Match Report


PalermoPalermo     RavennaRavenna
Lennart StraarupLennart Straarup Tony Schofield Tony Schofield
Gary JohnstoneG. Johnstone70
G
captain1
G
60Dino ParlatoD. Parlato
Francesco G. De GasperiF. De Gasperi67
D
2captain
D
67Matteo EspositoM. Esposito
Oscar BaioccoO. Baiocco67
D
3
D
64Duncan GoughD. Gough
Antonio MoutinhoA. Moutinho65
D
4
D
57Ahmed van DamA. van Dam
Jose E. De SanzoJ. De Sanzo64
D
5
D
55Pier Giovanni AltomareP. Altomare
Paolo MinottiP. Minotti68
M
6
M
54Adriano VenturaA. Ventura
Luis LimaL. Lima66
M
7
M
56Sebastiano PensalfiniS. Pensalfini
Niels TimmerN. Timmer64
A
8
M
73Aimo BaianoA. Baiano
Fabian Natale SgrignaF. Sgrigna66
A
9
A
64Stefan WeigelS. Weigel
David RegoD. Rego65
A
10
A
66Nicolas SikoraN. Sikora
Thomas HelmerT. Helmer67
A
11
A
73Jermaine BeckhamJ. Beckham
 
Moreno GravaM. Grava61
A
12
A
65Gianluca PellizzoliG. Pellizzoli
Adrian BalliA. Balli61
M
13
M
53Edoardo MaldiniE. Maldini
Giordano ColonneseG. Colonnese61
G
14
D
50Sherif HamedS. Hamed

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Ravenna. A crowd of 9,166 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Palermo are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Ravenna appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pier Giovanni Faccini.


0.00
The first half starts with Ravenna kicking off!
3.31
Paolo Minotti flicks a high pass forward. Niels Timmer controls it well on his chest. Niels Timmer threads a neat, attacking ball through to Luis Lima. Luis Lima tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but is blocked by Duncan Gough's outstretched leg.
4.05
Luis Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
8.08
Duncan Gough flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiano Pensalfini who takes it down. Sebastiano Pensalfini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Weigel. Stefan Weigel whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Sikora. Nicolas Sikora rises majestically and gets a header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
9.37
Matteo Esposito hacks David Rego from behind! The referee warns Matteo Esposito to calm down! David Rego stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.24
Ahmed van Dam surges forward with the ball. Ahmed van Dam flicks a high pass forward to Jermaine Beckham who brings the ball under control. Jermaine Beckham shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
15.58
Palermo appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
15.58
Duncan Gough knocks the ball forward to Sebastiano Pensalfini. Sebastiano Pensalfini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Sikora. Nicolas Sikora plays a one-two with Jermaine Beckham and rushes in on goal... Nicolas Sikora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
21.29
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
22.18
Ahmed van Dam pushes up the pitch. Ahmed van Dam flicks a high pass forward to Sebastiano Pensalfini who brings the ball under control. Sebastiano Pensalfini plays a scrappy one-two with Stefan Weigel and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Sebastiano Pensalfini provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is miles over!
24.42
Without breaking stride, Oscar Baiocco plays the ball forward to Niels Timmer. Niels Timmer lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Dino Parlato manages to gather it.
28.29
Stefan Weigel comes in with a late challenge on Oscar Baiocco. The referee calls over Stefan Weigel and warns him to calm down! Oscar Baiocco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.21
Duncan Gough sees Aimo Baiano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aimo Baiano makes a simple pass to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.09
Sebastiano Pensalfini surges forward with the ball. Sebastiano Pensalfini plays a scrappy one-two with Stefan Weigel and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Sebastiano Pensalfini provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
33.09
Luis Lima chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Niels Timmer. Niels Timmer heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.23
Adriano Ventura controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Weigel. Stefan Weigel lofts in a cross ball towards Aimo Baiano. Aimo Baiano finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Jose E. De Sanzo. Excellent block.
38.15
Francesco G. De Gasperi plays the ball forward to Jose E. De Sanzo. Jose E. De Sanzo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Lima. Luis Lima shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Dino Parlato!
42.17
Luis Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niels Timmer. Niels Timmer lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Adriano Ventura!
44.12
Aimo Baiano threads a neat ball through to Adriano Ventura. Adriano Ventura whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Weigel. Stefan Weigel jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Gary Johnstone didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Palermo appear unchanged since the first half. Ravenna have changed their lineup with Sherif Hamed replacing Jermaine Beckham and Edoardo Maldini replacing Sebastiano Pensalfini.

45.00
Palermo kick off!
55.05
Oscar Baiocco knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Lima. Luis Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabian Natale Sgrigna. Fabian Natale Sgrigna knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Lima. Luis Lima directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.07
Aimo Baiano flicks a high pass forward. Adriano Ventura controls it well on his chest. Adriano Ventura whips in a cross ball towards Sherif Hamed. Sherif Hamed whips the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.45
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
67.18
Luis Lima threads the ball through to Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Lima but the linesman indicates offside!
69.22
Antonio Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Lima. Luis Lima makes a probing pass to David Rego. David Rego flicks a high pass forward. Fabian Natale Sgrigna controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Fabian Natale Sgrigna tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.11
Luis Lima hits a low pass to Fabian Natale Sgrigna. Fabian Natale Sgrigna whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Helmer. Duncan Gough clumsily knocks into Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
73.05
Duncan Gough sees Edoardo Maldini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edoardo Maldini threads a neat ball through to Adriano Ventura. Adriano Ventura knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.03
Ahmed van Dam chips the ball to his team mate, Aimo Baiano. Aimo Baiano makes a beautiful solo run. Aimo Baiano knocks the ball forward to Stefan Weigel but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.21
Luis Lima hits a low pass to David Rego. David Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dino Parlato who gathers it comfortably.
78.14
Oscar Baiocco kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Minotti. Seeing a gap ahead, Paolo Minotti laces a through ball forward to Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer runs straight at the defence! Thomas Helmer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.41
Sherif Hamed clumsily knocks into Oscar Baiocco. Sherif Hamed is shown the yellow card! Oscar Baiocco runs off the knock.
83.36
Luis Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.15
Luis Lima flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Minotti collects the pass. Paolo Minotti rushes past Aimo Baiano! Paolo Minotti strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
89.17
Luis Lima barges into Pier Giovanni Altomare. Luis Lima is shown the yellow card! Pier Giovanni Altomare stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Palermo

Ravenna
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.8%
48.2%
Play Area
24.1%
42.2%
33.7%

Scorers
Fabian Natale Sgrigna 69
Jermaine Beckham 12

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabian Natale Sgrigna of Palermo

Match Ratings