Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     Chievo VeronaChievo Verona
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Ighli ZiniI. Zini73
G
1
G
56Tomas GemmiT. Gemmi
Youssef ElhamdaouiY. Elhamdaoui73
D
2
D
56Miguel RubioM. Rubio
Antonio LimaA. Lima71
D
3
D
66Rosario GiorgettiR. Giorgetti
Gianluigi BonazzoliG. Bonazzoli73
D
captain4
D
59Andre TassoA. Tasso
Jose MonteroJ. Montero73
D
5
D
58Enrico BizzarriE. Bizzarri
Vito Dalla BonaV. Dalla Bona68
M
6
M
66Carlos TorresC. Torres
Jurgen de BruinJ. de Bruin71
M
7captain
M
62Peter McleodP. Mcleod
Corentin PamarotC. Pamarot79
M
8
A
72Filippo MelliF. Melli
Antonio JardimA. Jardim75
A
9
A
55Aldo RusticoA. Rustico
Ismael AyazI. Ayaz70
A
10
A
56Edoardo TramezzaniE. Tramezzani
Generoso BachiniG. Bachini69
A
11
M
58Marcello PiacentiniM. Piacentini
 
Patrick WielerP. Wieler80
A
12
D
66Alassandro VeroneseA. Veronese
Norio OnoN. Ono73
M
13
G
61Federico SassanelliF. Sassanelli
Ernesto MarquezE. Marquez67
D
14
M
57Antonio MarascoA. Marasco

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Chievo Verona. A crowd of 16,558 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Empoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chievo Verona appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Danilo Di Meglio.


0.00
Chievo Verona get the match underway!
3.44
Corentin Pamarot flicks a high pass forward. Ismael Ayaz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ismael Ayaz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Tomas Gemmi is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
9.27
Antonio Lima flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen de Bruin controls it well on his chest. Jurgen de Bruin sees Generoso Bachini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Generoso Bachini lofts in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
16.20
With vision, Antonio Lima plays the ball forward to Jurgen de Bruin. Jurgen de Bruin chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim cuts inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Antonio Jardim provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is miles over!
18.34
Vito Dalla Bona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Corentin Pamarot. Corentin Pamarot whips in a cross ball towards Vito Dalla Bona. Vito Dalla Bona flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Vito Dalla Bona!
21.55
Generoso Bachini threads a neat ball through to Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim shoots from long range. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
24.27
Rosario Giorgetti flicks a high pass forward. Edoardo Tramezzani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edoardo Tramezzani takes it forward alone. Edoardo Tramezzani deftly passes the ball to Filippo Melli, releasing him through on goal. Vito Dalla Bona barges into Filippo Melli. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
24.27
The referee points to the spot..
25.59
Aldo Rustico takes a stuttering run up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
26.14
Vito Dalla Bona makes a probing pass to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.06
Carlos Torres knocks the ball forward to Edoardo Tramezzani. Edoardo Tramezzani knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Torres. Carlos Torres whips the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
32.13
Jurgen de Bruin threads the ball through to Corentin Pamarot. Corentin Pamarot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurgen de Bruin. Jurgen de Bruin lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
33.49
Filippo Melli hacks Jurgen de Bruin from behind! The referee calls over Filippo Melli and shows him a yellow card! Jurgen de Bruin stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.21
Ismael Ayaz kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ismael Ayaz!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Empoli appear unchanged since the first half. Chievo Verona appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Chievo Verona players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Empoli get the second half underway!
48.38
Peter Mcleod hits a low pass to Aldo Rustico. Aldo Rustico knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Mcleod. Peter Mcleod whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
51.06
With great vision, Enrico Bizzarri plays the ball forward to Edoardo Tramezzani. Edoardo Tramezzani runs straight at the defence! Edoardo Tramezzani muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
53.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Mcleod plays the ball forward to Carlos Torres. Carlos Torres flicks a high pass forward. Filippo Melli controls it well on his chest. Filippo Melli lofts in a cross ball towards Marcello Piacentini. Marcello Piacentini beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.13
Empoli have made a substitution with Ernesto Marquez replacing Youssef Elhamdaoui .
61.16
Antonio Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Jardim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Jardim knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rosario Giorgetti.
67.54
Antonio Lima flicks a high ball forward to Corentin Pamarot who takes it down. Corentin Pamarot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim shoots from distance but it is miles over!
69.39
Vito Dalla Bona decides to run forward with the ball. Vito Dalla Bona tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
71.58
Gianluigi Bonazzoli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Generoso Bachini. Generoso Bachini flicks the ball to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
73.55
Carlos Torres clumsily knocks into Ismael Ayaz. Carlos Torres is given a warning by the referee! Ismael Ayaz runs off the knock.
75.49
Jurgen de Bruin flicks a high pass forward. Ismael Ayaz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ismael Ayaz knocks in a cross ball towards Corentin Pamarot. Corentin Pamarot outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
79.21
Jose Montero sees Generoso Bachini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Generoso Bachini shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Tomas Gemmi!
81.27
Peter Mcleod knocks the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Tramezzani. Edoardo Tramezzani shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
85.19
Jurgen de Bruin sees space and advances. Jurgen de Bruin finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
89.37
Rosario Giorgetti sees Andre Tasso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andre Tasso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcello Piacentini. Marcello Piacentini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ighli Zini who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Jurgen de Bruin threads a neat ball through to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz cuts inside the box! Ismael Ayaz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

Chievo Verona
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
10
1
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.4%
34.6%
Play Area
21%
45.7%
33.3%

Scorers
Vito Dalla Bona 18
Antonio Jardim 22, 26
Ismael Ayaz 38
Aldo Rustico 26 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Jardim of Empoli

Match Ratings