Match Report


NapoliNapoli     AtalantaAtalanta
Alex RietveldAlex Rietveld Computer Player Computer Player
Agustin RenteriaA. Renteria86
G
captain1
G
70Ralph HurstR. Hurst
Ighli CentoI. Cento66
D
2
D
71Colin ClelandC. Cleland
Torsten PoschnerT. Poschner70
D
3
D
56Marco BiaM. Bia
Marco DoumengM. Doumeng74
D
4
D
50Dario SilvestriD. Silvestri
Rodolfo De PoliR. De Poli76
D
5
M
59Nicol˜ LonghiN. Longhi
Pieter Van Den BromP. Van Den Brom84
M
6captain
M
59Gianmarco ManzoG. Manzo
Carmine BiliottiC. Biliotti80
M
7
M
58Michelangelo LentiniM. Lentini
Andre MercuriA. Mercuri75
M
8
M
58Gialuca CapecchiG. Capecchi
Yassine El-KarkouriY. El-Karkouri80
A
9
A
71Stefano IulianoS. Iuliano
Duncan GreigD. Greig73
A
10
A
64David DiakiteD. Diakite
Nelson VivasN. Vivas80
A
11
A
55Martino TiribocchiM. Tiribocchi
 
Joaquín DejesusJ. Dejesus71
D
12
G
63Fabio ArticoF. Artico
Melchior EversM. Evers72
M
13
M
57Roberto CortesR. Cortes
Francesco Pires VieraF. Pires Viera76
A
14
M
56Jaouad FretardJ. Fretard

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 19,820 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Napoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Giovanni Citterio.


0.00
Napoli kick off and get the match underway!
6.58
With great vision, Dario Silvestri plays the ball forward to Nicol˜ Longhi. With imagination, Nicol˜ Longhi laces a through ball forward to Stefano Iuliano. Stefano Iuliano threads a neat, attacking ball through to Martino Tiribocchi. Martino Tiribocchi takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Martino Tiribocchi!
10.09
Marco Doumeng flicks a high pass forward to Andre Mercuri who brings the ball under control. Andre Mercuri passes the ball forward to Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Yassine El-Karkouri through on goal. Yassine El-Karkouri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
14.34
With imagination, Gianmarco Manzo laces a through ball forward to Stefano Iuliano. Stefano Iuliano shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.23
Gialuca Capecchi surges forward with the ball. Gialuca Capecchi makes a probing pass between the defence to Martino Tiribocchi. Martino Tiribocchi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Agustin Renteria is on top of it.
20.32
Nicol˜ Longhi flicks a high pass forward. David Diakite holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Diakite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.53
Ighli Cento breaks forward. Ighli Cento flicks a high ball forward to Nelson Vivas who takes it down. Nelson Vivas makes a probing pass to Duncan Greig but he's offside!
24.06
Marco Bia pushes mid-way up the pitch. Marco Bia makes a simple pass to Martino Tiribocchi. Martino Tiribocchi knocks in a cross ball towards Stefano Iuliano. Stefano Iuliano makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.29
Marco Doumeng flicks a high pass forward. Pieter Van Den Brom collects the pass. Pieter Van Den Brom flicks a high pass forward to Yassine El-Karkouri who brings the ball under control. Yassine El-Karkouri shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.34
Andre Mercuri advances with the ball. Andre Mercuri shoots from distance but is denied by Ralph Hurst. Excellent save.
32.51
Andre Mercuri comes in with a late challenge on Gianmarco Manzo. The referee calls over Andre Mercuri and warns him to calm down! Gianmarco Manzo stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.17
Rodolfo De Poli makes a simple pass to Carmine Biliotti. Carmine Biliotti chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig makes a probing pass to Yassine El-Karkouri but he's offside!
36.53
Carmine Biliotti flicks a high pass forward to Yassine El-Karkouri who brings the ball under control. Yassine El-Karkouri rushes past Colin Cleland! Colin Cleland barges into Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
38.33
Andre Mercuri flicks the ball to his team mate, Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri plays a one-two with Nelson Vivas and rushes in on goal... Yassine El-Karkouri makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Yassine El-Karkouri!
44.11
Torsten Poschner threads a neat ball through to Pieter Van Den Brom. Pieter Van Den Brom flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Greig controls it well on his chest. Duncan Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nelson Vivas but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Napoli appear unchanged since the first half. Atalanta also appear unchanged since the first half. The Napoli players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Atalanta start the second half!
47.37
Gianmarco Manzo darts forward. Gianmarco Manzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.45
Ighli Cento makes a simple pass to Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri sees space and advances. Andre Mercuri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Ralph Hurst. Excellent save.
55.26
Carmine Biliotti takes the throw-in. Pieter Van Den Brom flicks a high pass forward. Yassine El-Karkouri controls it well on his chest. Yassine El-Karkouri edges inside the box! Yassine El-Karkouri shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.07
Ighli Cento flicks the ball to his team mate, Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
60.31
Napoli have made 3 substitutions with Joaquín Dejesus replacing Marco Doumeng, Melchior Evers replacing Carmine Biliotti and Francesco Pires Viera replacing Nelson Vivas .
63.44
Michelangelo Lentini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefano Iuliano. Stefano Iuliano lofts in a cross ball towards Martino Tiribocchi. Martino Tiribocchi connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Agustin Renteria!
65.05
Gialuca Capecchi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Diakite. David Diakite makes a great pass forward. Martino Tiribocchi runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
66.23
Ighli Cento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pieter Van Den Brom. Pieter Van Den Brom flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Greig who brings the ball under control. Duncan Greig makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.14
Marco Bia catches Francesco Pires Viera on the ankles. Marco Bia is warned by the referee! Francesco Pires Viera runs off the knock.
75.54
Yassine El-Karkouri comes in with a late challenge on Marco Bia. The referee calls over Yassine El-Karkouri and shows him a yellow card! Marco Bia stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.04
Melchior Evers darts forward. Melchior Evers plays a scrappy one-two with Duncan Greig and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Melchior Evers provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Ralph Hurst!
83.19
Andre Mercuri makes a probing pass to Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
84.15
Pieter Van Den Brom knocks the ball to his team mate, Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
89.25
Torsten Poschner threads a neat ball through to Pieter Van Den Brom. Pieter Van Den Brom makes a probing pass to Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Napoli

Atalanta
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
29.1%
40.5%
30.4%

Scorers
Yassine El-Karkouri 38, 55
Martino Tiribocchi 7
Stefano Iuliano 14, 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefano Iuliano of Atalanta

Match Ratings