Match Report


PescaraPescara     RomaRoma
David BaconDavid Bacon Noel Henry Noel Henry
Silvio JardimS. Jardim75
G
1
G
73Valentino NodariV. Nodari
Filipe LoureiroF. Loureiro75
D
2
D
73Ruben CostaR. Costa
Regilio GronkjaerR. Gronkjaer71
D
3
D
72Shota DassenS. Dassen
Mauricio CamineroM. Caminero74
D
4captain
D
70Andre NestaA. Nesta
Alexandre AlmeidaA. Almeida78
M
5
D
72Ron LatuheruR. Latuheru
Eduardo CalvoE. Calvo74
M
6
M
74Marco SibilanoM. Sibilano
Denis GuillouD. Guillou80
M
captain7
M
64Paolo MatteazziP. Matteazzi
Elena BlancoE. Blanco76
M
8
A
71Benito DionigiB. Dionigi
Pierre-Alain ArphexadP. Arphexad77
A
9
A
68Andres VazquezA. Vazquez
Eduardo LoureiroE. Loureiro67
A
10
A
67Marino MandelliM. Mandelli
Eugenio FerrerE. Ferrer74
A
11
A
76Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico
 
Frank BurgessF. Burgess57
G
12
G
66Mauro ChiesaM. Chiesa
Marcus MaddisonM. Maddison68
D
13
M
70Tiziano CaverzanT. Caverzan
Jose Javier MoraJ. Mora71
A
14
M
59Nick TaylorN. Taylor

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Adriatico where Pescara play host to Roma. A crowd of 19,880 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Pescara are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Valentino Petruzzi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Pescara kick off!
2.56
Paolo Matteazzi knocks the ball forward to Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.19
Paolo Matteazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball towards Marino Mandelli. With a superhuman jump, Marino Mandelli connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.22
Paolo Matteazzi clumsily knocks into Elena Blanco. Paolo Matteazzi is shown the yellow card! Elena Blanco stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.27
Regilio Gronkjaer threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Calvo. With vision, Eduardo Calvo laces a weighted ball forward to Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
18.05
Paolo Matteazzi flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Tricarico collects the pass. Renzo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.44
Ron Latuheru makes a simple pass to Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli plays the ball forward to Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez knocks the ball forward to Marco Sibilano but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.13
Mauricio Caminero chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Loureiro. Eduardo Loureiro shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Valentino Nodari. Excellent save.
30.17
Eduardo Calvo makes a probing pass to Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Valentino Nodari smothers it!
32.22
Elena Blanco flicks a high pass forward to Eugenio Ferrer who brings the ball under control. Eugenio Ferrer makes a simple pass, allowing Eduardo Loureiro to run into the box. Eduardo Loureiro shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Valentino Nodari manages to gather it comfortably.
34.53
Filipe Loureiro darts forward. Filipe Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Pierre-Alain Arphexad controls it well on his chest. Pierre-Alain Arphexad makes a probing pass to Denis Guillou but he's offside!
40.11
Denis Guillou flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Ferrer collects the pass. Eugenio Ferrer shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
42.28
Paolo Matteazzi hacks Alexandre Almeida from behind! Paolo Matteazzi is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Alexandre Almeida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Alexandre Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Loureiro. Eduardo Loureiro shoots from outside the area but Valentino Nodari is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pescara appear unchanged since the first half. Roma also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Roma kick off!
49.16
Elena Blanco flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Loureiro. Eduardo Loureiro tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Valentino Nodari manages to keep it out.
53.13
Ruben Costa barges into Denis Guillou. Ruben Costa is given a warning by the referee! Denis Guillou hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.05
Mauricio Caminero hacks Marino Mandelli from behind! The referee brings Mauricio Caminero to one side and gives him a warning! Marino Mandelli carries on, but is struggling a bit.
63.14
Regilio Gronkjaer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Loureiro. Eduardo Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Ferrer. Eugenio Ferrer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eugenio Ferrer!
73.40
Shota Dassen flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Tricarico holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Renzo Tricarico chips the ball to his team mate, Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.49
Eduardo Calvo flicks a high pass forward. Elena Blanco controls it well on his chest. Elena Blanco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
77.14
Shota Dassen kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Costa. Ruben Costa kicks a strong pass forward to Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Renzo Tricarico provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.18
Marco Sibilano flicks a high ball forward to Andres Vazquez who takes it down. Andres Vazquez shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.11
Denis Guillou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Valentino Nodari had no chance!! Goal for Pescara!
90.00
Marco Sibilano darts forward. Marco Sibilano whips in a cross ball towards Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli directs the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Pescara

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

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
21.3%
44%
34.7%

Scorers
Eugenio Ferrer 63
Eduardo Calvo 87
Andres Vazquez 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Ferrer of Pescara

Match Ratings