Match Report


MessinaMessina     PalermoPalermo
Computer Player Computer Player Lennart Straarup Lennart Straarup
Raffaele PiangerelliR. Piangerelli64
G
captain1captain
G
70Gary JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Eusebio BaresiE. Baresi74
D
2
D
67Francesco G. De GasperiF. De Gasperi
Luca ZenoniL. Zenoni53
D
3
D
67Oscar BaioccoO. Baiocco
Renzo CarboneR. Carbone52
D
4
D
65Antonio MoutinhoA. Moutinho
Mariano BianchessiM. Bianchessi69
M
5
D
64Jose E. De SanzoJ. De Sanzo
Ljubisa CrovariL. Crovari58
M
6
M
68Paolo MinottiP. Minotti
Nicky MccannN. Mccann57
M
7
M
66Arno RummeniggeA. Rummenigge
Kurt Van Der GouwK. Van Der Gouw53
M
8
M
61Adrian BalliA. Balli
Gianni SilvestriG. Silvestri63
A
9
A
66Fabian Natale SgrignaF. Sgrigna
Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu61
A
10
A
65David RegoD. Rego
Salvatore BaccinS. Baccin59
A
11
A
67Thomas HelmerT. Helmer
 
Generoso TurriniG. Turrini59
G
12
A
61Moreno GravaM. Grava
Romero P. RamosR. Ramos57
A
13
D
48William FayolleW. Fayolle
Pierpaolo MarconP. Marcon57
G
14
G
61Giordano ColonneseG. Colonnese

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Palermo in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Messina are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Palermo appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gian Matteo Gilardino.


0.00
Messina get the match underway!
3.13
Ljubisa Crovari sees Salvatore Baccin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Salvatore Baccin knocks in a cross ball towards Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
6.24
Luca Zenoni chips the ball to his team mate, Nicky Mccann. Nicky Mccann threads a neat ball through to Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu plays a scrappy one-two with Gianni Silvestri and stumbles forward towards the goal... Oberdan Pisanu muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
9.36
Luca Zenoni takes it forward alone. Luca Zenoni threads the ball through to Nicky Mccann. Nicky Mccann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.23
Adrian Balli passes the ball forward to David Rego. David Rego knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer makes a convincing header but it's a woeful effort!
15.41
Palermo appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
15.41
Adrian Balli passes the ball forward to David Rego. David Rego shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
16.14
Arno Rummenigge flicks a high pass forward. Fabian Natale Sgrigna controls it well on his chest. Fabian Natale Sgrigna knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Raffaele Piangerelli who gathers it comfortably.
20.21
Renzo Carbone chips the ball to his team mate, Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri rushes past Oscar Baiocco! Some silky footwork from Gianni Silvestri provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.35
Arno Rummenigge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Rego. David Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Balli. Adrian Balli makes a deft header but it is miles over!
28.39
Adrian Balli makes a probing pass to Fabian Natale Sgrigna. Fabian Natale Sgrigna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.20
Nicky Mccann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri threads a neat, attacking ball through to Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
38.31
Paolo Minotti clumsily knocks into Gianni Silvestri. The referee brings Paolo Minotti to one side and gives him a warning! Gianni Silvestri runs off the knock.
40.04
Francesco G. De Gasperi pushes up the pitch. Francesco G. De Gasperi knocks the ball forward to David Rego. David Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Renzo Carbone.
44.57
Arno Rummenigge takes it forward alone. Arno Rummenigge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Raffaele Piangerelli!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Messina appear unchanged since the first half. Palermo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Palermo get the second half underway!
49.49
Ljubisa Crovari flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri passes the ball forward to Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
53.09
Adrian Balli makes a simple pass to David Rego. David Rego knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.30
Oberdan Pisanu makes a beautiful solo run. Oberdan Pisanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.49
Renzo Carbone threads a neat ball through to Luca Zenoni. Luca Zenoni passes the ball forward to Mariano Bianchessi. Mariano Bianchessi whips in a cross ball towards Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it rises well off target!
60.05
Messina have made a substitution with Generoso Turrini replacing Nicky Mccann .
69.31
Generoso Turrini chips the ball to his team mate, Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.12
Paolo Minotti kicks a strong pass forward to David Rego. David Rego whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer makes a deft header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.07
Francesco G. De Gasperi kicks a strong pass forward to David Rego. David Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Balli. Adrian Balli makes a deft header but it flies wide!
77.24
Messina have made a substitution with Pierpaolo Marcon replacing Mariano Bianchessi .
78.33
Thomas Helmer catches Renzo Carbone on the ankles. The referee calls over Thomas Helmer and warns him to calm down! Renzo Carbone runs off the knock.
81.40
Adrian Balli threads a neat ball through to Arno Rummenigge. Arno Rummenigge lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
85.36
Antonio Moutinho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego knocks the ball forward, putting Arno Rummenigge through on goal. Arno Rummenigge shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Raffaele Piangerelli!
87.41
Adrian Balli flicks a high pass forward to Arno Rummenigge who brings the ball under control. Arno Rummenigge knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Balli. Adrian Balli connects with a diving header. Raffaele Piangerelli punches it away to safety.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Messina

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

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
28.4%
48.6%
23%

Scorers
Gianni Silvestri 20

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

Match Ratings