Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     VeneziaVenezia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David HuckerbyD. Huckerby72
G
1captain
G
70Aimo CrovariA. Crovari
Frederico MoyaF. Moya71
D
2
D
73Fausto LupatelliF. Lupatelli
Lucian MirceaL. Mircea65
D
3
D
64Corrado GregoriC. Gregori
Brian DavisB. Davis64
D
4
D
61Quim JardimQ. Jardim
Aaron PerryA. Perry61
D
5
D
54Ezio CastiglioneE. Castiglione
Gennaro VeroneseG. Veronese72
M
6
M
75Giancarlo BonoG. Bono
Tim NewtonT. Newton64
M
7
M
70P. Gilberto ZolaP. Zola
Alberto MartinsA. Martins63
M
8
M
63Anselmo GrittiA. Gritti
Gabriele LasalandraG. Lasalandra57
M
9
M
53Luca PintonL. Pinton
Umberto UrsoU. Urso76
A
10
A
66Stefano SurianoS. Suriano
Lennart WeigelL. Weigel70
A
captain11
A
58Kevin GoughK. Gough
 
Garcia Duque GiampierettiG. Giampieretti66
G
12
G
64Gianmatteo PecchiaG. Pecchia
Eric AddoE. Addo65
A
13
G
59Diego CroceD. Croce
Damiano ContiD. Conti61
A
14
G
59Walter SgròW. Sgrò

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Venezia. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cittadella and Venezia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Zerbini Rossi.


0.00
Cittadella kick off and get the first half underway!
10.14
P. Gilberto Zola flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Gough who brings the ball under control. Kevin Gough shoots from long range but it is tipped over by David Huckerby.
11.16
Luca Pinton takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Giancarlo Bono. Giancarlo Bono knocks the ball into the box. Frederico Moya chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
14.08
P. Gilberto Zola knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gough. Kevin Gough tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
16.49
Gabriele Lasalandra flicks the ball to his team mate, Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso threads the ball through to Gennaro Veronese but he's offside!
18.34
Giancarlo Bono controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Gough. Kevin Gough controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
20.58
Giancarlo Bono flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Gough collects the pass. Kevin Gough shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
21.17
Lennart Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Martins. Alberto Martins whips in a cross ball towards Umberto Urso. With a superhuman jump, Umberto Urso connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Aimo Crovari. What a great pair of hands!
22.02
Anselmo Gritti flicks a high pass forward. Giancarlo Bono holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giancarlo Bono controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
32.57
Quim Jardim brings the ball forward. Quim Jardim finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by David Huckerby. Excellent save.
34.01
Lennart Weigel makes a simple pass to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.51
Giancarlo Bono flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gough. Kevin Gough knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Moya.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Venezia get the second half underway!
47.23
Brian Davis sees Aaron Perry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aaron Perry makes a simple pass to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.22
Tim Newton barges into Anselmo Gritti. The referee calls over Tim Newton and shows him a yellow card! Anselmo Gritti gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.29
Frederico Moya threads the ball through to Gabriele Lasalandra. Gabriele Lasalandra passes the ball forward to Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Martins. Alberto Martins rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.44
Aaron Perry knocks the ball to his team mate, Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
63.55
Lucian Mircea flicks a high pass forward. Tim Newton collects the pass. Tim Newton threads a neat ball through to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.24
Fausto Lupatelli flicks a high ball forward to P. Gilberto Zola who takes it down. P. Gilberto Zola makes a probing pass to Giancarlo Bono. Giancarlo Bono knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Davis.
66.14
Brian Davis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Martins. Alberto Martins makes a simple pass to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Aimo Crovari comfortably punches it away to safety.
77.27
Cittadella have made 3 substitutions with Garcia Duque Giampieretti replacing Gabriele Lasalandra, Eric Addo replacing Lennart Weigel and Damiano Conti replacing Umberto Urso .
78.33
Alberto Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garcia Duque Giampieretti. Garcia Duque Giampieretti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Corrado Gregori.
83.16
P. Gilberto Zola knocks the ball forward to Stefano Suriano. Stefano Suriano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gennaro Veronese.
87.02
Alberto Martins threads a neat ball through to Garcia Duque Giampieretti. Garcia Duque Giampieretti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

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

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
30.9%
48.1%
21%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Quim Jardim of Venezia

Match Ratings
1.David Huckerby (GK)
7
2.Frederico Moya (DEF)
7
3.Lucian Mircea (DEF)
6
4.Brian Davis (DEF)
7
5.Aaron Perry (DEF)
7
6.Gennaro Veronese (MID)
6
7.Tim Newton (MID)yellow card
6
8.Alberto Martins (MID)
8
9.Gabriele Lasalandra (MID)
6
10.Umberto Urso (ATT)
7
11.Lennart Weigel (ATT)
8
 
12.Garcia Duque Giampieretti (GK)
6
13.Eric Addo (ATT)
6
14.Damiano Conti (ATT)
6

1.Aimo Crovari (GK)
8
2.Fausto Lupatelli (DEF)
6
3.Corrado Gregori (DEF)
6
4.Quim Jardim (DEF)
9
5.Ezio Castiglione (DEF)
6
6.Giancarlo Bono (MID)
7
7.P. Gilberto Zola (MID)
7
8.Anselmo Gritti (MID)
6
9.Luca Pinton (MID)
6
10.Stefano Suriano (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Gough (ATT)
6
 
12.Gianmatteo Pecchia (GK)
0
13.Diego Croce (GK)
0
14.Walter Sgrò (GK)
0