Match Report
| Pescara | Pescara |  |  | Fiorentina | Fiorentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Krzysztof Nowak | Krzysztof Nowak | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eusebio Bianchini | E. Bianchini |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Daniele Gonnella | D. Gonnella | |||||||||
| Arjen Moulijn | A. Moulijn |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Jerome Arveladze | J. Arveladze | |||||||||
| Harvey Brooking | H. Brooking |  | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Adam Sherwood | A. Sherwood | |||||||||
| Aimo Taibi | A. Taibi | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Martino Cozzi | M. Cozzi | |||||||||
| Andy Naysmith | A. Naysmith |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Gianluca Galli | G. Galli | |||||||||
| Pier Giovanni Barone | P. Barone | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Gianfranco Marsala | G. Marsala | |||||||||
| Nicolas Masur | N. Masur |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Tijani Kostwinder | T. Kostwinder | |||||||||
| Florian Schwoch | F. Schwoch | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 |  | Jean-Sebastien Ripoll | J. Ripoll | |||||||||
| Angelo Manetti | A. Manetti | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Kwame Arts | K. Arts | |||||||||
| Giordano Lemme | G. Lemme | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Dino Melis | D. Melis | |||||||||
| John Gemmill | J. Gemmill | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Tiziano Smoje | T. Smoje | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Adriatico where Pescara play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 8,125 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Pescara and Fiorentina are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Pescara and Fiorentina are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Pescara kick off the first half!
6.31
0-0Dino Melis catches Harvey Brooking on the ankles. The referee calls over Dino Melis and warns him to calm down! Harvey Brooking gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
8.26
0-0Nicolas Masur chips the ball to his team mate, John Gemmill. John Gemmill finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.04
Harvey Brooking comes in with a late challenge on Dino Melis. Harvey Brooking is shown the yellow card! Dino Melis grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.27
0-0Gianfranco Marsala makes a probing pass to Dino Melis. Dino Melis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Brooking.
16.16
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
20.54
0-1Tijani Kostwinder flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Smoje. Tiziano Smoje whips in a cross ball towards Dino Melis. Dino Melis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.02
Tijani Kostwinder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dino Melis. Dino Melis knocks in a cross ball towards Tiziano Smoje. Tiziano Smoje heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.40
Adam Sherwood makes a probing pass to Tijani Kostwinder. Tijani Kostwinder threads the ball through to Dino Melis. Dino Melis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
40.19
Andy Naysmith sees space and advances. Andy Naysmith threads the ball through to Giordano Lemme. Giordano Lemme knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martino Cozzi.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Fiorentina get the second half underway!
47.53
0-2Adam Sherwood catches Giordano Lemme on the ankles. The referee calls over Adam Sherwood and shows him a yellow card! Giordano Lemme stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.45
Harvey Brooking powers a long ball forward. Giordano Lemme knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martino Cozzi.
53.49
0-2Florian Schwoch sees space and advances. Florian Schwoch finds some space and shoots from distance. Daniele Gonnella easily smothers it.
57.23
Harvey Brooking makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pier Giovanni Barone. Pier Giovanni Barone kicks a strong pass forward to Giordano Lemme. Giordano Lemme goes all the way! Giordano Lemme takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.51
Nicolas Masur sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Masur knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.33
Tijani Kostwinder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiziano Smoje. Tiziano Smoje knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eusebio Bianchini who gathers it comfortably.
71.58
Nicolas Masur makes a simple pass to Giordano Lemme. Giordano Lemme goes all the way! Giordano Lemme tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Daniele Gonnella manages to gather it comfortably.
73.09
Aimo Taibi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Masur. Nicolas Masur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giordano Lemme. Giordano Lemme whips in a cross ball towards John Gemmill. John Gemmill flicks the ball with his head. Daniele Gonnella easily picks it out of the air!
83.14
Adam Sherwood clumsily knocks into John Gemmill. The referee calls over Adam Sherwood and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! John Gemmill grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.01
Aimo Taibi sees space and advances. Aimo Taibi passes the ball forward to Giordano Lemme. Giordano Lemme knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.17
Pescara are easily keeping Fiorentina at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
89.55
Pescara are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Fiorentina's defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
31.2%
46.9%
21.9%
Scorers