Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 8,641 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Verona Hellas and Fiorentina are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Verona Hellas and Fiorentina are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Verona Hellas kick off and get the match underway!
6.32
0-0Luca Coppola chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma whips in a cross ball towards Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
10.55
0-0Adam Sherwood kicks a strong pass forward to Tijani Kostwinder. Tijani Kostwinder surges forward with the ball. Tijani Kostwinder lofts in a cross ball towards Dino Melis. Dino Melis flicks the ball with his head but Felice Poggi is on top of it.
12.36
Steffen Müller passes the ball forward to Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.29
Jaime Lopes makes a probing pass to Luca Coppola. Luca Coppola threads the ball through to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
22.51
Steffen Müller makes a simple pass to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
26.32
0-0Zbigniew Malkowski flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Sebastien Ripoll. Jean-Sebastien Ripoll makes a probing pass to Dino Melis. Dino Melis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.47
Jean-Sebastien Ripoll controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiziano Smoje. Tiziano Smoje finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
32.30
Jean-Sebastien Ripoll kicks a strong pass forward to Dino Melis. Dino Melis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jaime Lopes.
34.47
Jean-Sebastien Ripoll brings the ball forward. Jean-Sebastien Ripoll finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.18
1-0Tobias Hollmer chips the ball to his team mate, Luca Coppola. Luca Coppola sees a break and surges forward. Luca Coppola shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.37
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Fiorentina kick off!
47.09
Tijani Kostwinder makes a probing pass to Dino Melis. Dino Melis plays a perfect one-two with Tiziano Smoje and rushes in on goal... Dino Melis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
51.46
Jaime Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luca Coppola. Luca Coppola makes a simple pass to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Daniele Gonnella is on top of it.
54.53
Jean-Sebastien Ripoll deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dino Melis. Dino Melis shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
55.31
1-0Martino Cozzi comes in with a late challenge on Alfred Mboma. The referee calls over Martino Cozzi and shows him a yellow card! Alfred Mboma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.38
Jerome Arveladze clumsily knocks into Alfred Mboma. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfred Mboma runs off the knock.
59.39
Kwame Arts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dino Melis. Dino Melis tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
65.59
Gianfranco Marsala chips the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Smoje. Tiziano Smoje shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.57
Verona Hellas are easily keeping Fiorentina at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
79.01
Jean-Sebastien Ripoll knocks the ball to his team mate, Dino Melis. Dino Melis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dino Melis!
83.27
Giampietro Lucenti clumsily knocks into Tijani Kostwinder. Giampietro Lucenti is shown the yellow card! Tijani Kostwinder runs off the knock.
85.12
Verona Hellas are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
87.28
1-2Luca Coppola comes in with a late challenge on Tijani Kostwinder. The referee calls over Luca Coppola and shows him a yellow card! Tijani Kostwinder grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
30.4%
50.7%
18.8%
Scorers
| Luca Coppola 38 | Tiziano Smoje 66 Dino Melis 79 |