Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     Verona HellasVerona Hellas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David HuckerbyD. Huckerby72
G
1
G
65Leonardo BertiL. Berti
Frederico MoyaF. Moya70
D
2
D
65Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez
Lucian MirceaL. Mircea65
D
3captain
D
54Cristian ZaniniC. Zanini
Brian DavisB. Davis64
D
4
D
54Luca BiancoL. Bianco
Aaron PerryA. Perry61
D
5
D
50Salvatore GalliS. Galli
Gennaro VeroneseG. Veronese72
M
6
M
61Yohan MullerY. Muller
Tim NewtonT. Newton64
M
7
M
60Morgan BeninM. Benin
Alberto MartinsA. Martins63
M
8
M
57Carmine De AngelisC. De Angelis
Gabriele LasalandraG. Lasalandra56
M
9
M
55Generoso CorrentG. Corrent
Umberto UrsoU. Urso76
A
10
A
70Gianluca RicchiutiG. Ricchiuti
Lennart WeigelL. Weigel70
A
captain11
A
66Stefano BelardiS. Belardi
 
Garcia Duque GiampierettiG. Giampieretti66
G
12
A
60Gennaro RusticoG. Rustico
Eric AddoE. Addo65
A
13
A
59Benjamin WallèmeB. Wallème
Damiano ContiD. Conti61
A
14
G
53Fabio GobbiF. Gobbi

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Verona Hellas. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cittadella and Verona Hellas are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Davide Lucenti.


0.00
Verona Hellas start the match!
4.03
Tim Newton kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriele Lasalandra. Gabriele Lasalandra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Berti who gathers it comfortably.
12.01
Frederico Moya deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Newton. With a superhuman jump, Tim Newton connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.51
Alberto Martins makes a simple pass to Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristian Zanini.
21.04
Carmine De Angelis barges into Tim Newton. Carmine De Angelis is shown the yellow card! Tim Newton runs off the knock.
24.53
Brian Davis surges forward with the ball. Brian Davis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Berti who gathers it comfortably.
27.44
Gennaro Veronese receives the ball from a throw-in from Gabriele Lasalandra. Gennaro Veronese hits a low pass to Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.35
Morgan Benin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Morgan Benin lofts in a cross ball towards Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi makes a deft header. David Huckerby is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
34.56
Gianluca Ricchiuti kicks a strong pass forward to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
39.36
Tim Newton brings the ball forward. Tim Newton shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
42.31
Alejandro Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Stefano Belardi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefano Belardi shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Carmine De Angelis threads the ball through to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Cittadella kick off!
47.41
Cittadella are keeping most of the possession.
51.16
Gabriele Lasalandra makes an attacking run forward. Gabriele Lasalandra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Berti who gathers it comfortably.
54.07
Lucian Mircea comes in with a late challenge on Gianluca Ricchiuti. Lucian Mircea is warned by the referee! Gianluca Ricchiuti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.05
Gianluca Ricchiuti picks a pass forward to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi rushes past Aaron Perry! Stefano Belardi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Brian Davis. Excellent block.
61.10
Aaron Perry plays the ball forward to Gabriele Lasalandra. Gabriele Lasalandra kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Martins. Alberto Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.57
Lennart Weigel comes in with a late challenge on Carmine De Angelis. The referee calls over Lennart Weigel and shows him a yellow card! Carmine De Angelis stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.21
Morgan Benin threads a neat ball through to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti skips past Lucian Mircea! Gianluca Ricchiuti shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving David Huckerby with no chance!! Goal for Verona Hellas!
72.46
Alberto Martins comes in with a late challenge on Morgan Benin. The referee calls over Alberto Martins and warns him to calm down! Morgan Benin gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.14
Alberto Martins clumsily knocks into Carmine De Angelis. Alberto Martins is given another warning by the referee! Carmine De Angelis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.58
Cittadella have made 3 substitutions with Garcia Duque Giampieretti replacing Gabriele Lasalandra, Eric Addo replacing Lennart Weigel and Damiano Conti replacing Umberto Urso .
81.56
Eric Addo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damiano Conti. Damiano Conti lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Addo. Eric Addo makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
83.54
Tim Newton threads the ball through to Damiano Conti. Damiano Conti chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Newton. Tim Newton knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Addo. Eric Addo flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
85.51
Morgan Benin hacks Alberto Martins from behind! Morgan Benin is shown the yellow card! Alberto Martins runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

Verona Hellas
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
25.3%
48.1%
26.6%

Scorers
Stefano Belardi 30
Gianluca Ricchiuti 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianluca Ricchiuti of Verona Hellas

Match Ratings