Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     SienaSiena
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adriano CappelliniA. Cappellini60
G
1
G
69Bernard AssatiB. Assati
Pablo LorenzoP. Lorenzo70
D
2
D
71Alec SounessA. Souness
Joao BarbosaJ. Barbosa67
D
3
D
62Donato BellottoD. Bellotto
Dino VillaD. Villa62
D
4
D
60Martino GorettiM. Goretti
Matteo Di CanioM. Di Canio67
M
5
D
58Guerino GrittiG. Gritti
Norman DeanN. Dean64
M
captain6
M
75Maurizio PanarelliM. Panarelli
Giacomo IaquintaG. Iaquinta59
M
7
M
66David NivenD. Niven
Leonardo RoccoL. Rocco52
M
8captain
M
66Brian BlakeB. Blake
Matteo MiccoliM. Miccoli72
A
9
M
51Ciro DundjerskiC. Dundjerski
Felipe NavarroF. Navarro68
A
10
A
77Alfredo GarciaA. Garcia
Nuno FerreiraN. Ferreira53
A
11
A
67Girolamo BonfantiG. Bonfanti
 
Demetrio BotticellaD. Botticella57
D
12
A
65Ronnie GentileR. Gentile
Yazid MarquetY. Marquet54
D
13
A
65Elvis LombardiE. Lombardi
John WrightJ. Wright51
G
14
G
58Danilo CoisD. Cois

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Siena. A crowd of 9,789 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Siena appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Elvis Zanutta.


0.00
Siena kick off!
8.46
Pablo Lorenzo sees Giacomo Iaquinta in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giacomo Iaquinta threads a neat ball through to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
9.47
Joao Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Leonardo Rocco. Leonardo Rocco picks a pass forward to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Bernard Assati. What a save!
10.54
Maurizio Panarelli comes in with a late challenge on Giacomo Iaquinta. Maurizio Panarelli is given a warning by the referee! Giacomo Iaquinta runs off the knock.
12.40
Norman Dean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Bernard Assati keeps it out!
14.14
Ciro Dundjerski hacks Norman Dean from behind! Ciro Dundjerski is shown the yellow card! Norman Dean stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.08
Giacomo Iaquinta barges into Donato Bellotto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Donato Bellotto stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.25
Maurizio Panarelli chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia knocks the ball forward, putting Girolamo Bonfanti through on goal. Some silky footwork from Girolamo Bonfanti provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
22.29
Leonardo Rocco runs forward with the ball. Leonardo Rocco passes the ball forward to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli skips past Donato Bellotto! Some good footwork from Matteo Miccoli provides some space. He shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.32
Joao Barbosa makes a probing pass to Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta chips the ball to his team mate, Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli plays a one-two with Nuno Ferreira and advances towards the goal... Matteo Miccoli shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
26.36
Joao Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Norman Dean collects the pass. Norman Dean shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.43
Giacomo Iaquinta makes a probing pass to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bernard Assati who gathers it comfortably.
33.30
Felipe Navarro hacks Martino Goretti from behind! Felipe Navarro is given a warning by the referee! Martino Goretti runs off the knock.
34.44
Ciro Dundjerski advances with the ball. Ciro Dundjerski shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
39.34
David Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.53
Matteo Di Canio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Lorenzo. Pablo Lorenzo flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira plays a scrappy one-two with Felipe Navarro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nuno Ferreira strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Siena also appear unchanged since the first half. The Siena players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Atalanta kick off the second half!
53.52
David Niven knocks the ball forward to Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Adriano Cappellini manages to gather it.
54.14
Without breaking stride, David Niven plays the ball forward to Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
55.36
Norman Dean barges into Guerino Gritti. Norman Dean is shown the yellow card! Guerino Gritti runs off the knock.
59.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Dino Villa plays the ball forward to Leonardo Rocco. Leonardo Rocco makes a probing pass to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Bernard Assati had no chance!! Goal for Atalanta!
65.42
Brian Blake hacks Norman Dean from behind! The referee calls over Brian Blake and warns him to calm down! Norman Dean stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.28
Norman Dean kicks a strong pass forward to Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira plays a one-two with Matteo Miccoli and rushes in on goal... Nuno Ferreira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
77.28
Siena have made 3 substitutions with Ronnie Gentile replacing Alec Souness, Elvis Lombardi replacing Maurizio Panarelli and Danilo Cois replacing Alfredo Garcia .
79.17
Pablo Lorenzo hits a low pass to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Dean. Norman Dean powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.05
Pablo Lorenzo barges into Girolamo Bonfanti. The referee calls over Pablo Lorenzo and shows him a yellow card! Girolamo Bonfanti carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.27
Norman Dean barges into Danilo Cois. The referee warns Norman Dean to calm down! Danilo Cois hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

Siena
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.9%
36.1%
Play Area
26.5%
42.2%
31.3%

Scorers
Felipe Navarro 59
Norman Dean 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Felipe Navarro of Atalanta

Match Ratings
1.Adriano Cappellini (GK)
7
2.Pablo Lorenzo (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Joao Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Dino Villa (DEF)
7
5.Matteo Di Canio (MID)
6
6.Norman Dean (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
7.Giacomo Iaquinta (MID)yellow card
6
8.Leonardo Rocco (MID)
8
9.Matteo Miccoli (ATT)
7
10.Felipe Navarro (ATT)goal scored
10
11.Nuno Ferreira (ATT)
8
 
12.Demetrio Botticella (DEF)
0
13.Yazid Marquet (DEF)
0
14.John Wright (GK)
0

1.Bernard Assati (GK)
7
2.Alec Souness (DEF)
6
3.Donato Bellotto (DEF)
6
4.Martino Goretti (DEF)
6
5.Guerino Gritti (DEF)
6
6.Maurizio Panarelli (MID)
6
7.David Niven (MID)
6
8.Brian Blake (MID)
5
9.Ciro Dundjerski (MID)yellow card
6
10.Alfredo Garcia (ATT)
6
11.Girolamo Bonfanti (ATT)
6
 
12.Ronnie Gentile (ATT)
6
13.Elvis Lombardi (ATT)
6
14.Danilo Cois (GK)
6