Match Report


RavennaRavenna     MessinaMessina
Tony SchofieldTony Schofield Computer Player Computer Player
Dino ParlatoD. Parlato61
G
1captain
G
64Raffaele PiangerelliR. Piangerelli
Matteo EspositoM. Esposito67
D
captain2
D
74Eusebio BaresiE. Baresi
Duncan GoughD. Gough64
D
3
D
53Luca ZenoniL. Zenoni
Ahmed van DamA. van Dam57
D
4
D
52Renzo CarboneR. Carbone
Pier Giovanni AltomareP. Altomare55
D
5
M
69Mariano BianchessiM. Bianchessi
Tommaso PregnolatoT. Pregnolato65
M
6
M
58Ljubisa CrovariL. Crovari
Aimo BaianoA. Baiano73
M
7
M
57Nicky MccannN. Mccann
Mark TalanM. Talan66
M
8
M
53Kurt Van Der GouwK. Van Der Gouw
Nicolas SikoraN. Sikora66
A
9
A
63Gianni SilvestriG. Silvestri
Thijs KellerT. Keller70
A
10
A
61Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu
Jermaine BeckhamJ. Beckham73
A
11
A
59Salvatore BaccinS. Baccin
 
Gianluca PellizzoliG. Pellizzoli65
A
12
G
59Generoso TurriniG. Turrini
Sebastiano PensalfiniS. Pensalfini56
M
13
G
57Pierpaolo MarconP. Marcon
Sherif HamedS. Hamed50
D
14
A
56Romero P. RamosR. Ramos

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Bruno Benelli where Ravenna play host to Messina. A crowd of 9,235 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Ravenna are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Messina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gian Matteo Gilardino.


0.00
The whistle blows and Messina get the match underway!
2.49
Nicky Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Oberdan Pisanu controls it well on his chest. Oberdan Pisanu shoots from distance. It's there!! Dino Parlato has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.13
Matteo Esposito flicks a high pass forward. Aimo Baiano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aimo Baiano flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
18.52
Ahmed van Dam makes a probing pass to Tommaso Pregnolato. Tommaso Pregnolato flicks a high pass forward to Jermaine Beckham who brings the ball under control. Jermaine Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eusebio Baresi.
21.22
Matteo Esposito hacks Oberdan Pisanu from behind! The referee warns Matteo Esposito to calm down! Oberdan Pisanu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.30
Mark Talan sees Aimo Baiano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aimo Baiano tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
24.41
Pier Giovanni Altomare kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.09
Aimo Baiano hits a low pass to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
27.27
Ljubisa Crovari barges into Aimo Baiano. The referee calls over Ljubisa Crovari and shows him a yellow card! Aimo Baiano stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.19
Mariano Bianchessi flicks a high pass forward to Salvatore Baccin who brings the ball under control. Salvatore Baccin plays a scrappy one-two with Nicky Mccann and advances towards the goal... Salvatore Baccin takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.30
Mark Talan threads a neat ball through to Tommaso Pregnolato. Tommaso Pregnolato whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Sikora. Nicolas Sikora powers a header at goal but somehow Raffaele Piangerelli manages to keep it out.
34.11
Eusebio Baresi flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Silvestri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianni Silvestri plays a one-two with Ljubisa Crovari and advances towards the goal... Gianni Silvestri makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.16
Renzo Carbone flicks the ball to his team mate, Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.41
Ahmed van Dam knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Pregnolato. Tommaso Pregnolato threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicky Mccann.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ravenna appear unchanged since the first half. Messina also appear unchanged since the first half. The Ravenna players seem much more motivated whilst the Messina players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ravenna get the second half underway!
54.46
Mark Talan kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
55.32
Duncan Gough takes it forward alone. Duncan Gough flicks a high ball forward to Thijs Keller who takes it down. Thijs Keller lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.32
Duncan Gough brings the ball forward. Duncan Gough runs straight at the opposition's defence. Duncan Gough shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
60.22
Messina have made a substitution with Generoso Turrini replacing Nicky Mccann .
63.34
Tommaso Pregnolato threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Sikora. Nicolas Sikora tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
65.00
Duncan Gough hits a low pass to Aimo Baiano. Aimo Baiano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Talan. Mark Talan lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
69.33
Eusebio Baresi barges into Mark Talan. The referee warns Eusebio Baresi to calm down! Mark Talan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.47
Aimo Baiano threads the ball through to Mark Talan. Mark Talan whips in a cross ball towards Thijs Keller. Thijs Keller powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.13
Generoso Turrini darts forward. Generoso Turrini shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
77.18
Ravenna have made 3 substitutions with Sherif Hamed replacing Nicolas Sikora, Sebastiano Pensalfini replacing Aimo Baiano and Gianluca Pellizzoli replacing Pier Giovanni Altomare .Messina have made 2 substitutions with Pierpaolo Marcon replacing Oberdan Pisanu and Romero P. Ramos replacing Mariano Bianchessi .
79.15
Ahmed van Dam flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiano Pensalfini who takes it down. Sebastiano Pensalfini threads a neat ball through to Mark Talan. Mark Talan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eusebio Baresi.
81.07
Ahmed van Dam flicks a high pass forward. Thijs Keller collects the pass. With great vision, Thijs Keller plays the ball forward to Sherif Hamed. Sherif Hamed controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
83.03
Ahmed van Dam takes it forward alone. Ahmed van Dam chips the ball to his team mate, Sherif Hamed. Sherif Hamed lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastiano Pensalfini. Sebastiano Pensalfini beats his man to it with a header. Raffaele Piangerelli is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.21
Sebastiano Pensalfini flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Pregnolato controls it well on his chest. Tommaso Pregnolato shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
89.10
Mark Talan threads the ball through to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham shoots from outside the area. Raffaele Piangerelli gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
90.00
With vision, Mark Talan plays the ball forward to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eusebio Baresi.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ravenna

Messina
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
23.8%
44%
32.1%

Scorers
Sebastiano Pensalfini 83
Oberdan Pisanu 2
Salvatore Baccin 28
Gianni Silvestri 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianni Silvestri of Messina

Match Ratings