Match Report


Unione Sportiva LivornoUnione Sportiva Livorno     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Cosimo CosciaC. Coscia64
G
1
G
51Elvis LorieriE. Lorieri
Giorgio GuastalvinoG. Guastalvino64
D
2
D
73Gianluca CaponeG. Capone
Don McNeillD. McNeill61
D
3
D
60Luciano CammarataL. Cammarata
Marino Di LivioM. Di Livio59
D
4
D
50Mattia TorricelliM. Torricelli
Mariano CannavaroM. Cannavaro58
D
5
D
50Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Garry HupkesG. Hupkes68
M
6
M
68Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Ian CharlesI. Charles63
M
7
M
61Noel JohnsonN. Johnson
Mirco CrovariM. Crovari62
M
captain8
M
56Ljubisa PrevitaliL. Previtali
Luciano FontolanL. Fontolan55
M
9
M
56Danilo PinziD. Pinzi
Cristian MiglioriniC. Migliorini62
A
10
A
49Fabian N. De LiguoriF. De Liguori
Paulo RegoP. Rego53
A
11captain
A
41Graziano GuerraG. Guerra
 
Nunzio AntonelliniN. Antonellini61
G
12
M
55Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini
Ivone CorsiI. Corsi57
G
13
D
50Gianni CammarataG. Cammarata
Ciro CerioniC. Cerioni53
G
14
G
47Cristian MoscardiC. Moscardi

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Armando Picchi where Unione Sportiva Livorno play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 8,492 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Unione Sportiva Livorno and Pistoiese are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Benedetto Del Grosso.


0.00
The whistle blows and Unione Sportiva Livorno kick off!
2.44
Ian Charles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristian Migliorini. Cristian Migliorini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Elvis Lorieri who gathers it comfortably.
3.29
Ian Charles flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Migliorini collects the pass. Cristian Migliorini advances inside the box! Cristian Migliorini tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Elvis Lorieri.
4.47
Marino Di Livio makes a simple pass to Garry Hupkes. Garry Hupkes flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Charles. Ian Charles whips in a cross ball towards Cristian Migliorini. Cristian Migliorini heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but Mattia Torricelli is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
10.33
Luciano Fontolan flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Rego controls it well on his chest. Paulo Rego shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Elvis Lorieri manages to gather it.
12.51
Don McNeill passes the ball forward to Mirco Crovari. Mirco Crovari makes a probing pass to Paulo Rego. Paulo Rego whips in a cross ball towards Luciano Fontolan. Luciano Fontolan jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.07
Mattia Torricelli hits a low pass to Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali plays the ball forward to Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.27
Ian Charles flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Fontolan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luciano Fontolan plays a scrappy one-two with Cristian Migliorini and advances towards the goal... Luciano Fontolan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.13
Mirco Crovari sees space and advances. Mirco Crovari shoots from long range but it flies wide!
28.05
Graziano Guerra comes in with a late challenge on Don McNeill. The referee calls over Graziano Guerra and shows him a yellow card! Don McNeill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.32
Ian Charles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Rego. Paulo Rego knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luciano Cammarata.
34.09
Graziano Guerra takes a long throw-in. Gianmatteo Costacurta surges forward with the ball. Gianmatteo Costacurta tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
36.26
Mirco Crovari chips the ball to his team mate, Cristian Migliorini. Cristian Migliorini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.51
Marino Di Livio flicks a high pass forward. Mirco Crovari collects the pass. Mirco Crovari kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Rego. Paulo Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giancarlo Costacurta.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Unione Sportiva Livorno appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Pistoiese get the second half underway!
49.19
Luciano Cammarata flicks a high ball forward to Gianmatteo Costacurta who takes it down. Gianmatteo Costacurta flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. De Liguori holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabian N. De Liguori shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Cosimo Coscia!
59.11
Mattia Torricelli brings the ball forward. Mattia Torricelli chips the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. De Liguori. Fabian N. De Liguori advances inside the box! Fabian N. De Liguori muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.15
Noel Johnson chips the ball to his team mate, Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
63.09
With great vision, Giancarlo Costacurta plays the ball forward to Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson flicks the ball to his team mate, Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.42
Ian Charles flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristian Migliorini. Cristian Migliorini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mattia Torricelli.
77.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Mirco Crovari plays the ball forward to Cristian Migliorini. Cristian Migliorini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mirco Crovari but he's offside!
78.34
Ian Charles flicks a high pass forward to Mirco Crovari who brings the ball under control. Mirco Crovari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.02
Ian Charles threads the ball through to Paulo Rego. Paulo Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Cristian Migliorini. Cristian Migliorini whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.34
Luciano Cammarata comes in with a late challenge on Cristian Migliorini. The referee calls over Luciano Cammarata and shows him a yellow card! Cristian Migliorini runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Unione Sportiva Livorno

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

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
22.8%
45.6%
31.6%

Scorers
Cristian Migliorini 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristian Migliorini of Unione Sportiva Livorno

Match Ratings