy OttofaroJ. Ottofaro
Maurizio PanarelliM. Panarelli74
M
6
M
78Fabio PorchiaF. Porchia
David NivenD. Niven66
M
7captain
M
85Gian Paolo EspinalG. Espinal
Ottavio De PatreO. De Patre66
M
captain8
M
81Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini
Dario OshadoganD. Oshadogan45
M
9
A
79David StrachanD. Strachan
Alfredo GarciaA. Garcia76
A
10
A
77Franceco BonacinaF. Bonacina
Marcos DelgadoM. Delgado71
A
11
A
77Oberdan ZanoncelliO. Zanoncelli
 
Girolamo BonfantiG. Bonfanti66
A
12
D
84Paolo DionisiP. Dionisi
Ronnie GentileR. Gentile65
A
13
M
78Davide SolimenoD. Solimeno
Guerino GrittiG. Gritti58
D
14
A
67Fabio GuastalvinoF. Guastalvino

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 19,087 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gianluca Circati.


0.00
Siena kick off the first half!
2.01
Alfredo Garcia clumsily knocks into Liam Di Sole. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Liam Di Sole hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.01
Maurizio Panarelli brings the ball forward. Maurizio Panarelli finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.21
Liam Falsini runs forward with the ball. Liam Falsini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Souness.
12.12
Alec Souness threads the ball through to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
14.45
Fabio Porchia threads the ball through to David Strachan. David Strachan rushes past Gabriel Hernandez! David Strachan comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.26
Gian Paolo Espinal threads the ball through to Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina shoots from 20 yards but Bernard Assati is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
20.50
Jimmy Ottofaro makes a simple pass to Fabio Porchia. Fabio Porchia sees Jonathan Gamberini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan Gamberini plays a one-two with David Strachan and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Jonathan Gamberini provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
27.43
Jonathan Gamberini catches Gabriel Hernandez on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gabriel Hernandez runs off the knock.
33.33
Maurizio Panarelli takes it forward alone. Maurizio Panarelli tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
39.09
Fabio Porchia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gian Paolo Espinal. Gian Paolo Espinal puts a great ball through but Oberdan Zanoncelli is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
40.13
Alec Souness flicks a high pass forward. Maurizio Panarelli collects the pass. Maurizio Panarelli makes a probing pass to Marcos Delgado. Marcos Delgado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
David Niven passes the ball forward to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Cagliari kick off and get the second half underway!
49.03
Liam Falsini flicks a high pass forward. Liam Di Sole holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Di Sole hits a low pass to Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.37
Ottavio De Patre controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Delgado. Marcos Delgado knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Liam Di Sole.
63.51
Dario Oshadogan flicks a high pass forward to Marcos Delgado who brings the ball under control. Marcos Delgado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.09
Gian Paolo Espinal flicks a high ball forward to Fabio Porchia who takes it down. Fabio Porchia whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina connects with a diving header. Bernard Assati picks it out of the air!
75.46
Liam Falsini threads the ball through to Liam Di Sole. Liam Di Sole controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina knocks in a cross ball towards Oberdan Zanoncelli. Oberdan Zanoncelli beats his man to it with a header. Wonderful reactions from Bernard Assati keeps it out!
77.36
Siena have made 3 substitutions with Girolamo Bonfanti replacing Gabriel Hernandez, Ronnie Gentile replacing Maurizio Panarelli and Guerino Gritti replacing Alfredo Garcia .
78.42
Donato Bellotto flicks the ball to his team mate, David Niven. David Niven darts forward. David Niven makes a probing pass to Guerino Gritti but he's offside!
79.38
Gian Paolo Espinal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Strachan. David Strachan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Bernard Assati easily smothers it!
81.59
Gian Paolo Espinal clumsily knocks into David Niven. The referee warns Gian Paolo Espinal to calm down! David Niven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.12
Jonathan Gamberini catches Girolamo Bonfanti on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Jonathan Gamberini!! Girolamo Bonfanti grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.01
Fabio Porchia threads the ball through to David Strachan. David Strachan shoots from outside the area. Bernard Assati gets down and covers it.
90.00
Without breaking stride, Martin Metzger plays the ball forward to Ronnie Gentile. Ronnie Gentile makes a probing pass to Guerino Gritti. Guerino Gritti plays a perfect one-two with Marcos Delgado and rushes in on goal... Guerino Gritti strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Cagliari
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
7
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
32.4%
44.6%
23%

Scorers
David Strachan 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Strachan of Cagliari

Match Ratings