Match Report
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play host to Sampdoria. A crowd of 19,570 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Venezia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Eugenio Tardioli.
The pitch is in good condition.
Venezia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Eugenio Tardioli.
0.00
0-0Sampdoria start the match!
2.53
0-0Stefan Corrado hits a low pass to Maurizio Di Giuliantonio. Maurizio Di Giuliantonio makes a simple pass to Tiziano Del Grosso. Tiziano Del Grosso controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Amedeo Russo through on goal. Amedeo Russo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.01
0-0Jean-Guy Vanvynckt makes a probing pass to Arturo Greco. Arturo Greco whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Margiotta. Franceco Margiotta is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Paolo Tarana punches it away to safety.
6.20
Saul Frezza flicks a high pass forward. Maurizio Di Giuliantonio controls it well on his chest. Maurizio Di Giuliantonio makes a simple pass to Amedeo Russo. Amedeo Russo tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
9.19
0-0Maurizio Di Giuliantonio takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Franco Perrotta. Franco Perrotta makes a simple pass to Tiziano Del Grosso. Tiziano Del Grosso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Benjamin Souza who gathers it comfortably.
10.53
0-0Jean-Guy Vanvynckt threads a neat ball through to Arturo Greco. Arturo Greco knocks the ball forward to Franceco Margiotta but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
14.26
0-0Tiziano Del Grosso clumsily knocks into Benito Carrera. The referee brings Tiziano Del Grosso to one side and gives him a warning! Benito Carrera runs off the knock.
16.34
Oscar Banuelos makes a probing pass to Jean-Guy Vanvynckt. Jean-Guy Vanvynckt sees Arturo Greco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Greco whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Margiotta. Franceco Margiotta makes a looping header on goal. Paolo Tarana easily punches it away to safety.
21.02
Oscar Banuelos hits a low pass to Giulio Castelli. Giulio Castelli makes a simple pass to Franceco Margiotta. Franceco Margiotta shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Paolo Tarana smothers it!
22.17
Gianluigi Brocchi flicks a high pass forward. Amedeo Russo controls it well on his chest. Amedeo Russo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Benjamin Souza. Excellent save.
24.42
0-0Franco Perrotta hacks Cristi Savu from behind! Franco Perrotta is shown the yellow card! Cristi Savu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.33
Stefan Corrado makes a simple pass to Gianluigi Brocchi. Gianluigi Brocchi brings the ball forward. Gianluigi Brocchi lofts in a cross ball towards Amedeo Russo. Amedeo Russo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
30.23
0-0Maurizio Di Giuliantonio kicks a strong pass forward to Tiziano Del Grosso. Tiziano Del Grosso cuts inside the box! Tiziano Del Grosso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but Oscar Banuelos blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
40.12
Atam Van De Hor brings the ball forward. Atam Van De Hor flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Cannarsa. Arnauld Cannarsa tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
42.06
Benito Carrera chips the ball to his team mate, Cristi Savu. Cristi Savu sees Fabio Tramezzani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabio Tramezzani whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Greco. Arturo Greco makes a convincing header. Solid save from Paolo Tarana. What a great pair of hands!
44.17
0-1Roberto Taddei decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Taddei threads a neat ball through to Arturo Greco. Arturo Greco lofts in a cross ball towards Fabio Tramezzani. Fabio Tramezzani shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Fabio Tramezzani scores for Sampdoria!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Venezia appear unchanged since the first half. Sampdoria also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Venezia kick off the second half!
49.17
Dragan Zilic hacks Amedeo Russo from behind! Dragan Zilic is given a warning by the referee! Amedeo Russo stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.56
Benoit Venturin flicks a high pass forward. Gianluigi Brocchi collects the pass. Gianluigi Brocchi chips the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Cannarsa. Arnauld Cannarsa knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Tiziano Del Grosso is offside!
54.53
Cristi Savu flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Tramezzani collects the pass. Fabio Tramezzani shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
55.51
Oscar Banuelos receives the ball from a throw-in from Roberto Taddei. Oscar Banuelos flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Guy Vanvynckt who brings the ball under control. Jean-Guy Vanvynckt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabio Tramezzani. Fabio Tramezzani makes a pass forward but Arturo Greco makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
57.24
Roberto Taddei makes a probing pass to Giulio Castelli. Giulio Castelli flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Margiotta controls it well on his chest. Franceco Margiotta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Benoit Venturin.
59.48
Jean-Guy Vanvynckt barges into Atam Van De Hor. Jean-Guy Vanvynckt is given a warning by the referee! Atam Van De Hor stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.10
0-1Sampdoria have made a substitution with Aimo Brambilla replacing Arturo Greco .
61.13
Atam Van De Hor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arnauld Cannarsa. Arnauld Cannarsa knocks in a cross ball towards Amedeo Russo. Amedeo Russo makes a looping header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Amedeo Russo!
65.02
Cristi Savu knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Tramezzani. Fabio Tramezzani finds some space and shoots from distance. Paolo Tarana gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
67.34
Roberto Taddei hits a low pass to Jean-Guy Vanvynckt. Jean-Guy Vanvynckt makes an attacking run forward. Jean-Guy Vanvynckt shoots from long range. Paolo Tarana gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
71.36
Gianluigi Brocchi plays the ball forward to Amedeo Russo. Amedeo Russo lofts in a cross ball towards Arnauld Cannarsa. Arnauld Cannarsa makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
75.18
Benito Carrera threads the ball through to Giulio Castelli. Giulio Castelli threads a neat ball through to Franceco Margiotta. Franceco Margiotta flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Tramezzani controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Fabio Tramezzani makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Paolo Tarana with no chance!! Goal for Sampdoria!
81.45
Roberto Taddei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristi Savu. Cristi Savu makes a probing pass to Franceco Margiotta. Franceco Margiotta shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
83.37
Atam Van De Hor hacks Jean-Guy Vanvynckt from behind! The referee warns Atam Van De Hor to calm down! Jean-Guy Vanvynckt stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.23
Giulio Castelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franceco Margiotta. Franceco Margiotta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Saul Frezza.
85.58
1-2Giulio Castelli makes a high pass forward. Fabio Tramezzani shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Fabio Tramezzani lofts in a cross ball towards Aimo Brambilla. Benoit Venturin comes in with a late challenge on Aimo Brambilla. Penalty not given!!
87.57
Franco Perrotta makes a probing pass to Amedeo Russo. Amedeo Russo shoots from distance. Solid save from Benjamin Souza. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
26.9%
45.2%
28%
Scorers
| Amedeo Russo 61 | Fabio Tramezzani 44, 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Fabio Tramezzani of Sampdoria |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paolo Tarana (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Benoit Venturin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stefan Corrado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Saul Frezza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Maurizio Di Giuliantonio (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Atam Van De Hor (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Franco Perrotta (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Gianluigi Brocchi (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Amedeo Russo (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Arnauld Cannarsa (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Tiziano Del Grosso (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Valerio Guardalben (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Giampaolo Stendardo (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Norman Bellamy (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Benjamin Souza (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Dragan Zilic (DEF) | 5 | |
| 3. | Oscar Banuelos (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Roberto Taddei (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Benito Carrera (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Cristi Savu (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Giulio Castelli (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jean-Guy Vanvynckt (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Fabio Tramezzani (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Arturo Greco (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Franceco Margiotta (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Jakob Breitner (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Simion Dalakis (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Aimo Brambilla (ATT) | 6 | |