Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Mario Rigamonti where Brescia play host to Sampdoria. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Brescia and Sampdoria are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pier Giovanni Faccini.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sampdoria get the match underway!
2.17
Danilo Bertarelli advances with the ball. Danilo Bertarelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giovanni Galeoto. Giovanni Galeoto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
3.55
Artur Fonseca runs straight at the opposition's defence. Artur Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Lamberto Franceschetti. Lamberto Franceschetti finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
8.18
Danilo Bertarelli threads the ball through to Sieme Olfers. Sieme Olfers flicks a high pass forward to Ivone Ferron who brings the ball under control. Ivone Ferron knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.58
Guillermo Cortes hacks Danilo Bertarelli from behind! The referee calls over Guillermo Cortes and shows him a yellow card! Danilo Bertarelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.33
Amedeo Cudini kicks a strong pass forward to Bart Witschge. Bart Witschge knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Sullo. Alejandro Sullo makes a deft header. Jamie Woodgate punches it away to safety.
15.25
Amedeo Cudini knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Mcgovern. Ronnie Mcgovern whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Sullo. Alejandro Sullo fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Piero Mazzantini.
16.23
Amedeo Cudini takes a quick corner, playing it short to Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes flicks the ball on with his first touch. Some good footwork from Tiziano Rocco provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.51
Piero Mazzantini flicks a high pass forward to Sieme Olfers who brings the ball under control. Sieme Olfers passes the ball forward to Lamberto Franceschetti. Lamberto Franceschetti plays a one-two with Sieme Olfers and advances towards the goal... Lamberto Franceschetti takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.10
Ivone Ferron threads a neat ball through to Giovanni Galeoto. Giovanni Galeoto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Achille Zampagna who gathers it comfortably.
21.50
Tiziano Rocco threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Sullo. Alejandro Sullo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danilo Bertarelli.
22.25
Ronnie Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Bart Witschge collects the pass. Bart Witschge lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
28.20
Giuliano Bonera threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Rocco. Tiziano Rocco threads the ball through to Alejandro Sullo. Alejandro Sullo lofts in a cross ball towards Bart Witschge. Bart Witschge gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Jamie Woodgate had no chance!! Goal for Sampdoria!
32.54
Giuliano Bonera threads a neat ball through to Amedeo Cudini. Amedeo Cudini runs straight at the opposition's defence. Amedeo Cudini knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.20
Piero Mazzantini flicks a high pass forward. Danilo Bertarelli controls it well on his chest. Danilo Bertarelli takes it forward alone. Danilo Bertarelli knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Galeoto. Giovanni Galeoto makes a convincing header but Achille Zampagna reads it well. Great keeping!
42.50
Piero Mazzantini chips the ball to his team mate, Ivone Ferron. Ivone Ferron threads a neat ball through to Sieme Olfers. Sieme Olfers knocks the ball forward to Artur Fonseca but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brescia appear unchanged since the first half. Sampdoria also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Brescia start the second half!
48.13
Ronnie Mcgovern barges into Wladimiro Casale. Ronnie Mcgovern is given a warning by the referee! Wladimiro Casale runs off the knock.
54.02
Tiziano Rocco threads the ball through to Ronnie Mcgovern. Ronnie Mcgovern lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Sullo. Alejandro Sullo beats his man to it with a header. Wonderful reactions from Jamie Woodgate keeps it out!
55.53
Giuliano Bonera threads the ball through to Amedeo Cudini. Amedeo Cudini threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Sullo. Alejandro Sullo shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.19
Wladimiro Casale knocks the ball forward to Arturo Giannichedda. Arturo Giannichedda passes the ball forward to Sieme Olfers. Sieme Olfers knocks the ball to his team mate, Giulio Pinton. Giulio Pinton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.05
Guillermo Cortes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bart Witschge. Bart Witschge shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
61.14
Giuliano Bonera flicks a high pass forward. Bart Witschge collects the pass. Bart Witschge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Cudini. Amedeo Cudini edges inside the box! Amedeo Cudini rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.07
Wladimiro Casale sweeps the ball up the wings. Artur Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Galeoto. Giovanni Galeoto heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Brescia!
71.33
Piero Mazzantini threads the ball through to Sieme Olfers. Sieme Olfers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giovanni Galeoto. Giovanni Galeoto plays a scrappy one-two with Artur Fonseca and advances towards the goal... Michelangelo Pineda hacks Giovanni Galeoto from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
73.02
Michelangelo Pineda deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Sullo. Alejandro Sullo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.23
Lamberto Franceschetti laces a weighted ball forward to Giovanni Galeoto. Giovanni Galeoto threads the ball through to Ivone Ferron but he's offside!
78.53
Wladimiro Casale takes a long throw-in. Piero Mazzantini flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Giannichedda. Arturo Giannichedda knocks the ball to his team mate, Sieme Olfers. Sieme Olfers knocks the ball forward, putting Giulio Pinton through on goal. Giulio Pinton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
81.46
Guillermo Cortes clumsily knocks into Piero Mazzantini. Guillermo Cortes is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Piero Mazzantini runs off the knock.
84.16
Arturo Giannichedda flicks a high pass forward. Lamberto Franceschetti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lamberto Franceschetti puts a great ball through. Giulio Pinton runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
85.27
Amedeo Cudini hits a low pass to Bart Witschge. Bart Witschge shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
87.28
With great vision, Arturo Giannichedda plays the ball forward to Giovanni Galeoto. Giovanni Galeoto knocks in a cross ball towards Giulio Pinton. Giulio Pinton directs the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
32.9%
42.7%
24.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Amedeo Cudini of Sampdoria