Match Report
| Lecce | Lecce |  |  | Venezia | Venezia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ottavio Fantini | O. Fantini |  | 53 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Aimo Crovari | A. Crovari | ||||||||
| Gabriel Cruz | G. Cruz |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Fausto Lupatelli | F. Lupatelli | |||||||||
| Nico Jung | N. Jung |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Corrado Gregori | C. Gregori | |||||||||
| Paolo Clemence | P. Clemence |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Quim Jardim | Q. Jardim | |||||||||
| Denny Langerak | D. Langerak |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Ezio Castiglione | E. Castiglione | |||||||||
| Giuliano Bocchetti | G. Bocchetti | | 70 | M | | 6 | | | M | 75 | | Giancarlo Bono | G. Bono | ||||||||
| Frank Ball | F. Ball | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | P. Gilberto Zola | P. Zola | |||||||||
| Gianni Monaco | G. Monaco | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Anselmo Gritti | A. Gritti | |||||||||
| Sebastian Suarez | S. Suarez | | 67 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Luca Pinton | L. Pinton | |||||||||
| Vitor Semedo | V. Semedo | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Stefano Suriano | S. Suriano | |||||||||
| Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 |  | Kevin Gough | K. Gough | |||||||||
| Guido Amoruso | G. Amoruso | | 65 | M | | 12 | | G | 64 | | Gianmatteo Pecchia | G. Pecchia | |||||||||
| Armando Lasalandra | A. Lasalandra | | 62 | M | | 13 | | G | 59 | | Diego Croce | D. Croce | |||||||||
| Riccardo Sculli | R. Sculli | | 61 | D | | 14 | | G | 59 | | Walter Sgrò | W. Sgrò | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio Via Del Mare where Lecce play host to Venezia. A crowd of 9,618 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lecce are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Achille Morfeo.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lecce are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Achille Morfeo.
0.00
0-0Lecce kick off the first half!
3.09
1-0Giuliano Bocchetti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Ball. Frank Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.28
1-0Denny Langerak flicks a high pass forward. Giuliano Bocchetti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giuliano Bocchetti edges inside the box! Giuliano Bocchetti tries a spectacular strike. Superb reactions from Aimo Crovari. What a save!
10.12
1-0Anselmo Gritti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gough. Kevin Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.40
1-0Gianni Monaco surges forward with the ball. Gianni Monaco threads the ball through to Sebastian Suarez but he's offside!
22.31
Gianni Monaco threads a neat ball through to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Aimo Crovari is on top of it.
33.36
1-0Anselmo Gritti passes the ball forward to Kevin Gough. Kevin Gough finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.50
Paolo Clemence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro plays a scrappy one-two with Sebastian Suarez and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alberto Loureiro provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
36.37
Vitor Semedo passes the ball forward to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.12
Anselmo Gritti changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Anselmo Gritti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ottavio Fantini who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
1-0Frank Ball hacks P. Gilberto Zola from behind! The referee calls over Frank Ball and shows him a yellow card! P. Gilberto Zola runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Lecce appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Venezia kick off!
47.06
Nico Jung sees a break and surges forward. Nico Jung knocks the ball forward to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.28
P. Gilberto Zola flicks a high ball forward to Stefano Suriano who takes it down. Stefano Suriano plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Gough and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stefano Suriano makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
55.11
Quim Jardim takes a short throw-in bringing Ezio Castiglione into play. Ezio Castiglione flicks a high pass forward. Luca Pinton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luca Pinton flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Gough who takes it down. Kevin Gough shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
59.36
Giancarlo Bono flicks a high ball forward to Anselmo Gritti who takes it down. Anselmo Gritti flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Gough who takes it down. Kevin Gough shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
66.12
2-0Giuliano Bocchetti sees a break and surges forward. Giuliano Bocchetti skips past Quim Jardim! Ezio Castiglione hacks Giuliano Bocchetti from behind! Penalty not given!!
71.45
Luca Pinton passes the ball forward to Stefano Suriano. Stefano Suriano knocks the ball forward, putting Kevin Gough through on goal. Some silky footwork from Kevin Gough provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
77.03
2-0Lecce have made 3 substitutions with Guido Amoruso replacing Nico Jung, Armando Lasalandra replacing Gianni Monaco and Riccardo Sculli replacing Vitor Semedo .
85.17
Giuliano Bocchetti takes it forward alone. Seeing a gap ahead, Giuliano Bocchetti plays the ball forward to Sebastian Suarez who has made a great run into the box. Sebastian Suarez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
87.11
Anselmo Gritti kicks a strong pass forward to Stefano Suriano. Stefano Suriano knocks in a cross ball towards Anselmo Gritti. Anselmo Gritti connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Ottavio Fantini is on top of it.
89.39
Frank Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro knocks the ball forward to Giuliano Bocchetti but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
25.7%
42.9%
31.4%
Scorers
| Sebastian Suarez 3, 47 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Sebastian Suarez of Lecce |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ottavio Fantini (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gabriel Cruz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nico Jung (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paolo Clemence (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Denny Langerak (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Giuliano Bocchetti (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Frank Ball (MID) |  | 7 |
| 8. | Gianni Monaco (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Sebastian Suarez (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Vitor Semedo (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Alberto Loureiro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Guido Amoruso (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Armando Lasalandra (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Riccardo Sculli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Aimo Crovari (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Fausto Lupatelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Corrado Gregori (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Quim Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ezio Castiglione (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Giancarlo Bono (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | P. Gilberto Zola (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Anselmo Gritti (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Luca Pinton (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stefano Suriano (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kevin Gough (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gianmatteo Pecchia (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Diego Croce (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Walter Sgrò (GK) | 0 | |