Match Report


PalermoPalermo     TorinoTorino
Lennart StraarupLennart Straarup Jay Livermore Jay Livermore
Gary JohnstoneG. Johnstone71
G
1
G
70Niccolo YoungN. Young
Oscar BaioccoO. Baiocco68
D
2
D
70Albrecht OuindiA. Ouindi
Rainer CziommerR. Cziommer68
D
3captain
D
71Garry BremnerG. Bremner
Steve StoneS. Stone67
D
4
D
70Lomano ClarkeL. Clarke
Antonio MoutinhoA. Moutinho66
D
5
D
72Wayne CrooksW. Crooks
Ronnie TilerR. Tiler73
M
6
M
77Ernesto GomezE. Gomez
John RankinJ. Rankin71
M
7
M
77Maurizio TottiM. Totti
Paolo MinottiP. Minotti68
M
8
M
79Alonso QuinteroA. Quintero
Ricardo FariaR. Faria73
A
9
A
78Nigel BowyerN. Bowyer
Thomas HelmerT. Helmer68
A
10
A
74Marco Dal MoroM. Dal Moro
Fabian Natale SgrignaF. Sgrigna66
A
captain11
A
74Stefano SierS. Sier
 
Luis LimaL. Lima66
M
12
D
71Julian GuardiolaJ. Guardiola
David RegoD. Rego66
A
13
M
74Damien PlowrightD. Plowright
Niels TimmerN. Timmer66
A
14
A
69Rafael Del SolR. Del Sol

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Torino. A crowd of 20,225 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Palermo and Torino are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Mutarelli.


0.00
Torino kick off!
4.45
Stefano Sier flicks a high pass forward. Alonso Quintero collects the pass. Alonso Quintero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Baiocco.
6.25
Maurizio Totti hacks Fabian Natale Sgrigna from behind! The referee calls over Maurizio Totti and warns him to calm down! Fabian Natale Sgrigna runs off the knock.
9.55
Garry Bremner passes the ball forward to Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez sees space and advances. Ernesto Gomez shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
10.49
Thomas Helmer hacks Garry Bremner from behind! The referee warns Thomas Helmer to calm down! Garry Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.46
Palermo appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
15.46
Garry Bremner makes a simple pass to Stefano Sier. Stefano Sier runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stefano Sier lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Dal Moro. Marco Dal Moro heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Gary Johnstone. What a great pair of hands!
16.51
Marco Dal Moro passes the ball forward to Stefano Sier. Stefano Sier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.57
John Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Tiler collects the pass. Ronnie Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but Wayne Crooks is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
22.01
It's a corner kick. Paolo Minotti loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Fabian Natale Sgrigna is dispossessed by a tackle from Alonso Quintero.
26.38
Alonso Quintero flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Bowyer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel Bowyer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Baiocco.
33.28
Ernesto Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Bowyer collects the pass. Nigel Bowyer plays a one-two with Marco Dal Moro and advances towards the goal... Nigel Bowyer tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.26
Alonso Quintero flicks a high pass forward. Marco Dal Moro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marco Dal Moro lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
42.32
Steve Stone flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti knocks the ball to his team mate, John Rankin. John Rankin knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Palermo appear unchanged since the first half. Torino also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Palermo kick off!
47.48
Oscar Baiocco makes a probing pass to Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer tries a spectacular long range effort but Niccolo Young reads it well. Good save!
49.36
Paolo Minotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabian Natale Sgrigna. Fabian Natale Sgrigna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.24
With a delightful solo run, John Rankin stretches the opposition's defence. John Rankin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.00
Stefano Sier flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer knocks in a cross ball towards Stefano Sier. Stefano Sier connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.14
Albrecht Ouindi flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefano Sier. Stefano Sier flicks a high pass forward to Nigel Bowyer who brings the ball under control. Nigel Bowyer cuts inside the box! Nigel Bowyer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Gary Johnstone is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
67.29
Antonio Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Tiler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ronnie Tiler hits a low pass to Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
71.44
Garry Bremner comes in with a late challenge on Fabian Natale Sgrigna. Garry Bremner is given a warning by the referee! Fabian Natale Sgrigna runs off the knock.
75.39
Albrecht Ouindi hits a low pass to Maurizio Totti. Maurizio Totti kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Johnstone who gathers it comfortably.
77.10
Torino have made a substitution with Julian Guardiola replacing Albrecht Ouindi .
78.16
John Rankin knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lomano Clarke.
79.25
Alonso Quintero makes a probing pass to Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez decides to run forward with the ball. Ernesto Gomez whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer heads the ball goalwards. Gary Johnstone is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.26
John Rankin sees Paolo Minotti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paolo Minotti knocks in a cross ball towards John Rankin. John Rankin connects with a diving header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.32
John Rankin threads the ball through to Ronnie Tiler. Ronnie Tiler whips in a cross ball towards John Rankin. John Rankin powers a header at goal but is denied by Niccolo Young. Excellent save.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Palermo

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

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
30.3%
43.4%
26.3%

Scorers
Stefano Sier 63
Nigel Bowyer 79

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

Match Ratings
1.Gary Johnstone (GK)
7
2.Oscar Baiocco (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Cziommer (DEF)
6
4.Steve Stone (DEF)
6
5.Antonio Moutinho (DEF)
6
6.Ronnie Tiler (MID)
6
7.John Rankin (MID)
7
8.Paolo Minotti (MID)
6
9.Ricardo Faria (ATT)
6
10.Thomas Helmer (ATT)
6
11.Fabian Natale Sgrigna (ATT)
6
 
12.Luis Lima (MID)
0
13.David Rego (ATT)
0
14.Niels Timmer (ATT)
0

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)
7
7.Maurizio Totti (MID)
6
8.Alonso Quintero (MID)
6
9.Nigel Bowyer (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Marco Dal Moro (ATT)
6
11.Stefano Sier (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Julian Guardiola (DEF)
6
13.Damien Plowright (MID)
0
14.Rafael Del Sol (ATT)
0