Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     FiorentinaFiorentina
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Ighli ZiniI. Zini73
G
1
G
73Achille VasariA. Vasari
Youssef ElhamdaouiY. Elhamdaoui73
D
2captain
D
74Felipe GonzalezF. Gonzalez
Gianluigi BonazzoliG. Bonazzoli73
D
3
D
63Pierre G. ColomboP. Colombo
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet79
D
captain4
D
62Jason CortJ. Cort
Jose MonteroJ. Montero73
D
5
M
70Gianfranco AgliardiG. Agliardi
Norio OnoN. Ono73
M
6
M
70Nuno AlvesN. Alves
Jacob WinterburnJ. Winterburn76
M
7
M
69Rui AntunesR. Antunes
Corentin PamarotC. Pamarot79
M
8
M
65Carlo AmbrosettiC. Ambrosetti
Patrick WielerP. Wieler80
A
9
A
69Sylvain FernandezS. Fernandez
Antonio JardimA. Jardim75
A
10
A
56Filipe LimaF. Lima
Luigi LottiL. Lotti74
A
11
A
55Lilian CygeanL. Cygean
 
Antonio LimaA. Lima71
D
12
G
71Nenad LagetN. Laget
Jurgen de BruinJ. de Bruin71
M
13
G
67Mariano LongoM. Longo
Ismael AyazI. Ayaz70
A
14
M
59David FranckeD. Francke

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Fiorentina in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Empoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matteo Conte.


0.00
Empoli kick off the first half!
2.01
Norio Ono flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Wieler who takes it down. Patrick Wieler whips in a cross ball towards Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti powers a header at goal. Achille Vasari effortlessly picks it out of the air!
3.05
Gianluigi Bonazzoli lofts the ball long. Patrick Wieler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Achille Vasari reads it well. Great save!
6.29
Corentin Pamarot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Wieler. Patrick Wieler skips past Pierre G. Colombo! Some good footwork from Patrick Wieler provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.40
Jacob Winterburn chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Patrick Wieler through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Patrick Wieler provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
16.17
Jacob Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Wieler controls it well on his chest. Patrick Wieler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.15
Gianluigi Bonazzoli sees Norio Ono in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Norio Ono sees Patrick Wieler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patrick Wieler lofts in a cross ball towards Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti powers a header at goal but Achille Vasari is on top of it.
38.35
Youssef Elhamdaoui threads the ball through to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet makes an attacking run forward. Alpay Izzet shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
39.08
Felipe Gonzalez catches Luigi Lotti on the ankles. Felipe Gonzalez is warned by the referee! Luigi Lotti carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.08
Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward to Sylvain Fernandez who brings the ball under control. Sylvain Fernandez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Montero.
42.51
Alpay Izzet flicks a high pass forward. Corentin Pamarot holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Corentin Pamarot plays the ball forward to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
44.45
With some swift thinking, Alpay Izzet plays the ball forward to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti shoots from 20 yards but Achille Vasari is on top of it.
45.00
Norio Ono barges into Carlo Ambrosetti. The referee calls over Norio Ono and warns him to calm down! Carlo Ambrosetti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Empoli appear unchanged since the first half. Fiorentina also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Fiorentina kick off!
51.46
Nuno Alves threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Fernandez. Sylvain Fernandez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youssef Elhamdaoui.
54.17
Antonio Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Wieler. Patrick Wieler threads a neat, attacking ball through to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.06
Empoli have made a substitution with Ismael Ayaz replacing Antonio Jardim .
61.08
Corentin Pamarot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norio Ono. Norio Ono flicks a high pass forward to Corentin Pamarot who brings the ball under control. Corentin Pamarot lofts in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
63.47
Pierre G. Colombo clumsily knocks into Luigi Lotti. The referee calls over Pierre G. Colombo and shows him a yellow card! Luigi Lotti runs off the knock.
63.47
Free kick to Empoli just outside the area...
66.04
Jacob Winterburn takes a cautious run up and powers a low shot through the wall. The ball takes a slight deflection leaving the keeper helpless. Goal!!
71.58
Alpay Izzet chips the ball to his team mate, Norio Ono. Norio Ono threads the ball through to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.31
Carlo Ambrosetti receives the ball from a throw-in from Nuno Alves. Carlo Ambrosetti flicks a high pass forward to Sylvain Fernandez who brings the ball under control. Sylvain Fernandez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youssef Elhamdaoui.
75.15
Jacob Winterburn flicks a high pass forward to Alpay Izzet who brings the ball under control. Alpay Izzet chips the ball to his team mate, Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti runs straight at the defence! Luigi Lotti rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.22
Sylvain Fernandez comes in with a high challenge, catching Alpay Izzet with his studs. Sylvain Fernandez is shown the red card!! Alpay Izzet stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.25
Corentin Pamarot hacks Nuno Alves from behind! Corentin Pamarot is given a warning by the referee! Nuno Alves stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.16
Nuno Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlo Ambrosetti. Carlo Ambrosetti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ighli Zini manages to gather it easily.
83.21
Pierre G. Colombo flicks a high pass forward. Rui Antunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Rui Antunes stretches the opposition's defence. Rui Antunes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianluigi Bonazzoli.
84.56
Jacob Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Luigi Lotti controls it well on his chest. Luigi Lotti knocks the ball to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Achille Vasari gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
85.30
Alpay Izzet threads a neat ball through to Jacob Winterburn. Jacob Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Wieler. Patrick Wieler finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.18
Empoli are playing very defensively.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

Fiorentina
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
11
1
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
24.1%
44.8%
31%

Scorers
Patrick Wieler 6, 9
Luigi Lotti 54, 75
Jacob Winterburn 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Patrick Wieler of Empoli

Match Ratings
1.Ighli Zini (GK)
6
2.Youssef Elhamdaoui (DEF)
6
3.Gianluigi Bonazzoli (DEF)
6
4.Alpay Izzet (DEF)
7
5.Jose Montero (DEF)
6
6.Norio Ono (MID)
6
7.Jacob Winterburn (MID)goal scored
6
8.Corentin Pamarot (MID)
6
9.Patrick Wieler (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Antonio Jardim (ATT)
6
11.Luigi Lotti (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Antonio Lima (DEF)
0
13.Jurgen de Bruin (MID)
0
14.Ismael Ayaz (ATT)
6

1.Achille Vasari (GK)
7
2.Felipe Gonzalez (DEF)
6
3.Pierre G. Colombo (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Jason Cort (DEF)
6
5.Gianfranco Agliardi (MID)
6
6.Nuno Alves (MID)
6
7.Rui Antunes (MID)
6
8.Carlo Ambrosetti (MID)
6
9.Sylvain Fernandez (ATT)red card
3
10.Filipe Lima (ATT)
6
11.Lilian Cygean (ATT)
6
 
12.Nenad Laget (GK)
0
13.Mariano Longo (GK)
0
14.David Francke (MID)
0