Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Oreste Granillo where Reggina play host to Venezia. A crowd of 19,643 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Reggina are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Venezia kick off and get the first half underway!
3.43
Erik Van Der Weerden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rody Heerkens. Rody Heerkens kicks a strong pass forward to Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.12
Zerbini Macellari makes a probing pass to Manuel Scarpi. Manuel Scarpi knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Pianu. Alessandro Pianu powers a header at goal. Alessandro Pianu scores for Venezia!!
9.52
Giuseppe Zanoncelli barges into Massimiliano De Icco. Giuseppe Zanoncelli is shown the yellow card! Massimiliano De Icco gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
10.31
Alberto Oliveira threads the ball through to Stefano Nista. Stefano Nista surges forward with the ball. Stefano Nista tries a spectacular long range effort but Amedeo Foglia is on top of it.
12.48
Giuseppe Zanoncelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Macellari. Zerbini Macellari knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Pianu. Alessandro Pianu goes all the way! Alessandro Pianu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
14.05
Tonino Ambrosetti clumsily knocks into Erik Van Der Weerden. Tonino Ambrosetti is warned by the referee! Erik Van Der Weerden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.23
Rody Heerkens kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Morlock. Thomas Morlock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.58
Giuseppe Zanoncelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Macellari. Zerbini Macellari knocks the ball forward to Alessandro Pianu. Alessandro Pianu lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Scarpi. Manuel Scarpi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.54
Zerbini Macellari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Scarpi. Manuel Scarpi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ray Pantanelli.
32.42
Gregoor De Haan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.33
Noel Collymore surges forward with the ball. Noel Collymore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Giampieretti. Claudio Giampieretti connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.31
Tonino Ambrosetti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manuel Scarpi. Manuel Scarpi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Giuseppe Zanoncelli kicks a strong pass forward to Zerbini Macellari. Zerbini Macellari flicks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Pianu. Alessandro Pianu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauro Cardinale.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Reggina kick off!
47.14
Stefano Nista flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Scarpi. Manuel Scarpi goes all the way! Manuel Scarpi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Amedeo Foglia easily smothers it!
49.57
Venezia are easily keeping Reggina at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
53.49
Claudio Iacopino knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Morlock. Thomas Morlock knocks in a cross ball towards Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.29
Noel Collymore comes in with a late challenge on Alessandro Pianu. The referee calls over Noel Collymore and shows him a yellow card! Alessandro Pianu gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.24
Stefano Nista clumsily knocks into Claudio Iacopino. The referee calls over Stefano Nista and warns him to calm down! Claudio Iacopino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.45
Ray Pantanelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Rody Heerkens. Rody Heerkens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Giampieretti. Claudio Giampieretti tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Rocco R. Bondi!
67.38
Ray Pantanelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rody Heerkens. Rody Heerkens knocks the ball forward to Claudio Giampieretti. Claudio Giampieretti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.18
Ray Pantanelli makes a probing pass to Gregoor De Haan. Gregoor De Haan makes a probing pass to Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.31
Zerbini Macellari chips the ball to his team mate, Manuel Scarpi. Manuel Scarpi plays a perfect one-two with Alessandro Pianu and rushes in on goal... Manuel Scarpi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Amedeo Foglia is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.26
Giuseppe Zanoncelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Marchegiani. Nunzio Marchegiani advances with the ball. Nunzio Marchegiani lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Pianu. Alessandro Pianu directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.27
Alberto Oliveira threads the ball through to Zerbini Macellari. Zerbini Macellari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alessandro Pianu. Alessandro Pianu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.54
Gregoor De Haan kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Morlock. Thomas Morlock plays a perfect one-two with Massimiliano De Icco and rushes in on goal... Thomas Morlock tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Rocco R. Bondi!
84.06
Rody Heerkens comes in with a late challenge on Tonino Ambrosetti. The referee calls over Rody Heerkens and shows him a yellow card! Tonino Ambrosetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.58
Gregoor De Haan catches Nunzio Marchegiani on the ankles. Gregoor De Haan is shown the yellow card! Nunzio Marchegiani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Scarpi of Venezia
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
28.6%
47.6%
23.8%