Match Report


UdineseUdinese     PistoiesePistoiese
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt Computer Player Computer Player
Nico GleisensteinN. Gleisenstein62
G
1captain
G
51Elvis LorieriE. Lorieri
Corrado BigicaC. Bigica72
D
captain2
D
73Gianluca CaponeG. Capone
Harry LawtonH. Lawton68
D
3
D
60Luciano CammarataL. Cammarata
George CortG. Cort68
D
4
D
50Mattia TorricelliM. Torricelli
Neil PriorN. Prior66
M
5
D
50Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Gianfranco PagliariniG. Pagliarini69
M
6
M
68Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti71
M
7
M
61Noel JohnsonN. Johnson
Jose Fortes GainzaJ. Gainza68
M
8
M
56Ljubisa PrevitaliL. Previtali
Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez75
A
9
M
56Danilo PinziD. Pinzi
Luca LangL. Lang72
A
10
A
61Armando PieriniA. Pierini
Stephane SavinoS. Savino74
A
11
A
58Linus BusseL. Busse
 
Jaime TavaresJ. Tavares54
G
12
M
55Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini
Garcia Duque VanoliG. Vanoli58
M
13
D
50Gianni CammarataG. Cammarata
Domenico CannavaroD. Cannavaro66
A
14
A
49Fabian N. De LiguoriF. De Liguori

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 9,189 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Udinese are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Pistoiese appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Elvis Zanutta.


0.00
Pistoiese start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.58
Mattia Torricelli comes in with a late challenge on Gianfranco Pagliarini. Mattia Torricelli is shown the yellow card! Gianfranco Pagliarini stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.30
Mattia Torricelli threads the ball through to 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 Corrado Bigica.
8.11
Corrado Bigica hits a low pass to Harry Lawton. Harry Lawton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luca Lang. Luca Lang edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Luca Lang provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Elvis Lorieri had no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
15.35
Harry Lawton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino makes a simple pass to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
16.09
George Cort flicks a high pass forward to Harry Lawton who brings the ball under control. Harry Lawton flicks a high pass forward to Gianfranco Pagliarini who brings the ball under control. Gianfranco Pagliarini threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Gainza but he's offside!
20.52
Ludovic Jurietti hacks Luciano Cammarata from behind! The referee warns Ludovic Jurietti to calm down! Luciano Cammarata carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.38
Ljubisa Previtali hacks Harry Lawton from behind! The referee calls over Ljubisa Previtali and shows him a yellow card! Harry Lawton stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.57
Neil Prior flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Gainza holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Fortes Gainza whips in a cross ball towards Stephane Savino. With a superhuman jump, Stephane Savino connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
28.14
George Cort plays the ball forward to Gianfranco Pagliarini. Seeing a gap ahead, Gianfranco Pagliarini plays the ball forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
32.14
Luciano Cammarata knocks the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini finds some space and shoots from distance but Nico Gleisenstein is on top of it.
34.35
Neil Prior flicks a high pass forward. Ludovic Jurietti controls it well on his chest. Ludovic Jurietti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Rodriquez but the linesman indicates offside!
38.25
Stephane Savino knocks the ball to his team mate, Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti runs straight at the defence! Ludovic Jurietti muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.32
Luciano Cammarata makes a beautiful solo run. Luciano Cammarata controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Nico Gleisenstein manages to gather it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Udinese kick off!
47.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Gianluca Capone picks a pass forward to Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
53.27
Harry Lawton threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luca Lang. Luca Lang tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
55.51
Harry Lawton flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Gainza collects the pass. Jose Fortes Gainza runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jose Fortes Gainza plays a one-two with Ludovic Jurietti and rushes in on goal... Jose Fortes Gainza muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Elvis Lorieri effortlessly gets down and covers it.
59.53
George Cort knocks the ball forward to Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Prior. Neil Prior runs straight at the defence! Neil Prior side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.32
Ludovic Jurietti threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Rodriquez and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Gianfranco Pagliarini provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
66.32
Gianluca Capone plays a long ball forward. Armando Pierini tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
67.38
Mattia Torricelli barges into Gianfranco Pagliarini. The referee calls over Mattia Torricelli and warns him to calm down! Gianfranco Pagliarini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.49
George Cort makes a simple pass to Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza takes it forward alone. Jose Fortes Gainza skips past Giancarlo Costacurta! Jose Fortes Gainza shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Elvis Lorieri had no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
77.22
Jose Fortes Gainza knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino plays a quick one-two with Jose Rodriquez and rushes in on goal... Stephane Savino shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Elvis Lorieri.
78.24
Neil Prior takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Ludovic Jurietti is dispossessed by a tackle from Giancarlo Costacurta.
79.33
Corrado Bigica advances with the ball. Corrado Bigica sees space and advances. Corrado Bigica lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
85.20
Harry Lawton threads a neat ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Elvis Lorieri. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Pistoiese
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72%
28%
Play Area
25.6%
41.5%
32.9%

Scorers
Luca Lang 8
Gianfranco Pagliarini 60
Jose Fortes Gainza 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Fortes Gainza of Udinese

Match Ratings