Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     PiacenzaPiacenza
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Felice PoggiF. Poggi62
G
1
G
64Wladimiro ApaW. Apa
Tobias HollmerT. Hollmer59
D
2
D
60Francesco CruzF. Cruz
Jaime LopesJ. Lopes58
D
3
D
58Gian Luca BordoniG. Bordoni
Luis A. AmorosoL. Amoroso57
D
4
D
58Pablo SuarezP. Suarez
Corrado ZambrottaC. Zambrotta54
D
5
D
48William BurianiW. Buriani
Steffen MüllerS. Müller67
M
6
M
61Philippe DammanP. Damman
Carmelo ColonnelloC. Colonnello59
M
7
M
56Tomas SchenardiT. Schenardi
Christian SusicC. Susic57
M
8
M
52Martin Van Der WoerdtM. Van Der Woerdt
Luca CoppolaL. Coppola53
M
9
M
46Garry McNeillG. McNeill
Alfred MbomaA. Mboma64
A
10
A
62Frederico MorenoF. Moreno
Theodore RodriguezT. Rodriguez61
A
11
A
57Jorge MarquesJ. Marques

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Piacenza. A crowd of 8,919 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Verona Hellas and Piacenza are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Verona Hellas kick off the first half!
2.56
Martin Van Der Woerdt flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Moreno. Frederico Moreno tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
4.25
Steffen Müller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
9.29
Jaime Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carmelo Colonnello. Carmelo Colonnello surges forward with the ball. Carmelo Colonnello shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Wladimiro Apa!
12.23
Philippe Damman kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Moreno. Frederico Moreno powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.09
Luis A. Amoroso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Susic. Christian Susic makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Susic sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wladimiro Apa easily smothers it.
21.32
Jaime Lopes sees space and advances. Jaime Lopes threads the ball through to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma whips in a cross ball towards Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Wladimiro Apa easily picks it out of the air!
24.45
Alfred Mboma catches William Buriani on the ankles. Alfred Mboma is given a warning by the referee! William Buriani grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.20
Gian Luca Bordoni surges forward with the ball. Gian Luca Bordoni kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felice Poggi who gathers it comfortably.
27.32
Luis A. Amoroso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luca Coppola. Luca Coppola threads the ball through to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma knocks in a cross ball towards Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.55
Verona Hellas are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Piacenza's defence.
30.24
Christian Susic chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
32.08
Jaime Lopes passes the ball forward to Carmelo Colonnello. Carmelo Colonnello knocks the ball forward to Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Wladimiro Apa easily smothers it!
33.30
Garry McNeill advances with the ball. Garry McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Moreno. Frederico Moreno powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
40.07
Corrado Zambrotta flicks the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Colonnello. Carmelo Colonnello knocks the ball forward to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.50
Jaime Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Colonnello. Carmelo Colonnello kicks a strong pass forward to Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.02
Jaime Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Müller. Steffen Müller chips the ball to his team mate, Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez finds some space and shoots from distance. Wladimiro Apa easily smothers it.
45.00
Steffen Müller threads the ball through to Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by William Buriani.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Piacenza start the second half!
49.02
Carmelo Colonnello surges forward with the ball. Carmelo Colonnello controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Wladimiro Apa is on top of it.
51.07
Corrado Zambrotta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Susic. Christian Susic knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Mboma. Alfred Mboma shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.36
Jaime Lopes clumsily knocks into Martin Van Der Woerdt. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martin Van Der Woerdt runs off the knock.
61.23
Francesco Cruz kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Van Der Woerdt. Martin Van Der Woerdt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Moreno. Frederico Moreno threads the ball through to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.00
Garry McNeill knocks the ball forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.49
Tomas Schenardi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felice Poggi who gathers it comfortably.
73.08
Gian Luca Bordoni knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Schenardi. Tomas Schenardi decides to run forward with the ball. Tomas Schenardi goes all the way! Tomas Schenardi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
75.23
Martin Van Der Woerdt knocks the ball forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques tries a spectacular long range effort. Felice Poggi easily smothers it.
77.47
Garry McNeill makes a probing pass to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques passes the ball forward but Frederico Moreno is offside!
78.02
Christian Susic threads the ball through to Theodore Rodriguez. Theodore Rodriguez plays a perfect one-two with Alfred Mboma and rushes in on goal... Theodore Rodriguez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Theodore Rodriguez scores for Verona Hellas!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Alfred Mboma of Verona Hellas
Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

Piacenza
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
29.6%
43.9%
26.5%

Scorers
Alfred Mboma 51
Theodore Rodriguez 78