Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Inter Milan. A crowd of 18,168 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Pistoiese 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 Pasquale Riccio.


0.00
Inter Milan start the match!
9.59
Samuel Vieira makes a beautiful solo run. Samuel Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards João Villa. João Villa makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
12.30
Martin Marcolini flicks a high pass forward. João Villa collects the pass. João Villa finds some space and shoots from distance. Niccol˜ Vignaroli gets down and covers it.
15.33
Leonardo Pinton sees Joachim Lillo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joachim Lillo threads a neat ball through to Romano de Jong. Romano de Jong controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
24.13
Ensio Taulerus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
26.27
Gionatha Moretti makes a simple pass to Dino Tamburini. Dino Tamburini lofts in a cross ball towards Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Moritz Roth. What a great pair of hands!
27.29
With vision, Rodolfo Caracciolo plays the ball forward to Giampiero Cardone. Giampiero Cardone flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.02
Andy White threads the ball through to Giampiero Cardone. Giampiero Cardone knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister runs straight at the defence! Alex Mcallister side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Niccol˜ Vignaroli!
32.15
Joachim Lillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dino Tamburini. Dino Tamburini runs straight at the defence! Dino Tamburini looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Inter Milan!
36.00
Rodolfo Caracciolo sees Alex Mcallister in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Valerien Afanou who takes it down. Valerien Afanou finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
38.20
Daniel Velasco kicks a strong pass forward to Valerien Afanou. Valerien Afanou passes the ball forward to Giampiero Cardone. Giampiero Cardone cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.24
Joachim Lillo plays the ball forward to Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Moritz Roth!
42.13
Giampiero Cardone flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Vieira who takes it down. Samuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.48
Geoffroy Visieux hacks Giampiero Cardone from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Giampiero Cardone stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Inter Milan also appear unchanged since the first half. The Pistoiese players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Pistoiese kick off!
47.25
Rodolfo Caracciolo pushes up the pitch. Rodolfo Caracciolo plays the ball forward to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards João Villa. João Villa gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Niccol˜ Vignaroli reads it well. He makes it look easy!
48.49
Daniel Velasco flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Vieira who takes it down. Samuel Vieira edges inside the box! Samuel Vieira tries a spectacular strike but it's well over the bar!
53.04
Daniel Velasco sees Valerien Afanou in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Valerien Afanou knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.39
Niels Schoenmakers catches Daniel Velasco on the ankles. The referee calls over Niels Schoenmakers and warns him to calm down! Daniel Velasco gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.13
Pistoiese have made a substitution with Erwan Billong replacing Martin Marcolini .Inter Milan have made 3 substitutions with Niccol˜ Battistini replacing Romano de Jong, Uwe Rummenigge replacing Joachim Lillo and Charles Vega replacing Gionatha Moretti .
61.20
Javier Yáñez hits a low pass to Niccol˜ Battistini. Niccol˜ Battistini knocks in a cross ball towards Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
63.29
Erwan Billong flicks the ball to his team mate, Valerien Afanou. Valerien Afanou shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
65.51
Erwan Billong flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Vieira who takes it down. Samuel Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.55
Rodolfo Caracciolo makes a beautiful solo run. Rodolfo Caracciolo picks a pass forward to Giampiero Cardone. Giampiero Cardone knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Geoffroy Visieux blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
69.28
Geoffroy Visieux breaks forward. Geoffroy Visieux threads the ball through to Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.34
Erwan Billong kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira knocks the ball forward to Daniel Velasco but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.57
Uwe Rummenigge plays the ball forward to Niccol˜ Battistini. Niccol˜ Battistini shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
83.29
Andy White surges forward with the ball. Andy White knocks the ball to his team mate, João Villa. João Villa plays a one-two with Daniel Velasco and advances towards the goal... João Villa shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for João Villa!
87.57
Ensio Taulerus kicks a strong pass forward to Dino Tamburini. Dino Tamburini shoots from long range. Moritz Roth gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
Gianmarco Sarli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giampiero Cardone. Giampiero Cardone threads the ball through to João Villa. João Villa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Niccol˜ Vignaroli. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
25%
42.9%
32.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Vieira of Pistoiese

Match Ratings