Match Report


SienaSiena     SampdoriaSampdoria
Computer Player Computer Player Martyn Chape Martyn Chape
Attilio FestaA. Festa66
G
1
G
62Dennis DirkD. Dirk
Antonino Negro FrerA. Negro Frer64
D
2
D
63Giuliano VieriG. Vieri
Gianni PassoniG. Passoni60
D
3captain
D
62Alejandro Di LoretoA. Di Loreto
Samuele BarbanS. Barban60
D
captain4
D
62Domenico GiannicheddaD. Giannichedda
Eric HertogE. Hertog56
D
5
M
70Pablo PeiroP. Peiro
Mirco MartinoM. Martino71
M
6
M
56Fadel AssatiF. Assati
Pablo GarridoP. Garrido67
M
7
M
67Marcello LasalandraM. Lasalandra
Fabrizio VierchwoodF. Vierchwood62
M
8
M
74Gianmatteo GinestraG. Ginestra
Martin MarquezM. Marquez71
A
9
A
60Benedetto OngaratoB. Ongarato
Francisco FloresF. Flores59
A
10
A
72Wladimiro GuzzoW. Guzzo
Nestor HebertN. Hebert59
A
11
A
53Ljubisa PergolizziL. Pergolizzi
 
Aladino BianchiniA. Bianchini62
G
12
A
68Jeremy CondiJ. Condi
Saul VeroneseS. Veronese62
M
13
M
68Sandro MoraS. Mora
Diego BertaniD. Bertani62
M
14
D
56Jason OakleyJ. Oakley

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Sampdoria. A crowd of 17,173 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pasquale Riccio.


0.00
Sampdoria start the match!
3.47
Fabrizio Vierchwood flicks a high pass forward. Mirco Martino comfortably collects the pass. Mirco Martino whips in a cross ball towards Nestor Hebert. Nestor Hebert connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.42
Marcello Lasalandra threads the ball through to Benedetto Ongarato. Benedetto Ongarato finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
12.22
Fabrizio Vierchwood sees space and advances. Fabrizio Vierchwood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.10
Antonino Negro Frer runs forward with the ball. Antonino Negro Frer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nestor Hebert. Nestor Hebert cuts inside the box! Nestor Hebert takes a shot at goal but is denied by Alejandro Di Loreto. Excellent block.
16.44
Pablo Peiro takes the throw-in. Fadel Assati makes a probing pass to Gianmatteo Ginestra. Gianmatteo Ginestra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.14
Gianni Passoni flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores lofts in a cross ball towards Nestor Hebert. Giuliano Vieri clumsily knocks into Nestor Hebert. Penalty not given!!
21.51
Marcello Lasalandra flicks the ball to his team mate, Ljubisa Pergolizzi. Ljubisa Pergolizzi shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
24.08
Antonino Negro Frer chips the ball to his team mate, Mirco Martino. Mirco Martino sees Nestor Hebert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nestor Hebert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.05
Eric Hertog threads the ball through to Fabrizio Vierchwood. Fabrizio Vierchwood threads the ball through to Nestor Hebert. Nestor Hebert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dennis Dirk who gathers it comfortably.
32.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Nestor Hebert laces a through ball forward to Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
40.58
Gianni Passoni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Nestor Hebert. Alejandro Di Loreto barges into Nestor Hebert. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
44.54
Mirco Martino hits a low pass to Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Flores. Gianmatteo Ginestra hacks Francisco Flores from behind! Francisco Flores appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
45.00
Nestor Hebert barges into Fadel Assati. Nestor Hebert is shown the yellow card! Fadel Assati stretches but gets up unharmed.
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. Sampdoria also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sampdoria players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Siena kick off and get the second half underway!
49.28
Pablo Garrido flicks a high pass forward. Martin Marquez controls it well on his chest. Martin Marquez threads a neat ball through to Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.38
Domenico Giannichedda threads a neat ball through to Ljubisa Pergolizzi. Ljubisa Pergolizzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Attilio Festa who gathers it comfortably.
60.42
Siena have made a substitution with Aladino Bianchini replacing Nestor Hebert .Sampdoria have made 2 substitutions with Sandro Mora replacing Marcello Lasalandra and Jeremy Condi replacing Ljubisa Pergolizzi .
63.56
Eric Hertog flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Flores controls it well on his chest. Francisco Flores shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.56
Pablo Garrido takes a quick throw-in, which Aladino Bianchini takes on the chest. Aladino Bianchini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
72.32
Antonino Negro Frer pushes mid-way up the pitch. Antonino Negro Frer chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
73.51
Pablo Garrido kicks a strong pass forward to Aladino Bianchini. Aladino Bianchini whips in a cross ball towards Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez beats his man to it with a header. Martin Marquez scores for Siena!!
77.56
Domenico Giannichedda darts forward. Domenico Giannichedda knocks the ball forward to Wladimiro Guzzo. Wladimiro Guzzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.40
Fabrizio Vierchwood knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez makes a deft header. Dennis Dirk didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
89.38
Sandro Mora threads a neat ball through to Wladimiro Guzzo. Wladimiro Guzzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Sampdoria
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.9%
41.1%
Play Area
23.3%
46.6%
30.1%

Scorers
Nestor Hebert 3
Francisco Flores 64, 67
Martin Marquez 74
Ljubisa Pergolizzi 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Flores of Siena

Match Ratings