0.00 0-0

Atalanta kick off and get the first half underway!

6.37 0-1

Nicola Carlo Aldegani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neudecker. Albrecht Neudecker skips past Colin Cleland! Albrecht Neudecker shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!

9.42 0-2

Diaw Pancaro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Diaw Pancaro plays a one-two with Nicol˜ Maccarone and advances towards the goal... Diaw Pancaro comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. What a cracker!! Ralph Hurst had no chance!! Goal for Empoli!

12.15 0-3

Edmundo Ibanez chips the ball to his team mate, Youssef Kanu. Youssef Kanu whips in a cross ball towards Albrecht Neudecker. Albrecht Neudecker whips the ball goalwards with his head. Albrecht Neudecker scores for Empoli!!

16.17 0-3

Diaw Pancaro flicks a high pass forward to Nicol˜ Maccarone who brings the ball under control. Nicol˜ Maccarone plays a scrappy one-two with Youssef Kanu and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nicol˜ Maccarone tries a spectacular strike. Ralph Hurst gets down and covers it.

24.31 0-3

Diaw Pancaro flicks a high pass forward. Nicol˜ Maccarone holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicol˜ Maccarone skips past Marco Bia! Nicol˜ Maccarone side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.

27.25 0-3

Nicol˜ Longhi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Diakite. David Diakite plays a one-two with Martino Tiribocchi and rushes in on goal... David Diakite makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!

34.10 0-3

Stephane Magoni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicola Carlo Aldegani. Nicola Carlo Aldegani threads a neat ball through to Nicol˜ Maccarone. Nicol˜ Maccarone plays a one-two with Albrecht Neudecker and advances towards the goal... Nicol˜ Maccarone takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!

36.21 0-3

Marco Bia hacks Diaw Pancaro from behind! Marco Bia is given a warning by the referee! Diaw Pancaro runs off the knock.

40.07 0-3

Nicol˜ Maccarone catches Dario Silvestri on the ankles. The referee calls over Nicol˜ Maccarone and shows him a yellow card! Dario Silvestri stretches but gets up unharmed.

45.00 0-3

Carmelo Cruz lofts the ball long. Nicol˜ Maccarone shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!

45.00 0-3

The referee blows for the end of the first half

45.00 0-3

Empoli kick off!

49.03 0-3

Gilles Duberry makes a probing pass to Luca Tiribocchi. Luca Tiribocchi flicks a high ball forward to Albrecht Neudecker who takes it down. Albrecht Neudecker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Cleland.

51.38 0-3

Diaw Pancaro takes it forward alone. Diaw Pancaro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!

53.52 0-3

Carmelo Cruz threads a neat ball through to Diaw Pancaro. Diaw Pancaro flicks a high pass forward to Youssef Kanu who brings the ball under control. Youssef Kanu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!

54.05 0-3

Diaw Pancaro threads a neat ball through to Nicol˜ Maccarone. Nicol˜ Maccarone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dario Silvestri.

55.51 0-3

Gilles Duberry catches Martino Tiribocchi on the ankles. Gilles Duberry is given a warning by the referee! Martino Tiribocchi stretches but gets up unharmed.

57.23 0-3

Dario Silvestri sees a break and surges forward. Dario Silvestri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martino Tiribocchi. Martino Tiribocchi shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!

60.55 0-3

Empoli have made a substitution with Leonardo Molina replacing Edmundo Ibanez .

61.60 0-3

Stephane Magoni makes a probing pass to Luca Tiribocchi. Luca Tiribocchi threads a neat ball through to Albrecht Neudecker. Albrecht Neudecker plays a scrappy one-two with Youssef Kanu and stumbles forward towards the goal... Albrecht Neudecker shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ralph Hurst.

63.26 0-3

Luca Tiribocchi takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Roberto Cortes gets to the ball and clears it up field.

66.40 0-4

Leonardo Molina flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Neudecker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albrecht Neudecker rushes past Dario Silvestri! Albrecht Neudecker looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Empoli! The crowd cheers as the German celebrates his hattrick!

71.48 0-4

Gianmarco Manzo flicks a high pass forward. Martino Tiribocchi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martino Tiribocchi shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Matthias Hamann!

72.56 1-4

Nicol˜ Longhi darts forward. Nicol˜ Longhi skips past Carmelo Cruz! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nicol˜ Longhi provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!

77.22 1-4

Empoli have made 2 substitutions with Rodolphe Douchez replacing Carmelo Cruz and Natale De Angelis replacing Youssef Kanu .

79.45 1-4

Gianmarco Manzo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefano Iuliano. Stefano Iuliano whips in a cross ball towards David Diakite. David Diakite gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies wide!

84.50 1-4

Diaw Pancaro chips the ball to his team mate, Nicol˜ Maccarone. Nicol˜ Maccarone shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.

85.54 1-5

Leonardo Molina sees Nicol˜ Maccarone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicol˜ Maccarone runs straight at the defence! Nicol˜ Maccarone shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Nicol˜ Maccarone scores for Empoli!!

89.32 1-5

Stephane Magoni knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola Carlo Aldegani. Nicola Carlo Aldegani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicol˜ Maccarone. Nicol˜ Maccarone whips in a cross ball towards Natale De Angelis. Natale De Angelis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!

90.00 1-5

Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!