Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     CosenzaCosenza
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David HuckerbyD. Huckerby72
G
1
G
77Gianfranco AliyuG. Aliyu
Frederico MoyaF. Moya71
D
2
D
59Lorenzo LocatelliL. Locatelli
Lucian MirceaL. Mircea65
D
3
D
59Adam FroggattA. Froggatt
Brian DavisB. Davis64
D
4captain
D
51Cleto BertottoC. Bertotto
Aaron PerryA. Perry61
D
5
D
49Giovanni M. MasperoG. Maspero
Gennaro VeroneseG. Veronese72
M
6
M
71Valerio PecorariV. Pecorari
Alberto MartinsA. Martins63
M
7
M
65Callum GlassC. Glass
Gabriele LasalandraG. Lasalandra57
M
8
M
53Duccio MercierD. Mercier
Dayo BellucciD. Bellucci55
M
9
M
51Fernando JimenezF. Jimenez
Umberto UrsoU. Urso76
A
10
A
57Rodolfo RossiniR. Rossini
Lennart WeigelL. Weigel70
A
captain11
A
56Gaetano MalafronteG. Malafronte
 
Garcia Duque GiampierettiG. Giampieretti66
G
12
G
65Mauricio FuentesM. Fuentes
Eric AddoE. Addo65
A
13
G
56Juri BaronioJ. Baronio
Damiano ContiD. Conti61
A
14
A
54Gianmarco PercassiG. Percassi

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


0.00
Cittadella start the match!
3.42
Giovanni M. Maspero flicks a high pass forward. Callum Glass controls it well on his chest. Callum Glass knocks the ball forward to Gaetano Malafronte. Gaetano Malafronte lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Rossini. With a superhuman jump, Rodolfo Rossini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.09
Lucian Mircea deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gennaro Veronese. Gennaro Veronese flicks a high pass forward. Umberto Urso controls it well on his chest. Umberto Urso shoots from 25 yards. Gianfranco Aliyu gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
12.31
With great vision, Alberto Martins plays the ball forward to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
15.03
Duccio Mercier hacks Alberto Martins from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alberto Martins gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
18.50
Gennaro Veronese plays the ball forward to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gianfranco Aliyu who gathers it comfortably.
20.54
Alberto Martins threads a neat ball through to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gianfranco Aliyu who gathers it comfortably.
21.21
Cleto Bertotto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Glass. Callum Glass passes the ball forward to Gaetano Malafronte. Gaetano Malafronte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
32.39
Dayo Bellucci chips the ball to his team mate, Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.35
Alberto Martins flicks a high pass forward. Gabriele Lasalandra controls it well on his chest. Gabriele Lasalandra lofts in a cross ball towards Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.28
Giovanni M. Maspero flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaetano Malafronte. Gaetano Malafronte whips in a cross ball towards Duccio Mercier. Duccio Mercier jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Dayo Bellucci threads the ball through to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half. Cosenza also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cosenza players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Cosenza kick off the second half!
47.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Gennaro Veronese plays the ball forward to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball towards Gennaro Veronese. Gennaro Veronese gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.07
Frederico Moya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cleto Bertotto.
54.53
Duccio Mercier catches Alberto Martins on the ankles. The referee calls over Duccio Mercier and warns him to calm down! Alberto Martins stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.53
With some swift thinking, Lucian Mircea plays the ball forward to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso chips the ball to his team mate, Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lorenzo Locatelli.
57.09
Frederico Moya flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Weigel collects the pass. Lennart Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball towards Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel makes a looping header on goal but Gianfranco Aliyu reads it well. Excellent keeping!
60.29
Aaron Perry clumsily knocks into Rodolfo Rossini. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rodolfo Rossini gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.01
Giovanni M. Maspero comes in with a late challenge on Gennaro Veronese. The referee warns Giovanni M. Maspero to calm down! Gennaro Veronese stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.36
Dayo Bellucci clumsily knocks into Callum Glass. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Callum Glass grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.32
Lucian Mircea launches a long ball forward. Alberto Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso heads the ball goalwards but somehow Gianfranco Aliyu manages to keep it out.
77.45
Cittadella have made 3 substitutions with Garcia Duque Giampieretti replacing Dayo Bellucci, Eric Addo replacing Lennart Weigel and Damiano Conti replacing Umberto Urso .
78.46
Brian Davis takes it forward alone. With a delightful solo run, Brian Davis stretches the opposition's defence. Brian Davis shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Gaetano Malafronte clumsily knocks into Frederico Moya. The referee calls over Gaetano Malafronte and shows him a yellow card! Frederico Moya stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

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

Possession
75.3%
24.7%
Play Area
29.4%
47.1%
23.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianfranco Aliyu of Cosenza

Match Ratings