Match Report


UdineseUdinese     CagliariCagliari
Computer Player Computer Player James Dunlop James Dunlop
Arturo ZampagnaA. Zampagna71
G
1
G
80Javier GoycocheaJ. Goycochea
Corrado BigicaC. Bigica71
D
captain2
D
74Samuel SuggsS. Suggs
Harry LawtonH. Lawton67
D
3
D
74Liam Di SoleL. Di Sole
George CortG. Cort67
D
4
D
77Liam FalsiniL. Falsini
Tomasz SwierczewskiT. Swierczewski73
M
5
D
85Paolo DionisiP. Dionisi
Alexandre GomesA. Gomes73
M
6
M
78Davide SolimenoD. Solimeno
Ernesto RomanE. Roman72
M
7captain
M
88Ottavio GrassadoniaO. Grassadonia
Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti70
M
8
M
78Fabio PorchiaF. Porchia
Stephane SavinoS. Savino73
A
9
A
68Demetrio CaputoD. Caputo
Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez72
A
10
A
79David StrachanD. Strachan
Domenico CannavaroD. Cannavaro65
A
11
A
77Franceco BonacinaF. Bonacina
 
Jose Fortes GainzaJ. Gainza68
M
12
M
81Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini
Nico WitteN. Witte64
D
13
M
77Pasquale LambertiniP. Lambertini
Florian FerraresiF. Ferraresi63
M
14
D
81Dominic DickovD. Dickov

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 17,973 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Udinese are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Danilo Di Meglio.


0.00
Cagliari kick off and get the first half underway!
2.52
Paolo Dionisi chips the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Grassadonia. Ottavio Grassadonia passes the ball forward to David Strachan. David Strachan rushes past George Cort! David Strachan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
4.44
Jose Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Gomes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexandre Gomes shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
6.58
Davide Solimeno changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Davide Solimeno whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Arturo Zampagna. Excellent save.
9.05
George Cort knocks the ball forward to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez tries a spectacular long range effort. Javier Goycochea gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
12.24
Tomasz Swierczewski hacks Fabio Porchia from behind! Tomasz Swierczewski is warned by the referee! Fabio Porchia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.05
Tomasz Swierczewski flicks a high ball forward to Jose Rodriquez who takes it down. Jose Rodriquez shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.12
Liam Di Sole flicks a high ball forward to Demetrio Caputo who gracefully takes it down. Demetrio Caputo threads the ball through to Franceco Bonacina but he's offside!
28.21
Ernesto Roman flicks a high ball forward to Domenico Cannavaro who takes it down. Domenico Cannavaro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.26
Fabio Porchia threads a neat ball through to David Strachan. David Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franceco Bonacina but the linesman indicates offside!
40.58
Paolo Dionisi kicks a strong pass forward to David Strachan. David Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Davide Solimeno. Davide Solimeno jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
44.19
Liam Falsini pushes mid-way up the pitch. Liam Falsini knocks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Grassadonia. Ottavio Grassadonia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Udinese appear unchanged since the first half. Cagliari also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Udinese kick off and get the second half underway!
47.20
With great vision, Corrado Bigica plays the ball forward to Tomasz Swierczewski. Tomasz Swierczewski kicks a strong pass forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Javier Goycochea is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.36
Alexandre Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Roman. Ernesto Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
54.08
Davide Solimeno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Demetrio Caputo. Demetrio Caputo shoots from distance. Good keeping from Arturo Zampagna as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.17
Corner kick to Cagliari. Ottavio Grassadonia plays it short to David Strachan. David Strachan takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Harry Lawton.
60.35
Harry Lawton barges into David Strachan. The referee calls over Harry Lawton and shows him a yellow card! David Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.02
Ernesto Roman knocks the ball forward to Domenico Cannavaro. Domenico Cannavaro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Domenico Cannavaro scores for Udinese!!
72.03
Samuel Suggs makes a simple pass to Ottavio Grassadonia. Ottavio Grassadonia flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Bonacina collects the pass. Franceco Bonacina plays a scrappy one-two with David Strachan and advances towards the goal... Franceco Bonacina tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.57
Alexandre Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
78.31
Tomasz Swierczewski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Gomes. Alexandre Gomes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paolo Dionisi.
84.38
Liam Di Sole makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ottavio Grassadonia. Ottavio Grassadonia sees Davide Solimeno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Davide Solimeno plays a perfect one-two with Demetrio Caputo and rushes in on goal... Davide Solimeno strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.36
Ernesto Roman flicks the ball to his team mate, Domenico Cannavaro. Domenico Cannavaro makes a defence splitting pass to Stephane Savino. Liam Falsini clumsily knocks into Stephane Savino. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
87.53
With some swift thinking, Fabio Porchia plays the ball forward to Ottavio Grassadonia. Ottavio Grassadonia whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina beats his man to it with a header but it is tipped over by Arturo Zampagna.
89.33
Ottavio Grassadonia takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. George Cort reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Cagliari
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
25%
44.4%
30.6%

Scorers
Jose Rodriquez 14, 51
Stephane Savino 47
Domenico Cannavaro 67
Davide Solimeno 41
Franceco Bonacina 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Rodriquez of Udinese

Match Ratings