Match Report


SienaSiena     Chievo VeronaChievo Verona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Attilio FestaA. Festa66
G
1
G
65Emanuele DionisiE. Dionisi
Antonino Negro FrerA. Negro Frer64
D
2
D
64Oleg CarltonO. Carlton
Gianni PassoniG. Passoni60
D
3
D
61Oliver NeuhausO. Neuhaus
Samuele BarbanS. Barban60
D
captain4
D
59Omer MortensenO. Mortensen
Eric HertogE. Hertog56
D
5
M
78Sean CauetS. Cauet
Mirco MartinoM. Martino71
M
6captain
M
65Ray BaronchelliR. Baronchelli
Pablo GarridoP. Garrido67
M
7
M
65Kaci JohansenK. Johansen
Kevin DittmannK. Dittmann64
M
8
M
61Ruggero AmetranoR. Ametrano
Martin MarquezM. Marquez71
A
9
A
76Tatsuya TakahashiT. Takahashi
Francisco FloresF. Flores59
A
10
A
72Seb FlachezS. Flachez
Nestor HebertN. Hebert59
A
11
A
63Matt McGroryM. McGrory
 
Aladino BianchiniA. Bianchini62
G
12
A
61Oliver SachsO. Sachs
Fabrizio VierchwoodF. Vierchwood62
M
13
A
59Matjaz RusticoM. Rustico
Saul VeroneseS. Veronese62
M
14
M
59Frederico SemedoF. Semedo

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Chievo Verona. A crowd of 18,580 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chievo Verona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fausto Tambellini.


0.00
Chievo Verona kick off and get the match underway!
3.13
Kaci Johansen flicks a high pass forward. Matt McGrory controls it well on his chest. Matt McGrory shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.07
Kaci Johansen makes a simple pass to Seb Flachez. Seb Flachez shoots from distance. Attilio Festa gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
8.18
Oliver Neuhaus threads a neat ball through to Ray Baronchelli. Ray Baronchelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Kaci Johansen. Kaci Johansen finds some space and shoots from distance but Attilio Festa reads it well. Fabulous stop!
10.11
Ruggero Ametrano flicks a high pass forward to Matt McGrory who brings the ball under control. Matt McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Ruggero Ametrano. Ruggero Ametrano connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Attilio Festa had no chance!! Goal for Chievo Verona!
14.23
Kevin Dittmann sees space and advances. Kevin Dittmann lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Emanuele Dionisi is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
20.07
Samuele Barban hacks Ray Baronchelli from behind! Samuele Barban is warned by the referee! Ray Baronchelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.05
Seb Flachez flicks a high pass forward. Matt McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt McGrory knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuele Barban.
26.38
Mirco Martino passes the ball forward to Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emanuele Dionisi who gathers it comfortably.
27.38
Ray Baronchelli flicks a high ball forward to Matt McGrory who takes it down. Matt McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Kaci Johansen. Samuele Barban barges into Kaci Johansen. Kaci Johansen appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
28.34
Antonino Negro Frer threads a neat ball through to Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emanuele Dionisi who gathers it comfortably.
32.02
Kevin Dittmann clumsily knocks into Ray Baronchelli. The referee calls over Kevin Dittmann and shows him a yellow card! Ray Baronchelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.12
Pablo Garrido knocks the ball to his team mate, Mirco Martino. Mirco Martino whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Flores. Omer Mortensen comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Flores. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
34.51
Ray Baronchelli flicks a high pass forward. Seb Flachez controls it well on his chest. Seb Flachez shoots from outside the area but Attilio Festa is on top of it.
36.36
Francisco Flores threads a neat ball through to Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.56
Ray Baronchelli threads a neat ball through to Tatsuya Takahashi. Tatsuya Takahashi shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
42.40
Oleg Carlton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruggero Ametrano. Ruggero Ametrano knocks the ball to his team mate, Tatsuya Takahashi. Tatsuya Takahashi knocks in a cross ball towards Kaci Johansen. Kaci Johansen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Siena appear unchanged since the first half. Chievo Verona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Siena kicking off!
48.54
Oleg Carlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ray Baronchelli. Ray Baronchelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruggero Ametrano. Ruggero Ametrano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sean Cauet but the linesman indicates offside!
49.03
Sean Cauet hacks Martin Marquez from behind! Sean Cauet is given a warning by the referee! Martin Marquez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.09
With imagination, Gianni Passoni plays the ball forward to Mirco Martino. Mirco Martino flicks the ball to his team mate, Nestor Hebert. Nestor Hebert shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
53.45
Gianni Passoni surges forward with the ball. Gianni Passoni surges forward with the ball. Gianni Passoni lofts in a cross ball towards Nestor Hebert. Nestor Hebert jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Siena are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.00
Siena have made a substitution with Aladino Bianchini replacing Nestor Hebert .Chievo Verona have made a substitution with Matjaz Rustico replacing Seb Flachez and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
63.26
Kaci Johansen flicks a high pass forward. Matjaz Rustico holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matjaz Rustico shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
66.57
Tatsuya Takahashi flicks a high pass forward. Ruggero Ametrano controls it well on his chest. Ruggero Ametrano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.37
Ray Baronchelli decides to run forward with the ball. Ray Baronchelli knocks in a cross ball towards Matt McGrory. Matt McGrory jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
69.56
Mirco Martino chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Flores. Francisco Flores plays a scrappy one-two with Aladino Bianchini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francisco Flores rockets a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
72.09
Ruggero Ametrano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tatsuya Takahashi. Tatsuya Takahashi shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.12
Sean Cauet breaks forward. Sean Cauet threads a neat ball through to Matjaz Rustico. Matjaz Rustico controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Attilio Festa manages to gather it.
75.53
Matjaz Rustico takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Kaci Johansen. Kaci Johansen makes a beautiful solo run. Kaci Johansen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Attilio Festa reads it well. Quality keeping!
79.24
Tatsuya Takahashi chips the ball to his team mate, Matjaz Rustico. Matjaz Rustico lofts in a cross ball towards Ray Baronchelli. Ray Baronchelli jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.51
Martin Marquez barges into Omer Mortensen. Martin Marquez is given a warning by the referee! Omer Mortensen runs off the knock.
87.00
Mirco Martino surges forward with the ball. Mirco Martino knocks the ball forward to Martin Marquez. Martin Marquez knocks in a cross ball towards Aladino Bianchini. Aladino Bianchini finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Kaci Johansen comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Flores. Kaci Johansen is given a warning by the referee! Francisco Flores gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Chievo Verona
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
30.6%
47.2%
22.2%

Scorers
Martin Marquez 14
Matt McGrory 3
Ruggero Ametrano 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt McGrory of Chievo Verona

Match Ratings