Match Report


CagliariCagliari     PescaraPescara
James DunlopJames Dunlop David Bacon David Bacon
Javier GoycocheaJ. Goycochea80
G
1
G
75Silvio JardimS. Jardim
Samuel SuggsS. Suggs74
D
2
D
68Kevin KleinK. Klein
Liam Di SoleL. Di Sole74
D
3
D
68Marcus MaddisonM. Maddison
Jimmy OttofaroJ. Ottofaro76
D
4
D
74Mauricio CamineroM. Caminero
Paolo DionisiP. Dionisi84
D
5
M
78Alexandre AlmeidaA. Almeida
Ottavio GrassadoniaO. Grassadonia88
M
6
M
75Simon CarrickS. Carrick
Fabio PorchiaF. Porchia78
M
captain7captain
M
75Eduardo CalvoE. Calvo
Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini81
M
8
M
70Arnauld MassonA. Masson
Fabio GuastalvinoF. Guastalvino67
A
9
A
71Jose Javier MoraJ. Mora
Bernardo MorfeoB. Morfeo66
A
10
A
67Eduardo LoureiroE. Loureiro
Oberdan ZanoncelliO. Zanoncelli77
A
11
A
74Eugenio FerrerE. Ferrer
 
Gian Paolo EspinalG. Espinal85
M
12
G
57Frank BurgessF. Burgess
Pasquale LambertiniP. Lambertini77
M
13
D
71Regilio GronkjaerR. Gronkjaer
Dominic DickovD. Dickov81
D
14
A
77Pierre-Alain ArphexadP. Arphexad

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to Pescara. A crowd of 18,366 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cagliari are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Pescara appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pier G. Conteh.


0.00
Cagliari start the match!
2.13
Kevin Klein flicks a high ball forward to Marcus Maddison who takes it down. Marcus Maddison flicks a high pass forward to Alexandre Almeida who brings the ball under control. Alexandre Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.56
Marcus Maddison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Ferrer. Eugenio Ferrer passes the ball forward to Arnauld Masson. Arnauld Masson shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.25
Marcus Maddison surges forward with the ball. With vision, Marcus Maddison plays the ball forward to Eugenio Ferrer. Eugenio Ferrer shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
9.05
Eduardo Calvo passes the ball forward to Eugenio Ferrer. Eugenio Ferrer knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Loureiro. Eduardo Loureiro knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Javier Goycochea manages to keep it out.
10.25
Alexandre Almeida makes a probing pass to Eugenio Ferrer. Eugenio Ferrer shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
15.55
Fabio Guastalvino makes a probing pass to Oberdan Zanoncelli. Oberdan Zanoncelli whips in a cross ball towards Bernardo Morfeo. Bernardo Morfeo makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
16.33
Kevin Klein threads the ball through to Simon Carrick. Simon Carrick makes a simple pass to Eugenio Ferrer. Eugenio Ferrer tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
21.40
Ottavio Grassadonia knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino plays a one-two with Jonathan Gamberini and rushes in on goal... Fabio Guastalvino takes a shot at goal but is denied by Silvio Jardim. Excellent save.
22.45
Alexandre Almeida knocks the ball forward to Simon Carrick. Simon Carrick lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Almeida. Alexandre Almeida makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Pescara!
33.41
Mauricio Caminero runs forward with the ball. Mauricio Caminero makes an attacking run forward. Mauricio Caminero makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Simon Carrick. Simon Carrick strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's there!! Javier Goycochea has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.53
Jimmy Ottofaro knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Porchia. Fabio Porchia brings the ball forward. Fabio Porchia knocks the ball forward, putting Ottavio Grassadonia through on goal. Some silky footwork from Ottavio Grassadonia provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Mauricio Caminero.
44.18
Alexandre Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Suggs.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cagliari appear unchanged since the first half. Pescara also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Pescara kick off and get the second half underway!
48.31
Eugenio Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Javier Mora. Jose Javier Mora plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Calvo and advances towards the goal... Jose Javier Mora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.27
Mauricio Caminero makes a beautiful solo run. With a delightful solo run, Mauricio Caminero stretches the opposition's defence. Mauricio Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.56
Mauricio Caminero hits a low pass to Marcus Maddison. Marcus Maddison flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Loureiro collects the pass. Eduardo Loureiro shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.33
Eduardo Calvo plays the ball forward to Eugenio Ferrer. Eugenio Ferrer kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Loureiro but the referee indicates it's offside!
66.23
Alexandre Almeida sees a break and surges forward. Alexandre Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Ferrer. With a superhuman jump, Eugenio Ferrer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Jimmy Ottofaro is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
69.10
Oberdan Zanoncelli darts forward. Oberdan Zanoncelli skips past Kevin Klein! Oberdan Zanoncelli side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Silvio Jardim has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.39
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
77.21
Seeing Fabio Porchia's attacking run, Jonathan Gamberini quickly throws the ball into his path. Fabio Porchia threads the ball through to Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Caminero.
83.13
Mauricio Caminero takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Kevin Klein. Kevin Klein makes a probing pass to Simon Carrick. Simon Carrick sees a break and surges forward. Simon Carrick cuts inside the box! Simon Carrick takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
84.11
Paolo Dionisi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ottavio Grassadonia. With a delightful solo run, Ottavio Grassadonia stretches the opposition's defence. Ottavio Grassadonia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.08
Paolo Dionisi clumsily knocks into Eduardo Loureiro. The referee warns Paolo Dionisi to calm down! Eduardo Loureiro runs off the knock.
85.08
Free kick to Pescara just outside the area...
86.41
Eugenio Ferrer takes a cautious run up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
89.00
Jonathan Gamberini flicks a high pass forward to Fabio Porchia who brings the ball under control. Fabio Porchia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Fabio Porchia runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fabio Porchia knocks the ball forward to Fabio Guastalvino but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cagliari

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

Possession
32.9%
67.1%
Play Area
31.8%
40%
28.2%

Scorers
Oberdan Zanoncelli 69
Alexandre Almeida 22
Simon Carrick 33
Jose Javier Mora 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Carrick of Pescara

Match Ratings