Match Report


UdineseUdinese     CittadellaCittadella
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt Computer Player Computer Player
Nico GleisensteinN. Gleisenstein62
G
1
G
72David HuckerbyD. Huckerby
Harry LawtonH. Lawton68
D
captain2
D
71Frederico MoyaF. Moya
Corrado BigicaC. Bigica72
D
3
D
65Lucian MirceaL. Mircea
George CortG. Cort68
D
4
D
64Brian DavisB. Davis
Neil PriorN. Prior66
M
5
D
61Aaron PerryA. Perry
Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti71
M
6
M
72Gennaro VeroneseG. Veronese
Gianfranco PagliariniG. Pagliarini69
M
7
M
64Tim NewtonT. Newton
Jose Fortes GainzaJ. Gainza68
M
8
M
57Gabriele LasalandraG. Lasalandra
Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez75
A
9
M
55Dayo BellucciD. Bellucci
Luca LangL. Lang72
A
10
A
76Umberto UrsoU. Urso
Stephane SavinoS. Savino74
A
11captain
A
70Lennart WeigelL. Weigel
 
Jaime TavaresJ. Tavares54
G
12
G
66Garcia Duque GiampierettiG. Giampieretti
Garcia Duque VanoliG. Vanoli58
M
13
A
65Eric AddoE. Addo
Domenico CannavaroD. Cannavaro66
A
14
A
61Damiano ContiD. Conti

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Cittadella. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Udinese are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cittadella appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Coco.


0.00
Cittadella kick off and get the first half underway!
2.02
Tim Newton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tim Newton lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Nico Gleisenstein.
3.57
Gennaro Veronese takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Harry Lawton gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
4.20
Brian Davis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriele Lasalandra. Gabriele Lasalandra knocks the ball forward to Lennart Weigel. Lennart Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nico Gleisenstein who gathers it comfortably.
8.40
Harry Lawton hacks Umberto Urso from behind! The referee calls over Harry Lawton and shows him a yellow card! Umberto Urso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.49
George Cort receives the ball from a throw-in from Corrado Bigica. George Cort launches a long ball forward. Stephane Savino shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by David Huckerby.
10.17
Corner kick to Udinese. Neil Prior plays it out to the edge of the box. Some good footwork from George Cort provides some space. He shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.30
Lennart Weigel catches Corrado Bigica on the ankles. Lennart Weigel is shown the yellow card! Corrado Bigica grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.08
Ludovic Jurietti passes the ball forward to 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.
24.51
Corrado Bigica deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Pagliarini. Gianfranco Pagliarini flicks a high ball forward to Jose Rodriquez who takes it down. Jose Rodriquez rushes past Frederico Moya! Jose Rodriquez cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Udinese!
28.57
Luca Lang threads a neat ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
38.31
Gianfranco Pagliarini comes in with a late challenge on Tim Newton. Gianfranco Pagliarini is warned by the referee! Tim Newton stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.42
Gennaro Veronese chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Newton. Tim Newton flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Weigel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lennart Weigel shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
44.47
Ludovic Jurietti threads the ball through to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Luca Lang but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Udinese kick off!
48.57
Frederico Moya passes the ball forward to Gabriele Lasalandra. Gabriele Lasalandra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.49
Lucian Mircea hits a low pass to Dayo Bellucci. Dayo Bellucci shoots from long range. Solid save from Nico Gleisenstein. What a great pair of hands!
51.23
Dayo Bellucci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.09
George Cort threads a neat ball through to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti flicks a high pass forward to Neil Prior who brings the ball under control. Neil Prior sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. David Huckerby effortlessly gets down and covers it.
59.53
With vision, Stephane Savino plays the ball forward to Luca Lang. Luca Lang deftly passes the ball to Stephane Savino, releasing him through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Stephane Savino provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.48
George Cort passes the ball forward to Corrado Bigica. Corrado Bigica makes a simple pass to Luca Lang. Luca Lang shoots from distance but David Huckerby is on top of it.
69.33
Brian Davis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gennaro Veronese. Gennaro Veronese hits a low pass to Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
77.53
Cittadella have made 3 substitutions with Garcia Duque Giampieretti replacing Dayo Bellucci, Eric Addo replacing Lennart Weigel and Damiano Conti replacing Umberto Urso .
81.26
Tim Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by George Cort.
85.42
Gianfranco Pagliarini sees Stephane Savino in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephane Savino lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Jose Fortes Gainza threads the ball through to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Cittadella
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
27.8%
46.8%
25.3%

Scorers
Jose Rodriquez 25
Jose Fortes Gainza 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Rodriquez of Udinese

Match Ratings