Match Report


JuventusJuventus     AC MonzaAC Monza
David ConnorDavid Connor Computer Player Computer Player
Enzo Gabriel TaffarelE. Taffarel75
G
1
G
66Ljubisa SpinesiL. Spinesi
Carl MoncurC. Moncur76
D
2
D
72Ralph MyersR. Myers
Aimo MercierA. Mercier75
D
3
D
70Rafael BarbosaR. Barbosa
Eric KohlerE. Kohler74
D
4
D
66Pier G. BucchiP. Bucchi
Alfred BowyerA. Bowyer78
D
5
D
60Ciro VialiC. Viali
Felipe FernandezF. Fernandez90
M
6
M
78Kewullay CrovariK. Crovari
Robbie ThatcherR. Thatcher90
M
captain7
M
67Nicholas GranttN. Grantt
Nicolás PobleteN. Poblete82
M
8
M
61Thomas LannaT. Lanna
Cedric TangheC. Tanghe81
A
9
A
77Titus GranttT. Grantt
Peter BeattieP. Beattie83
A
10captain
A
69Gianmarco GanzG. Ganz
Cesare AntonelliniC. Antonellini84
A
11
A
69Torsten BischoffT. Bischoff
 
Jose RomanJ. Roman80
M
12
A
68Henry PowerH. Power
James BoertienJ. Boertien26
D
13
M
59Pedro TavaresP. Tavares
Oberdan ZanoncelliO. Zanoncelli77
A
14
A
59Benoit SimeoniB. Simeoni

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 18,008 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Juventus and AC Monza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gian Paolo Cozza.


0.00
Juventus start the match!
4.44
Nicolás Poblete flicks a high pass forward to Cesare Antonellini who brings the ball under control. Cesare Antonellini knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Ljubisa Spinesi. What a great pair of hands!
9.48
Kewullay Crovari flicks a high pass forward to Titus Grantt who brings the ball under control. Titus Grantt cuts inside the box! Titus Grantt tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
12.27
Pier G. Bucchi sees Torsten Bischoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Torsten Bischoff darts forward. Torsten Bischoff whips in a cross ball towards Kewullay Crovari. Kewullay Crovari heads the ball goalwards. Enzo Gabriel Taffarel picks it out of the air!
15.20
Carl Moncur barges into Titus Grantt. The referee calls over Carl Moncur and warns him to calm down! Titus Grantt runs off the knock.
24.58
Robbie Thatcher advances with the ball. Robbie Thatcher rushes past Ralph Myers! Robbie Thatcher comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
27.20
Ralph Myers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Barbosa. Rafael Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Gianmarco Ganz comfortably collects the pass. Gianmarco Ganz whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Bischoff. Torsten Bischoff is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Enzo Gabriel Taffarel is on top of it.
28.40
Torsten Bischoff clumsily knocks into Eric Kohler. The referee calls over Torsten Bischoff and warns him to calm down! Eric Kohler stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.33
Rafael Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Kewullay Crovari. Kewullay Crovari makes a simple pass to Nicholas Grantt. Nicholas Grantt shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.32
Eric Kohler makes a beautiful solo run. Eric Kohler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini plays a scrappy one-two with Cedric Tanghe and advances towards the goal... Cesare Antonellini takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ljubisa Spinesi with no chance!! Goal for Juventus!
38.14
Kewullay Crovari takes a long throw-in. Nicholas Grantt advances with the ball. Nicholas Grantt lofts in a cross ball towards Titus Grantt. Titus Grantt jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Juventus appear unchanged since the first half. AC Monza also appear unchanged since the first half. The Juventus players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
AC Monza kick off the second half!
48.36
Nicholas Grantt hacks Robbie Thatcher from behind! Nicholas Grantt is shown the yellow card! Robbie Thatcher stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.54
Aimo Mercier kicks a strong pass forward to Felipe Fernandez. Felipe Fernandez passes the ball forward to Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.14
Nicolás Poblete flicks a high ball forward to Robbie Thatcher who takes it down. Robbie Thatcher runs straight at the defence! Robbie Thatcher shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Ljubisa Spinesi.
59.06
Rafael Barbosa flicks a high ball forward to Kewullay Crovari who takes it down. Kewullay Crovari flicks a high pass forward. Titus Grantt controls it well on his chest. Titus Grantt shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
60.26
Nicolás Poblete flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Antonellini controls it well on his chest. Cesare Antonellini shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
63.26
Robbie Thatcher runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Robbie Thatcher knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Beattie. Peter Beattie powers a header at goal. Solid save from Ljubisa Spinesi.
71.32
Kewullay Crovari flicks a high pass forward. Gianmarco Ganz collects the pass. Gianmarco Ganz knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Lanna. Thomas Lanna is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
75.53
Nicolás Poblete chips the ball to his team mate, Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolás Poblete. Nicolás Poblete is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Pier G. Bucchi is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
89.30
Robbie Thatcher threads a neat ball through to Peter Beattie. Peter Beattie lofts in a cross ball towards Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini connects with a diving header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ljubisa Spinesi with no chance!! Goal for Juventus!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

AC Monza
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.5%
51.5%
Play Area
27.3%
43.9%
28.8%

Scorers
Cesare Antonellini 33, 89
Titus Grantt 9, 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cesare Antonellini of Juventus

Match Ratings
1.Enzo Gabriel Taffarel (GK)
6
2.Carl Moncur (DEF)
5
3.Aimo Mercier (DEF)
6
4.Eric Kohler (DEF)
6
5.Alfred Bowyer (DEF)
6
6.Felipe Fernandez (MID)
6
7.Robbie Thatcher (MID)
7
8.Nicolás Poblete (MID)
6
9.Cedric Tanghe (ATT)
6
10.Peter Beattie (ATT)
6
11.Cesare Antonellini (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Jose Roman (MID)
0
13.James Boertien (DEF)
0
14.Oberdan Zanoncelli (ATT)
0

1.Ljubisa Spinesi (GK)
7
2.Ralph Myers (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Pier G. Bucchi (DEF)
6
5.Ciro Viali (DEF)
6
6.Kewullay Crovari (MID)
7
7.Nicholas Grantt (MID)yellow card
6
8.Thomas Lanna (MID)
6
9.Titus Grantt (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Gianmarco Ganz (ATT)
6
11.Torsten Bischoff (ATT)
6
 
12.Henry Power (ATT)
0
13.Pedro Tavares (MID)
0
14.Benoit Simeoni (ATT)
0