Match Report


JuventusJuventus     SienaSiena
Rik MontRik Mont Mark Yothers Mark Yothers
Andriy ZgurovskyA. Zgurovsky82
G
1captain
G
85Arturo CervantesA. Cervantes
Felipe RamosF. Ramos70
D
2
D
71Augustine EnyinnayaA. Enyinnaya
Carmine RavanelliC. Ravanelli72
D
captain3
D
76Igor KanchelskisI. Kanchelskis
Walter BianconeW. Biancone68
D
4
D
79Sixto CaniggiaS. Caniggia
Ciro AmbrosettiC. Ambrosetti74
D
5
M
77Yuri NettoY. Netto
Del SummerbeeD. Summerbee75
M
6
M
69Bjorn Otto HalleB. Halle
Ruggero MontapertoR. Montaperto77
M
7
M
75Yuri LucentiY. Lucenti
Gianmarco CavezziG. Cavezzi79
A
8
M
77Alessandro ZenoniA. Zenoni
Ezequiel GalindoE. Galindo75
A
9
A
77Ezequiel TorresE. Torres
Magnus ElmanderM. Elmander75
A
10
A
73Igor NettoI. Netto
Cesare FiniC. Fini74
A
11
A
83Maximiliano FigueroaM. Figueroa
 
Florian AldeganiF. Aldegani73
D
12
D
87Michael SeiterM. Seiter
Jos JongsmaJ. Jongsma71
M
13
M
75Dino CassanoD. Cassano
Marco ZironelliM. Zironelli72
A
14
A
77Eric AppiahE. Appiah

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to Siena. A crowd of 17,192 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Juventus are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Siena appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Filippo Benfari.


0.00
The whistle blows and Siena kick off!
8.04
Ruggero Montaperto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo whips in a cross ball towards Gianmarco Cavezzi. Gianmarco Cavezzi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Arturo Cervantes manages to keep it out.
9.56
Bjorn Otto Halle sees Maximiliano Figueroa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Maximiliano Figueroa shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
12.28
With some swift thinking, Augustine Enyinnaya plays the ball forward to Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle flicks a high pass forward. Maximiliano Figueroa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maximiliano Figueroa knocks in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Torres. Ezequiel Torres makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
16.46
Ruggero Montaperto comes in with a late challenge on Yuri Lucenti. The referee calls over Ruggero Montaperto and shows him a yellow card! Yuri Lucenti runs off the knock.
22.48
Ruggero Montaperto flicks a high ball forward to Magnus Elmander who takes it down. Magnus Elmander knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Fini. Cesare Fini powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
33.41
Yuri Lucenti flicks a high pass forward to Ezequiel Torres who brings the ball under control. Ezequiel Torres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
34.42
Ruggero Montaperto passes the ball forward to Gianmarco Cavezzi. Gianmarco Cavezzi skips past Sixto Caniggia! Gianmarco Cavezzi strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
36.04
Walter Biancone sees Ruggero Montaperto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruggero Montaperto makes an attacking run forward. Ruggero Montaperto knocks in a cross ball towards Magnus Elmander. Magnus Elmander flicks the ball with his head. Arturo Cervantes didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
39.33
Bjorn Otto Halle flicks a high pass forward to Maximiliano Figueroa who brings the ball under control. Maximiliano Figueroa whips in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Torres. Ezequiel Torres gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.05
Walter Biancone threads the ball through to Del Summerbee. With vision, Del Summerbee laces a weighted ball forward to Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
44.10
Carmine Ravanelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Summerbee. Del Summerbee flicks a high ball forward to Magnus Elmander who takes it down. Magnus Elmander lofts in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo makes a deft header but Arturo Cervantes reads it well. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Juventus kick off and get the second half underway!
49.42
Ruggero Montaperto flicks a high pass forward. Gianmarco Cavezzi controls it well on his chest. Gianmarco Cavezzi makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
51.03
Felipe Ramos sees a break and surges forward. Felipe Ramos threads the ball through to Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Fini. Cesare Fini beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.32
Alessandro Zenoni makes a probing pass to Igor Netto. Igor Netto whips in a cross ball towards Maximiliano Figueroa. Maximiliano Figueroa beats his man to it with a header. Andriy Zgurovsky manages to gather it.
57.36
Alessandro Zenoni threads a neat ball through to Igor Netto. Igor Netto lofts in a cross ball towards Maximiliano Figueroa. Maximiliano Figueroa directs the ball goalwards with his head but Andriy Zgurovsky is on top of it.
71.09
Yuri Netto knocks the ball to his team mate, Igor Netto. Igor Netto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andriy Zgurovsky who gathers it comfortably.
72.21
Walter Biancone threads a neat ball through to Del Summerbee. Del Summerbee flicks a high pass forward. Magnus Elmander collects the pass. Magnus Elmander lofts in a cross ball towards Cesare Fini. Cesare Fini connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Arturo Cervantes comfortably punches it away to safety.
73.44
Carmine Ravanelli sees a break and surges forward. Carmine Ravanelli flicks a high ball forward to Magnus Elmander who takes it down. Magnus Elmander skips past Augustine Enyinnaya! Augustine Enyinnaya comes in with a late challenge on Magnus Elmander. Penalty not given!!
75.15
Augustine Enyinnaya threads a neat ball through to Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle advances with the ball. Bjorn Otto Halle rushes past Carmine Ravanelli! Bjorn Otto Halle tries a spectacular strike but Andriy Zgurovsky is on top of it.
77.15
Walter Biancone hacks Yuri Lucenti from behind! Walter Biancone is given a warning by the referee! Yuri Lucenti grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.06
Del Summerbee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo whips in a cross ball towards Magnus Elmander. Magnus Elmander finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
87.59
Augustine Enyinnaya pushes mid-way up the pitch. Augustine Enyinnaya flicks a high ball forward to Maximiliano Figueroa who takes it down. Maximiliano Figueroa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.39
Ruggero Montaperto flicks the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Arturo Cervantes. Excellent save.
90.00
Walter Biancone clumsily knocks into Ezequiel Torres. The referee calls over Walter Biancone again and warns him to calm down! Ezequiel Torres runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

Siena
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
31.1%
44.6%
24.3%

Scorers
Ezequiel Torres 12, 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ezequiel Torres of Siena

Match Ratings