Match Report


TorinoTorino     AnconaAncona
Jay LivermoreJay Livermore Computer Player Computer Player
Niccolo YoungN. Young70
G
1
G
69Emiliano SerenaE. Serena
Albrecht OuindiA. Ouindi70
D
2
D
72Lamberto SurianoL. Suriano
Garry BremnerG. Bremner71
D
3
D
71Gary McgovernG. Mcgovern
Lomano ClarkeL. Clarke70
D
4
D
70Elvis BenfariE. Benfari
Wayne CrooksW. Crooks72
D
5
D
70Edoardo Lo GattoE. Lo Gatto
Ernesto GomezE. Gomez77
M
6
D
70Saul MainiS. Maini
Maurizio TottiM. Totti77
M
7captain
M
76Olaf WeversO. Wevers
Alonso QuinteroA. Quintero79
M
8
M
75Paolo PreiteP. Preite
Nigel BowyerN. Bowyer78
A
captain9
A
73Sebastiao LoureiroS. Loureiro
Marco Dal MoroM. Dal Moro74
A
10
A
71Tom Van SteenveldtT. Van Steenveldt
Stefano SierS. Sier74
A
11
A
71Mitchell OoijerM. Ooijer
 
Edmundo MendezE. Mendez71
D
12
M
73Carl KonéC. Koné
Alex ColonnelloA. Colonnello76
M
13
A
70Valentino LambrughiV. Lambrughi
Antonio KikoA. Kiko71
A
14
D
69Leon PeckhamL. Peckham

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Olimpico di Torino where Torino play host to Ancona. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Torino are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ancona appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Giampietro Falcone.


0.00
Torino kick off and get the match underway!
9.20
Albrecht Ouindi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alonso Quintero. Alonso Quintero kicks a strong pass forward to Stefano Sier. Stefano Sier whips in a cross ball towards Marco Dal Moro. Marco Dal Moro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Emiliano Serena!
10.44
Paolo Preite flicks a high ball forward to Mitchell Ooijer who takes it down. Mitchell Ooijer whips in a cross ball towards Tom Van Steenveldt. Tom Van Steenveldt makes a deft header. Niccolo Young punches it away to safety.
14.15
Paolo Preite flicks a high pass forward. Tom Van Steenveldt controls it well on his chest. Tom Van Steenveldt puts a great ball through. Paolo Preite runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
15.25
Alonso Quintero surges forward with the ball. Alonso Quintero threads a neat ball through to Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer plays a scrappy one-two with Marco Dal Moro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nigel Bowyer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
20.19
Maurizio Totti flicks a high pass forward. Stefano Sier controls it well on his chest. Stefano Sier knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. With a superhuman jump, Nigel Bowyer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nigel Bowyer!
26.14
Ernesto Gomez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefano Sier. Stefano Sier shoots from outside the area. Emiliano Serena is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.55
Ernesto Gomez threads a neat ball through to Marco Dal Moro. Marco Dal Moro whips in a cross ball towards Alonso Quintero. Alonso Quintero makes a convincing header but is denied by Emiliano Serena. Excellent save.
34.14
Maurizio Totti clumsily knocks into Mitchell Ooijer. The referee calls over Maurizio Totti and shows him a yellow card! Mitchell Ooijer runs off the knock.
44.25
Albrecht Ouindi decides to run forward with the ball. Albrecht Ouindi hits a low pass to Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Dal Moro. Marco Dal Moro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Emiliano Serena is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Torino appear unchanged since the first half. Ancona have changed their lineup with Carl Koné replacing Elvis Benfari and Valentino Lambrughi replacing Olaf Wevers. The Ancona players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ancona get the second half underway!
49.33
Gary Mcgovern deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite flicks a high ball forward to Valentino Lambrughi who takes it down. Valentino Lambrughi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Niccolo Young who gathers it comfortably.
53.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
54.09
With great vision, Wayne Crooks plays the ball forward to Alonso Quintero. Alonso Quintero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Dal Moro. Marco Dal Moro powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.44
Torino have made 2 substitutions with Alex Colonnello replacing Ernesto Gomez and Antonio Kiko replacing Marco Dal Moro .Ancona have made a substitution with Leon Peckham replacing Sebastiao Loureiro .
61.53
Alex Colonnello makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alonso Quintero. Alonso Quintero flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Bowyer controls it well on his chest. Nigel Bowyer threads the ball through to Antonio Kiko but he's offside!
63.02
Valentino Lambrughi sees Leon Peckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Peckham lofts in a cross ball towards Mitchell Ooijer. Mitchell Ooijer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.50
Maurizio Totti surges forward with the ball. Maurizio Totti lofts in a cross ball towards Stefano Sier. Stefano Sier connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.43
Maurizio Totti knocks the ball forward to Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.10
Paolo Preite takes a quick throw-in. Carl Koné deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite passes the ball forward to Leon Peckham. Leon Peckham looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.15
Lomano Clarke knocks the ball to his team mate, Alonso Quintero. Alonso Quintero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Kiko. Antonio Kiko whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.26
Torino have made a substitution with Edmundo Mendez replacing Garry Bremner .
78.34
Mitchell Ooijer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mitchell Ooijer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alonso Quintero.
84.41
Nigel Bowyer clumsily knocks into Carl Koné. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carl Koné runs off the knock.
87.29
Paolo Preite knocks the ball to his team mate, Mitchell Ooijer. Mitchell Ooijer shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.34
Paolo Preite hacks Lomano Clarke from behind! Paolo Preite is shown the yellow card! Lomano Clarke stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Torino

Ancona
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
25.7%
44.3%
30%

Scorers
Nigel Bowyer 20, 73
Stefano Sier 26
Marco Dal Moro 44, 54
Mitchell Ooijer 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Bowyer of Torino

Match Ratings
1.Niccolo Young (GK)
6
2.Albrecht Ouindi (DEF)
6
3.Garry Bremner (DEF)
6
4.Lomano Clarke (DEF)
6
5.Wayne Crooks (DEF)
6
6.Ernesto Gomez (MID)
6
7.Maurizio Totti (MID)yellow card
6
8.Alonso Quintero (MID)
7
9.Nigel Bowyer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
10.Marco Dal Moro (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Stefano Sier (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Edmundo Mendez (DEF)
6
13.Alex Colonnello (MID)
6
14.Antonio Kiko (ATT)
6

1.Emiliano Serena (GK)
6
2.Lamberto Suriano (DEF)
6
3.Gary Mcgovern (DEF)
6
4.Elvis Benfari (DEF)
6
5.Edoardo Lo Gatto (DEF)
6
6.Saul Maini (DEF)
6
7.Olaf Wevers (MID)
6
8.Paolo Preite (MID)yellow card
6
9.Sebastiao Loureiro (ATT)
6
10.Tom Van Steenveldt (ATT)
6
11.Mitchell Ooijer (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Carl Koné (MID)
6
13.Valentino Lambrughi (ATT)
6
14.Leon Peckham (DEF)
6