Match Report


GenoaGenoa     UdineseUdinese
Computer Player Computer Player Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Luciano PintonL. Pinton67
G
1
G
62Nico GleisensteinN. Gleisenstein
Tomas TacchiniT. Tacchini70
D
2captain
D
72Corrado BigicaC. Bigica
Antonino RossittoA. Rossitto70
D
3
D
68Harry LawtonH. Lawton
Pietro De LiguoriP. De Liguori65
D
4
D
68George CortG. Cort
Ivan CabreraI. Cabrera73
M
5
M
66Neil PriorN. Prior
Rosario BaroneR. Barone72
M
6
M
69Gianfranco PagliariniG. Pagliarini
Stuart HopkinS. Hopkin66
M
7
M
71Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti
Cosimo CosciaC. Coscia64
M
captain8
M
68Jose Fortes GainzaJ. Gainza
Andy JohnstoneA. Johnstone63
A
9
A
75Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez
Alberto GomesA. Gomes63
A
10
A
72Luca LangL. Lang
Gonçalo EdmundoG. Edmundo61
A
11
A
74Stephane SavinoS. Savino
 
Natale ZaniniN. Zanini64
M
12
G
54Jaime TavaresJ. Tavares
Aaron WrightA. Wright61
G
13
M
58Garcia Duque VanoliG. Vanoli
Don McCoistD. McCoist60
M
14
A
66Domenico CannavaroD. Cannavaro

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Genoa play host to Udinese. A crowd of 8,926 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Genoa and Udinese are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gian Matteo Gilardino.


0.00
The whistle blows and Udinese kick off!
2.07
Neil Prior threads a neat ball through to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti whips in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini directs the ball goalwards with his head. Luciano Pinton manages to gather it effortlessly.
4.03
Stuart Hopkin sees Gonçalo Edmundo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gonçalo Edmundo tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
10.46
Gianfranco Pagliarini threads a neat ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino sees Gianfranco Pagliarini just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Pietro De Liguori clumsily knocks into Gianfranco Pagliarini. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
12.22
George Cort threads a neat ball through to Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino skips past Pietro De Liguori! Stephane Savino shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.05
Neil Prior flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini puts a great ball through. Jose Rodriquez runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
15.56
Cosimo Coscia sees Ivan Cabrera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Cabrera sees Stuart Hopkin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Hopkin whips in a cross ball towards Andy Johnstone. Andy Johnstone directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
16.08
Rosario Barone flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Cabrera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Cabrera flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gomes. Alberto Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Cabrera. Ivan Cabrera finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.29
Harry Lawton knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza knocks the ball forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.53
Stuart Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Gonçalo Edmundo. Gonçalo Edmundo shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
42.27
Corrado Bigica darts forward. Corrado Bigica deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rosario Barone.
44.35
George Cort changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. George Cort lofts in a cross ball towards Luca Lang. Luca Lang powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Luciano Pinton!
45.00
Showing composure, Ludovic Jurietti plays the ball forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino plays a scrappy one-two with Ludovic Jurietti and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Stephane Savino provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Genoa kick off the second half!
49.45
Jose Fortes Gainza hits a low pass to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino threads the ball through into the box. Luca Lang strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Luciano Pinton reads it well. Quality keeping!
51.42
Harry Lawton changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Harry Lawton makes a defence splitting pass to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.35
George Cort makes a simple pass to Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini hits a low pass to Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza whips in a cross ball towards Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Luciano Pinton comfortably picks it out of the air!
65.35
Gianfranco Pagliarini passes the ball forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino threads the ball through into the box. Some superb footwork from Gianfranco Pagliarini provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gianfranco Pagliarini!
77.20
Genoa have made 3 substitutions with Natale Zanini replacing Alberto Gomes, Aaron Wright replacing Gonçalo Edmundo and Don McCoist replacing Andy Johnstone .
79.50
Ivan Cabrera makes a simple pass to Aaron Wright. Aaron Wright shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
87.13
Jose Fortes Gainza clumsily knocks into Tomas Tacchini. Jose Fortes Gainza is given a warning by the referee! Tomas Tacchini stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.28
Rosario Barone comes in with a late challenge on Harry Lawton. The referee warns Rosario Barone to calm down! Harry Lawton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Tomas Tacchini breaks forward. Tomas Tacchini picks a pass forward to Rosario Barone. Rosario Barone knocks in a cross ball towards Don McCoist. Don McCoist powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Genoa

Udinese
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
37.7%
42%
20.3%

Scorers
Ivan Cabrera 16
Stephane Savino 21
Gianfranco Pagliarini 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephane Savino of Udinese

Match Ratings