Match Report
| Empoli | Empoli |  |  | Parma | Parma | ||||||||||||||||
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| Stephen Kewell | S. Kewell |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Amedeo Corallo | A. Corallo | |||||||||
| Senkichi Ihara | S. Ihara |  | 84 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Girolamo Maspero | G. Maspero | |||||||||
| Paul Okon | P. Okon | | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Stefan Hässler | S. Hässler | |||||||||
| Nick Besler | N. Besler |  | 78 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Frederico Arias | F. Arias | |||||||||
| Rocco R. Biancone | R. Biancone | | 75 | M | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Sergio Caccia | S. Caccia | |||||||||
| Gian Paolo Pellegrini | G. Pellegrini | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 | | Marco Sullo | M. Sullo | |||||||||
| Giorgio Asanovic | G. Asanovic |  | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Massimo Orlandini | M. Orlandini | |||||||||
| Nikolaos Christodoulakis | N. Christodoulakis |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Sebastiano Bucchi | S. Bucchi | |||||||||
| Mohammed Lawal | M. Lawal |  | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Diego Ambrosini | D. Ambrosini | |||||||||
| Copain Ooijer | C. Ooijer |  | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 |  | Fredrik Peckham | F. Peckham | |||||||||
| Paul Gemmill | P. Gemmill |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Antonino Tresoldi | A. Tresoldi | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Parma. A crowd of 19,803 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Empoli are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Parma appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Empoli are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Parma appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Parma get the match underway!
3.01
0-0Diego Ambrosini clumsily knocks into Senkichi Ihara. Diego Ambrosini is shown the yellow card! Senkichi Ihara stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.24
0-0Empoli are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.03
0-0Gian Paolo Pellegrini threads the ball through to Copain Ooijer. Copain Ooijer whips in a cross ball towards Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.43
Fredrik Peckham hacks Paul Okon from behind! Fredrik Peckham is shown the yellow card! Paul Okon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.55
0-0Gian Paolo Pellegrini kicks a strong pass forward to Copain Ooijer. Copain Ooijer threads the ball through to Mohammed Lawal but he's offside!
14.12
Parma are easily keeping Empoli at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
16.57
0-0Senkichi Ihara kicks a strong pass forward to Gian Paolo Pellegrini. Gian Paolo Pellegrini flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.36
0-0Massimo Orlandini threads the ball through to Fredrik Peckham. Fredrik Peckham lofts in a cross ball towards Antonino Tresoldi. Antonino Tresoldi directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
27.24
Rocco R. Biancone decides to run forward with the ball. Rocco R. Biancone shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
28.29
Massimo Orlandini makes a simple pass to Fredrik Peckham. Fredrik Peckham plays a perfect one-two with Antonino Tresoldi and rushes in on goal... Fredrik Peckham shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.12
Sebastiano Bucchi knocks the ball forward to Diego Ambrosini. Diego Ambrosini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Okon.
39.41
Massimo Orlandini sees space and advances. Massimo Orlandini chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Ambrosini. Diego Ambrosini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.21
Paul Okon threads the ball through to Gian Paolo Pellegrini. Gian Paolo Pellegrini sees a break and surges forward. Gian Paolo Pellegrini shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
42.23
Sebastiano Bucchi brings the ball forward. Sebastiano Bucchi chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Ambrosini. Diego Ambrosini shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Paul Okon flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Pellegrini. Gian Paolo Pellegrini surges forward with the ball. Gian Paolo Pellegrini shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Amedeo Corallo!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Empoli start the second half!
47.47
Sergio Caccia flicks the ball to his team mate, Marco Sullo. Marco Sullo knocks the ball forward to Fredrik Peckham. Fredrik Peckham plays a perfect one-two with Diego Ambrosini and rushes in on goal... Fredrik Peckham rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stephen Kewell manages to gather it comfortably.
51.30
Gian Paolo Pellegrini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Copain Ooijer. Copain Ooijer tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.18
Stefan Hässler knocks the ball forward to Massimo Orlandini. Massimo Orlandini makes a simple pass to Diego Ambrosini. Diego Ambrosini shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
59.58
1-0Nick Besler flicks the ball to his team mate, Nikolaos Christodoulakis. Nikolaos Christodoulakis makes a probing pass to Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill plays a perfect one-two with Copain Ooijer and rushes in on goal... Paul Gemmill takes a shot at goal. Amedeo Corallo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.43
1-0Diego Ambrosini hacks Nick Besler from behind! Diego Ambrosini is warned by the referee! Nick Besler runs off the knock.
67.05
Rocco R. Biancone makes a probing pass to Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to Copain Ooijer but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.01
Gian Paolo Pellegrini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Lawal. Mohammed Lawal shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Amedeo Corallo!
79.06
Diego Ambrosini hacks Paul Okon from behind! The referee calls over Diego Ambrosini again and warns him to calm down! Paul Okon runs off the knock.
81.35
Rocco R. Biancone chips the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Lawal. Mohammed Lawal plays a perfect one-two with Paul Gemmill and rushes in on goal... Mohammed Lawal rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
84.16
Girolamo Maspero hacks Paul Gemmill from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Gemmill runs off the knock.
89.15
Senkichi Ihara flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Pellegrini. Gian Paolo Pellegrini knocks the ball forward to Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.8%
32.2%
Play Area
33.3%
40.2%
26.4%
Scorers
| Paul Gemmill 60, 89 |