Match Report


MessinaMessina     Chievo VeronaChievo Verona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Raffaele PiangerelliR. Piangerelli64
G
captain1
G
61Federico SassanelliF. Sassanelli
Eusebio BaresiE. Baresi74
D
2
D
66Alassandro VeroneseA. Veronese
Luca ZenoniL. Zenoni53
D
3
D
58Enrico BizzarriE. Bizzarri
Renzo CarboneR. Carbone52
D
4
D
58Andre TassoA. Tasso
Mariano BianchessiM. Bianchessi69
M
5
D
52Aimo RinaldiA. Rinaldi
Nicky MccannN. Mccann57
M
6
M
62Peter McleodP. Mcleod
Kurt Van Der GouwK. Van Der Gouw53
M
7captain
M
60Achille Di SalvatoreA. Di Salvatore
Guido CalderoniG. Calderoni49
M
8
A
70Filippo LamacchiF. Lamacchi
Gianni SilvestriG. Silvestri63
A
9
A
55Edoardo TramezzaniE. Tramezzani
Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu61
A
10
A
45William DeiW. Dei
Salvatore BaccinS. Baccin59
A
11
A
45Cleto CozzaC. Cozza
 
Generoso TurriniG. Turrini59
G
12
M
58Marcello PiacentiniM. Piacentini
Romero P. RamosR. Ramos57
A
13
G
56Tomas GemmiT. Gemmi
Pierpaolo MarconP. Marcon57
G
14
M
55Antonio MarascoA. Marasco

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Chievo Verona. 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 Chievo Verona appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Achille Morfeo.


0.00
Chievo Verona start the match!
8.32
Guido Calderoni makes a probing pass to Kurt Van Der Gouw. Kurt Van Der Gouw hits a low pass to Salvatore Baccin. Salvatore Baccin shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
9.48
Renzo Carbone chips the ball to his team mate, Mariano Bianchessi. Mariano Bianchessi makes a simple pass to Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
12.59
Peter Mcleod catches Oberdan Pisanu on the ankles. The referee warns Peter Mcleod to calm down! Oberdan Pisanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Kurt Van Der Gouw plays the ball forward to Guido Calderoni. Guido Calderoni lofts in a cross ball towards Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gianni Silvestri!
20.03
Mariano Bianchessi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri edges inside the box! Gianni Silvestri takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.51
Nicky Mccann plays the ball forward to Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri knocks in a cross ball towards Guido Calderoni. Guido Calderoni outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.57
Enrico Bizzarri threads a neat ball through to Achille Di Salvatore. Achille Di Salvatore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Tramezzani. Edoardo Tramezzani whips in a cross ball towards Achille Di Salvatore. Achille Di Salvatore is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Raffaele Piangerelli.
30.01
Achille Di Salvatore comes in with a late challenge on Nicky Mccann. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicky Mccann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.57
Achille Di Salvatore chips the ball to his team mate, Filippo Lamacchi. Filippo Lamacchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.23
Achille Di Salvatore sees a break and surges forward. Achille Di Salvatore shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
36.49
Eusebio Baresi chips the ball to his team mate, Kurt Van Der Gouw. Kurt Van Der Gouw flicks a high pass forward to Oberdan Pisanu who brings the ball under control. Oberdan Pisanu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Federico Sassanelli who gathers it comfortably.
39.19
Alassandro Veronese takes a quick throw-in, which Enrico Bizzarri takes on the chest. Enrico Bizzarri flicks a high pass forward to Achille Di Salvatore who brings the ball under control. Achille Di Salvatore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Tramezzani. Edoardo Tramezzani knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Raffaele Piangerelli who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Messina appear unchanged since the first half. Chievo Verona appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Chievo Verona players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Messina kick off the second half!
48.46
Aimo Rinaldi flicks a high pass forward to Achille Di Salvatore who brings the ball under control. Achille Di Salvatore threads a neat ball through to Cleto Cozza. Cleto Cozza knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Mcleod. Peter Mcleod makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Raffaele Piangerelli with no chance!! Goal for Chievo Verona!
55.42
Nicky Mccann flicks a high pass forward to Kurt Van Der Gouw who brings the ball under control. Kurt Van Der Gouw skips past Andre Tasso! Kurt Van Der Gouw side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
59.19
Kurt Van Der Gouw knocks the ball forward to Salvatore Baccin. Salvatore Baccin shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.01
Messina have made a substitution with Generoso Turrini replacing Kurt Van Der Gouw .
61.07
Peter Mcleod knocks the ball forward to Edoardo Tramezzani. Edoardo Tramezzani lofts in a cross ball towards William Dei. William Dei flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Raffaele Piangerelli. Excellent save.
65.52
Achille Di Salvatore runs straight at the opposition's defence. Achille Di Salvatore shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
72.51
Aimo Rinaldi chips the ball to his team mate, Achille Di Salvatore. Achille Di Salvatore flicks a high ball forward to William Dei who takes it down. William Dei lofts in a cross ball towards Filippo Lamacchi. Filippo Lamacchi connects with a diving header but it flies wide!
73.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Aimo Rinaldi plays the ball forward to William Dei. William Dei flicks a high pass forward. Cleto Cozza collects the pass. Cleto Cozza controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting William Dei through on goal. William Dei shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
77.33
Messina have made a substitution with Pierpaolo Marcon replacing Mariano Bianchessi .
78.42
Achille Di Salvatore passes the ball forward to Filippo Lamacchi. Filippo Lamacchi whips in a cross ball towards Achille Di Salvatore. Achille Di Salvatore is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it rises well off target!
79.43
Edoardo Tramezzani threads a neat ball through to Cleto Cozza. Cleto Cozza makes a great pass forward. Achille Di Salvatore runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
81.39
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
83.19
Peter Mcleod controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Achille Di Salvatore. Achille Di Salvatore shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.04
Nicky Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Salvatore Baccin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Salvatore Baccin plays a scrappy one-two with Gianni Silvestri and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Salvatore Baccin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Federico Sassanelli gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
85.21
Nicky Mccann knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierpaolo Marcon. Pierpaolo Marcon lofts in a cross ball towards Gianni Silvestri. With a superhuman jump, Gianni Silvestri connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Messina

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

Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
25%
45.8%
29.2%

Scorers
Gianni Silvestri 15, 20, 85
Peter Mcleod 48

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

Match Ratings