Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     Verona HellasVerona Hellas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry DavidsonG. Davidson66
G
1
G
65Leonardo BertiL. Berti
Piero PellizzoliP. Pellizzoli64
D
2
D
61Eddy MontervinoE. Montervino
Stephane ScarpiS. Scarpi55
D
3captain
D
55Billy JamesB. James
Aimo BaiocchiA. Baiocchi50
D
4
D
54Luca BiancoL. Bianco
Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta50
D
captain5
D
53Cristian ZaniniC. Zanini
Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta68
M
6
M
66Ruggero BaronioR. Baronio
Noel JohnsonN. Johnson60
M
7
M
64Valentino SalaV. Sala
Flavio CastellazziF. Castellazzi56
M
8
M
60Yohan MullerY. Muller
Danilo PinziD. Pinzi56
M
9
M
60Morgan BeninM. Benin
Francesco CodognolaF. Codognola71
A
10
A
68Gianluca RicchiutiG. Ricchiuti
Armando PieriniA. Pierini60
A
11
A
60Gennaro RusticoG. Rustico
 
Enrico StroppaE. Stroppa60
A
12
M
60Benoit VanoliB. Vanoli
Giuseppe MercuriG. Mercuri55
G
13
A
59Benjamin WallèmeB. Wallème
Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini54
M
14
M
57Carmine De AngelisC. De Angelis

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Verona Hellas. A crowd of 9,101 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Pistoiese and Verona Hellas are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Elvis Zanutta.


0.00
Verona Hellas kick off!
2.40
Stephane Scarpi catches Gianluca Ricchiuti on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephane Scarpi and shows him a yellow card! Gianluca Ricchiuti gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
4.24
Valentino Sala brings the ball forward. Valentino Sala shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
8.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Yohan Muller plays the ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.52
Stephane Scarpi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francesco Codognola. Francesco Codognola controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.53
Ruggero Baronio knocks the ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.39
Billy James knocks the ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.07
Stephane Scarpi flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Castellazzi collects the pass. Flavio Castellazzi flicks a high pass forward. Armando Pierini collects the pass. Armando Pierini shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.51
Stephane Scarpi sees Flavio Castellazzi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Flavio Castellazzi surges forward with the ball. Flavio Castellazzi shoots from distance. Leonardo Berti gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
24.05
Aimo Baiocchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson threads the ball through to Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini knocks in a cross ball towards Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
26.00
Yohan Muller makes a beautiful solo run. Yohan Muller knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti makes a looping header on goal. Garry Davidson gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
28.58
Stephane Scarpi hacks Gianluca Ricchiuti from behind! The referee warns Stephane Scarpi to calm down! Gianluca Ricchiuti runs off the knock.
30.17
Yohan Muller catches Piero Pellizzoli on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Piero Pellizzoli stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.12
Gianmatteo Costacurta knocks the ball forward to Francesco Codognola. Francesco Codognola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
34.25
Stephane Scarpi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini rockets a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
38.48
Francesco Codognola barges into Billy James. The referee calls over Francesco Codognola and shows him a yellow card! Billy James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.41
Gennaro Rustico hits a low pass to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aimo Baiocchi.
40.34
Luca Bianco barges into Armando Pierini. Luca Bianco is shown the yellow card! Armando Pierini grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.45
Giancarlo Costacurta flicks a high pass forward. Armando Pierini collects the pass. Armando Pierini shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Verona Hellas also appear unchanged since the first half. The Verona Hellas players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Pistoiese start the second half!
49.40
Danilo Pinzi passes the ball forward to Francesco Codognola. Francesco Codognola shoots from 20 yards. Leonardo Berti easily gets down and covers it.
51.48
Yohan Muller catches Flavio Castellazzi on the ankles. Yohan Muller is warned by the referee! Flavio Castellazzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.18
Stephane Scarpi comes in with a late challenge on Gianluca Ricchiuti. The referee calls over Stephane Scarpi again and warns him to calm down! Gianluca Ricchiuti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.25
Flavio Castellazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianmatteo Costacurta. Gianmatteo Costacurta shoots from long range. Leonardo Berti effortlessly gets down and covers it.
55.38
Ruggero Baronio flicks a high pass forward. Valentino Sala holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Valentino Sala makes a simple pass to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball towards Gennaro Rustico. With a superhuman jump, Gennaro Rustico connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
59.34
Valentino Sala sees Yohan Muller in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yohan Muller flicks a high ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti who gracefully takes it down. Gianluca Ricchiuti shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
61.47
Showing composure, Gennaro Rustico laces a weighted ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
87.09
Noel Johnson chips the ball to his team mate, Flavio Castellazzi. Flavio Castellazzi shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
With fabulous vision, Aimo Baiocchi laces a weighted ball forward to Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi hits a low pass to Gianmatteo Costacurta. Gianmatteo Costacurta lofts in a cross ball towards Francesco Codognola. Francesco Codognola whips the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

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

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
25.3%
48.3%
26.4%

Scorers
Armando Pierini 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Armando Pierini of Pistoiese

Match Ratings