Match Report


PalermoPalermo     AnconaAncona
Lennart StraarupLennart Straarup Computer Player Computer Player
Gary JohnstoneG. Johnstone71
G
1
G
69Emiliano SerenaE. Serena
Rainer CziommerR. Cziommer68
D
2
D
72Lamberto SurianoL. Suriano
Oscar BaioccoO. Baiocco68
D
3
D
71Gary McgovernG. Mcgovern
Steve StoneS. Stone67
D
4
D
70Elvis BenfariE. Benfari
Antonio MoutinhoA. Moutinho66
D
5
D
70Edoardo Lo GattoE. Lo Gatto
Ronnie TilerR. Tiler73
M
6
D
70Saul MainiS. Maini
John RankinJ. Rankin72
M
7captain
M
76Olaf WeversO. Wevers
Paolo MinottiP. Minotti69
M
8
M
75Paolo PreiteP. Preite
Fabian Natale SgrignaF. Sgrigna66
A
9
A
73Sebastiao LoureiroS. Loureiro
Ricardo FariaR. Faria73
A
10
A
71Tom Van SteenveldtT. Van Steenveldt
Thomas HelmerT. Helmer68
A
captain11
A
71Mitchell OoijerM. Ooijer
 
Luis LimaL. Lima66
M
12
M
74Carl KonéC. Koné
Niels TimmerN. Timmer66
A
13
A
70Valentino LambrughiV. Lambrughi
Jose E. De SanzoJ. De Sanzo64
D
14
D
69Leon PeckhamL. Peckham

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Ancona. A crowd of 16,842 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Palermo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ancona appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Danilo Erra.


0.00
Ancona kick off the first half!
2.46
Ronnie Tiler makes a probing pass to John Rankin. John Rankin shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
4.32
Gary Mcgovern passes the ball forward to Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tom Van Steenveldt. Tom Van Steenveldt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.06
Elvis Benfari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edoardo Lo Gatto. Edoardo Lo Gatto threads the ball through to Mitchell Ooijer. Mitchell Ooijer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rainer Cziommer.
8.16
Olaf Wevers knocks the ball forward to Tom Van Steenveldt. Tom Van Steenveldt whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.49
Fabian Natale Sgrigna makes a probing pass to Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Emiliano Serena has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.01
Palermo appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
15.01
Gary Mcgovern passes the ball forward to Olaf Wevers. Olaf Wevers passes the ball forward to Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Johnstone who gathers it comfortably.
16.03
Ronnie Tiler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Rankin. John Rankin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emiliano Serena who gathers it comfortably.
18.51
Elvis Benfari makes a simple pass to Olaf Wevers. Olaf Wevers knocks the ball forward to Tom Van Steenveldt. Tom Van Steenveldt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.12
Fabian Natale Sgrigna flicks a high pass forward to John Rankin who brings the ball under control. John Rankin knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.24
Olaf Wevers chips the ball to his team mate, Tom Van Steenveldt. Tom Van Steenveldt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rainer Cziommer.
33.22
Gary Mcgovern controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mitchell Ooijer. Mitchell Ooijer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Moutinho.
36.06
With great vision, Saul Maini plays the ball forward to Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite threads the ball through to Olaf Wevers. Olaf Wevers lofts in a cross ball towards Tom Van Steenveldt. Tom Van Steenveldt outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The shot is on target but blocked by Oscar Baiocco. That should have been a goal!
40.06
Paolo Preite makes a probing pass to Olaf Wevers. Olaf Wevers tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
44.37
Showing composure, Edoardo Lo Gatto plays the ball forward to Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite advances inside the box! Paolo Preite takes a shot at goal. Gary Johnstone effortlessly gets down and covers it.
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. Ancona have changed their lineup with Carl Koné replacing Elvis Benfari and Valentino Lambrughi replacing Olaf Wevers. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with Palermo kicking off!
47.14
Lamberto Suriano flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Preite holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Preite makes a probing pass to Sebastiao Loureiro. Sebastiao Loureiro cuts inside the box! Sebastiao Loureiro looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gary Johnstone.
48.36
Valentino Lambrughi takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Paolo Minotti reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
49.42
John Rankin threads the ball through to Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Mcgovern.
57.16
Rainer Cziommer threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Tiler. Ronnie Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Minotti collects the pass. Paolo Minotti lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Saul Maini's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
60.43
Ancona have made a substitution with Leon Peckham replacing Sebastiao Loureiro .
61.51
Rainer Cziommer hits a low pass to Fabian Natale Sgrigna. Fabian Natale Sgrigna makes an attacking run forward. Fabian Natale Sgrigna plays a one-two with Ricardo Faria and advances towards the goal... Fabian Natale Sgrigna rockets a shot on goal but it is deflected wide by Saul Maini.
63.12
Paolo Minotti takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Emiliano Serena drops low and scoops up the ball.
65.43
John Rankin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria plays a scrappy one-two with Paolo Minotti and advances towards the goal... Ricardo Faria cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
69.29
Steve Stone makes a simple pass to Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabian Natale Sgrigna. Fabian Natale Sgrigna controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Ricardo Faria through on goal. Ricardo Faria makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Emiliano Serena.
70.18
Corner kick to Palermo. Paolo Minotti plays it to the near post. Thomas Helmer rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.22
Edoardo Lo Gatto clumsily knocks into Ricardo Faria. Edoardo Lo Gatto is shown the yellow card! Ricardo Faria carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.45
Rainer Cziommer flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Baiocco who brings the ball under control. Oscar Baiocco passes the ball forward to Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Minotti. Paolo Minotti connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Emiliano Serena.
79.21
Steve Stone flicks a high pass forward. John Rankin controls it well on his chest. John Rankin threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Tiler. Ronnie Tiler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.50
John Rankin threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Tiler. Ronnie Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Mcgovern.
85.56
Ronnie Tiler threads the ball through to John Rankin. John Rankin knocks the ball forward, putting Thomas Helmer through on goal. Gary Mcgovern hacks Thomas Helmer from behind! Thomas Helmer appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Palermo

Ancona
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
26.1%
42%
31.8%

Scorers
Ricardo Faria 12
Paolo Preite 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Preite of Ancona

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

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