Match Report


Inter MilanInter Milan     LazioLazio
Chris WoodChris Wood darren Nicholls darren Nicholls
David FranckeD. Francke69
G
1
G
83Boubacar SoroB. Soro
Nicolas FloresN. Flores71
D
2
D
73Hryhoriy SokurovH. Sokurov
John BowerJ. Bower70
D
3
D
80Dmitri ChislenkoD. Chislenko
Rocco R. PeruzziR. Peruzzi70
D
4
D
78Jakob ContehJ. Conteh
Nicky MasonN. Mason70
M
5captain
M
88Sonny AltafiniS. Altafini
Ludovic CollinL. Collin71
M
captain6
M
85Alpay IzzetA. Izzet
Schumann IsabeyS. Isabey66
M
7
M
90Karim PfenningsK. Pfennings
Adriano CircelloA. Circello71
M
8
M
92Kevin McGroryK. McGrory
Martijn Van NistelrooyM. Van Nistelrooy74
A
9
A
73Kubilay SükürK. Sükür
Bram JuffingB. Juffing74
A
10
A
76Arek BoniekA. Boniek
Eugenio ZamoraE. Zamora69
A
11
A
75John RobinsonJ. Robinson
 
Dominic GemmillD. Gemmill39
D
12
D
75Enrique SerranoE. Serrano
Ernesto SuarezE. Suarez70
A
13
D
73Albert FloresA. Flores
Gianmatteo PirriG. Pirri65
D
14
M
63Paolo VierchwoodP. Vierchwood

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at San Siro where Inter Milan play host to Lazio. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Inter Milan and Lazio are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gianluca Circati.


0.00
Inter Milan start the match!
2.49
Dmitri Chislenko makes a beautiful solo run. Dmitri Chislenko decides to run forward with the ball. Dmitri Chislenko knocks in a cross ball towards John Robinson. John Robinson connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.10
With vision, Karim Pfennings picks a pass forward to John Robinson. John Robinson whips in a cross ball towards Kevin McGrory. Kevin McGrory connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.11
Alpay Izzet threads the ball through to Arek Boniek. Arek Boniek finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by David Francke!
8.43
Jakob Conteh hits a long diagonal ball forward. John Robinson skips past John Bower! John Robinson shoots from just inside the box but it's well over the bar!
9.33
Rocco R. Peruzzi receives the ball from a throw-in from Nicolas Flores. Rocco R. Peruzzi flicks a high ball forward to Martijn Van Nistelrooy who takes it down. Martijn Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball towards Schumann Isabey. Schumann Isabey is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.35
Dmitri Chislenko flicks a high pass forward. Sonny Altafini controls it well on his chest. Sonny Altafini knocks in a cross ball towards Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
18.45
Alpay Izzet decides to run forward with the ball. Alpay Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Rocco R. Peruzzi steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
20.02
Rocco R. Peruzzi pushes up the pitch. Seeing a gap ahead, Rocco R. Peruzzi plays the ball forward to Bram Juffing. Bram Juffing knocks the ball to his team mate, Schumann Isabey. Schumann Isabey rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
24.23
Showing composure, Dmitri Chislenko picks a pass forward to Kevin McGrory. Kevin McGrory passes the ball forward to Karim Pfennings. Karim Pfennings tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but David Francke comfortably smothers it!
27.52
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
28.35
Dmitri Chislenko flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Izzet controls it well on his chest. Alpay Izzet flicks a high pass forward. Karim Pfennings controls it well on his chest. Karim Pfennings whips in a cross ball towards Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
32.09
John Bower hacks Dmitri Chislenko from behind! The referee calls over John Bower and shows him a yellow card! Dmitri Chislenko stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.37
Karim Pfennings makes a probing pass to Arek Boniek. Arek Boniek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rocco R. Peruzzi.
34.53
Jakob Conteh runs forward with the ball. Jakob Conteh knocks the ball to his team mate, Arek Boniek. Arek Boniek whips in a cross ball towards Karim Pfennings. Karim Pfennings finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
38.43
Hryhoriy Sokurov threads the ball through to Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arek Boniek. Arek Boniek shoots from 25 yards. David Francke gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
42.55
Rocco R. Peruzzi flicks a high pass forward. Adriano Circello holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adriano Circello makes a simple pass to Ludovic Collin. Ludovic Collin plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Zamora and advances towards the goal... Ludovic Collin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
45.00
Sonny Altafini makes an attacking run forward. Sonny Altafini lofts in a cross ball towards John Robinson. John Robinson flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inter Milan appear unchanged since the first half. Lazio have changed their lineup with Enrique Serrano replacing Dmitri Chislenko and Albert Flores replacing Jakob Conteh.

45.00
Lazio start the second half!
47.31
Kevin McGrory surges forward with the ball. Kevin McGrory edges inside the box! Kevin McGrory makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but David Francke effortlessly smothers it!
48.18
Karim Pfennings advances with the ball. Karim Pfennings tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
51.14
Karim Pfennings flicks the ball to his team mate, Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
57.26
Hryhoriy Sokurov flicks a high ball forward to Karim Pfennings who takes it down. Karim Pfennings flicks a high pass forward. Kubilay Sükür collects the pass. Kubilay Sükür whips in a cross ball towards Sonny Altafini. Sonny Altafini connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
66.14
Arek Boniek hacks Nicolas Flores from behind! The referee calls over Arek Boniek and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Flores runs off the knock.
67.10
Albert Flores flicks a high ball forward to Hryhoriy Sokurov who takes it down. Hryhoriy Sokurov passes the ball forward to Arek Boniek. Arek Boniek lofts in a cross ball towards Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
69.31
Karim Pfennings makes a probing pass to Arek Boniek. Arek Boniek knocks in a cross ball towards Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.28
Karim Pfennings threads a neat ball through to Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Karim Pfennings is offside!
72.37
Arek Boniek flicks a high ball forward to Alpay Izzet who takes it down. Alpay Izzet rushes past Nicolas Flores! Alpay Izzet strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alpay Izzet!
75.50
Ludovic Collin barges into Karim Pfennings. Ludovic Collin is shown the yellow card! Karim Pfennings runs off the knock.
83.50
With vision, Adriano Circello plays the ball forward to Bram Juffing. Bram Juffing shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Boubacar Soro smothers it!
85.27
Seeing a gap ahead, Alpay Izzet plays the ball forward to Karim Pfennings. Karim Pfennings knocks in a cross ball towards John Robinson. John Robinson flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from David Francke. What a great pair of hands!
87.40
Schumann Isabey passes the ball forward to Ludovic Collin. Ludovic Collin shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Boubacar Soro.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Inter Milan

Lazio
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
4
11
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.1%
65.9%
Play Area
36.4%
40.9%
22.7%

Scorers
Schumann Isabey 9
Ludovic Collin 43
Kevin McGrory 3
Alpay Izzet 28, 72
Karim Pfennings 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alpay Izzet of Lazio

Match Ratings
1.David Francke (GK)
7
2.Nicolas Flores (DEF)
6
3.John Bower (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Rocco R. Peruzzi (DEF)
7
5.Nicky Mason (MID)
6
6.Ludovic Collin (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
7.Schumann Isabey (MID)goal scored
7
8.Adriano Circello (MID)
6
9.Martijn Van Nistelrooy (ATT)
6
10.Bram Juffing (ATT)
6
11.Eugenio Zamora (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominic Gemmill (DEF)
0
13.Ernesto Suarez (ATT)
0
14.Gianmatteo Pirri (DEF)
0

1.Boubacar Soro (GK)
6
2.Hryhoriy Sokurov (DEF)
6
3.Dmitri Chislenko (DEF)
7
4.Jakob Conteh (DEF)
6
5.Sonny Altafini (MID)
6
6.Alpay Izzet (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Karim Pfennings (MID)goal scored
9
8.Kevin McGrory (MID)goal scored
8
9.Kubilay Sükür (ATT)
6
10.Arek Boniek (ATT)yellow card
7
11.John Robinson (ATT)
7
 
12.Enrique Serrano (DEF)
6
13.Albert Flores (DEF)
6
14.Paolo Vierchwood (MID)
0