Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Leonardo BertiL. Berti65
G
1
G
51Elvis LorieriE. Lorieri
Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez65
D
2
D
73Gianluca CaponeG. Capone
Cristian ZaniniC. Zanini54
D
captain3
D
60Luciano CammarataL. Cammarata
Luca BiancoL. Bianco54
D
4
D
50Mattia TorricelliM. Torricelli
Salvatore GalliS. Galli50
D
5
D
50Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Yohan MullerY. Muller61
M
6
M
68Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Morgan BeninM. Benin60
M
7captain
M
60Noel JohnsonN. Johnson
Carmine De AngelisC. De Angelis57
M
8
M
56Ljubisa PrevitaliL. Previtali
Generoso CorrentG. Corrent55
M
9
M
56Danilo PinziD. Pinzi
Gianluca RicchiutiG. Ricchiuti70
A
10
A
61Armando PieriniA. Pierini
Stefano BelardiS. Belardi66
A
11
A
58Linus BusseL. Busse
 
Gennaro RusticoG. Rustico60
A
12
M
55Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini
Benjamin WallèmeB. Wallème59
A
13
D
50Gianni CammarataG. Cammarata
Fabio GobbiF. Gobbi53
G
14
A
49Fabian N. De LiguoriF. De Liguori

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 8,386 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Verona Hellas and Pistoiese are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Davide Lucenti.


0.00
Pistoiese get the match underway!
8.25
Linus Busse barges into Alejandro Menendez. Linus Busse is shown the yellow card! Alejandro Menendez runs off the knock.
9.06
Noel Johnson kicks a strong pass forward to Linus Busse. Linus Busse shoots from long range. Leonardo Berti gets down and covers it.
18.25
Gianluca Ricchiuti takes it forward alone. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.52
Generoso Corrent comes in with a late challenge on Gianmatteo Costacurta. The referee calls over Generoso Corrent and shows him a yellow card! Gianmatteo Costacurta carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.21
Gianluca Capone chips the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Costacurta. Gianmatteo Costacurta threads a neat ball through to Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yohan Muller.
45.00
Carmine De Angelis knocks the ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball towards Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi powers a header at goal. Stefano Belardi scores for Verona Hellas!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Verona Hellas appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Verona Hellas start the second half!
48.04
Stefano Belardi flicks a high ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti who takes it down. Gianluca Ricchiuti whips in a cross ball towards Stefano Belardi. With a superhuman jump, Stefano Belardi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
49.23
Noel Johnson slams into Luca Bianco with his studs up. Noel Johnson is shown the red card!! Luca Bianco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.01
Gianmatteo Costacurta chips the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini shoots from 25 yards. Leonardo Berti gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
61.38
Mattia Torricelli flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Cammarata holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luciano Cammarata flicks a high ball forward to Armando Pierini who takes it down. Armando Pierini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.29
Luca Bianco sees a break and surges forward. Luca Bianco flicks a high pass forward. Gianluca Ricchiuti collects the pass. Gianluca Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Elvis Lorieri who gathers it comfortably.
69.57
Yohan Muller chips the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti edges inside the box! Gianluca Ricchiuti side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but somehow Elvis Lorieri manages to keep it out.
71.47
Verona Hellas are playing very defensively.
75.40
Ljubisa Previtali decides to run forward with the ball. Ljubisa Previtali shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

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

Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
28.1%
56.2%
15.6%

Scorers
Stefano Belardi 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefano Belardi of Verona Hellas

Match Ratings