Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     SampdoriaSampdoria
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Computer Player Computer Player
Ighli ZiniI. Zini73
G
1
G
72Achille ZampagnaA. Zampagna
Youssef ElhamdaouiY. Elhamdaoui73
D
2
D
68Francesco G. De GasperiF. De Gasperi
Gianluigi BonazzoliG. Bonazzoli74
D
3
D
58Alfredo NistaA. Nista
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet79
D
captain4
D
56James MortensenJ. Mortensen
Jose MonteroJ. Montero73
D
5
M
70Pierluigi AlessiP. Alessi
Norio OnoN. Ono73
M
6captain
M
70Tiziano RoccoT. Rocco
Jurgen de BruinJ. de Bruin71
M
7
M
69Ronnie McgovernR. Mcgovern
Corentin PamarotC. Pamarot79
M
8
M
67Alexandre AlvesA. Alves
Patrick WielerP. Wieler81
A
9
A
72Guillermo CortesG. Cortes
Antonio JardimA. Jardim76
A
10
A
70Bart WitschgeB. Witschge
Luigi LottiL. Lotti74
A
11
A
69Oscar VeroneseO. Veronese
 
Ismael AyazI. Ayaz70
A
12
M
65Henry MercerH. Mercer
Francesco CoralloF. Corallo68
D
13
G
64Giordano LamacchiG. Lamacchi
Pietro FiorettiP. Fioretti68
M
14
M
64Scott NivenS. Niven

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Sampdoria. A crowd of 20,901 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Empoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matteo Conte.


0.00
Sampdoria kick off and get the first half underway!
2.12
Jose Montero volleys a long ball forward. Antonio Jardim cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Antonio Jardim provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
4.48
Gianluigi Bonazzoli makes a probing pass to Norio Ono. Norio Ono sees space and advances. Norio Ono rushes past Alfredo Nista! Alfredo Nista barges into Norio Ono. Penalty not given!!
8.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Youssef Elhamdaoui laces a weighted ball forward to Norio Ono. Norio Ono flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Wieler collects the pass. Patrick Wieler makes a defence splitting pass to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.16
Tiziano Rocco flicks a high pass forward. Bart Witschge controls it well on his chest. Bart Witschge flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Alves controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Alexandre Alves makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Ighli Zini has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.25
Gianluigi Bonazzoli darts forward. Gianluigi Bonazzoli flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Wieler collects the pass. Patrick Wieler knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Achille Zampagna!
20.37
Norio Ono flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Jardim who brings the ball under control. Antonio Jardim knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Achille Zampagna who gathers it comfortably.
24.14
Ronnie Mcgovern knocks the ball forward to Bart Witschge. Bart Witschge shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.08
Antonio Jardim catches Alfredo Nista on the ankles. Antonio Jardim is shown the yellow card! Alfredo Nista hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.55
Gianluigi Bonazzoli passes the ball forward to Norio Ono. Norio Ono advances with the ball. Norio Ono knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
30.04
Tiziano Rocco advances with the ball. Tiziano Rocco makes a pass forward but Oscar Veronese is yards offside!
36.07
Corentin Pamarot kicks a strong pass forward to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.58
Oscar Veronese flicks a high pass forward. Bart Witschge collects the pass. Bart Witschge whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Mcgovern. Ronnie Mcgovern whips the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.03
Patrick Wieler threads a neat ball through to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Achille Zampagna!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Empoli have changed their lineup with Ismael Ayaz replacing Antonio Jardim. Sampdoria appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Empoli kick off!
53.12
James Mortensen flicks a high ball forward to Francesco G. De Gasperi who takes it down. Francesco G. De Gasperi advances with the ball. Francesco G. De Gasperi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ighli Zini gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
57.41
Jurgen de Bruin darts forward. Jurgen de Bruin runs straight at the defence! Jurgen de Bruin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.19
Alpay Izzet makes a simple pass to Jurgen de Bruin. Jurgen de Bruin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz lofts in a cross ball towards Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
66.29
Ronnie Mcgovern receives the ball from a throw-in from Alexandre Alves. Ronnie Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Oscar Veronese. Oscar Veronese flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Rocco. Tiziano Rocco looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
81.52
Jose Montero flicks a high ball forward to Jurgen de Bruin who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Jurgen de Bruin plays the ball forward to Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Achille Zampagna is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
85.51
Tiziano Rocco chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Mcgovern. Ronnie Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

Sampdoria
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.2%
52.8%
Play Area
29.2%
43.1%
27.8%

Scorers
Luigi Lotti 8, 82
Jurgen de Bruin 57
Alexandre Alves 12

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luigi Lotti of Empoli

Match Ratings