Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     AC MonzaAC Monza
Computer Player Computer Player Tri Dinh Tri Dinh
Pedro FerrerP. Ferrer70
G
1captain
G
69Duncan FletcherD. Fletcher
Guillaume TrivinoG. Trivino67
D
2
D
63Fabiano MonacoF. Monaco
Ciro MuzziC. Muzzi64
D
3
D
64Victor VidalV. Vidal
Julian GallagherJ. Gallagher61
D
4
D
64Linus MasurL. Masur
Fabiano MacellariF. Macellari58
D
5
D
66Mitchel KooistraM. Kooistra
Malte KohlerM. Kohler60
M
6
M
66Damien LisbieD. Lisbie
Alessio VarricchioA. Varricchio58
M
7
M
67Gilles YoungG. Young
Silvio MoreiraS. Moreira55
M
8
A
59Thomas BabbelT. Babbel
Rainer BeckR. Beck54
M
9
M
61Jeremy Van De HorJ. Van De Hor
Pablo MoyaP. Moya68
A
captain10
A
64Valentino TraversaV. Traversa
Felice MazzolaF. Mazzola59
A
11
A
63James PlattJ. Platt
 
Bruno TaglialatelaB. Taglialatela64
G
12
D
59Andre GomesA. Gomes
Stefano VeroneseS. Veronese58
D
13
A
61Jacob HarleyJ. Harley
Ugo BowerU. Bower56
D
14
A
56Julian LopezJ. Lopez

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 12,536 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cittadella are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AC Monza appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Matjaz Simic.


0.00
AC Monza kick off and get the first half underway!
8.05
Fabiano Macellari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alessio Varricchio. Alessio Varricchio sees Pablo Moya in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pablo Moya controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
9.41
Silvio Moreira catches Thomas Babbel on the ankles. The referee brings Silvio Moreira to one side and gives him a warning! Thomas Babbel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.15
Silvio Moreira passes the ball forward to Pablo Moya. Pablo Moya lofts in a cross ball towards Felice Mazzola. Felice Mazzola makes a deft header but it is miles over!
24.23
Gilles Young flicks a high pass forward. Mitchel Kooistra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mitchel Kooistra flicks a high pass forward. Valentino Traversa collects the pass. Valentino Traversa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.29
Gilles Young makes a probing pass to Valentino Traversa. Valentino Traversa knocks in a cross ball towards Jeremy Van De Hor. Jeremy Van De Hor directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
30.01
Guillaume Trivino flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Moya holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Moya knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Fletcher who gathers it comfortably.
33.28
Linus Masur kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Babbel. Thomas Babbel shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
36.11
Gilles Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Lisbie. Damien Lisbie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Pedro Ferrer reads it well. Great save!
44.35
Alessio Varricchio makes a simple pass to Pablo Moya. Pablo Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half. AC Monza also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cittadella kick off the second half!
49.09
Felice Mazzola plays the ball forward to Pablo Moya. Pablo Moya threads the ball through into the box. Felice Mazzola makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.16
Julian Gallagher catches Damien Lisbie on the ankles. The referee calls over Julian Gallagher and shows him a yellow card! Damien Lisbie grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.00
Gilles Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Damien Lisbie. Damien Lisbie shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Pedro Ferrer manages to gather it easily.
59.40
Silvio Moreira passes the ball forward to Pablo Moya. Pablo Moya shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Duncan Fletcher.
60.34
Guillaume Trivino takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Duncan Fletcher gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
61.22
Ciro Muzzi sees a break and surges forward. Ciro Muzzi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
66.17
Silvio Moreira flicks a high ball forward to Malte Kohler who takes it down. Malte Kohler threads a neat ball through to Pablo Moya. Pablo Moya knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fabiano Monaco.
69.26
Jeremy Van De Hor clumsily knocks into Ciro Muzzi. The referee calls over Jeremy Van De Hor and shows him a yellow card! Ciro Muzzi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.04
Mitchel Kooistra makes a simple pass to Gilles Young. Gilles Young shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
77.47
AC Monza have made 3 substitutions with Andre Gomes replacing Fabiano Monaco, Jacob Harley replacing Valentino Traversa and Julian Lopez replacing James Platt .
81.23
Andre Gomes comes in with a late challenge on Pablo Moya. The referee calls over Andre Gomes and shows him a yellow card! Pablo Moya runs off the knock.
83.35
Damien Lisbie catches Ciro Muzzi on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ciro Muzzi runs off the knock.
85.46
Julian Gallagher darts forward. Julian Gallagher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Malte Kohler chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Moreira. Silvio Moreira shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Duncan Fletcher. What a save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

AC Monza
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.9%
34.1%
Play Area
24.4%
50%
25.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Fletcher of AC Monza

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Ferrer (GK)
8
2.Guillaume Trivino (DEF)
6
3.Ciro Muzzi (DEF)
7
4.Julian Gallagher (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Fabiano Macellari (DEF)
6
6.Malte Kohler (MID)
7
7.Alessio Varricchio (MID)
6
8.Silvio Moreira (MID)
8
9.Rainer Beck (MID)
6
10.Pablo Moya (ATT)
7
11.Felice Mazzola (ATT)
6
 
12.Bruno Taglialatela (GK)
0
13.Stefano Veronese (DEF)
0
14.Ugo Bower (DEF)
0

1.Duncan Fletcher (GK)
8
2.Fabiano Monaco (DEF)
6
3.Victor Vidal (DEF)
6
4.Linus Masur (DEF)
6
5.Mitchel Kooistra (DEF)
7
6.Damien Lisbie (MID)yellow card
6
7.Gilles Young (MID)
8
8.Thomas Babbel (ATT)
6
9.Jeremy Van De Hor (MID)yellow card
4
10.Valentino Traversa (ATT)
7
11.James Platt (ATT)
6
 
12.Andre Gomes (DEF)yellow card
4
13.Jacob Harley (ATT)
6
14.Julian Lopez (ATT)
6