Match Report


SienaSiena     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Bernard AssatiB. Assati69
G
1
G
51Elvis LorieriE. Lorieri
Alec SounessA. Souness71
D
2
D
73Gianluca CaponeG. Capone
Donato BellottoD. Bellotto62
D
3
D
60Luciano CammarataL. Cammarata
Martino GorettiM. Goretti60
D
4captain
D
50Mattia TorricelliM. Torricelli
Guerino GrittiG. Gritti58
D
5
D
50Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Maurizio PanarelliM. Panarelli75
M
6
M
68Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
David NivenD. Niven66
M
7
M
60Noel JohnsonN. Johnson
Brian BlakeB. Blake66
M
captain8
M
56Ljubisa PrevitaliL. Previtali
Ciro DundjerskiC. Dundjerski51
M
9
M
56Danilo PinziD. Pinzi
Alfredo GarciaA. Garcia77
A
10
A
61Armando PieriniA. Pierini
Girolamo BonfantiG. Bonfanti67
A
11
A
58Linus BusseL. Busse
 
Ronnie GentileR. Gentile65
A
12
M
55Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini
Elvis LombardiE. Lombardi65
A
13
D
50Gianni CammarataG. Cammarata
Danilo CoisD. Cois58
G
14
A
49Fabian N. De LiguoriF. De Liguori

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 8,916 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Siena and Pistoiese are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gionatha Veronese.


0.00
Pistoiese kick off!
2.37
Mattia Torricelli threads a neat ball through to Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Noel Johnson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
14.18
Mattia Torricelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali flicks the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Donato Bellotto.
16.30
Noel Johnson receives the ball from a throw-in from Gianluca Capone. Noel Johnson passes the ball forward to Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.19
Martino Goretti chips the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Panarelli. Maurizio Panarelli changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Maurizio Panarelli whips in a cross ball towards Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
26.04
Danilo Pinzi flicks a high pass forward. Armando Pierini controls it well on his chest. Armando Pierini shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.12
David Niven threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.25
Noel Johnson flicks a high ball forward to Linus Busse who takes it down. Linus Busse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.57
Luciano Cammarata flicks a high pass forward. Danilo Pinzi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danilo Pinzi shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Siena get the second half underway!
51.29
Donato Bellotto clumsily knocks into Mattia Torricelli. The referee warns Donato Bellotto to calm down! Mattia Torricelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.12
David Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Blake. Brian Blake makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
61.18
Brian Blake darts forward. Brian Blake edges inside the box! Brian Blake makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.23
Mattia Torricelli catches Alfredo Garcia on the ankles. The referee calls over Mattia Torricelli and shows him a yellow card! Alfredo Garcia stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.51
Donato Bellotto knocks the ball to his team mate, David Niven. David Niven threads the ball through to Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.08
Brian Blake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maurizio Panarelli. Maurizio Panarelli shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Siena!
77.51
Siena have made 3 substitutions with Ronnie Gentile replacing Alec Souness, Elvis Lombardi replacing Maurizio Panarelli and Danilo Cois replacing Alfredo Garcia .
79.59
Martino Goretti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Donato Bellotto. Donato Bellotto threads the ball through to Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti cuts inside the box! Girolamo Bonfanti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.54
Noel Johnson flicks a high pass forward to Gianmatteo Costacurta who brings the ball under control. Gianmatteo Costacurta tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.04
Girolamo Bonfanti catches Luciano Cammarata on the ankles. The referee calls over Girolamo Bonfanti and shows him a yellow card! Luciano Cammarata stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.31
Danilo Pinzi flicks a high pass forward. Armando Pierini controls it well on his chest. Armando Pierini shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.41
David Niven barges into Danilo Pinzi. The referee calls over David Niven and shows him a yellow card! Danilo Pinzi runs off the knock.
89.43
Martino Goretti passes the ball forward to David Niven. David Niven flicks a high pass forward. Danilo Cois collects the pass. Danilo Cois finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Siena

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

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
23.5%
52.9%
23.5%

Scorers
Maurizio Panarelli 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maurizio Panarelli of Siena

Match Ratings