Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     Inter MilanInter Milan
Paul GillmanPaul Gillman Computer Player Computer Player
Gian Matteo CirilloG. Cirillo69
G
1
G
69Niccol˜ VignaroliN. Vignaroli
Gerhard LindnerG. Lindner68
D
2
D
71Leonardo PintonL. Pinton
Giovanni M. SalaG. Sala75
D
3
D
69Linus ZickL. Zick
Artur FerreiraA. Ferreira70
D
captain4
D
66Niels SchoenmakersN. Schoenmakers
Pascal VogelP. Vogel74
M
5
D
65Jose Fortes RedondoJ. Redondo
Petri IniaP. Inia73
M
6
M
76Romano de JongR. de Jong
Antonio PetruzziA. Petruzzi68
M
7
M
76Joachim LilloJ. Lillo
Neil GrantN. Grant72
M
8
M
75Ensio TaulerusE. Taulerus
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone73
A
9
A
77Javier YáñezJ. Yáñez
Alun DichioA. Dichio75
A
10captain
A
71Dino TamburiniD. Tamburini
Roberto OshadoganR. Oshadogan81
A
11
A
70Gionatha MorettiG. Moretti
 
Kevin GoughK. Gough69
A
12
M
74Charles VegaC. Vega
Christian TurriniC. Turrini43
D
13
M
73Niccol˜ BattistiniN. Battistini
Generoso PoliG. Poli64
M
14
M
71Uwe RummeniggeU. Rummenigge

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Inter Milan. A crowd of 16,217 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Empoli are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Inter Milan appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Edoardo Silenzi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Empoli get the match underway!
3.07
With vision, Romano de Jong laces a weighted ball forward to Joachim Lillo. Joachim Lillo knocks in a cross ball towards Dino Tamburini. Dino Tamburini shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Gian Matteo Cirillo reads it well. Superb keeping!
4.24
Javier Yáñez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dino Tamburini. Dino Tamburini shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
18.36
Giovanni M. Sala makes a probing pass to Petri Inia. Seeing a gap ahead, Petri Inia plays the ball forward to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone sees Neil Grant just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Neil Grant tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
20.31
Joachim Lillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Gian Matteo Cirillo manages to keep it out.
24.31
Giovanni M. Sala hacks Linus Zick from behind! Giovanni M. Sala is shown the yellow card! Linus Zick runs off the knock.
27.32
Ensio Taulerus flicks a high pass forward. Gionatha Moretti collects the pass. Gionatha Moretti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
30.41
Antonio Petruzzi passes the ball forward to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.40
Joachim Lillo makes a simple pass to Romano de Jong. Romano de Jong knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giovanni M. Sala.
36.51
Niels Schoenmakers knocks the ball to his team mate, Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
39.39
Pascal Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Johnstone collects the pass. Stuart Johnstone shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
42.28
Jose Fortes Redondo flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Pinton comfortably collects the pass. Leonardo Pinton makes a simple pass to Gionatha Moretti. Gionatha Moretti shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Joachim Lillo knocks the ball forward to Gionatha Moretti. Gionatha Moretti shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Inter Milan kick off the second half!
48.24
Neil Grant brings the ball forward. Neil Grant plays a quick one-two with Roberto Oshadogan and rushes in on goal... Neil Grant looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper, Niccol˜ Vignaroli, sees it late!! Goal for Empoli!
51.53
Joachim Lillo flicks the ball to his team mate, Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
54.05
Joachim Lillo flicks a high pass forward. Javier Yáñez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Javier Yáñez finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.35
Petri Inia flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Petruzzi who brings the ball under control. Antonio Petruzzi deftly passes the ball to Pascal Vogel, releasing him through on goal. Pascal Vogel muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.16
Romano de Jong kicks a strong pass forward to Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
60.10
Inter Milan have made 3 substitutions with Niccol˜ Battistini replacing Romano de Jong, Uwe Rummenigge replacing Joachim Lillo and Charles Vega replacing Gionatha Moretti .
61.18
With imagination, Artur Ferreira laces a through ball forward to Neil Grant. Neil Grant passes the ball forward to Petri Inia. Petri Inia whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Niccol˜ Vignaroli had no chance!! Goal for Empoli!
75.30
Gerhard Lindner hits a low pass to Petri Inia. Petri Inia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Petruzzi. Antonio Petruzzi edges inside the box! Antonio Petruzzi cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
77.35
Artur Ferreira breaks forward. Artur Ferreira passes the ball forward to Alun Dichio. Alun Dichio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.46
Artur Ferreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Petri Inia. Petri Inia threads the ball through to Pascal Vogel but he's offside!
79.13
Linus Zick clumsily knocks into Petri Inia. Linus Zick is shown the yellow card! Petri Inia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.03
Antonio Petruzzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Dichio. Alun Dichio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niels Schoenmakers.
84.01
Artur Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Dichio. Alun Dichio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

Inter Milan
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
25.7%
50%
24.3%

Scorers
Neil Grant 48
Pascal Vogel 55
Stuart Johnstone 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Grant of Empoli

Match Ratings