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It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Perugia. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Perugia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonino Accursi.


0.00
Atalanta kick off the first half!
2.56
Norman Dean kicks a strong pass forward to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli plays a scrappy one-two with Norman Dean and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Matteo Miccoli provides some space. He shoots at goal. Good keeping from Tommaso Atzeni as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.52
Matteo Di Canio takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Andre Olivi reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
6.04
Giacomo Iaquinta takes a short throw-in bringing Norman Dean into play. Norman Dean controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Tommaso Atzeni, sees it late!! Goal for Atalanta!
12.27
Daniele Di Bari comes in with a late challenge on Leonardo Rocco. Daniele Di Bari is given a warning by the referee! Leonardo Rocco runs off the knock.
26.13
Norman Dean flicks a high pass forward. Matteo Di Canio collects the pass. With great vision, Matteo Di Canio plays the ball forward to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
28.14
Leonardo Rocco flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Navarro who takes it down. Felipe Navarro knocks the ball forward to Nuno Ferreira but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.43
Matteo Di Canio makes a probing pass to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.39
Youssef Coly passes the ball forward to Tonino Ballotta. Tonino Ballotta shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
39.42
Ralph Haynes threads the ball through to Youssef Coly. Youssef Coly runs straight at the defence! Youssef Coly rockets a shot on goal. Joao Barbosa steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
44.29
Ralph Haynes takes it forward alone. Ralph Haynes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
Giacomo Iaquinta chips the ball to his team mate, Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli plays a scrappy one-two with Norman Dean and advances towards the goal... Matteo Miccoli rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Perugia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Perugia kick off and get the second half underway!
47.43
Felipe Navarro sees a break and surges forward. Felipe Navarro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Tommaso Atzeni gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
48.47
Norman Dean hacks Andre Olivi from behind! The referee calls over Norman Dean and shows him a yellow card! Andre Olivi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.55
Joao Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Dino Villa. Dino Villa passes the ball forward to Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta plays a scrappy one-two with Matteo Miccoli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Giacomo Iaquinta makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
51.07
Francis Wimbee makes a probing pass to Wladimiro Ripa. Wladimiro Ripa shoots from outside the area. Adriano Cappellini gets down and covers it.
53.52
Atalanta are in full control of this game.
55.43
Joao Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Norman Dean. Norman Dean passes the ball forward to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli skips past Daniele Di Bari! Matteo Miccoli shoots from just inside the box but somehow Tommaso Atzeni manages to keep it out.
57.19
Joao Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Dean. Norman Dean chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.05
Giacomo Iaquinta hacks Francis Wimbee from behind! Giacomo Iaquinta is given a warning by the referee! Francis Wimbee stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.10
Joao Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio makes a simple pass to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli shoots from long range but it flies wide!
65.25
Giacomo Iaquinta kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniele Di Bari.
71.27
Matteo Di Canio flicks the ball to his team mate, Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.20
Gianmarco Gorgone flicks a high pass forward. Tonino Ballotta controls it well on his chest. Tonino Ballotta shoots from outside the area. Adriano Cappellini gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
79.34
Dino Villa pushes up the pitch. Dino Villa flicks a high pass forward. Norman Dean controls it well on his chest. Norman Dean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Ferreira but the linesman indicates offside!
83.51
Ralph Haynes hits a low pass to Wladimiro Ripa. Wladimiro Ripa plays a quick one-two with Gianmarco Gorgone and rushes in on goal... Wladimiro Ripa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
85.26
Nuno Ferreira clumsily knocks into Donato Rossini. The referee brings Nuno Ferreira to one side and gives him a warning! Donato Rossini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.04
Ralph Haynes passes the ball forward to Gianmarco Gorgone. Gianmarco Gorgone shoots from distance. Adriano Cappellini gets down and covers it.
90.00
Norman Dean sees Nuno Ferreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Ferreira skips past Daniele Di Bari! Daniele Di Bari hacks Nuno Ferreira from behind! Nuno Ferreira appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
20.2%
45.2%
34.5%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Ferreira of Atalanta

Match Ratings