Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     SienaSiena
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Elvis LorieriE. Lorieri51
G
1
G
69Bernard AssatiB. Assati
Gianluca CaponeG. Capone73
D
2
D
71Alec SounessA. Souness
Luciano CammarataL. Cammarata60
D
3
D
62Donato BellottoD. Bellotto
Mattia TorricelliM. Torricelli50
D
4
D
60Martino GorettiM. Goretti
Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta50
D
captain5
D
58Guerino GrittiG. Gritti
Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta68
M
6
M
66David NivenD. Niven
Noel JohnsonN. Johnson61
M
7
M
66Brian BlakeB. Blake
Ljubisa PrevitaliL. Previtali56
M
8captain
M
51Ciro DundjerskiC. Dundjerski
Danilo PinziD. Pinzi56
M
9
M
48Bruno CardascioB. Cardascio
Armando PieriniA. Pierini61
A
10
A
77Alfredo GarciaA. Garcia
Linus BusseL. Busse58
A
11
A
67Girolamo BonfantiG. Bonfanti
 
Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini55
M
12
A
65Ronnie GentileR. Gentile
Gianni CammarataG. Cammarata50
D
13
A
65Elvis LombardiE. Lombardi
Fabian N. De LiguoriF. De Liguori49
A
14
G
58Danilo CoisD. Cois

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Siena. A crowd of 8,485 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Pistoiese and Siena are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Antonino Accursi.


0.00
Siena start the match!
4.27
Brian Blake sees space and advances. Brian Blake shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Elvis Lorieri comfortably smothers it!
10.28
Martino Goretti pushes mid-way up the pitch. Martino Goretti darts forward. Martino Goretti advances inside the box! Martino Goretti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Martino Goretti scores for Siena!!
20.26
Bruno Cardascio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Elvis Lorieri manages to gather it.
24.18
Noel Johnson flicks the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.19
Noel Johnson sees Gianmatteo Costacurta in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianmatteo Costacurta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martino Goretti.
27.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Gianmatteo Costacurta picks a pass forward to Linus Busse. Linus Busse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.58
Bruno Cardascio takes the throw-in. Ciro Dundjerski flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Cardascio. Bruno Cardascio lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Elvis Lorieri is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Pistoiese get the second half underway!
51.32
Noel Johnson threads a neat ball through to Linus Busse. Linus Busse shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
53.40
Noel Johnson knocks the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
59.44
Gianmatteo Costacurta runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gianmatteo Costacurta shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
60.08
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
67.02
Noel Johnson flicks a high ball forward to Linus Busse who takes it down. Linus Busse controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.49
Gianmatteo Costacurta flicks the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini whips in a cross ball towards Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.21
Siena have made 3 substitutions with Ronnie Gentile replacing Alec Souness, Elvis Lombardi replacing David Niven and Danilo Cois replacing Alfredo Garcia .
78.25
Bruno Cardascio flicks a high pass forward to Brian Blake who brings the ball under control. Brian Blake shoots from long range but somehow Elvis Lorieri manages to keep it out.
89.54
Danilo Pinzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Costacurta. Gianmatteo Costacurta shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

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

Possession
46.5%
53.5%
Play Area
19.7%
56.3%
23.9%

Scorers
Martino Goretti 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martino Goretti of Siena

Match Ratings