Match Report


LecceLecce     Verona HellasVerona Hellas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Fernando GentoF. Gento54
G
captain1
G
65Leonardo BertiL. Berti
Gabriel CruzG. Cruz75
D
2
D
65Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez
Nico JungN. Jung70
D
3captain
D
54Cristian ZaniniC. Zanini
Paolo ClemenceP. Clemence65
D
4
D
54Luca BiancoL. Bianco
Denny LangerakD. Langerak77
M
5
D
50Salvatore GalliS. Galli
Giuliano BocchettiG. Bocchetti70
M
6
M
61Yohan MullerY. Muller
Frank BallF. Ball66
M
7
M
61Morgan BeninM. Benin
Gianni MonacoG. Monaco65
M
8
M
55Generoso CorrentG. Corrent
Sebastian SuarezS. Suarez68
A
9
M
47Ferdinando PeccarisiF. Peccarisi
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo62
A
10
A
70Gianluca RicchiutiG. Ricchiuti
Alberto LoureiroA. Loureiro57
A
11
A
66Stefano BelardiS. Belardi
 
Guido AmorusoG. Amoruso65
M
12
A
60Gennaro RusticoG. Rustico
Armando LasalandraA. Lasalandra62
M
13
A
59Benjamin WallèmeB. Wallème
Riccardo SculliR. Sculli61
D
14
G
53Fabio GobbiF. Gobbi

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Via Del Mare where Lecce play host to Verona Hellas. A crowd of 9,179 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lecce are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Verona Hellas appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Fabio Aldegani.


0.00
Lecce get the match underway!
3.55
Paolo Clemence flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Ball. Frank Ball flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Loureiro who brings the ball under control. Alberto Loureiro makes a pass forward but Sebastian Suarez makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
16.07
Seeing a gap ahead, Gianni Monaco plays the ball forward to Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Leonardo Berti smothers it!
21.54
Generoso Corrent makes a simple pass to Morgan Benin. Morgan Benin knocks the ball forward to Generoso Corrent. Generoso Corrent edges inside the box! Generoso Corrent tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.44
Paolo Clemence hits a low pass to Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
26.43
Morgan Benin barges into Alberto Loureiro. The referee brings Morgan Benin to one side and gives him a warning! Alberto Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.22
Alejandro Menendez flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Fernando Gento manages to gather it comfortably.
38.42
Giuliano Bocchetti sees space and advances. Giuliano Bocchetti shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lecce appear unchanged since the first half. Verona Hellas also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Verona Hellas start the second half!
47.36
Giuliano Bocchetti threads a neat ball through to Denny Langerak. Denny Langerak knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.44
Gabriel Cruz threads the ball through to Giuliano Bocchetti. Giuliano Bocchetti knocks the ball forward to Gianni Monaco. Gianni Monaco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Ball but he's offside!
55.14
Cristian Zanini takes it forward alone. Cristian Zanini plays the ball forward to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
57.14
Ferdinando Peccarisi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ferdinando Peccarisi lofts in a cross ball towards Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.39
Morgan Benin threads the ball through to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi finds some space and shoots from distance but Fernando Gento reads it well. Nice save!
63.32
Frank Ball clumsily knocks into Yohan Muller. Frank Ball is shown the yellow card! Yohan Muller hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.55
Nico Jung kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Cruz. With some swift thinking, Gabriel Cruz plays the ball forward to Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
69.32
Generoso Corrent flicks a high pass forward. Gianluca Ricchiuti collects the pass. Gianluca Ricchiuti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.04
Luca Bianco catches Frank Ball on the ankles. The referee brings Luca Bianco to one side and gives him a warning! Frank Ball runs off the knock.
73.54
Generoso Corrent hits a low pass to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi plays a one-two with Gianluca Ricchiuti and advances towards the goal... Paolo Clemence hacks Stefano Belardi from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
77.57
Lecce have made 3 substitutions with Guido Amoruso replacing Nico Jung, Armando Lasalandra replacing Gianni Monaco and Riccardo Sculli replacing Vitor Semedo .
81.20
Paolo Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Ball. Frank Ball knocks the ball forward to Giuliano Bocchetti. Giuliano Bocchetti threads the ball through to Sebastian Suarez but he's offside!
84.36
Salvatore Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Yohan Muller. Yohan Muller sees space and advances. Yohan Muller knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Ricchiuti. Paolo Clemence barges into Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
85.14
Sebastian Suarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frank Ball. Frank Ball knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morgan Benin.
89.41
Gabriel Cruz runs forward with the ball. Gabriel Cruz threads the ball through to Riccardo Sculli. Riccardo Sculli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luca Bianco.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Lecce

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

Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
28.4%
42%
29.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Cruz of Lecce

Match Ratings