Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     SienaSiena
Computer Player Computer Player Mark Yothers Mark Yothers
Gabriele LucchiniG. Lucchini70
G
1captain
G
85Arturo CervantesA. Cervantes
Les CutlerL. Cutler70
D
2
D
71Augustine EnyinnayaA. Enyinnaya
Alassandro MazzantiniA. Mazzantini69
D
3
D
79Andreas AlexanderssonA. Alexandersson
Jyri YrjonpoikaJ. Yrjonpoika68
D
4
D
79Sixto CaniggiaS. Caniggia
Bruno PegoloB. Pegolo67
D
5
D
87Michael SeiterM. Seiter
Gianluigi DoniG. Doni66
D
6
M
80Ramiro ÁlvarezR. Álvarez
Ciro TommasiC. Tommasi70
M
7
M
75Dino CassanoD. Cassano
Rodolfo SantoniR. Santoni70
M
captain8
M
86Angelo ItalianoA. Italiano
Marcello ScarponiM. Scarponi72
A
9
A
77Ezequiel TorresE. Torres
Fabian N. ConticchioF. Conticchio65
A
10
A
82Albert SanchezA. Sanchez
Mervin GreeningM. Greening26
A
11
A
77Eric AppiahE. Appiah
 
Aaron GrimandiA. Grimandi62
M
12
G
81Juan Ignacio LorenzoJ. Lorenzo
Guillermo SanchezG. Sanchez29
M
13
A
78David HamannD. Hamann
Bogdan HoekstraB. Hoekstra26
D
14
M
77Alessandro ZenoniA. Zenoni

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Siena. A crowd of 18,250 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fiorentina are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Siena appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Matzuzzi.


0.00
Siena start the match!
2.07
Angelo Italiano hits a low pass to Albert Sanchez. Albert Sanchez lofts in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Torres. Ezequiel Torres beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
3.14
Alassandro Mazzantini threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Santoni. Rodolfo Santoni advances with the ball. Rodolfo Santoni shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
8.22
Angelo Italiano flicks a high pass forward. Albert Sanchez collects the pass. Albert Sanchez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alassandro Mazzantini.
10.46
Michael Seiter flicks a high pass forward. Ramiro Álvarez controls it well on his chest. With vision, Ramiro Álvarez picks a pass forward to Eric Appiah. Eric Appiah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianluigi Doni.
14.31
Angelo Italiano makes a simple pass to Albert Sanchez. Albert Sanchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.35
Augustine Enyinnaya darts forward. Augustine Enyinnaya runs straight at the opposition's defence. Augustine Enyinnaya knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianluigi Doni.
22.56
Bruno Pegolo passes the ball forward to Ciro Tommasi. Ciro Tommasi hits a low pass to Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andreas Alexandersson.
32.16
Angelo Italiano flicks a high pass forward. Albert Sanchez collects the pass. Albert Sanchez shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Gabriele Lucchini.
33.06
Angelo Italiano takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Gianluigi Doni gets to the ball and clears it up field.
36.53
Dino Cassano decides to run forward with the ball. Dino Cassano tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
38.46
Marcello Scarponi clumsily knocks into Sixto Caniggia. The referee brings Marcello Scarponi to one side and gives him a warning! Sixto Caniggia runs off the knock.
39.31
Bruno Pegolo flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Santoni collects the pass. Rodolfo Santoni flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Conticchio collects the pass. Fabian N. Conticchio finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Arturo Cervantes manages to keep it out.
40.47
Ramiro Álvarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Appiah. Eric Appiah lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Sanchez. Albert Sanchez makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Gabriele Lucchini. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
Andreas Alexandersson makes a probing pass to Angelo Italiano. Angelo Italiano sees Eric Appiah in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eric Appiah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fiorentina appear unchanged since the first half. Siena also appear unchanged since the first half. The Siena players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Fiorentina kick off and get the second half underway!
48.10
Bruno Pegolo flicks a high pass forward. Ciro Tommasi controls it well on his chest. Ciro Tommasi knocks the ball forward to Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.30
Dino Cassano receives the ball from a throw-in from Ramiro Álvarez. Dino Cassano threads the ball through to Ezequiel Torres. Ezequiel Torres knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Les Cutler.
59.13
Alassandro Mazzantini darts forward. Alassandro Mazzantini flicks a high pass forward. Marcello Scarponi controls it well on his chest. Marcello Scarponi tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.16
Fiorentina have made a substitution with Bogdan Hoekstra replacing Marcello Scarponi .
71.29
Augustine Enyinnaya threads the ball through to Angelo Italiano. Angelo Italiano surges forward with the ball. Angelo Italiano whips in a cross ball towards Eric Appiah. Eric Appiah heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.25
Dino Cassano flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Torres collects the pass. Ezequiel Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gianluigi Doni.
84.46
Dino Cassano chips the ball to his team mate, Albert Sanchez. Albert Sanchez plays a one-two with Ezequiel Torres and rushes in on goal... Albert Sanchez shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
87.41
Sixto Caniggia flicks a high pass forward. Angelo Italiano controls it well on his chest. Angelo Italiano makes an attacking run forward. Angelo Italiano whips in a cross ball towards Eric Appiah. Eric Appiah heads the ball goalwards. Gabriele Lucchini didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
89.21
Rodolfo Santoni threads a neat ball through to Fabian N. Conticchio. Fabian N. Conticchio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

Siena
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
35.1%
45.9%
18.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Angelo Italiano of Siena

Match Ratings