Match Report


LecceLecce     AnconaAncona
Computer Player Computer Player Jack Herer Jack Herer
Ottavio FantiniO. Fantini53
G
captain1
G
69Emiliano SerenaE. Serena
Nico JungN. Jung70
D
2
D
71Gary McgovernG. Mcgovern
Luciano CastelliL. Castelli65
D
3
D
69Edoardo Lo GattoE. Lo Gatto
Paolo ClemenceP. Clemence64
D
4
D
68Elvis BenfariE. Benfari
Denny LangerakD. Langerak75
M
5
D
69Diaw ManighettiD. Manighetti
Alejandro BortoluzziA. Bortoluzzi70
M
6
M
74Paolo PreiteP. Preite
Giuliano BocchettiG. Bocchetti68
M
7captain
M
75Olaf WeversO. Wevers
Frank BallF. Ball66
M
8
A
67Gilles MurrinG. Murrin
Sebastian SuarezS. Suarez67
A
9
A
73Kevin MorrisonK. Morrison
Mariano Di GiuliantonioM. Di Giuliantonio65
A
10
A
73Sebastiao LoureiroS. Loureiro
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo61
A
11
A
74Darren SturridgeD. Sturridge
 
Gianni MonacoG. Monaco65
M
12
D
34Bruno PassoniB. Passoni
Martin BridgesM. Bridges64
D
13
M
42Jonathan BarolloJ. Barollo
Pedro José MariP. José Mari59
D
14
A
35Giulio BinottoG. Binotto

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Via Del Mare where Lecce play host to Ancona. A crowd of 18,978 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lecce are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ancona appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gianluca Circati.


0.00
The first half starts with Lecce kicking off!
2.11
Mariano Di Giuliantonio makes a probing pass to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
6.53
Elvis Benfari hoofs the ball up the pitch. Olaf Wevers runs straight at the defence! Olaf Wevers side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
8.29
Edoardo Lo Gatto sees Olaf Wevers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Olaf Wevers kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Sturridge. Darren Sturridge finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.55
Luciano Castelli threads a neat ball through to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo plays a scrappy one-two with Giuliano Bocchetti and stumbles forward towards the goal... Vitor Semedo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
16.06
With imagination, Elvis Benfari plays the ball forward to Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite hits a low pass to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.50
Giuliano Bocchetti chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort. Emiliano Serena gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.23
Olaf Wevers barges into Alejandro Bortoluzzi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alejandro Bortoluzzi runs off the knock.
28.30
Paolo Preite flicks a high pass forward. Olaf Wevers collects the pass. Olaf Wevers knocks the ball forward, putting Sebastiao Loureiro through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Sebastiao Loureiro provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.10
Luciano Castelli catches Gilles Murrin on the ankles. Luciano Castelli is given a warning by the referee! Gilles Murrin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.08
Elvis Benfari threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Loureiro. Sebastiao Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite rushes past Paolo Clemence! Paolo Preite cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Ottavio Fantini!
40.35
Paolo Preite sees Olaf Wevers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Olaf Wevers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.07
Nico Jung threads a neat ball through to Giuliano Bocchetti. Giuliano Bocchetti kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Ancona get the second half underway!
47.26
Nico Jung hits a low pass to Giuliano Bocchetti. Giuliano Bocchetti makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Mariano Di Giuliantonio. Mariano Di Giuliantonio comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Emiliano Serena manages to keep it out.
51.50
Luciano Castelli laces a through ball forward to Denny Langerak. Denny Langerak runs straight at the opposition's defence. Denny Langerak knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Elvis Benfari.
53.32
Denny Langerak deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.58
Olaf Wevers threads the ball through to Darren Sturridge. Darren Sturridge knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin directs the ball goalwards with his head but Ottavio Fantini is on top of it.
61.04
Vitor Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Suarez controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Suarez shoots from distance. Emiliano Serena gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
67.26
Elvis Benfari makes a simple pass to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.20
Frank Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Mcgovern.
73.10
Elvis Benfari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diaw Manighetti. Diaw Manighetti knocks the ball forward to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin threads the ball through to Olaf Wevers but he's offside!
75.30
Olaf Wevers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison plays a scrappy one-two with Olaf Wevers and advances towards the goal... Kevin Morrison shoots from just inside the box. Ottavio Fantini gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
77.52
Lecce have made 3 substitutions with Gianni Monaco replacing Luciano Castelli, Martin Bridges replacing Frank Ball and Pedro José Mari replacing Mariano Di Giuliantonio .
79.48
Edoardo Lo Gatto catches Alejandro Bortoluzzi on the ankles. The referee calls over Edoardo Lo Gatto and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Bortoluzzi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.09
Olaf Wevers plays the ball forward to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.49
Gary Mcgovern controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Olaf Wevers. Olaf Wevers knocks the ball forward to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite knocks the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Elvis Benfari threads a neat ball through to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Lecce

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

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
28.2%
43.6%
28.2%

Scorers
Kevin Morrison 85
Paolo Preite 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Preite of Ancona

Match Ratings