Match Report
| Messina | Messina |  |  | Perugia | Perugia | ||||||||||||||||
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| Federico Berti | F. Berti |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Ernesto Roman | E. Roman | |||||||||
| Ljubisa Marcolini | L. Marcolini | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 | | Rosario Ripa | R. Ripa | |||||||||
| Mauricio Sala | M. Sala | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 | | Nicola Carlo Borriello | N. Borriello | |||||||||
| Lampros Leandros | L. Leandros |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Aimo Del Grosso | A. Del Grosso | |||||||||
| Piero Maltagliati | P. Maltagliati | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Luciano Rocco | L. Rocco | |||||||||
| Paolo Martino | P. Martino | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 |  | Jonathan Waters | J. Waters | |||||||||
| Dino Coco | D. Coco | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Marino Tarozzi | M. Tarozzi | |||||||||
| Armando Radice | A. Radice | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Gianmarco Cavallo | G. Cavallo | |||||||||
| Michele Mazzola | M. Mazzola | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Flavio Ganz | F. Ganz | |||||||||
| Gianpaolo Corradi | G. Corradi | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Datti Mohamed Fanesi | D. Fanesi | |||||||||
| Gialuca Manighetti | G. Manighetti | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Giovanni M. Dicara | G. Dicara | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Perugia. A crowd of 18,309 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Messina and Perugia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Messina and Perugia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Messina kick off the first half!
4.51
0-0Gianmarco Cavallo knocks the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Fanesi. Datti Mohamed Fanesi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lampros Leandros.
6.53
0-0Flavio Ganz makes a beautiful solo run. Flavio Ganz kicks a strong pass forward to Datti Mohamed Fanesi but the referee indicates it's offside!
9.41
0-0Jonathan Waters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Fanesi. Datti Mohamed Fanesi shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.57
0-0Dino Coco knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.28
0-0Luciano Rocco catches Gianpaolo Corradi on the ankles. Luciano Rocco is shown the yellow card! Gianpaolo Corradi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.43
Dino Coco threads the ball through to Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti lofts in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Ernesto Roman!
24.42
Michele Mazzola sees a break and surges forward. Michele Mazzola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicola Carlo Borriello.
28.50
Armando Radice knocks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.51
0-0Messina are easily keeping Perugia at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
32.56
Marino Tarozzi kicks a strong pass forward to Datti Mohamed Fanesi. Datti Mohamed Fanesi shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
34.38
Luciano Rocco kicks a strong pass forward to Marino Tarozzi. Marino Tarozzi kicks a strong pass forward to Giovanni M. Dicara. Giovanni M. Dicara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.11
Marino Tarozzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giovanni M. Dicara. Giovanni M. Dicara shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
38.52
Armando Radice makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.02
Michele Mazzola flicks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Ernesto Roman easily smothers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Perugia kick off and get the second half underway!
49.37
Mauricio Sala makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michele Mazzola. Michele Mazzola sees space and advances. Michele Mazzola knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ernesto Roman who gathers it comfortably.
57.56
Mauricio Sala deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Martino. Paolo Martino makes a simple pass to Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ernesto Roman who gathers it comfortably.
61.43
Dino Coco passes the ball forward to Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.07
Gianmarco Cavallo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Fanesi. Datti Mohamed Fanesi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.09
Lampros Leandros surges forward with the ball. Lampros Leandros knocks the ball forward to Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi goes all the way! Gianpaolo Corradi rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
71.57
0-0Flavio Ganz catches Paolo Martino on the ankles. Flavio Ganz is given a warning by the referee! Paolo Martino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.11
Gianmarco Cavallo barges into Ljubisa Marcolini. Gianmarco Cavallo is given a warning by the referee! Ljubisa Marcolini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.47
Paolo Martino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ernesto Roman who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Ljubisa Marcolini flicks the ball to his team mate, Michele Mazzola. Michele Mazzola threads the ball through to Gialuca Manighetti. Gialuca Manighetti finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!