Match Report
| Empoli | Empoli |  |  | Cittadella | Cittadella | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Rosales | R. Rosales |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Brian Riggott | B. Riggott | |||||||||
| Elvis Lentini | E. Lentini |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Lamberto Cecere | L. Cecere | |||||||||
| Claudio Brighi | C. Brighi | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Colin Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Luiz Miguel Dias | L. Dias |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Scott Vassell | S. Vassell | |||||||||
| Giulio Sibilano | G. Sibilano | | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 |  | David Reis | D. Reis | |||||||||
| Rafael Martinez | R. Martinez |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Danilo Mareggini | D. Mareggini | |||||||||
| Alec Ferguson | A. Ferguson | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 | | Mauricio Malagò | M. Malagò | |||||||||
| Ighli Capezzuto | I. Capezzuto | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Enrico Tentoni | E. Tentoni | |||||||||
| Benito Monza | B. Monza | | 75 | A | | 9 | | M | 59 |  | Aziz Garny | A. Garny | |||||||||
| Luca Galli | L. Galli | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Kewullay Pierini | K. Pierini | |||||||||
| Nicolas Kistner | N. Kistner |  | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Gianfranco Siviglia | G. Siviglia | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 16,130 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Empoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cittadella appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Empoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cittadella appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Empoli start the match!
2.35
1-0Luiz Miguel Dias powers a long ball forward. Nicolas Kistner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Nicolas Kistner scores for Empoli!!
8.11
1-0Enrico Tentoni kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Siviglia. Gianfranco Siviglia shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Ricardo Rosales.
9.39
1-0Kewullay Pierini comes in with a late challenge on Claudio Brighi. The referee calls over Kewullay Pierini and warns him to calm down! Claudio Brighi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.39
1-0Empoli are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Cittadella's defence.
10.21
Claudio Brighi decides to run forward with the ball. Claudio Brighi knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Kistner. Nicolas Kistner shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.16
2-0Danilo Mareggini passes the ball forward to Gianfranco Siviglia. Gianfranco Siviglia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.57
2-0Colin Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Aziz Garny. Aziz Garny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianfranco Siviglia. Gianfranco Siviglia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.44
Colin Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Danilo Mareggini. Danilo Mareggini passes the ball forward to Gianfranco Siviglia. Gianfranco Siviglia shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.26
Benito Monza comes in with a late challenge on Scott Vassell. Benito Monza is given a warning by the referee! Scott Vassell runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Cittadella kicking off!
49.19
Enrico Tentoni kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Siviglia. Gianfranco Siviglia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.05
Giulio Sibilano chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Martinez. Rafael Martinez threads the ball through to Nicolas Kistner. Nicolas Kistner knocks in a cross ball towards Benito Monza. Benito Monza directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.13
Rafael Martinez hacks Aziz Garny from behind! The referee calls over Rafael Martinez and warns him to calm down! Aziz Garny stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.08
Alec Ferguson decides to run forward with the ball. Alec Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.32
Danilo Mareggini knocks the ball forward to Gianfranco Siviglia. Gianfranco Siviglia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Rosales who gathers it comfortably.
89.14
Colin Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enrico Tentoni. Enrico Tentoni makes a simple pass to Gianfranco Siviglia. Gianfranco Siviglia goes all the way! Gianfranco Siviglia makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
29.7%
45.3%
25%
Scorers
| Nicolas Kistner 2, 10 | Gianfranco Siviglia 22, 49 |