Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     UdineseUdinese
Computer Player Computer Player Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Leonardo BertiL. Berti65
G
1
G
62Nico GleisensteinN. Gleisenstein
Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez65
D
2captain
D
67Said ZimmermanS. Zimmerman
Cristian ZaniniC. Zanini54
D
captain3
D
67Harry LawtonH. Lawton
Luca BiancoL. Bianco54
D
4
D
72Corrado BigicaC. Bigica
Salvatore GalliS. Galli50
D
5
D
68George CortG. Cort
Yohan MullerY. Muller61
M
6
D
73Alberto CopeA. Cope
Morgan BeninM. Benin60
M
7
M
69Gianfranco PagliariniG. Pagliarini
Carmine De AngelisC. De Angelis57
M
8
M
71Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti
Generoso CorrentG. Corrent55
M
9
A
74Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez
Gianluca RicchiutiG. Ricchiuti70
A
10
A
74Stephane SavinoS. Savino
Stefano BelardiS. Belardi66
A
11
A
66Domenico CannavaroD. Cannavaro
 
Gennaro RusticoG. Rustico60
A
12
G
54Jaime TavaresJ. Tavares
Benjamin WallèmeB. Wallème59
A
13
M
58Garcia Duque VanoliG. Vanoli
Fabio GobbiF. Gobbi53
G
14
A
57Sebastiano RinaldiS. Rinaldi

BloodArena
today's match is sponsored by Blood Arena
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Udinese. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Verona Hellas are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Udinese appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gian Matteo Gilardino.


0.00
The whistle blows and Verona Hellas kick off!
3.04
George Cort flicks the ball to his team mate, Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti chips the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Stephane Savino through on goal. Stephane Savino tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.22
With vision, Gianfranco Pagliarini laces a weighted ball forward to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti lofts in a cross ball towards Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Salvatore Galli's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
14.36
Ludovic Jurietti flicks a high pass forward. Domenico Cannavaro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Domenico Cannavaro shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
15.42
Ludovic Jurietti knocks the ball forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Leonardo Berti is on top of it.
22.07
Alberto Cope knocks the ball to his team mate, Said Zimmerman. Said Zimmerman changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Said Zimmerman whips in a cross ball towards Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.04
Gianfranco Pagliarini threads the ball through to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
32.37
Alejandro Menendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yohan Muller. Yohan Muller plays the ball forward to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nico Gleisenstein who gathers it comfortably.
34.17
Carmine De Angelis flicks a high pass forward. Gianluca Ricchiuti controls it well on his chest. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Cope.
38.44
Harry Lawton threads a neat ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
42.41
Generoso Corrent makes a beautiful solo run. Generoso Corrent controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
44.58
Ludovic Jurietti hits a low pass to Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Berti who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Verona Hellas appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese also appear unchanged since the first half. The Verona Hellas players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Udinese kick off!
49.29
Gianfranco Pagliarini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Leonardo Berti manages to gather it effortlessly.
51.07
George Cort threads the ball through to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti passes the ball forward to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez whips in a cross ball towards Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
65.42
Stefano Belardi clumsily knocks into Alberto Cope. Stefano Belardi is shown the yellow card! Alberto Cope runs off the knock.
66.05
Luca Bianco flicks a high ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti who takes it down. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball towards Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nico Gleisenstein with no chance!! Goal for Verona Hellas!
69.35
Gianfranco Pagliarini threads a neat ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.11
Gianfranco Pagliarini flicks a high pass forward. Ludovic Jurietti controls it well on his chest. Ludovic Jurietti plays a scrappy one-two with Gianfranco Pagliarini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Ludovic Jurietti provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.16
Harry Lawton chips the ball to his team mate, Corrado Bigica. Corrado Bigica flicks a high pass forward. Ludovic Jurietti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ludovic Jurietti whips in a cross ball towards Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
89.03
Harry Lawton threads the ball through to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti threads the ball through to Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Jose Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Pagliarini controls it well on his chest. Gianfranco Pagliarini threads the ball through into the box. Morgan Benin barges into Ludovic Jurietti. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

Udinese
Goals
1
6
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38%
62%
Play Area
35.2%
43.7%
21.1%

Scorers
Stefano Belardi 66
Stephane Savino 3, 22, 38, 51
Jose Rodriquez 69
Ludovic Jurietti 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephane Savino of Udinese

Match Ratings