Match Report


SienaSiena     UdineseUdinese
Computer Player Computer Player Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Bernard AssatiB. Assati69
G
1
G
62Nico GleisensteinN. Gleisenstein
Alec SounessA. Souness71
D
2captain
D
68Harry LawtonH. Lawton
Donato BellottoD. Bellotto62
D
3
D
72Corrado BigicaC. Bigica
Martino GorettiM. Goretti60
D
4
D
68George CortG. Cort
Domenico AllegriD. Allegri50
D
5
M
66Neil PriorN. Prior
Maurizio PanarelliM. Panarelli75
M
6
M
71Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti
David NivenD. Niven66
M
7
M
69Gianfranco PagliariniG. Pagliarini
Brian BlakeB. Blake66
M
captain8
M
68Jose Fortes GainzaJ. Gainza
Ciro DundjerskiC. Dundjerski51
M
9
A
75Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez
Girolamo BonfantiG. Bonfanti67
A
10
A
72Luca LangL. Lang
Ronnie GentileR. Gentile66
A
11
A
74Stephane SavinoS. Savino
 
Elvis LombardiE. Lombardi65
A
12
G
54Jaime TavaresJ. Tavares
Danilo CoisD. Cois58
G
13
M
58Garcia Duque VanoliG. Vanoli
Guido De SanzoG. De Sanzo49
A
14
A
66Domenico CannavaroD. Cannavaro

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Udinese. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Udinese appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Davide Lucenti.


0.00
Udinese kick off and get the match underway!
2.02
Jose Fortes Gainza advances with the ball. Jose Fortes Gainza shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.44
Brian Blake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Gentile. Ronnie Gentile tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Nico Gleisenstein. Excellent save.
9.12
Gianfranco Pagliarini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
12.58
Donato Bellotto threads a neat ball through to Ciro Dundjerski. Ciro Dundjerski flicks a high pass forward to Ronnie Gentile who brings the ball under control. Ronnie Gentile knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nico Gleisenstein who gathers it comfortably.
14.27
Brian Blake flicks a high pass forward. Girolamo Bonfanti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Girolamo Bonfanti makes a defence splitting pass to Ronnie Gentile. Ronnie Gentile side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
20.02
Luca Lang controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Lang. Luca Lang finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Bernard Assati had no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
26.46
Maurizio Panarelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Girolamo Bonfanti. Girolamo Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.18
Ludovic Jurietti flicks a high pass forward. Luca Lang controls it well on his chest. Luca Lang shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
33.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Ludovic Jurietti plays the ball forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
34.53
Brian Blake catches Corrado Bigica on the ankles. Brian Blake is warned by the referee! Corrado Bigica stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.01
Martino Goretti makes a beautiful solo run. Martino Goretti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Gentile. Ronnie Gentile controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.39
Harry Lawton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Pagliarini easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianfranco Pagliarini whips in a cross ball towards Luca Lang. Luca Lang makes a deft header. Solid save from Bernard Assati. What a great pair of hands!
40.10
Alec Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Blake. Brian Blake knocks the ball forward to Maurizio Panarelli. Maurizio Panarelli advances inside the box! George Cort comes in with a late challenge on Maurizio Panarelli. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
44.52
Corrado Bigica threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti knocks in a cross ball towards Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Ludovic Jurietti threads a neat ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino whips in a cross ball towards Luca Lang. Luca Lang connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Siena appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese also appear unchanged since the first half. The Siena players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Siena kick off the second half!
47.14
Gianfranco Pagliarini clumsily knocks into Maurizio Panarelli. The referee calls over Gianfranco Pagliarini and shows him a yellow card! Maurizio Panarelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.26
Neil Prior controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
53.36
George Cort threads the ball through to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti passes the ball forward to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
54.07
Jose Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Pagliarini collects the pass. Gianfranco Pagliarini runs straight at the defence! Gianfranco Pagliarini takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.29
David Niven comes in with a late challenge on Corrado Bigica. The referee calls over David Niven and shows him a yellow card! Corrado Bigica hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.13
Gianfranco Pagliarini flicks a high ball forward to Jose Fortes Gainza who takes it down. Jose Fortes Gainza makes a probing pass to Jose Rodriquez but he's offside!
63.34
David Niven changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Niven runs straight at the defence! David Niven side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
65.08
Showing composure, Jose Fortes Gainza plays the ball forward to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez lofts in a cross ball towards Stephane Savino. Domenico Allegri barges into Stephane Savino. Penalty for Udinese!!
65.08
The referee points to the spot..
66.30
Luca Lang calmly steps up. The keeper is sent the wrong way and the ball is placed inside the left post. Goal!
67.33
With great vision, Gianfranco Pagliarini plays the ball forward to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti plays a scrappy one-two with Gianfranco Pagliarini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ludovic Jurietti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Bernard Assati with no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
72.19
With great vision, David Niven plays the ball forward to Ronnie Gentile. Ronnie Gentile runs straight at the defence! Ronnie Gentile strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Nico Gleisenstein is on top of it.
77.52
Siena have made 3 substitutions with Elvis Lombardi replacing Alec Souness, Danilo Cois replacing Maurizio Panarelli and Guido De Sanzo replacing Girolamo Bonfanti .
79.26
Jose Fortes Gainza knocks the ball forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino lofts in a cross ball towards Luca Lang. Luca Lang makes a looping header on goal. Bernard Assati manages to gather it.
85.01
Corrado Bigica knocks the ball to his team mate, Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti threads a neat ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
87.02
Stephane Savino passes the ball forward to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Luca Lang but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Udinese
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
1
9
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.7%
62.3%
Play Area
31.2%
44.2%
24.7%

Scorers
Ronnie Gentile 14
Luca Lang 20, 45, 66 (p)
Ludovic Jurietti 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luca Lang of Udinese

Match Ratings