Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     GenoaGenoa
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adriano CappelliniA. Cappellini60
G
1
G
67Luciano PintonL. Pinton
Pablo LorenzoP. Lorenzo70
D
2
D
70Tomas TacchiniT. Tacchini
Joao BarbosaJ. Barbosa67
D
3
D
70Antonino RossittoA. Rossitto
Dino VillaD. Villa63
D
4
D
65Pietro De LiguoriP. De Liguori
Matteo Di CanioM. Di Canio67
M
5
M
73Ivan CabreraI. Cabrera
Norman DeanN. Dean65
M
captain6
M
72Rosario BaroneR. Barone
Giacomo IaquintaG. Iaquinta60
M
7
M
66Stuart HopkinS. Hopkin
Leonardo RoccoL. Rocco53
M
8captain
M
64Cosimo CosciaC. Coscia
Matteo MiccoliM. Miccoli73
A
9
A
63Andy JohnstoneA. Johnstone
Felipe NavarroF. Navarro69
A
10
A
63Alberto GomesA. Gomes
Nuno FerreiraN. Ferreira53
A
11
A
61Gonçalo EdmundoG. Edmundo
 
Demetrio BotticellaD. Botticella57
D
12
M
64Natale ZaniniN. Zanini
Yazid MarquetY. Marquet54
D
13
G
61Aaron WrightA. Wright
John WrightJ. Wright51
G
14
M
60Don McCoistD. McCoist

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Genoa. A crowd of 9,771 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Atalanta and Genoa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gionatha Veronese.


0.00
Atalanta start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.07
Norman Dean makes an attacking run forward. Norman Dean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matteo Di Canio but the linesman indicates offside!
10.10
Rosario Barone makes a simple pass to Gonçalo Edmundo. Gonçalo Edmundo cuts inside the box! Gonçalo Edmundo strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies just off target!
14.43
Rosario Barone chips the ball to his team mate, Cosimo Coscia. Cosimo Coscia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Lorenzo.
16.26
Matteo Di Canio hits a low pass to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli knocks in a cross ball towards Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
18.34
Dino Villa kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira decides to run forward with the ball. Nuno Ferreira shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
20.45
Pietro De Liguori flicks a high pass forward. Gonçalo Edmundo controls it well on his chest. Gonçalo Edmundo threads the ball through to Cosimo Coscia. Cosimo Coscia makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Gonçalo Edmundo. Gonçalo Edmundo rockets a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
21.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Dino Villa plays the ball forward to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli shoots from distance. Luciano Pinton gets down and covers it.
24.35
Ivan Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Gonçalo Edmundo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gonçalo Edmundo shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
27.47
Dino Villa darts forward. Dino Villa kicks a strong pass forward to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Atalanta!
30.24
Gonçalo Edmundo clumsily knocks into Giacomo Iaquinta. The referee calls over Gonçalo Edmundo and warns him to calm down! Giacomo Iaquinta stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.40
Rosario Barone takes a quick throw-in. Stuart Hopkin flicks a high ball forward to Gonçalo Edmundo who takes it down. Gonçalo Edmundo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
40.10
Pablo Lorenzo sees Felipe Navarro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Navarro knocks the ball forward to Nuno Ferreira but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.11
Pablo Lorenzo clumsily knocks into Andy Johnstone. Pablo Lorenzo is shown the yellow card! Andy Johnstone runs off the knock.
44.42
Leonardo Rocco hits a low pass to Norman Dean. Norman Dean makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Nuno Ferreira. Some awkward footwork from Nuno Ferreira provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Luciano Pinton is on top of it.
45.00
Stuart Hopkin passes the ball forward to Andy Johnstone. Andy Johnstone plays a scrappy one-two with Rosario Barone and stumbles forward towards the goal... Andy Johnstone cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Genoa kick off!
47.15
Pietro De Liguori hits a low pass to Andy Johnstone. Andy Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.10
Ivan Cabrera knocks the ball forward to Gonçalo Edmundo. Gonçalo Edmundo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
49.49
Norman Dean catches Cosimo Coscia on the ankles. The referee calls over Norman Dean and shows him a yellow card! Cosimo Coscia runs off the knock.
53.34
Norman Dean makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.06
Andy Johnstone passes the ball forward to Rosario Barone. Rosario Barone lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Johnstone. Andy Johnstone fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.42
Rosario Barone knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Johnstone. Andy Johnstone plays a scrappy one-two with Gonçalo Edmundo and advances towards the goal... Andy Johnstone strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but is denied by Adriano Cappellini. Excellent save.
75.21
Stuart Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rosario Barone. Rosario Barone runs straight at the defence! Rosario Barone shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.45
Genoa have made 3 substitutions with Natale Zanini replacing Alberto Gomes, Aaron Wright replacing Gonçalo Edmundo and Don McCoist replacing Andy Johnstone .
84.49
Leonardo Rocco makes a probing pass to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio makes a probing pass to Felipe Navarro but he's offside!
87.18
Rosario Barone darts forward. Rosario Barone shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

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

Possession
39%
61%
Play Area
29.9%
48.1%
22.1%

Scorers
Matteo Miccoli 27
Nuno Ferreira 53
Andy Johnstone 61

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

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

1.Luciano Pinton (GK)
7
2.Tomas Tacchini (DEF)
6
3.Antonino Rossitto (DEF)
6
4.Pietro De Liguori (DEF)
7
5.Ivan Cabrera (MID)
6
6.Rosario Barone (MID)
8
7.Stuart Hopkin (MID)
7
8.Cosimo Coscia (MID)
6
9.Andy Johnstone (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Alberto Gomes (ATT)
6
11.Gonçalo Edmundo (ATT)
6
 
12.Natale Zanini (MID)
6
13.Aaron Wright (GK)
6
14.Don McCoist (MID)
6