Match Report


CagliariCagliari     AC MonzaAC Monza
James DunlopJames Dunlop Computer Player Computer Player
Javier GoycocheaJ. Goycochea80
G
1
G
65Ljubisa SpinesiL. Spinesi
Paolo DionisiP. Dionisi85
D
2
D
72Ralph MyersR. Myers
Liam FalsiniL. Falsini77
D
3
D
70Ray MirriR. Mirri
Liam Di SoleL. Di Sole74
D
4
D
63Ruggero ProiettiR. Proietti
Jimmy OttofaroJ. Ottofaro77
D
5
D
59Eugenio ToldoE. Toldo
Gian Paolo EspinalG. Espinal85
M
6
M
76Cesare GissiC. Gissi
Fabio PorchiaF. Porchia78
M
captain7
M
71Giampaolo GrassadoniaG. Grassadonia
Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini81
M
8
M
70Jan WillJ. Will
Fabio GuastalvinoF. Guastalvino67
A
9
A
76Gary MortensenG. Mortensen
David StrachanD. Strachan79
A
10captain
A
68Henry PowerH. Power
Franceco BonacinaF. Bonacina77
A
11
A
68Gianmarco GanzG. Ganz
 
Samuel SuggsS. Suggs74
D
12
A
65Aniello MarcolinA. Marcolin
Ottavio GrassadoniaO. Grassadonia88
M
13
M
65Nicholas GranttN. Grantt
Oberdan ZanoncelliO. Zanoncelli77
A
14
A
62Filippo MandelliF. Mandelli

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 17,358 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cagliari and AC Monza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gianluca Circati.


0.00
AC Monza kick off the first half!
8.31
Fabio Porchia barges into Giampaolo Grassadonia. The referee warns Fabio Porchia to calm down! Giampaolo Grassadonia stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.24
Liam Falsini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Di Sole. Liam Di Sole flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Guastalvino controls it well on his chest. Fabio Guastalvino shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ljubisa Spinesi manages to gather it easily.
12.45
Liam Di Sole flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Dionisi comfortably collects the pass. Paolo Dionisi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paolo Dionisi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.32
Fabio Porchia sees space and advances. Fabio Porchia plays a scrappy one-two with Jonathan Gamberini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Fabio Porchia provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
18.48
Jimmy Ottofaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabio Porchia. Fabio Porchia flicks a high pass forward. David Strachan collects the pass. David Strachan plays a quick one-two with Jonathan Gamberini and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from David Strachan provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Ljubisa Spinesi had no chance!! Goal for Cagliari!
22.21
Gian Paolo Espinal flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Bonacina collects the pass. Franceco Bonacina tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
30.46
With some swift thinking, Paolo Dionisi plays the ball forward to Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Gamberini controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Gamberini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.14
With great vision, Liam Di Sole plays the ball forward to Gian Paolo Espinal. Gian Paolo Espinal flicks a high pass forward. David Strachan controls it well on his chest. David Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Ljubisa Spinesi manages to keep it out.
38.36
Henry Power comes in with a late challenge on Liam Di Sole. The referee calls over Henry Power and warns him to calm down! Liam Di Sole runs off the knock.
39.03
Fabio Porchia passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of David Strachan. David Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franceco Bonacina but the linesman indicates offside!
44.27
Jonathan Gamberini comes in with a late challenge on Ray Mirri. The referee calls over Jonathan Gamberini and warns him to calm down! Ray Mirri grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
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. AC Monza also appear unchanged since the first half. The AC Monza players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Cagliari start the second half!
47.51
Fabio Porchia chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
49.27
Jan Will threads the ball through to Cesare Gissi. Cesare Gissi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.07
Liam Falsini flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Di Sole. Liam Di Sole knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Espinal. Gian Paolo Espinal knocks in a cross ball towards Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.41
Jan Will hacks Gian Paolo Espinal from behind! The referee calls over Jan Will and shows him a yellow card! Gian Paolo Espinal grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.02
Giampaolo Grassadonia changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Giampaolo Grassadonia shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
60.54
Henry Power knocks the ball forward to Gary Mortensen. Gary Mortensen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Liam Falsini.
61.25
Henry Power decides to run forward with the ball. Henry Power shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
67.28
Ruggero Proietti flicks a high ball forward to Gianmarco Ganz who takes it down. Gianmarco Ganz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Liam Di Sole.
71.56
Eugenio Toldo passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Giampaolo Grassadonia. Giampaolo Grassadonia threads the ball through to Cesare Gissi. Cesare Gissi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Liam Di Sole.
73.12
Jan Will threads a neat ball through to Gianmarco Ganz. Gianmarco Ganz lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Will. Jan Will is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
75.22
Jan Will passes the ball forward to Henry Power. Henry Power shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
78.06
Jan Will makes an attacking run forward. Jan Will lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Mortensen. Gary Mortensen powers a header at goal but is denied by Javier Goycochea. Excellent save.
79.32
Liam Falsini takes a quick throw-in, which Liam Di Sole takes on the chest. Liam Di Sole sees space and advances. Liam Di Sole flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Bonacina controls it well on his chest. Franceco Bonacina finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Ljubisa Spinesi manages to keep it out.
81.42
Ruggero Proietti knocks the ball to his team mate, Henry Power. Henry Power shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
84.51
Jan Will hits a low pass to Giampaolo Grassadonia. Giampaolo Grassadonia plays a scrappy one-two with Cesare Gissi and advances towards the goal... Giampaolo Grassadonia rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Javier Goycochea effortlessly smothers it!
85.40
Jimmy Ottofaro knocks the ball forward to Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina plays a one-two with Fabio Porchia and rushes in on goal... Franceco Bonacina strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. What a cracker!! Ljubisa Spinesi had no chance!! Goal for Cagliari! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cagliari

AC Monza
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
32%
48%
20%

Scorers
Fabio Porchia 14
David Strachan 18
Franceco Bonacina 22, 51, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Franceco Bonacina of Cagliari

Match Ratings