Match Report


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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Olimpico where Lazio play host to Venezia. A crowd of 18,940 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Lazio and Venezia are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Di Vicino.


0.00
Lazio kick off!
6.06
Saul Frezza comes in with a late challenge on David Van Dinteren. The referee calls over Saul Frezza and shows him a yellow card! David Van Dinteren stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.53
Gary Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Dmitri Simonian collects the pass. Dmitri Simonian threads a neat ball through to David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.32
Yann Maglia hits a low pass to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren whips in a cross ball towards Renzo Croce. Renzo Croce makes a looping header on goal. Paolo Tarana easily picks it out of the air!
12.01
Dmitri Simonian knocks the ball to his team mate, Renzo Croce. Renzo Croce knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Tarana who gathers it comfortably.
18.32
Dmitri Simonian makes an attacking run forward. Dmitri Simonian knocks in a cross ball towards Federico Campedelli. With a superhuman jump, Federico Campedelli connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
22.37
Alex Gargo hits a low pass to David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren whips in a cross ball towards Renzo Croce. Renzo Croce is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
24.55
Gianluigi Brocchi clumsily knocks into Alex Gargo. Gianluigi Brocchi is shown the yellow card! Alex Gargo runs off the knock.
32.44
Gary Sullivan hits a low pass to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Renzo Croce. Renzo Croce lofts in a cross ball towards David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren beats his man to it with a header but it is tipped over by Paolo Tarana.
33.15
Corner kick to Lazio. Alex Gargo plays it short to Federico Campedelli. Federico Campedelli chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Atam Van De Hor reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
36.01
Saul Frezza knocks the ball forward to Maurizio Di Giuliantonio. With a delightful solo run, Maurizio Di Giuliantonio stretches the opposition's defence. Maurizio Di Giuliantonio knocks the ball forward to Arnauld Cannarsa but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.01
Benoit Venturin clumsily knocks into Federico Campedelli. Benoit Venturin is given a warning by the referee! Federico Campedelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.48
Franco Perrotta threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Del Grosso. Tiziano Del Grosso advances inside the box! Tiziano Del Grosso rockets a shot on goal. Rúben Gónzalez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lazio appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half. The Venezia players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Venezia kick off!
53.16
Arco van der Linden knocks the ball to his team mate, David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
54.13
Jean-Louis Mayele makes a simple pass to Dmitri Simonian. Dmitri Simonian passes the ball forward to David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Lazio!
57.52
Alex Gargo flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Croce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Renzo Croce knocks in a cross ball towards Federico Campedelli. Federico Campedelli jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Paolo Tarana. Excellent save.
60.21
Lazio have made a substitution with Sebastiano Vergassola replacing Gary Sullivan .
61.26
Alex Gargo flicks a high pass forward. David Van Dinteren holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Van Dinteren shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
65.21
Benoit Venturin flicks a high pass forward. Atam Van De Hor collects the pass. Atam Van De Hor threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Del Grosso. Tiziano Del Grosso tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
66.52
Yann Maglia flicks a high pass forward. Alex Gargo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Gargo makes a simple pass to David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren shoots from long range but Paolo Tarana is on top of his game. Nice save!
69.38
Dmitri Simonian controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Tarana who gathers it comfortably.
77.17
Lazio have made 2 substitutions with Michi Sugiyama replacing Alex Gargo and Alejandro Dominguez replacing David Van Dinteren .
79.06
Jaime Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Federico Campedelli. Federico Campedelli lofts in a cross ball towards Renzo Croce. With a superhuman jump, Renzo Croce connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Paolo Tarana is on top of it.
81.31
Jaime Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Federico Campedelli. Federico Campedelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Paolo Tarana!
87.24
Renzo Croce comes in with a late challenge on Benoit Venturin. The referee brings Renzo Croce to one side and gives him a warning! Benoit Venturin runs off the knock.
89.43
Franco Perrotta makes a probing pass to Amedeo Russo. Amedeo Russo plays a one-two with Arnauld Cannarsa and advances towards the goal... Sebastiano Vergassola hacks Amedeo Russo from behind! Amedeo Russo appeals for a penalty! Given!!
89.43
The referee points to the spot..
90.00
Arnauld Cannarsa takes a cautious run up and fires a shot towards the top corner, but it hits the woodwork and bounces back out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
11
2
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.8%
31.2%
Play Area
22.1%
44.2%
33.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Van Dinteren of Lazio