Match Report


UdineseUdinese     CagliariCagliari
Mitchell GreenMitchell Green Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Alessandro StelloneA. Stellone71
G
1captain
G
66Danilo De SoleD. De Sole
Stefan AnderssonS. Andersson79
D
captain2
D
80Sebastiao ValenteS. Valente
Peter NygaardP. Nygaard73
D
3
D
68Emmanuel VangelisE. Vangelis
Oliver WinklerO. Winkler69
D
4
D
67Peter TobiassenP. Tobiassen
Alejandro GonzalezA. Gonzalez74
M
5
D
71Dennis WindassD. Windass
Claudio MarcosC. Marcos74
M
6
M
64Carmelo BellucciC. Bellucci
Diego BianchiD. Bianchi67
M
7
M
69Alfonso MontellaA. Montella
Carlos BarrosC. Barros80
M
8
A
67Sammy MeiteS. Meite
Flavio FranzoneF. Franzone72
A
9
A
69Neil HurstN. Hurst
Orlando BoutalO. Boutal82
A
10
A
73Sjaak NieuwenburgS. Nieuwenburg
David JentschD. Jentsch71
A
11
A
70Ross MooreR. Moore
 
Arnauld CannarsaA. Cannarsa66
M
12
D
61Pedro GilP. Gil
Julian José MariJ. José Mari70
A
13
M
60Philippe ArtesP. Artes
Stefan BöhmS. Böhm71
A
14
A
66Robert ZimmertR. Zimmert

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 17,233 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Udinese are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Pasquale Riccio.


0.00
The first half starts with Cagliari kicking off!
2.42
Neil Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Alfonso Montella collects the pass. Alfonso Montella lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.51
Emmanuel Vangelis makes a probing pass to Carmelo Bellucci. Carmelo Bellucci knocks the ball forward to Alfonso Montella. Alfonso Montella lofts in a cross ball towards Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Alessandro Stellone gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
12.34
Ross Moore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite makes a simple pass, allowing Sjaak Nieuwenburg to run into the box. Sjaak Nieuwenburg takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
14.38
Diego Bianchi sees space and advances. Diego Bianchi lofts in a cross ball towards Flavio Franzone. Flavio Franzone powers a header at goal. Danilo De Sole is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.41
Peter Tobiassen comes in with a late challenge on David Jentsch. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Jentsch stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.34
Alfonso Montella changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alfonso Montella shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
22.02
Alejandro Gonzalez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alejandro Gonzalez lofts in a cross ball towards David Jentsch. David Jentsch connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Danilo De Sole manages to keep it out.
24.36
Diego Bianchi threads a neat ball through to Carlos Barros. Carlos Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emmanuel Vangelis.
26.53
Emmanuel Vangelis flicks a high ball forward to Carmelo Bellucci who takes it down. Carmelo Bellucci knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alessandro Stellone who gathers it comfortably.
30.01
Claudio Marcos flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Gonzalez who takes it down. Alejandro Gonzalez tries a spectacular long range effort which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
33.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.37
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.07
Stefan Andersson threads the ball through to Flavio Franzone. Flavio Franzone knocks in a cross ball towards David Jentsch. With a superhuman jump, David Jentsch connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Udinese kick off!
49.23
Carlos Barros flicks a high pass forward to Diego Bianchi who brings the ball under control. Diego Bianchi shoots from distance but somehow Danilo De Sole manages to keep it out.
57.19
Oliver Winkler plays the ball forward to Claudio Marcos. Claudio Marcos knocks the ball to his team mate, Flavio Franzone. Flavio Franzone lofts in a cross ball towards David Jentsch. David Jentsch is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.15
Udinese have made a substitution with Julian José Mari replacing Flavio Franzone .
61.18
Alfonso Montella flicks a high ball forward to Neil Hurst who takes it down. Neil Hurst advances inside the box! Neil Hurst shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
67.05
Emmanuel Vangelis makes a simple pass to Alfonso Montella. Alfonso Montella knocks the ball to his team mate, Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alessandro Stellone who gathers it comfortably.
69.24
Carlos Barros threads a neat ball through to David Jentsch. David Jentsch lofts in a cross ball towards Julian José Mari. Julian José Mari whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
71.41
Emmanuel Vangelis threads a neat ball through to Carmelo Bellucci. Carmelo Bellucci hits a low pass to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst lofts in a cross ball towards Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
75.40
Alfonso Montella threads the ball through to Carmelo Bellucci. Carmelo Bellucci controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
77.30
Udinese have made 2 substitutions with Arnauld Cannarsa replacing Diego Bianchi and Stefan Böhm replacing David Jentsch .
84.02
Emmanuel Vangelis launches a long ball forward. Ross Moore lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Neil Hurst scores for Cagliari!!
87.20
Alfonso Montella knocks the ball forward to Carmelo Bellucci. Carmelo Bellucci plays a one-two with Sammy Meite and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Carmelo Bellucci provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's there!! Alessandro Stellone has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Cagliari
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29%
41.9%
29%

Scorers
Flavio Franzone 14
Alejandro Gonzalez 30
David Jentsch 42, 57
Neil Hurst 2, 84
Carmelo Bellucci 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Hurst of Cagliari

Match Ratings