Match Report
| Venezia | Venezia |  |  | Messina | Messina | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giampietro De Luca | G. De Luca |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 | | Federico Berti | F. Berti | |||||||||
| Juri Cerbone | J. Cerbone | | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Ljubisa Marcolini | L. Marcolini | |||||||||
| Valerio Tomei | V. Tomei | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Mauricio Sala | M. Sala | |||||||||
| Anselmo Fialdini | A. Fialdini | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Lampros Leandros | L. Leandros | |||||||||
| Alberto Oliveira | A. Oliveira |  | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Piero Maltagliati | P. Maltagliati | |||||||||
| Luca Argilli | L. Argilli | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Paolo Martino | P. Martino | |||||||||
| Stefano Nista | S. Nista | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Dino Coco | D. Coco | |||||||||
| Jonathan Bellavista | J. Bellavista | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Armando Radice | A. Radice | |||||||||
| Rocco R. Riccio | R. Riccio | | 73 | A | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Michele Mazzola | M. Mazzola | |||||||||
| Simon Mccann | S. Mccann |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Gianpaolo Corradi | G. Corradi | |||||||||
| Fabiano Mazzocco | F. Mazzocco | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Gialuca Manighetti | G. Manighetti | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play host to Messina. A crowd of 17,870 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Venezia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Messina appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Venezia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Messina appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Venezia kick off!
2.00
0-0Michele Mazzola sees space and advances. Michele Mazzola shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.06
Stefano Nista knocks the ball forward to Rocco R. Riccio. Rocco R. Riccio passes the ball forward to Simon Mccann. Simon Mccann rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
14.58
Stefano Nista threads the ball through to Fabiano Mazzocco. Fabiano Mazzocco shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.01
0-0Juri Cerbone sweeps the ball long. Simon Mccann kicks a strong pass forward to Fabiano Mazzocco. Fabiano Mazzocco shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Federico Berti manages to gather it comfortably.
22.18
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.54
Anselmo Fialdini threads the ball through to Stefano Nista. Stefano Nista knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Mccann. Simon Mccann goes all the way! Simon Mccann tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.02
Armando Radice chips the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Giampietro De Luca!
36.56
0-1Michele Mazzola makes a probing pass to Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.22
Stefano Nista makes a simple pass to Rocco R. Riccio. Rocco R. Riccio lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Mccann. Simon Mccann flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Federico Berti!
40.03
Michele Mazzola flicks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti kicks a strong pass forward to Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Giampietro De Luca!
42.32
Jonathan Bellavista makes a beautiful solo run. Jonathan Bellavista goes all the way! Jonathan Bellavista makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Messina kick off!
47.46
1-1Luca Argilli makes a probing pass to Fabiano Mazzocco. Fabiano Mazzocco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.03
Juri Cerbone kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Bellavista. Jonathan Bellavista threads the ball through to Rocco R. Riccio. Rocco R. Riccio knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Mccann. Simon Mccann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Federico Berti easily picks it out of the air!
54.15
Stefano Nista threads the ball through to Fabiano Mazzocco. Fabiano Mazzocco shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Federico Berti easily smothers it!
55.29
Luca Argilli makes a probing pass to Fabiano Mazzocco. Fabiano Mazzocco shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.25
Jonathan Bellavista makes a beautiful solo run. Jonathan Bellavista knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Federico Berti who gathers it comfortably.
61.01
Mauricio Sala makes a simple pass to Dino Coco. Dino Coco takes it forward alone. Dino Coco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
63.32
1-1Fabiano Mazzocco comes in with a late challenge on Lampros Leandros. Fabiano Mazzocco is given a warning by the referee! Lampros Leandros hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.26
1-1Anselmo Fialdini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luca Argilli. Luca Argilli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rocco R. Riccio. Rocco R. Riccio makes a probing pass to Simon Mccann but he's offside!
75.15
Anselmo Fialdini knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefano Nista. Stefano Nista controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rocco R. Riccio. Rocco R. Riccio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.22
Jonathan Bellavista kicks a strong pass forward to Fabiano Mazzocco. Fabiano Mazzocco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Mccann. Simon Mccann tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.33
Messina are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
83.55
Ljubisa Marcolini makes a probing pass to Michele Mazzola. Michele Mazzola chips the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi kicks a strong pass forward to Gialuca Manighetti but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.28
1-1Anselmo Fialdini hacks Gialuca Manighetti from behind! Anselmo Fialdini is shown the red card!! Gialuca Manighetti runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
25%
47.4%
27.6%
Scorers