Match Report


NapoliNapoli     JuventusJuventus
Computer Player Computer Player David Connor David Connor
Guerino Del NeroG. Del Nero70
G
captain1
G
78Daniel VeraD. Vera
Adel GomaA. Goma68
D
2
D
76Carl MoncurC. Moncur
Tim BakboordT. Bakboord66
D
3
D
84Andre Augusto FernandezA. Fernandez
Michele MilaneseM. Milanese65
D
4
D
79Malcolm CotteeM. Cottee
Eduardo TeixeiraE. Teixeira63
D
5
D
78Alfred BowyerA. Bowyer
Luca FirmaniL. Firmani67
M
6
M
80Nicolás PobleteN. Poblete
Brian OwenB. Owen66
M
7captain
M
89Robbie ThatcherR. Thatcher
Jacob PerryJ. Perry65
M
8
A
81Cedric TangheC. Tanghe
Juan-Carlos GentoJ. Gento79
A
9
A
79David PintoD. Pinto
Graeme BoydG. Boyd71
A
10
A
81Peter BeattieP. Beattie
P. Gilberto Del VecchioP. Del Vecchio65
A
11
A
83Cesare AntonelliniC. Antonellini
 
Norman SummerbellN. Summerbell69
G
12
D
75Yuriy KravtsovY. Kravtsov
Filippo CorsiF. Corsi64
G
13
M
30Ivan UnsworthI. Unsworth
Henry CadamarteriH. Cadamarteri64
A
14
A
68Edmundo DiazE. Diaz

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli play host to Juventus. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Napoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Juventus appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Matteo Conte.


0.00
Juventus kick off and get the match underway!
4.41
Brian Owen hits a low pass to P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio whips in a cross ball towards Graeme Boyd. Nicolás Poblete catches Graeme Boyd on the ankles. Graeme Boyd appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
10.40
Cedric Tanghe knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolás Poblete. Nicolás Poblete heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
14.12
Brian Owen decides to run forward with the ball. Brian Owen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andre Augusto Fernandez.
15.43
Adel Goma flicks a high pass forward. Luca Firmani controls it well on his chest. Luca Firmani makes a beautiful solo run. Luca Firmani knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Vera who gathers it comfortably.
16.51
Brian Owen sees P. Gilberto Del Vecchio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Moncur.
21.37
With imagination, Brian Owen plays the ball forward to P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio knocks in a cross ball towards Brian Owen. Brian Owen makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
22.26
Andre Augusto Fernandez hits a low pass to David Pinto. David Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Guerino Del Nero gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
28.25
Malcolm Cottee flicks a high pass forward. Nicolás Poblete collects the pass. Nicolás Poblete chips the ball to his team mate, Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.21
Michele Milanese flicks a high pass forward to Brian Owen who brings the ball under control. Brian Owen makes a probing pass to Luca Firmani. Luca Firmani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.43
Malcolm Cottee laces a weighted ball forward to Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.19
David Pinto sees a break and surges forward. David Pinto lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Beattie. With a superhuman jump, Peter Beattie connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Guerino Del Nero punches it away to safety.
39.12
Luca Firmani threads the ball through to Jacob Perry. Jacob Perry knocks in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
40.38
Robbie Thatcher makes a probing pass to David Pinto. David Pinto plays a scrappy one-two with Robbie Thatcher and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from David Pinto provides some space. He shoots at goal but Guerino Del Nero is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Napoli appear unchanged since the first half. Juventus also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Napoli kicking off!
49.59
Robbie Thatcher sees Nicolás Poblete in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolás Poblete edges inside the box! Nicolás Poblete looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Guerino Del Nero.
51.53
Cedric Tanghe takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. David Pinto comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Eduardo Teixeira. Excellent block.
53.43
Alfred Bowyer catches Graeme Boyd on the ankles. The referee warns Alfred Bowyer to calm down! Graeme Boyd gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.57
P. Gilberto Del Vecchio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Gento. Juan-Carlos Gento shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
55.42
Michele Milanese chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Owen. Brian Owen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Brian Owen advances inside the box! Brian Owen comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's miles wide!
59.22
Graeme Boyd clumsily knocks into Carl Moncur. Graeme Boyd is warned by the referee! Carl Moncur runs off the knock.
60.06
Nicolás Poblete plays the ball forward to Peter Beattie. Peter Beattie plays a quick one-two with Cesare Antonellini and rushes in on goal... Michele Milanese barges into Peter Beattie. Peter Beattie appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
67.43
Robbie Thatcher sees Nicolás Poblete in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolás Poblete lofts in a cross ball towards Cedric Tanghe. Tim Bakboord catches Cedric Tanghe on the ankles. Penalty for Juventus!!
67.43
The referee points to the spot..
68.08
David Pinto slowly runs up. What a cracker!! Guerino Del Nero had no chance!!
71.08
Carl Moncur threads a neat ball through to Nicolás Poblete. Nicolás Poblete controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Pinto. David Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolás Poblete. Nicolás Poblete jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Eduardo Teixeira clears it off the line with his head!
72.25
Robbie Thatcher threads the ball through to David Pinto. David Pinto makes a great pass forward. Peter Beattie runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
73.18
Andre Augusto Fernandez hacks P. Gilberto Del Vecchio from behind! Andre Augusto Fernandez is given a warning by the referee! P. Gilberto Del Vecchio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.21
Robbie Thatcher takes a short throw-in bringing Nicolás Poblete into play. Nicolás Poblete makes a probing pass to Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.47
Jacob Perry flicks a high pass forward to Juan-Carlos Gento who brings the ball under control. Juan-Carlos Gento skips past Malcolm Cottee! Juan-Carlos Gento takes a shot at goal. Daniel Vera gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
83.40
Robbie Thatcher flicks a high ball forward to Nicolás Poblete who takes it down. Nicolás Poblete whips in a cross ball towards David Pinto. David Pinto heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
84.10
Adel Goma makes a simple pass to Jacob Perry. Jacob Perry makes a probing pass to P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Boyd. Graeme Boyd knocks the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
85.45
Alfred Bowyer flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Thatcher collects the pass. Robbie Thatcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini whips in a cross ball towards Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher powers a header at goal but is denied by Guerino Del Nero. Excellent save.
89.22
Robbie Thatcher knocks the ball forward to Nicolás Poblete. Nicolás Poblete advances inside the box! Nicolás Poblete rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Napoli

Juventus
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
13
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.5%
49.5%
Play Area
28.6%
44%
27.5%

Scorers
Cesare Antonellini 32
David Pinto 68 (p)
Cedric Tanghe 75
Nicolás Poblete 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolás Poblete of Juventus

Match Ratings