Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Inter Milan. A crowd of 20,632 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sampdoria are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Inter Milan appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Sampdoria start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.24
Bruno Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Diego Cucciari. Diego Cucciari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Billy Mcinnes manages to gather it comfortably.
3.54
Luca Foggia makes a probing pass to J-Clau Thetis. J-Clau Thetis goes all the way! J-Clau Thetis takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.43
Alfonso Tatti flicks the ball to his team mate, Corrado Cappellini. Corrado Cappellini flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Liddell. Dominic Liddell shoots from outside the area. Dominic Liddell scores for Inter Milan!!
9.59
Valentino Roccati makes a beautiful solo run. Valentino Roccati makes a simple pass to J-Clau Thetis. J-Clau Thetis shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.05
Alfonso Tatti barges into Diego Cucciari. Alfonso Tatti is shown the yellow card! Diego Cucciari hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.24
Bruno Carvalho passes the ball forward to Diego Cucciari. Diego Cucciari tries a spectacular long range effort. Billy Mcinnes easily smothers it.
22.52
Ferdinando Mero sees space and advances. Ferdinando Mero knocks in a cross ball towards J-Clau Thetis. J-Clau Thetis heads the ball goalwards. J-Clau Thetis scores for Inter Milan!!
27.05
Bruno Carvalho chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Cucciari. Diego Cucciari shoots from distance but somehow Billy Mcinnes manages to keep it out.
28.05
Luca Foggia advances with the ball. Luca Foggia whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin flicks the ball with his head. Damien Bakari easily picks it out of the air!
32.09
Yoann Ljuboja passes the ball forward to Oberdan Isolini. Oberdan Isolini kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Cucciari. Diego Cucciari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.36
Ferdinando Mero catches Alessandro De Francesco on the ankles. The referee calls over Ferdinando Mero and shows him a yellow card! Alessandro De Francesco stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.36
Inter Milan are easily keeping Sampdoria at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
40.34
Mark Fuser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Brooking. Eddie Brooking knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Cucciari. Diego Cucciari directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Billy Mcinnes manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Inter Milan kick off!
48.05
Corrado Cappellini barges into Oberdan Isolini. Corrado Cappellini is given a warning by the referee! Oberdan Isolini runs off the knock.
49.34
Ferdinando Mero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Liddell. Dominic Liddell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.16
Corrado Cappellini makes a probing pass to Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin chips the ball to his team mate, J-Clau Thetis. J-Clau Thetis rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.19
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
55.02
Alfonso Carrus catches J-Clau Thetis on the ankles. The referee calls over Alfonso Carrus and warns him to calm down! J-Clau Thetis carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.13
Mark Fuser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Cucciari. Diego Cucciari knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Mcinnes who gathers it comfortably.
73.24
Luca Foggia clumsily knocks into Oberdan Isolini. The referee calls over Luca Foggia and shows him a yellow card! Oberdan Isolini grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.28
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
78.10
Ferdinando Mero sees a break and surges forward. Ferdinando Mero whips in a cross ball towards J-Clau Thetis. J-Clau Thetis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.24
Corrado Cappellini makes a simple pass to Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Damien Bakari who gathers it comfortably.
84.55
Eddie Brooking catches Valentino Roccati on the ankles. Eddie Brooking is shown the yellow card! Valentino Roccati hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Ferdinando Mero makes a simple pass to Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin plays a perfect one-two with J-Clau Thetis and rushes in on goal... Roberto Marin rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Ferdinando Mero of Inter Milan
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
26%
48.1%
26%