Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Salernitana. A crowd of 9,157 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Verona Hellas and Salernitana are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Verona Hellas kick off!
2.37
Luca Schwoch kicks a strong pass forward to Roland Meerdink. Roland Meerdink knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Corrado Zambrotta.
16.17
Luca Schwoch chips the ball to his team mate, Guerino Signori. Guerino Signori knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felice Poggi who gathers it comfortably.
24.36
Luca Coppola clumsily knocks into Gavin Fletcher. The referee calls over Luca Coppola and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Fletcher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.50
Carmelo Colonnello makes a probing pass to Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Monteiro.
28.59
Luca Coppola decides to run forward with the ball. Luca Coppola controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.26
Mattia Parlour makes a simple pass to Guerino Signori. Guerino Signori shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
42.27
Luis A. Amoroso flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Susic. Christian Susic knocks the ball forward to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Pierpaolo Sculli manages to gather it comfortably.
44.22
Francisco Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Luca Schwoch. Luca Schwoch threads the ball through to Guerino Signori. Guerino Signori lofts in a cross ball towards Roland Meerdink. Roland Meerdink is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Luis A. Amoroso passes the ball forward to Steffen Müller. Steffen Müller makes a probing pass to Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball towards Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and Salernitana get the second half underway!
48.34
Carmelo Colonnello makes a probing pass to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
51.53
Mattia Parlour chips the ball to his team mate, Roland Meerdink. Roland Meerdink sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.36
Carmelo Colonnello flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.20
Gavin Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Roland Meerdink. Roland Meerdink knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felice Poggi who gathers it comfortably.
72.33
Jaime Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Colonnello. Carmelo Colonnello knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Pierpaolo Sculli manages to keep it out.
73.40
Luca Coppola decides to run forward with the ball. Luca Coppola plays a perfect one-two with Theodore Rodriguez and rushes in on goal... Luca Coppola shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.53
Luis A. Amoroso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carmelo Colonnello. Carmelo Colonnello controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
85.02
Luca Schwoch knocks the ball to his team mate, Guerino Signori. Guerino Signori plays a perfect one-two with Roland Meerdink and rushes in on goal... Guerino Signori takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.51
Carmelo Colonnello barges into Luca Schwoch. Carmelo Colonnello is shown the yellow card! Luca Schwoch runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Luca Coppola of Verona Hellas
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
24.3%
48.6%
27.1%

Scorers