Match Report


NapoliNapoli     JuventusJuventus
Alex RietveldAlex Rietveld Rik Mont Rik Mont
Agustin RenteriaA. Renteria86
G
captain1
G
82Andriy ZgurovskyA. Zgurovsky
Ighli CentoI. Cento66
D
2
D
70Bernardo VenturinB. Venturin
Joaquín DejesusJ. Dejesus71
D
3captain
D
73Florian AldeganiF. Aldegani
Torsten PoschnerT. Poschner70
D
4
D
68Walter BianconeW. Biancone
Rodolfo De PoliR. De Poli76
D
5
D
74Ciro AmbrosettiC. Ambrosetti
Carmine BiliottiC. Biliotti80
M
6
M
76Dianbobo PardeilhanD. Pardeilhan
Melchior EversM. Evers72
M
7
M
77Ruggero MontapertoR. Montaperto
Andre MercuriA. Mercuri76
M
8
A
79Gianmarco CavezziG. Cavezzi
Yassine El-KarkouriY. El-Karkouri80
A
9
A
75Ezequiel GalindoE. Galindo
Duncan GreigD. Greig73
A
10
A
75Magnus ElmanderM. Elmander
Francesco Pires VieraF. Pires Viera76
A
11
A
74Cesare FiniC. Fini
 
Marco DoumengM. Doumeng74
D
12
D
72Carmine RavanelliC. Ravanelli
Pietro PassoniP. Passoni76
M
13
M
71Jos JongsmaJ. Jongsma
Nelson VivasN. Vivas80
A
14
A
72Marco ZironelliM. Zironelli

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli play host to Juventus. A crowd of 20,843 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Napoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Juventus appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Anastasi.


0.00
Napoli start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.34
Dianbobo Pardeilhan makes a simple pass to Cesare Fini. Cesare Fini whips in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.27
Walter Biancone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruggero Montaperto. Ruggero Montaperto sees space and advances. Ruggero Montaperto whips in a cross ball towards Magnus Elmander. Magnus Elmander makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
10.05
Ruggero Montaperto sees Ezequiel Galindo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ezequiel Galindo knocks in a cross ball towards Gianmarco Cavezzi. Rodolfo De Poli catches Gianmarco Cavezzi on the ankles. Gianmarco Cavezzi appeals for a penalty! Given!!
10.05
The referee points to the spot..
11.08
Magnus Elmander takes a cautious run up. The keeper dives to the right but Magnus Elmander cheekily places the ball straight down the middle. Goal!
15.35
Ighli Cento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri darts forward. Andre Mercuri shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Andriy Zgurovsky!
21.12
Torsten Poschner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Greig who brings the ball under control. Duncan Greig edges inside the box! Duncan Greig muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.59
Andre Mercuri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Andriy Zgurovsky had no chance!! Goal for Napoli!
30.13
Ruggero Montaperto changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ruggero Montaperto cuts inside the box! Ruggero Montaperto side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Agustin Renteria. Excellent save.
33.17
Carmine Biliotti knocks the ball to his team mate, Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera threads a neat, attacking ball through to Yassine El-Karkouri. Some silky footwork from Yassine El-Karkouri provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.04
Melchior Evers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball towards Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
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. Juventus also appear unchanged since the first half. The Juventus players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Juventus get the second half underway!
48.47
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
59.38
Ruggero Montaperto flicks the ball to his team mate, Magnus Elmander. Magnus Elmander flicks the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Agustin Renteria.
60.25
Napoli have made 3 substitutions with Marco Doumeng replacing Joaquín Dejesus, Pietro Passoni replacing Carmine Biliotti and Nelson Vivas replacing Duncan Greig .
63.31
Ruggero Montaperto threads the ball through to Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
71.30
Melchior Evers passes the ball forward to Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ciro Ambrosetti.
75.17
Marco Doumeng takes it forward alone. Marco Doumeng threads a neat ball through to Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andriy Zgurovsky who gathers it comfortably.
78.42
Showing intelligent composure, Ruggero Montaperto plays the ball forward to Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo whips in a cross ball towards Cesare Fini. With a superhuman jump, Cesare Fini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Agustin Renteria. Excellent save.
81.42
Dianbobo Pardeilhan threads the ball through to Gianmarco Cavezzi. Gianmarco Cavezzi shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.30
Cesare Fini hacks Torsten Poschner from behind! Cesare Fini is shown the yellow card! Torsten Poschner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.51
Dianbobo Pardeilhan makes a probing pass to Cesare Fini. Cesare Fini knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Gianmarco Cavezzi is offside!
87.32
Florian Aldegani makes a probing pass to Dianbobo Pardeilhan. Dianbobo Pardeilhan sees Cesare Fini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cesare Fini shoots from distance. Good keeping from Agustin Renteria as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
88.40
Ruggero Montaperto takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Rodolfo De Poli gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
90.00
Cesare Fini hacks Torsten Poschner from behind! The referee calls over Cesare Fini and warns him to calm down! Torsten Poschner runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Napoli

Juventus
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
30.8%
49.2%
20%

Scorers
Duncan Greig 21, 27
Yassine El-Karkouri 33
Magnus Elmander 11 (p)
Gianmarco Cavezzi 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Greig of Napoli

Match Ratings