Match Report
| Venezia | Venezia |  |  | Lecce | Lecce | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hendry | P. Hendry |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Flavio Manfredini | F. Manfredini | |||||||||
| Paul Haynes | P. Haynes |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | Mirko Benin | M. Benin | |||||||||
| Tommaso Evangelisti | T. Evangelisti | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Gianni Fresi | G. Fresi | |||||||||
| Stefan Piovanelli | S. Piovanelli | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Pablo Blanco | P. Blanco | |||||||||
| Johny Kerkar | J. Kerkar |  | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 |  | Glenn van Leeuwen | G. van Leeuwen | |||||||||
| Fabio Mazzoli | F. Mazzoli | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Jaouad Lempereur | J. Lempereur | |||||||||
| Scott Campbell | S. Campbell | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Gill Robbiati | G. Robbiati | |||||||||
| Miel Houttuin | M. Houttuin | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Mirco De Cesare | M. De Cesare | |||||||||
| Linus Nahrstedt | L. Nahrstedt |  | 56 | M | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Mauricio Mazzantini | M. Mazzantini | |||||||||
| Oberdan Luppi | O. Luppi | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Peter Gronkjaer | P. Gronkjaer | |||||||||
| Franceco Cesari | F. Cesari | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Roberto De Icco | R. De Icco | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play host to Lecce. A crowd of 18,939 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Venezia and Lecce are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Venezia and Lecce are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Lecce kick off the first half!
9.10
0-0Glenn van Leeuwen catches Franceco Cesari on the ankles. The referee calls over Glenn van Leeuwen and warns him to calm down! Franceco Cesari stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.07
0-0Pablo Blanco threads the ball through to Gill Robbiati. Gill Robbiati makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Gronkjaer. Peter Gronkjaer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Piovanelli.
22.24
Tommaso Evangelisti threads the ball through to Fabio Mazzoli. Fabio Mazzoli flicks the ball to his team mate, Oberdan Luppi. Oberdan Luppi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianni Fresi.
27.32
Gill Robbiati catches Miel Houttuin on the ankles. Gill Robbiati is given a warning by the referee! Miel Houttuin runs off the knock.
32.19
0-0Mauricio Mazzantini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Gronkjaer. Peter Gronkjaer goes all the way! Peter Gronkjaer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
34.55
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
Venezia are easily keeping Lecce at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Venezia kicking off!
47.05
1-0Tommaso Evangelisti flicks the ball to his team mate, Miel Houttuin. Miel Houttuin decides to run forward with the ball. Miel Houttuin knocks in a cross ball towards Franceco Cesari. Franceco Cesari connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Flavio Manfredini is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.10
Miel Houttuin advances with the ball. Miel Houttuin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mirko Benin.
53.43
1-0Mirco De Cesare decides to run forward with the ball. Mirco De Cesare knocks the ball forward to Peter Gronkjaer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
55.41
Johny Kerkar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miel Houttuin. Miel Houttuin threads the ball through to Franceco Cesari. Franceco Cesari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.23
Scott Campbell sees space and advances. Scott Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franceco Cesari but he's offside!
60.44
1-0Miel Houttuin takes it forward alone. Miel Houttuin finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Flavio Manfredini.
66.31
Jaouad Lempereur flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto De Icco. Roberto De Icco knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Gronkjaer. Peter Gronkjaer flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
73.25
Jaouad Lempereur makes a probing pass to Peter Gronkjaer. Peter Gronkjaer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.54
Johny Kerkar flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Nahrstedt. Linus Nahrstedt advances with the ball. Linus Nahrstedt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gianni Fresi.
83.31
Paul Haynes comes in with a late challenge on Peter Gronkjaer. Paul Haynes is given a warning by the referee! Peter Gronkjaer runs off the knock.
89.48
Gianni Fresi chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Mazzantini. Mauricio Mazzantini decides to run forward with the ball. Mauricio Mazzantini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Venezia are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Lecce's defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.2%
38.8%
Play Area
23.9%
50.7%
25.4%
Scorers