Match Report


PalermoPalermo     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Mohaned Abbas Mohaned Abbas
Sergio TonettoS. Tonetto68
G
1
G
73Moritz RothM. Roth
Renzo MarcoliniR. Marcolini65
D
2
D
73Johnny De BoerJ. De Boer
Demetrio ServideiD. Servidei63
D
captain3captain
D
72Andy WhiteA. White
Evans SurianoE. Suriano60
D
4
D
66Gianmarco SarliG. Sarli
Lennart DöringL. Döring68
M
5
M
67Anselmo TraversaA. Traversa
Donato TresoldiD. Tresoldi62
M
6
M
67Giampiero CardoneG. Cardone
Rodrigo OliveiraR. Oliveira60
M
7
M
73Erwan BillongE. Billong
Juan-Carlos DominguezJ. Dominguez59
M
8
M
70Martin MarcoliniM. Marcolini
Armando CampolonghiA. Campolonghi60
A
9
A
68Samuel VieiraS. Vieira
Edmundo GainzaE. Gainza60
A
10
A
69Valerien AfanouV. Afanou
Pierluigi BertiP. Berti49
A
11
A
77João VillaJ. Villa
 
Lars EderL. Eder60
D
12
A
74David MarescaD. Maresca
Giacomo CocoG. Coco59
G
13
M
72Daniel VelascoD. Velasco
Tommy BellamyT. Bellamy52
M
14
D
71Rodolfo CaraccioloR. Caracciolo

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 18,522 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Palermo and Pistoiese are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Yuri Monaco.


0.00
Pistoiese kick off!
4.38
Donato Tresoldi knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gianmarco Sarli.
6.46
Gianmarco Sarli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Marcolini. Martin Marcolini knocks the ball to his team mate, Valerien Afanou. Valerien Afanou controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
9.15
Armando Campolonghi flicks a high pass forward. Pierluigi Berti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pierluigi Berti shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
14.33
Donato Tresoldi barges into Giampiero Cardone. The referee calls over Donato Tresoldi and shows him a yellow card! Giampiero Cardone stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.28
Without breaking stride, Anselmo Traversa plays the ball forward to João Villa. João Villa lofts in a cross ball towards Valerien Afanou. With a superhuman jump, Valerien Afanou connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by Sergio Tonetto.
17.48
It's a corner kick. Erwan Billong loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Renzo Marcolini reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
20.06
Valerien Afanou makes an attacking run forward. Valerien Afanou plays a one-two with Samuel Vieira and advances towards the goal... Valerien Afanou muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Pistoiese are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
21.31
Donato Tresoldi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armando Campolonghi. Armando Campolonghi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anselmo Traversa.
22.33
Giampiero Cardone comes in with a late challenge on Demetrio Servidei. Giampiero Cardone is warned by the referee! Demetrio Servidei stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.28
Lennart Döring flicks a high pass forward to Edmundo Gainza who brings the ball under control. Edmundo Gainza finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
30.34
Giampiero Cardone flicks a high ball forward to João Villa who takes it down. João Villa lofts in a cross ball towards Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.41
Erwan Billong knocks the ball to his team mate, Valerien Afanou. Valerien Afanou lofts in a cross ball towards João Villa. João Villa gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.32
Donato Tresoldi plays the ball forward to Armando Campolonghi. Armando Campolonghi cuts inside the box! Armando Campolonghi cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball ricochets off Gianmarco Sarli and flashes wide of the near post.
39.46
It's a corner kick. Renzo Marcolini loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Rodrigo Oliveira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
42.56
Andy White threads the ball through to Valerien Afanou. Valerien Afanou shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Palermo appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Palermo kick off the second half!
51.25
Johnny De Boer barges into Pierluigi Berti. Johnny De Boer is shown the yellow card! Pierluigi Berti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.25
Free kick to Palermo just outside the area...
52.21
Pierluigi Berti takes a stuttering run up and curls the ball around the wall but the keeper has read it well and catches it comfortably.
57.38
Juan-Carlos Dominguez takes it forward alone. Juan-Carlos Dominguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pierluigi Berti. Pierluigi Berti shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
60.15
Pistoiese have made 2 substitutions with David Maresca replacing João Villa and Rodolfo Caracciolo replacing Johnny De Boer .
61.16
Juan-Carlos Dominguez knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierluigi Berti. Pierluigi Berti shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
66.14
David Maresca clumsily knocks into Demetrio Servidei. David Maresca is shown the yellow card! Demetrio Servidei stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.25
Erwan Billong flicks a high pass forward to Giampiero Cardone who brings the ball under control. Giampiero Cardone lofts in a cross ball towards Valerien Afanou. Valerien Afanou makes a convincing header. Sergio Tonetto didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
72.08
Giampiero Cardone makes a probing pass to David Maresca. David Maresca shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
73.22
Erwan Billong controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giampiero Cardone. Giampiero Cardone makes a simple pass to Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.46
Andy White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anselmo Traversa. Anselmo Traversa knocks the ball to his team mate, Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Renzo Marcolini.
78.19
Juan-Carlos Dominguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Oliveira. Rodrigo Oliveira shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
81.13
Armando Campolonghi hacks Andy White from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andy White gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.53
Erwan Billong knocks the ball forward to David Maresca. David Maresca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Palermo

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

Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
29.7%
44.6%
25.7%

Scorers
Erwan Billong 30
João Villa 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Erwan Billong of Pistoiese

Match Ratings