Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adriano CappelliniA. Cappellini60
G
1
G
52Pablo GuerreroP. Guerrero
Pablo LorenzoP. Lorenzo70
D
2
D
73Gianluca CaponeG. Capone
Joao BarbosaJ. Barbosa67
D
3
D
60Luciano CammarataL. Cammarata
Dino VillaD. Villa63
D
4captain
D
50Mattia TorricelliM. Torricelli
Matteo Di CanioM. Di Canio67
M
5
D
50Giancarlo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Norman DeanN. Dean64
M
captain6
M
68Gianmatteo CostacurtaG. Costacurta
Giacomo IaquintaG. Iaquinta60
M
7
M
61Noel JohnsonN. Johnson
Leonardo RoccoL. Rocco53
M
8
M
57Ljubisa PrevitaliL. Previtali
Matteo MiccoliM. Miccoli73
A
9
M
56Danilo PinziD. Pinzi
Felipe NavarroF. Navarro69
A
10
A
61Armando PieriniA. Pierini
Nuno FerreiraN. Ferreira53
A
11
A
58Linus BusseL. Busse
 
Demetrio BotticellaD. Botticella57
D
12
M
55Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini
Yazid MarquetY. Marquet54
D
13
G
51Elvis LorieriE. Lorieri
John WrightJ. Wright51
G
14
D
50Gianni CammarataG. Cammarata

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Pistoiese. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Pistoiese appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Davide Lucenti.


0.00
Atalanta kick off!
2.31
Armando Pierini catches Dino Villa on the ankles. The referee calls over Armando Pierini and shows him a yellow card! Dino Villa grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
3.19
Armando Pierini flicks a high pass forward. Linus Busse controls it well on his chest. Linus Busse shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.32
Joao Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Dean. Norman Dean flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Ferreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nuno Ferreira makes a probing pass to Felipe Navarro but he's offside!
14.44
Linus Busse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Costacurta but the linesman indicates offside!
18.36
Ljubisa Previtali deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
24.39
Giacomo Iaquinta barges into Gianluca Capone. The referee warns Giacomo Iaquinta to calm down! Gianluca Capone runs off the knock.
26.01
Giacomo Iaquinta knocks the ball forward to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli shoots from outside the area. Pablo Guerrero gets down and covers it.
27.14
Mattia Torricelli hits a low pass to Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson passes the ball forward to Linus Busse. Linus Busse lofts in a cross ball towards Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
28.28
Pablo Lorenzo threads a neat ball through to Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Dean. Norman Dean threads a neat ball through to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That brings them back into the game!
33.56
Matteo Di Canio threads the ball through to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Pablo Guerrero!
34.36
Leonardo Rocco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Pablo Guerrero.
35.35
It's a corner kick. Matteo Miccoli kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Gianluca Capone gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
36.32
Norman Dean sees a break and surges forward. Norman Dean makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Navarro but he's offside!
42.46
Noel Johnson clumsily knocks into Joao Barbosa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Barbosa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.03
Ljubisa Previtali controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini lofts in a cross ball towards Linus Busse. Linus Busse makes a convincing header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Giacomo Iaquinta decides to run forward with the ball. Giacomo Iaquinta plays a scrappy one-two with Nuno Ferreira and advances towards the goal... Giacomo Iaquinta tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Pistoiese start the second half!
47.33
Matteo Miccoli flicks a high pass forward. Matteo Di Canio collects the pass. Matteo Di Canio shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
51.10
Mattia Torricelli chips the ball to his team mate, Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali hits a low pass to Linus Busse. Linus Busse shoots from outside the area. Adriano Cappellini gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
53.49
Joao Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio hits a low pass to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Navarro but he's offside!
57.11
Giancarlo Costacurta surges forward with the ball. Giancarlo Costacurta makes a probing pass to Linus Busse. Linus Busse shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
61.25
Matteo Di Canio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Pablo Guerrero gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
63.44
Noel Johnson makes a probing pass to Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
65.46
Mattia Torricelli takes it forward alone. Mattia Torricelli flicks a high ball forward to Linus Busse who takes it down. Linus Busse lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Adriano Cappellini gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
69.12
Giacomo Iaquinta threads a neat ball through to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matteo Miccoli but he's offside!
72.43
Mattia Torricelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.49
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
81.50
Ljubisa Previtali chips the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Costacurta. Gianmatteo Costacurta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.38
Joao Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Matteo Miccoli controls it well on his chest. Matteo Miccoli cuts inside the box! Some superb footwork from Matteo Miccoli provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
87.38
Danilo Pinzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Busse. Linus Busse powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
89.27
Noel Johnson makes a simple pass to Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
90.00
Giacomo Iaquinta knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Pablo Guerrero!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

Pistoiese
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
30.4%
43%
26.6%

Scorers
Felipe Navarro 28
Matteo Miccoli 83
Linus Busse 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matteo Miccoli of Atalanta

Match Ratings