Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     Unione Sportiva LivornoUnione Sportiva Livorno
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry DavidsonG. Davidson66
G
1
G
61Nunzio AntonelliniN. Antonellini
Piero PellizzoliP. Pellizzoli64
D
2
D
64Giorgio GuastalvinoG. Guastalvino
Stephane ScarpiS. Scarpi55
D
3
D
61Don McNeillD. McNeill
Aimo BaiocchiA. Baiocchi50
D
4
D
59Marino Di LivioM. Di Livio
Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta50
D
5
D
58Rodolfo SolerR. Soler
Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta68
M
captain6
M
69Vittorio BiagioniV. Biagioni
Noel JohnsonN. Johnson60
M
7
M
68Garry HupkesG. Hupkes
Danilo PinziD. Pinzi56
M
8
M
62Mirco CrovariM. Crovari
Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini54
M
9captain
M
60Duarte PostigaD. Postiga
Francesco CodognolaF. Codognola71
A
10
A
75Tomas MondiniT. Mondini
Armando PieriniA. Pierini60
A
11
A
61Cristian MiglioriniC. Migliorini
 
Enrico StroppaE. Stroppa60
A
12
D
57Mariano CannavaroM. Cannavaro
Giuseppe MercuriG. Mercuri55
G
13
G
56Ivone CorsiI. Corsi
Gianni CammarataG. Cammarata49
D
14
D
54Mariano DanottiM. Danotti

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Unione Sportiva Livorno. A crowd of 9,590 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Pistoiese and Unione Sportiva Livorno are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Achille Morfeo.


0.00
Pistoiese start the match!
3.56
Pier Giovanni Pagliarini flicks a high pass forward. Armando Pierini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Armando Pierini knocks in a cross ball towards Pier Giovanni Pagliarini. Pier Giovanni Pagliarini makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
6.21
Danilo Pinzi passes the ball forward to Francesco Codognola. Francesco Codognola shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.41
Piero Pellizzoli knocks the ball to his team mate, Francesco Codognola. Francesco Codognola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.02
Pier Giovanni Pagliarini makes a probing pass to Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.15
Aimo Baiocchi chips the ball to his team mate, Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson knocks the ball forward to Pier Giovanni Pagliarini. Pier Giovanni Pagliarini edges inside the box! Pier Giovanni Pagliarini cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
22.23
Mirco Crovari knocks the ball forward to Tomas Mondini. Tomas Mondini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.03
Aimo Baiocchi hits a low pass to Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.13
Piero Pellizzoli flicks a high ball forward to Armando Pierini who takes it down. Armando Pierini kicks a strong pass forward to Francesco Codognola but the referee indicates it's offside!
28.29
Garry Hupkes sees Tomas Mondini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Mondini knocks in a cross ball towards Cristian Migliorini. Cristian Migliorini whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
34.02
Danilo Pinzi makes a simple pass to Pier Giovanni Pagliarini. Pier Giovanni Pagliarini edges inside the box! Pier Giovanni Pagliarini strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Garry Hupkes hacks Aimo Baiocchi from behind! Garry Hupkes is shown the yellow card! Aimo Baiocchi stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Unione Sportiva Livorno also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Unione Sportiva Livorno kick off the second half!
47.04
Mirco Crovari sees Garry Hupkes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Hupkes knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristian Migliorini. Cristian Migliorini knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Mondini. Tomas Mondini gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.47
Noel Johnson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini advances inside the box! Armando Pierini shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
57.11
Garry Hupkes makes a probing pass to Tomas Mondini. Tomas Mondini skips past Stephane Scarpi! Tomas Mondini shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Garry Davidson gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
61.05
Pier Giovanni Pagliarini takes it forward alone. Pier Giovanni Pagliarini whips in a cross ball towards Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
69.30
Giancarlo Costacurta flicks a high pass forward. Noel Johnson collects the pass. Noel Johnson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francesco Codognola. Francesco Codognola shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
75.23
Pier Giovanni Pagliarini runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pier Giovanni Pagliarini lofts in a cross ball towards Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.18
Showing composure, Aimo Baiocchi laces a weighted ball forward to Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson threads the ball through to Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodolfo Soler.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

Unione Sportiva Livorno
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
71%
29%
Play Area
21%
46.8%
32.3%

Scorers
Pier Giovanni Pagliarini 34
Francesco Codognola 69
Armando Pierini 75
Tomas Mondini 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pier Giovanni Pagliarini of Pistoiese

Match Ratings