Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Olimpico di Torino where Torino play host to Napoli. A crowd of 19,724 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Torino are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Giovanni Macchi.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Torino are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Giovanni Macchi.
0.00
0-0Napoli kick off and get the first half underway!
3.41
0-1Brian Owen hits a low pass to Luca Firmani. Luca Firmani lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Boyd. Graeme Boyd finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Lefteris Kipouros had no chance!! Goal for Napoli!
8.39
0-1Jacob Perry comes in with a late challenge on Julian Guardiola. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Guardiola runs off the knock.
9.51
Garry Bremner flicks a high ball forward to Alonso Quintero who takes it down. Alonso Quintero threads a neat ball through to Kelvin Ince. Kelvin Ince whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Guerino Del Nero had no chance!! Goal for Torino!
15.08
1-1Damien Plowright hits a low pass to Antonio Kiko. Antonio Kiko knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer whips the ball goalwards with his head. Guerino Del Nero comfortably punches it away to safety.
16.38
1-1Brian Owen threads the ball through to Graeme Boyd. Graeme Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.03
1-1Tiago Rego sees Kelvin Ince in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kelvin Ince finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.26
Tiago Rego knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Ince. Kelvin Ince tries a spectacular long range effort but Guerino Del Nero reads it well. Great save!
27.47
Lomano Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Alex Colonnello collects the pass. Alex Colonnello chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
28.27
Garry Bremner makes a simple pass to Damien Plowright. Damien Plowright makes a simple pass to Kelvin Ince. Kelvin Ince sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
30.12
Lomano Clarke flicks a high pass forward to Damien Plowright who brings the ball under control. Damien Plowright flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Rego comfortably collects the pass. Tiago Rego edges inside the box! Tiago Rego makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.26
Luca Firmani plays the ball forward to Brian Owen. Brian Owen knocks the ball forward to Graeme Boyd. Graeme Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.55
Julian Guardiola barges into P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. Julian Guardiola is shown the yellow card! P. Gilberto Del Vecchio stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.11
Alex Colonnello receives the ball from a throw-in from Damien Plowright. Alex Colonnello threads a neat ball through to Antonio Kiko. Antonio Kiko whips in a cross ball towards Damien Plowright. Damien Plowright heads the ball goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.23
Juan-Carlos Gento barges into Julian Guardiola. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Guardiola runs off the knock.
38.49
Brian Owen sees Graeme Boyd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graeme Boyd shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.32
Garry Bremner threads a neat ball through to Tiago Rego. Tiago Rego chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Colonnello. Alex Colonnello cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Alex Colonnello provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
42.55
Damien Plowright makes a simple pass to Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Guerino Del Nero smothers it!
45.00
Tim Bakboord flicks a high pass forward to Brian Owen who brings the ball under control. Brian Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Owen. Brian Owen powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Torino appear unchanged since the first half. Napoli also appear unchanged since the first half. The Torino players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Torino kick off!
47.53
Tiago Rego kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer lofts in a cross ball towards Damien Plowright. Damien Plowright directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Guerino Del Nero had no chance!! Goal for Torino!
51.47
With some swift thinking, Tim Bakboord plays the ball forward to P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
54.13
Jacob Perry knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Gento. Juan-Carlos Gento shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.33
2-1Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
60.37
Damien Plowright threads a neat ball through to Tiago Rego. Tiago Rego whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer heads the ball goalwards but Guerino Del Nero is on top of it.
61.20
2-1Damien Plowright passes the ball forward to Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer threads the ball through to Tiago Rego but he's offside!
63.43
Seeing Brian Owen's run, Graeme Boyd quickly throws the ball into his path. Brian Owen knocks the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lomano Clarke.
65.57
Juan-Carlos Gento flicks a high ball forward to Graeme Boyd who takes it down. Graeme Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.57
Eduardo Teixeira makes a probing pass to Luca Firmani. Luca Firmani chips the ball to his team mate, Graeme Boyd. Graeme Boyd knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Gento. Juan-Carlos Gento jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Lefteris Kipouros is on top of it.
72.09
Luca Firmani passes the ball forward to P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Boyd. Graeme Boyd makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
77.22
Damien Plowright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alonso Quintero. Alonso Quintero darts forward. Alonso Quintero whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Kiko. Antonio Kiko heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Torino!
79.22
3-2Torino have made a substitution with Giuseppe Da Rold replacing Garry Bremner .
81.11
Giuseppe Da Rold runs forward with the ball. Giuseppe Da Rold makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer knocks the ball forward, putting Kelvin Ince through on goal. Kelvin Ince shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Guerino Del Nero manages to keep it out.
83.37
Brian Owen makes a probing pass to Graeme Boyd. Graeme Boyd advances inside the box! Graeme Boyd takes a shot at goal. Solid save from Lefteris Kipouros. What a great pair of hands!
87.37
Nigel Bowyer knocks the ball forward to Antonio Kiko. Antonio Kiko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tim Bakboord.
89.42
Tim Bakboord makes a probing pass to Luca Firmani. Luca Firmani hits a low pass to Graeme Boyd. Graeme Boyd lofts in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Del Vecchio. P. Gilberto Del Vecchio powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
27.7%
45.8%
26.5%
Scorers
| Nigel Bowyer 10 Damien Plowright 48 Antonio Kiko 77 | Graeme Boyd 3, 72 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Graeme Boyd of Napoli |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Lefteris Kipouros (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Julian Guardiola (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Garry Bremner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Lomano Clarke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alex Colonnello (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Damien Plowright (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Tiago Rego (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alonso Quintero (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Nigel Bowyer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Antonio Kiko (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Kelvin Ince (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Giuseppe Da Rold (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Maurizio Totti (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marco Dal Moro (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Guerino Del Nero (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Adel Goma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tim Bakboord (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Michele Milanese (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Eduardo Teixeira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Luca Firmani (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Brian Owen (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jacob Perry (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Juan-Carlos Gento (ATT) | | 5 |
| 10. | Graeme Boyd (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | P. Gilberto Del Vecchio (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Norman Summerbell (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Filippo Corsi (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Henry Cadamarteri (ATT) | 0 | |