Match Report


SienaSiena     CittadellaCittadella
Computer Player Computer Player Darren Coggins Darren Coggins
Bernard AssatiB. Assati68
G
1
G
71David HuckerbyD. Huckerby
Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez71
D
2
D
54Cesare BrancaC. Branca
Martin MetzgerM. Metzger71
D
3
D
61Aaron PerryA. Perry
Alec SounessA. Souness70
D
4
D
61Brian DavisB. Davis
Donato BellottoD. Bellotto61
D
5
D
65Lucian MirceaL. Mircea
Maurizio PanarelliM. Panarelli74
M
6
M
63Alberto MartinsA. Martins
David NivenD. Niven66
M
7
M
62Jose Javier LozanoJ. Lozano
Ottavio De PatreO. De Patre66
M
captain8
M
55Dayo BellucciD. Bellucci
Brian BlakeB. Blake65
M
9
M
66Fabiano FabbriF. Fabbri
Alfredo GarciaA. Garcia76
A
10
A
69Lennart WeigelL. Weigel
Marcos DelgadoM. Delgado71
A
11captain
A
63Eric AddoE. Addo
 
Girolamo BonfantiG. Bonfanti66
A
12
A
58Gianfranco CenturioniG. Centurioni
Ronnie GentileR. Gentile65
A
13
A
59Franco MacellariF. Macellari
Martino GorettiM. Goretti59
D
14
A
60Damiano ContiD. Conti

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 15,141 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Siena and Cittadella are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sandro Romualdi.


0.00
Siena start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.31
Alfredo Garcia clumsily knocks into Brian Davis. Alfredo Garcia is shown the yellow card! Brian Davis carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.13
Dayo Bellucci catches Alfredo Garcia on the ankles. The referee calls over Dayo Bellucci and warns him to calm down! Alfredo Garcia runs off the knock.
20.23
Brian Davis chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Lozano. Jose Javier Lozano knocks the ball forward to Dayo Bellucci. Dayo Bellucci knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Addo. Eric Addo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball comes off Martin Metzger and the loose ball is cleared up field.
22.28
Ottavio De Patre sees a break and surges forward. Ottavio De Patre threads the ball through into the box. Alfredo Garcia makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Cesare Branca steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
28.45
Without breaking stride, Donato Bellotto plays the ball forward to Marcos Delgado. Marcos Delgado plays a one-two with Alfredo Garcia and advances towards the goal... Marcos Delgado makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow David Huckerby manages to keep it out.
30.45
With some swift thinking, David Niven plays the ball forward to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia threads the ball through into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from David Niven provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.15
Ottavio De Patre threads a neat ball through to David Niven. David Niven plays a one-two with Ottavio De Patre and advances towards the goal... David Niven cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.25
Maurizio Panarelli takes a short throw-in bringing Brian Blake into play. Brian Blake takes it forward alone. Brian Blake threads the ball through to Alfredo Garcia but he's offside!
40.38
Gabriel Hernandez knocks the ball forward to Brian Blake. Brian Blake flicks a high ball forward to David Niven who takes it down. David Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by David Huckerby. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Siena appear unchanged since the first half. Cittadella also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cittadella players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Cittadella kick off!
57.26
Fabiano Fabbri knocks the ball to his team mate, Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.28
Gabriel Hernandez darts forward. Gabriel Hernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Delgado. Marcos Delgado plays a one-two with Alfredo Garcia and rushes in on goal... Marcos Delgado shoots from just inside the box. David Huckerby gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
75.33
Ottavio De Patre passes the ball forward to Marcos Delgado. Marcos Delgado plays a one-two with Alfredo Garcia and rushes in on goal... Marcos Delgado takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.07
Siena have made 3 substitutions with Girolamo Bonfanti replacing Gabriel Hernandez, Ronnie Gentile replacing Maurizio Panarelli and Martino Goretti replacing Alfredo Garcia .Cittadella have made 3 substitutions with Gianfranco Centurioni replacing Fabiano Fabbri, Franco Macellari replacing Eric Addo and Damiano Conti replacing Lennart Weigel .
78.11
Aaron Perry flicks a high pass forward. Dayo Bellucci controls it well on his chest. Dayo Bellucci flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco Macellari. Franco Macellari knocks in a cross ball towards Dayo Bellucci. Alec Souness barges into Dayo Bellucci. Penalty for Cittadella!!
78.11
The referee points to the spot..
79.41
Franco Macellari steps up. The ball clips the left post and goes in. Goal!
90.00
Jose Javier Lozano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franco Macellari. Franco Macellari knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bernard Assati who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Cittadella
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.7%
34.3%
Play Area
17.1%
54.3%
28.6%

Scorers
David Niven 32
Franco Macellari 79 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Niven of Siena

Match Ratings