Match Report


SienaSiena     AtalantaAtalanta
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Bernard AssatiB. Assati69
G
1
G
60Adriano CappelliniA. Cappellini
Alec SounessA. Souness71
D
2
D
70Pablo LorenzoP. Lorenzo
Donato BellottoD. Bellotto62
D
3
D
67Joao BarbosaJ. Barbosa
Martino GorettiM. Goretti60
D
4
D
62Dino VillaD. Villa
Guerino GrittiG. Gritti58
D
5
M
67Matteo Di CanioM. Di Canio
Maurizio PanarelliM. Panarelli75
M
6captain
M
64Norman DeanN. Dean
David NivenD. Niven66
M
7
M
60Giacomo IaquintaG. Iaquinta
Brian BlakeB. Blake66
M
captain8
M
53Leonardo RoccoL. Rocco
Ciro DundjerskiC. Dundjerski51
M
9
A
73Matteo MiccoliM. Miccoli
Alfredo GarciaA. Garcia77
A
10
A
69Felipe NavarroF. Navarro
Girolamo BonfantiG. Bonfanti67
A
11
A
53Nuno FerreiraN. Ferreira
 
Ronnie GentileR. Gentile66
A
12
D
57Demetrio BotticellaD. Botticella
Elvis LombardiE. Lombardi65
A
13
D
54Yazid MarquetY. Marquet
Danilo CoisD. Cois58
G
14
G
51John WrightJ. Wright

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Atalanta. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Zerbini Rossi.


0.00
Siena start the match!
4.05
Matteo Di Canio barges into Guerino Gritti. The referee calls over Matteo Di Canio and shows him a yellow card! Guerino Gritti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.50
With some swift thinking, Matteo Miccoli plays the ball forward to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Bernard Assati is on top of it.
10.55
Donato Bellotto makes a beautiful solo run. Donato Bellotto threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.58
Ciro Dundjerski hits a low pass to Brian Blake. Seeing a gap ahead, Brian Blake plays the ball forward to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.00
Maurizio Panarelli sees space and advances. Maurizio Panarelli shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Adriano Cappellini smothers it!
22.55
Norman Dean threads a neat ball through to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio darts forward. Matteo Di Canio shoots from long range but Bernard Assati reads it well. Good keeping!
24.01
Alec Souness threads a neat ball through to David Niven. David Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dino Villa.
32.07
David Niven threads the ball through to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia takes it forward alone. Alfredo Garcia shoots from distance. Adriano Cappellini easily gets down and covers it.
39.48
Donato Bellotto flicks a high pass forward. Girolamo Bonfanti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Girolamo Bonfanti threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
42.16
Leonardo Rocco threads the ball through to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira passes the ball forward to Matteo Miccoli. Martino Goretti comes in with a late challenge on Matteo Miccoli. Penalty not given!!
45.00
Ciro Dundjerski hits a low pass to Alfredo Garcia. Alfredo Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Brian Blake. Brian Blake directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Adriano Cappellini.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Atalanta kick off the second half!
51.52
Donato Bellotto breaks forward. Donato Bellotto flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Garcia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Garcia deftly passes the ball to Girolamo Bonfanti, releasing him through on goal. Girolamo Bonfanti muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.34
Joao Barbosa hacks Brian Blake from behind! The referee calls over Joao Barbosa and shows him a yellow card! Brian Blake runs off the knock.
59.29
Alfredo Garcia barges into Joao Barbosa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Barbosa stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.45
Matteo Miccoli flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Matteo Miccoli. Some silky footwork from Matteo Miccoli provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Bernard Assati had no chance!! Goal for Atalanta!
71.19
Leonardo Rocco picks a pass forward to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro shoots from 25 yards but Bernard Assati is on top of it.
72.23
Matteo Di Canio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro passes the ball forward but Nuno Ferreira is offside!
77.39
Siena have made 3 substitutions with Ronnie Gentile replacing Alec Souness, Elvis Lombardi replacing Maurizio Panarelli and Danilo Cois replacing Alfredo Garcia .
78.47
Giacomo Iaquinta chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira skips past Donato Bellotto! Nuno Ferreira comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.14
Joao Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Rocco. Leonardo Rocco threads a neat ball through to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matteo Miccoli but he's offside!
84.28
Brian Blake hacks Giacomo Iaquinta from behind! The referee calls over Brian Blake and warns him to calm down! Giacomo Iaquinta hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.11
Pablo Lorenzo threads the ball through to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guerino Gritti.
89.03
Norman Dean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Ferreira who brings the ball neatly under control. Nuno Ferreira runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Nuno Ferreira provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Giacomo Iaquinta flicks a high ball forward to Nuno Ferreira who takes it down. Nuno Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Atalanta
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
29.8%
44%
26.2%

Scorers
Matteo Miccoli 65
Nuno Ferreira 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Ferreira of Atalanta

Match Ratings
1.Bernard Assati (GK)
7
2.Alec Souness (DEF)
6
3.Donato Bellotto (DEF)
8
4.Martino Goretti (DEF)
6
5.Guerino Gritti (DEF)
6
6.Maurizio Panarelli (MID)
6
7.David Niven (MID)
6
8.Brian Blake (MID)
6
9.Ciro Dundjerski (MID)
6
10.Alfredo Garcia (ATT)yellow card
7
11.Girolamo Bonfanti (ATT)
6
 
12.Ronnie Gentile (ATT)
6
13.Elvis Lombardi (ATT)
6
14.Danilo Cois (GK)
6

1.Adriano Cappellini (GK)
7
2.Pablo Lorenzo (DEF)
6
3.Joao Barbosa (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Dino Villa (DEF)
6
5.Matteo Di Canio (MID)yellow card
6
6.Norman Dean (MID)
6
7.Giacomo Iaquinta (MID)
7
8.Leonardo Rocco (MID)
6
9.Matteo Miccoli (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Felipe Navarro (ATT)
7
11.Nuno Ferreira (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Demetrio Botticella (DEF)
0
13.Yazid Marquet (DEF)
0
14.John Wright (GK)
0