Match Report


PalermoPalermo     MessinaMessina
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adriano PavoneA. Pavone71
G
1
G
72Federico BertiF. Berti
Alessandro ManfrediniA. Manfredini67
D
2
D
68Ljubisa MarcoliniL. Marcolini
Dario AlbonettiD. Albonetti62
D
3
D
67Mauricio SalaM. Sala
Nicola Carlo SartiN. Sarti53
D
4
D
64Lampros LeandrosL. Leandros
Fabian N. ZolaF. Zola51
D
5
D
62Piero MaltagliatiP. Maltagliati
Matteo BerniniM. Bernini68
M
6
M
72Paolo MartinoP. Martino
Francesco G. DeflorioF. Deflorio63
M
7
M
62Armando RadiceA. Radice
Sandro RutzittuS. Rutzittu61
M
8
M
56Michele MazzolaM. Mazzola
Ferdinando BellavistaF. Bellavista61
M
9
M
49Eric StiepermannE. Stiepermann
Graeme FerdinandG. Ferdinand66
A
10
A
75Gianpaolo CorradiG. Corradi
Peter BrescianoP. Bresciano62
A
11
A
72Gialuca ManighettiG. Manighetti

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Messina. A crowd of 17,108 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Palermo and Messina are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Palermo kick off!
6.54
Fabian N. Zola knocks the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Deflorio. Francesco G. Deflorio kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ljubisa Marcolini.
16.55
Nicola Carlo Sarti passes the ball forward to Francesco G. Deflorio. Francesco G. Deflorio knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano whips in a cross ball towards Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Federico Berti manages to gather it comfortably.
21.55
Paolo Martino flicks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti makes a simple pass to Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Adriano Pavone easily smothers it!
22.20
Mauricio Sala chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Martino. Paolo Martino makes a simple pass to Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabian N. Zola.
26.07
Francesco G. Deflorio barges into Armando Radice. Francesco G. Deflorio is given a warning by the referee! Armando Radice runs off the knock.
32.18
Lampros Leandros clumsily knocks into Graeme Ferdinand. Lampros Leandros is warned by the referee! Graeme Ferdinand runs off the knock.
38.21
Michele Mazzola threads the ball through to Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.09
Sandro Rutzittu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano whips in a cross ball towards Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
44.51
Nicola Carlo Sarti passes the ball forward to Sandro Rutzittu. Sandro Rutzittu passes the ball forward to Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Federico Berti who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Lampros Leandros passes the ball forward to Eric Stiepermann. Eric Stiepermann surges forward with the ball. Eric Stiepermann plays a perfect one-two with Gianpaolo Corradi and rushes in on goal... Eric Stiepermann tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Adriano Pavone easily smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Messina kick off the second half!
48.21
Piero Maltagliati clumsily knocks into Matteo Bernini. Piero Maltagliati is given a warning by the referee! Matteo Bernini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.53
Mauricio Sala makes a simple pass to Armando Radice. Armando Radice knocks the ball forward to Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi knocks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
53.51
Francesco G. Deflorio makes a probing pass to Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.19
Ljubisa Marcolini sweeps the ball long. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicola Carlo Sarti.
60.01
Matteo Bernini sees a break and surges forward. Matteo Bernini whips in a cross ball towards Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Graeme Ferdinand!
65.52
Armando Radice threads the ball through to Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicola Carlo Sarti.
66.49
Piero Maltagliati threads the ball through to Eric Stiepermann. Eric Stiepermann flicks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adriano Pavone who gathers it comfortably.
67.30
Matteo Bernini makes a simple pass to Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.05
Francesco G. Deflorio kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Federico Berti is on top of it.
71.15
Paolo Martino flicks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.05
Alessandro Manfredini knocks the ball forward to Francesco G. Deflorio. Francesco G. Deflorio threads the ball through to Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
73.19
Dario Albonetti comes in with a late challenge on Gianpaolo Corradi. The referee calls over Dario Albonetti and warns him to calm down! Gianpaolo Corradi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.06
Francesco G. Deflorio advances with the ball. Francesco G. Deflorio whips in a cross ball towards Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.29
Alessandro Manfredini makes a probing pass to Francesco G. Deflorio. Francesco G. Deflorio kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand plays a perfect one-two with Peter Bresciano and rushes in on goal... Graeme Ferdinand takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
87.10
Ljubisa Marcolini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michele Mazzola. Michele Mazzola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Michele Mazzola brings the ball forward. Michele Mazzola whips in a cross ball towards Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Graeme Ferdinand of Palermo
Match Statistics
 

Palermo

Messina
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
24.7%
45.9%
29.4%

Scorers
Graeme Ferdinand 60