Match Report
| Messina | Messina |  |  | Atalanta | Atalanta | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Sean Clayton | Sean Clayton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Federico Berti | F. Berti |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Yurtcan Bulent | Y. Bulent | |||||||||
| Ljubisa Marcolini | L. Marcolini | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Cosimo Monaco | C. Monaco | |||||||||
| Mauricio Sala | M. Sala | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Simon Gascoigne | S. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Lampros Leandros | L. Leandros |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 |  | Jesper Gren | J. Gren | |||||||||
| Piero Maltagliati | P. Maltagliati | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 |  | Sebastian Nunez | S. Nunez | |||||||||
| Paolo Martino | P. Martino | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Raphael Wolf | R. Wolf | |||||||||
| Dino Coco | D. Coco | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 |  | Kevin Johnstone | K. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Armando Radice | A. Radice | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 73 |  | Bernard Job | B. Job | |||||||||
| Michele Mazzola | M. Mazzola | | 55 | M | | 9 | | A | 78 |  | Oluwashegun Lawal | O. Lawal | |||||||||
| Gianpaolo Corradi | G. Corradi | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Carlos Campos | C. Campos | |||||||||
| Gialuca Manighetti | G. Manighetti | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 75 |  | Riad Bourakba | R. Bourakba | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 20,355 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Messina are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Messina are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Atalanta get the match underway!
4.20
0-0Paolo Martino chips the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Nunez.
6.19
0-0Sebastian Nunez makes a probing pass to Kevin Johnstone. Kevin Johnstone knocks the ball to his team mate, Oluwashegun Lawal. Oluwashegun Lawal shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.56
Raphael Wolf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Riad Bourakba. Riad Bourakba finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.56
0-0Raphael Wolf makes a simple pass to Oluwashegun Lawal. Oluwashegun Lawal finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Federico Berti manages to keep it out.
16.57
Raphael Wolf controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos whips in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Lawal. Oluwashegun Lawal is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
18.15
Bernard Job knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Federico Berti who gathers it comfortably.
22.14
Mauricio Sala kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Martino. Paolo Martino sees a break and surges forward. Paolo Martino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yurtcan Bulent who gathers it comfortably.
24.04
Kevin Johnstone flicks the ball to his team mate, Riad Bourakba. Riad Bourakba knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
27.48
0-0Simon Gascoigne catches Gianpaolo Corradi on the ankles. Simon Gascoigne is shown the yellow card! Gianpaolo Corradi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.54
1-0Lampros Leandros makes a probing pass to Dino Coco. Dino Coco kicks a strong pass forward to Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti goes all the way! Gialuca Manighetti shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gialuca Manighetti scores for Messina!!
32.44
Mauricio Sala knocks the ball to his team mate, Michele Mazzola. Michele Mazzola passes the ball forward to Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.46
1-0Dino Coco barges into Bernard Job. The referee calls over Dino Coco and warns him to calm down! Bernard Job hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.53
Bernard Job passes the ball forward to Oluwashegun Lawal. Oluwashegun Lawal whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Federico Berti has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.55
1-1Atalanta are easily keeping Messina at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
Kevin Johnstone flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos goes all the way! Carlos Campos takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Federico Berti manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Messina kick off and get the second half underway!
48.00
Raphael Wolf kicks a strong pass forward to Oluwashegun Lawal. Oluwashegun Lawal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.10
Kevin Johnstone passes the ball forward to Riad Bourakba. Riad Bourakba whips in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Lawal. Oluwashegun Lawal is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
55.47
Kevin Johnstone makes a simple pass to Riad Bourakba. Riad Bourakba lofts in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Lawal. Oluwashegun Lawal is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Federico Berti is on top of it.
60.23
Raphael Wolf clumsily knocks into Armando Radice. Raphael Wolf is given a warning by the referee! Armando Radice runs off the knock.
61.28
Kevin Johnstone surges forward with the ball. Kevin Johnstone plays a perfect one-two with Oluwashegun Lawal and rushes in on goal... Kevin Johnstone tries a spectacular strike but somehow Federico Berti manages to keep it out.
72.58
Piero Maltagliati barges into Cosimo Monaco. Piero Maltagliati is given a warning by the referee! Cosimo Monaco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.40
Mauricio Sala makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armando Radice. Armando Radice controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
77.41
1-1Bernard Job makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oluwashegun Lawal but he's offside!
79.17
Kevin Johnstone passes the ball forward to Riad Bourakba. Riad Bourakba lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Federico Berti easily picks it out of the air!
81.03
Oluwashegun Lawal clumsily knocks into Lampros Leandros. The referee calls over Oluwashegun Lawal and shows him a yellow card! Lampros Leandros gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.20
Kevin Johnstone passes the ball forward to Riad Bourakba. Riad Bourakba whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos powers a header at goal. Carlos Campos scores for Atalanta!!
87.09
Cosimo Monaco knocks the ball forward to Kevin Johnstone. Kevin Johnstone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos knocks the ball forward to Riad Bourakba but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.04
Sebastian Nunez threads the ball through to Kevin Johnstone. Kevin Johnstone makes a simple pass to Riad Bourakba. Riad Bourakba lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Campos. Carlos Campos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Mauricio Sala brings the ball forward. Mauricio Sala kicks a strong pass forward to Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
36.7%
45.6%
17.7%
Scorers
| Gialuca Manighetti 29 | Carlos Campos 39, 83 |