Match Report


PerugiaPerugia     MessinaMessina
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Tommaso AtzeniT. Atzeni59
G
1captain
G
64Raffaele PiangerelliR. Piangerelli
Samuel MarquesS. Marques62
D
2
D
74Eusebio BaresiE. Baresi
Wladimiro GrabbiW. Grabbi61
D
3
D
53Luca ZenoniL. Zenoni
Lennart BaslerL. Basler59
D
4
D
52Renzo CarboneR. Carbone
Walter SartorW. Sartor53
D
5
M
69Mariano BianchessiM. Bianchessi
Youssef ColyY. Coly64
M
6
M
58Ljubisa CrovariL. Crovari
Ralph HaynesR. Haynes63
M
captain7
M
57Nicky MccannN. Mccann
Alfredo Di SalvatoreA. Di Salvatore60
M
8
M
53Kurt Van Der GouwK. Van Der Gouw
Tonino BallottaT. Ballotta55
A
9
A
63Gianni SilvestriG. Silvestri
Wladimiro RipaW. Ripa51
A
10
A
61Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu
Nicolas CruzN. Cruz48
A
11
A
59Salvatore BaccinS. Baccin
 
Riccardo CircatiR. Circati59
M
12
G
59Generoso TurriniG. Turrini
Giuliano MacellariG. Macellari57
G
13
A
57Romero P. RamosR. Ramos
Fabio DeflandreF. Deflandre54
G
14
G
57Pierpaolo MarconP. Marcon

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stadio Renato Curi where Perugia play host to Messina. A crowd of 9,232 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Perugia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Messina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bernardo Montesanto.


0.00
The whistle blows and Perugia get the match underway!
3.08
Wladimiro Grabbi hacks Salvatore Baccin from behind! Wladimiro Grabbi is given a warning by the referee! Salvatore Baccin stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.41
Youssef Coly threads a neat ball through to Wladimiro Ripa. Wladimiro Ripa knocks the ball forward, putting Nicolas Cruz through on goal. Eusebio Baresi clumsily knocks into Nicolas Cruz. Nicolas Cruz appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
8.05
Salvatore Baccin comes in with a late challenge on Samuel Marques. Salvatore Baccin is shown the yellow card! Samuel Marques runs off the knock.
9.30
Eusebio Baresi makes a probing pass to Mariano Bianchessi. Mariano Bianchessi flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Silvestri controls it well on his chest. Gianni Silvestri passes the ball forward but Ljubisa Crovari is offside!
10.16
Nicky Mccann chips the ball to his team mate, Mariano Bianchessi. Mariano Bianchessi rushes past Lennart Basler! Some silky footwork from Mariano Bianchessi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Tommaso Atzeni is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.03
Lennart Basler kicks a strong pass forward to Youssef Coly. Youssef Coly flicks a high pass forward. Tonino Ballotta collects the pass. Tonino Ballotta cuts inside the box! Tonino Ballotta shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
20.39
Gianni Silvestri laces a through ball forward to Salvatore Baccin. Salvatore Baccin plays the ball forward to Gianni Silvestri who has made a great run into the box. Gianni Silvestri rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.22
Nicolas Cruz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wladimiro Ripa. Wladimiro Ripa puts a great ball through. Nicolas Cruz runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
36.39
Salvatore Baccin flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Silvestri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianni Silvestri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lennart Basler.
38.35
Eusebio Baresi hacks Tonino Ballotta from behind! The referee brings Eusebio Baresi to one side and gives him a warning! Tonino Ballotta carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.16
Alfredo Di Salvatore threads a neat ball through to Youssef Coly. Youssef Coly sees Ralph Haynes just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Luca Zenoni comes in with a late challenge on Ralph Haynes. Ralph Haynes appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
40.11
Eusebio Baresi darts forward. Eusebio Baresi laces a through ball forward to Salvatore Baccin. Salvatore Baccin shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
42.02
Ralph Haynes hits a low pass to Tonino Ballotta. Tonino Ballotta flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Cruz controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Nicolas Cruz comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.02
Mariano Bianchessi passes the ball forward to Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Tommaso Atzeni manages to gather it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Messina get the second half underway!
59.13
Ralph Haynes sees Youssef Coly in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Youssef Coly finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.53
Messina have made a substitution with Generoso Turrini replacing Nicky Mccann .
61.59
Alfredo Di Salvatore kicks a strong pass forward to Wladimiro Ripa. Wladimiro Ripa threads the ball through to Nicolas Cruz but he's offside!
63.09
Wladimiro Ripa threads the ball through to Youssef Coly. Youssef Coly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.02
Alfredo Di Salvatore chips the ball to his team mate, Tonino Ballotta. Tonino Ballotta lofts in a cross ball towards Wladimiro Ripa. Wladimiro Ripa is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
66.57
Kurt Van Der Gouw flicks a high pass forward. Salvatore Baccin controls it well on his chest. Salvatore Baccin knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Kurt Van Der Gouw is offside!
69.12
Wladimiro Grabbi pushes up the pitch. Wladimiro Grabbi knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Di Salvatore. Alfredo Di Salvatore plays a scrappy one-two with Ralph Haynes and advances towards the goal... Alfredo Di Salvatore comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Raffaele Piangerelli gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
71.21
Kurt Van Der Gouw flicks a high pass forward. Ljubisa Crovari controls it well on his chest. Ljubisa Crovari shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
77.48
Messina have made 2 substitutions with Romero P. Ramos replacing Oberdan Pisanu and Pierpaolo Marcon replacing Mariano Bianchessi .
78.58
Alfredo Di Salvatore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youssef Coly. Youssef Coly shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Raffaele Piangerelli smothers it!
79.50
Alfredo Di Salvatore kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Cruz. Nicolas Cruz shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
87.21
Generoso Turrini advances with the ball. Generoso Turrini shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
89.44
Eusebio Baresi barges into Tonino Ballotta. The referee calls over Eusebio Baresi and shows him a yellow card! Tonino Ballotta runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Perugia

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

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
31%
45.1%
23.9%

Scorers
Mariano Bianchessi 10
Gianni Silvestri 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mariano Bianchessi of Messina

Match Ratings