Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Napoli. A crowd of 18,151 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Cristian Scoponi.


0.00
Pistoiese kick off the first half!
4.46
Walter Viviani sees space and advances. Walter Viviani shoots from long range but Agustin Renteria is on top of his game. Good keeping!
6.26
Pieter Van Den Brom threads a neat ball through to Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.38
Pieter Van Den Brom flicks a high ball forward to Nelson Vivas who takes it down. Nelson Vivas shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
18.11
Gianpaolo Maggioni sees Carmine Sassanelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carmine Sassanelli flicks a high ball forward to Manuele Tomei who takes it down. Manuele Tomei knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Agustin Renteria who gathers it comfortably.
36.29
Andre Mercuri hits a low pass to Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Demetrio Terrevoli.
42.40
Pieter Van Den Brom knocks the ball forward to Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Silvio Soares!
44.31
Andre Mercuri sees Yassine El-Karkouri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yassine El-Karkouri lofts in a cross ball towards Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas whips the ball goalwards with his head. Silvio Soares picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Napoli also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Napoli get the second half underway!
49.01
Marco Doumeng controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carmine Biliotti. Carmine Biliotti threads the ball through to Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Demetrio Terrevoli.
53.46
Pieter Van Den Brom sees Nelson Vivas in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nelson Vivas rushes past Vito Comotto! Nelson Vivas strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball strikes Gianpaolo Maggioni's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
54.17
Carmine Biliotti takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Yassine El-Karkouri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.21
Napoli are dictating the run of play here today.
60.26
Napoli have made 3 substitutions with Joaquín Dejesus replacing Torsten Poschner, Melchior Evers replacing Andre Mercuri and Francesco Pires Viera replacing Nelson Vivas .
63.21
Joaquín Dejesus passes the ball forward to Pieter Van Den Brom. Pieter Van Den Brom controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Silvio Soares. Excellent save.
67.11
Carmine Biliotti threads the ball through to Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig finds some space and shoots from distance. Duncan Greig scores for Napoli!!
71.03
Showing composure, Carmine Biliotti plays the ball forward to Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Demetrio Terrevoli.
73.43
Rodolfo De Poli knocks the ball forward to Melchior Evers. Melchior Evers threads a neat ball through to Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig cuts inside the box! Duncan Greig looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball is deflected off Vito Comotto and goes out of play.
77.44
Joaquín Dejesus chips the ball to his team mate, Melchior Evers. Melchior Evers flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Greig collects the pass. Duncan Greig runs straight at the defence! Duncan Greig shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Duncan Greig!
89.45
Melchior Evers threads a neat ball through to Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig shoots from outside the area but is denied by Silvio Soares. Excellent save.
90.00
Carmine Sassanelli knocks the ball forward to Manuele Tomei. Manuele Tomei lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Morrison. Alex Morrison knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
9
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
24.6%
75.4%
Play Area
32.8%
49.2%
18%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Greig of Napoli