Match Report


UdineseUdinese     RomaRoma
Computer Player Computer Player Noel Henry Noel Henry
Arturo ZampagnaA. Zampagna71
G
1
G
73Valentino NodariV. Nodari
Corrado BigicaC. Bigica71
D
captain2
D
72Shota DassenS. Dassen
Harry LawtonH. Lawton67
D
3
D
73Ruben CostaR. Costa
George CortG. Cort67
D
4captain
D
70Andre NestaA. Nesta
Tomasz SwierczewskiT. Swierczewski73
M
5
D
72Ron LatuheruR. Latuheru
Alexandre GomesA. Gomes73
M
6
M
64Paolo MatteazziP. Matteazzi
Ernesto RomanE. Roman72
M
7
M
74Marco SibilanoM. Sibilano
Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti70
M
8
A
71Benito DionigiB. Dionigi
Stephane SavinoS. Savino73
A
9
A
67Marino MandelliM. Mandelli
Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez72
A
10
A
68Andres VazquezA. Vazquez
Domenico CannavaroD. Cannavaro65
A
11
A
76Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico
 
Jose Fortes GainzaJ. Gainza68
M
12
G
66Mauro ChiesaM. Chiesa
Nico WitteN. Witte64
D
13
D
64Ricardo NascimentoR. Nascimento
Florian FerraresiF. Ferraresi63
M
14
M
59Nick TaylorN. Taylor

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Roma. A crowd of 20,119 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Udinese are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Mutarelli.


0.00
The whistle blows and Udinese get the match underway!
2.29
Andre Nesta pushes up the pitch. Showing composure, Andre Nesta plays the ball forward to Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi lofts in a cross ball towards Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Corrado Bigica steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
3.51
Andre Nesta flicks a high pass forward. Marco Sibilano collects the pass. Marco Sibilano threads a neat ball through to Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Matteazzi. Paolo Matteazzi knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
8.11
Paolo Matteazzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.07
Paolo Matteazzi kicks a strong pass forward to Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez cuts inside the box! Alexandre Gomes clumsily knocks into Andres Vazquez. Penalty not given!!
12.19
Alexandre Gomes threads a neat ball through to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez 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!
14.11
Marco Sibilano flicks a high pass forward. Andres Vazquez controls it well on his chest. Andres Vazquez knocks in a cross ball towards Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi flicks the ball with his head. Benito Dionigi scores for Roma!!
18.42
Marco Sibilano flicks the ball to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.03
Andre Nesta threads a neat ball through to Ron Latuheru. Ron Latuheru deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
26.10
Marco Sibilano hits a low pass to Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.12
Marco Sibilano threads a neat ball through to Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi shoots from distance. Solid save from Arturo Zampagna.
33.17
Marco Sibilano makes a probing pass to Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli whips in a cross ball towards Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.53
Shota Dassen knocks the ball to his team mate, Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez passes the ball forward to Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico knocks the ball forward to Benito Dionigi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.40
Andre Nesta hits a low pass to Paolo Matteazzi. Paolo Matteazzi hits a low pass to Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano makes a simple pass, allowing Benito Dionigi to run into the box. Benito Dionigi takes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
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. Roma also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Roma kick off!
48.24
George Cort makes a probing pass to Ernesto Roman. Ernesto Roman hits a low pass to Alexandre Gomes. Alexandre Gomes makes a pass forward but Domenico Cannavaro makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
51.20
Paolo Matteazzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Arturo Zampagna easily smothers it!
57.39
Tomasz Swierczewski makes a simple pass to Ernesto Roman. Ernesto Roman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.21
Benito Dionigi flicks a high pass forward to Renzo Tricarico who brings the ball under control. Renzo Tricarico lofts in a cross ball towards Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi heads the ball goalwards. Arturo Zampagna is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.07
Andre Nesta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico chips the ball to his team mate, Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi lofts in a cross ball towards Marino Mandelli. With a superhuman jump, Marino Mandelli connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Arturo Zampagna with no chance!! Goal for Roma!
83.48
Ron Latuheru hacks Alexandre Gomes from behind! The referee calls over Ron Latuheru and shows him a yellow card! Alexandre Gomes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.01
Ludovic Jurietti flicks a high pass forward. Domenico Cannavaro controls it well on his chest. Domenico Cannavaro finds some space and shoots from distance but Valentino Nodari is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
87.20
Ernesto Roman flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Savino holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephane Savino knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Nesta.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

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

Possession
40.3%
59.7%
Play Area
30.6%
43.1%
26.4%

Scorers
Benito Dionigi 14, 60
Marco Sibilano 18
Marino Mandelli 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Benito Dionigi of Roma

Match Ratings