Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     RavennaRavenna
Computer Player Computer Player Tony Schofield Tony Schofield
Garry DavidsonG. Davidson66
G
1
G
61Dino ParlatoD. Parlato
Piero PellizzoliP. Pellizzoli64
D
2captain
D
67Matteo EspositoM. Esposito
Stephane ScarpiS. Scarpi55
D
3
D
64Duncan GoughD. Gough
Aimo BaiocchiA. Baiocchi50
D
4
D
57Ahmed van DamA. van Dam
Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta50
D
5
D
55Pier Giovanni AltomareP. Altomare
Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta68
M
captain6
M
66Tommaso PregnolatoT. Pregnolato
Noel JohnsonN. Johnson60
M
7
M
73Aimo BaianoA. Baiano
Flavio CastellazziF. Castellazzi56
M
8
M
66Mark TalanM. Talan
Danilo PinziD. Pinzi56
M
9
A
73Jermaine BeckhamJ. Beckham
Francesco CodognolaF. Codognola71
A
10
A
70Thijs KellerT. Keller
Armando PieriniA. Pierini60
A
11
A
65Gianluca PellizzoliG. Pellizzoli
 
Enrico StroppaE. Stroppa60
A
12
A
66Nicolas SikoraN. Sikora
Giuseppe MercuriG. Mercuri55
G
13
M
56Sebastiano PensalfiniS. Pensalfini
Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini54
M
14
D
50Sherif HamedS. Hamed

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Ravenna. A crowd of 9,836 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ravenna appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pietro Nervo.


0.00
Ravenna kick off the first half!
6.28
Pier Giovanni Altomare hits a low pass to Tommaso Pregnolato. Tommaso Pregnolato flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine Beckham who takes it down. Jermaine Beckham shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Garry Davidson easily smothers it!
18.14
Tommaso Pregnolato barges into Flavio Castellazzi. The referee calls over Tommaso Pregnolato and shows him a yellow card! Flavio Castellazzi runs off the knock.
22.06
Matteo Esposito makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aimo Baiano. Aimo Baiano knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jermaine Beckham is offside!
24.19
Mark Talan knocks the ball to his team mate, Aimo Baiano. Aimo Baiano knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Talan. Mark Talan beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.35
Aimo Baiocchi comes in with a late challenge on Tommaso Pregnolato. Aimo Baiocchi is shown the yellow card! Tommaso Pregnolato stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.36
With some swift thinking, Tommaso Pregnolato plays the ball forward to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham skips past Stephane Scarpi! Jermaine Beckham rockets a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
30.55
Flavio Castellazzi makes a probing pass to Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson knocks in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Costacurta. Gianmatteo Costacurta makes a looping header on goal but it's well over the bar!
33.38
Armando Pierini clumsily knocks into Tommaso Pregnolato. Armando Pierini is shown the yellow card! Tommaso Pregnolato stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.42
Flavio Castellazzi kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
40.29
Ahmed van Dam makes a probing pass to Jermaine Beckham. Jermaine Beckham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Garry Davidson. Excellent save.
44.32
Aimo Baiano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianluca Pellizzoli. Gianluca Pellizzoli 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.
45.00
Aimo Baiocchi flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Castellazzi collects the pass. Flavio Castellazzi flicks a high pass forward. Francesco Codognola controls it well on his chest. Francesco Codognola shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
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. Ravenna also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Pistoiese get the second half underway!
55.18
Armando Pierini hits a low pass to Francesco Codognola. Francesco Codognola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.25
Ahmed van Dam sees space and advances. Ahmed van Dam shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
61.56
Piero Pellizzoli pushes up the pitch. Piero Pellizzoli knocks the ball to his team mate, Flavio Castellazzi. Flavio Castellazzi hits a low pass to Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.51
Danilo Pinzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matteo Esposito.
66.08
Ahmed van Dam flicks a high pass forward. Thijs Keller holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thijs Keller knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Pellizzoli. Gianluca Pellizzoli flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.24
Aimo Baiocchi comes in with a late challenge on Jermaine Beckham. The referee calls over Aimo Baiocchi and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Jermaine Beckham runs off the knock.
77.24
Ravenna have made a substitution with Nicolas Sikora replacing Thijs Keller .
81.16
Stephane Scarpi breaks forward. Stephane Scarpi sees space and advances. Stephane Scarpi shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.48
Aimo Baiano sees a break and surges forward. Aimo Baiano plays a one-two with Nicolas Sikora and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Aimo Baiano provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

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

Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
30.1%
50.7%
19.2%

Scorers
Armando Pierini 36
Mark Talan 24
Aimo Baiano 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aimo Baiano of Ravenna

Match Ratings