Match Report


SienaSiena     LazioLazio
Mark YothersMark Yothers Joe Summers Joe Summers
Arturo CervantesA. Cervantes85
G
captain1
G
77Rúben GónzalezR. Gónzalez
Augustine EnyinnayaA. Enyinnaya71
D
2
D
75Jean-Louis MayeleJ. Mayele
Sixto CaniggiaS. Caniggia79
D
3
D
74Gary SullivanG. Sullivan
Danny PennantD. Pennant84
D
4
D
70Yann MagliaY. Maglia
Robert Van MolR. Van Mol70
M
5
M
82Dmitri SimonianD. Simonian
Giacomo LasalandraG. Lasalandra74
M
6
M
84Alex GargoA. Gargo
Dino CassanoD. Cassano75
M
7
M
83Jaime BarbosaJ. Barbosa
Alessandro ZenoniA. Zenoni77
M
8
M
76Arco van der LindenA. van der Linden
Ezequiel TorresE. Torres77
A
9
A
75David Van DinterenD. Van Dinteren
Igor NettoI. Netto73
A
10captain
A
69Federico CampedelliF. Campedelli
Eric AppiahE. Appiah77
A
11
A
73Renzo CroceR. Croce
 
Igor KanchelskisI. Kanchelskis76
D
12
D
66Fausto SulcisF. Sulcis
Hibiki WatanabeH. Watanabe77
M
13
M
72Michi SugiyamaM. Sugiyama
Maximiliano FigueroaM. Figueroa83
A
14
A
61Giovanni M. SpinesiG. Spinesi

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Lazio. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Siena and Lazio are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Matzuzzi.


0.00
Lazio kick off!
2.39
Danny Pennant clumsily knocks into Renzo Croce. Danny Pennant is warned by the referee! Renzo Croce carries on, but is struggling a bit.
3.21
Dino Cassano clumsily knocks into Dmitri Simonian. The referee warns Dino Cassano to calm down! Dmitri Simonian hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.24
Jaime Barbosa catches Augustine Enyinnaya on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Augustine Enyinnaya stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.28
Giacomo Lasalandra sees a break and surges forward. Giacomo Lasalandra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.57
Giacomo Lasalandra passes the ball forward to Igor Netto. Igor Netto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
14.54
Giacomo Lasalandra flicks a high pass forward. Igor Netto controls it well on his chest. Igor Netto shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
20.04
Sixto Caniggia makes a simple pass to Dino Cassano. Dino Cassano plays the ball forward to Ezequiel Torres. Ezequiel Torres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.03
Alessandro Zenoni decides to run forward with the ball. Alessandro Zenoni knocks in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Torres. With a superhuman jump, Ezequiel Torres connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
22.49
Ezequiel Torres comes in with a late challenge on Gary Sullivan. The referee calls over Ezequiel Torres and shows him a yellow card! Gary Sullivan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.26
Sixto Caniggia sees Giacomo Lasalandra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giacomo Lasalandra threads the ball through to Igor Netto. Igor Netto knocks in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Torres. Ezequiel Torres fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Yann Maglia!
30.18
Dino Cassano catches Jaime Barbosa on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jaime Barbosa runs off the knock.
39.55
Dino Cassano threads a neat ball through to Igor Netto. Igor Netto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rúben Gónzalez who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Siena kicking off!
48.48
Robert Van Mol catches Jaime Barbosa in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Jaime Barbosa shakes off the knock.
54.02
Alex Gargo sees a break and surges forward. Alex Gargo lofts in a cross ball towards Federico Campedelli. Federico Campedelli makes a convincing header. Solid save from Arturo Cervantes. What a great pair of hands!
55.03
With great vision, Jean-Louis Mayele plays the ball forward to Alex Gargo. Alex Gargo flicks a high ball forward to Renzo Croce who takes it down. Renzo Croce knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Augustine Enyinnaya.
59.06
Alex Gargo flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Croce collects the pass. Renzo Croce plays a one-two with Federico Campedelli and advances towards the goal... Renzo Croce makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.07
Lazio have made 2 substitutions with Fausto Sulcis replacing Yann Maglia and Michi Sugiyama replacing Dmitri Simonian .
69.53
Michi Sugiyama flicks a high pass forward to Federico Campedelli who brings the ball under control. Federico Campedelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danny Pennant.
71.39
Jean-Louis Mayele hits a low pass to Alex Gargo. Alex Gargo knocks the ball forward to David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Arturo Cervantes comfortably smothers it!
72.47
Alessandro Zenoni runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alessandro Zenoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.22
Michi Sugiyama threads a neat ball through to Federico Campedelli. Federico Campedelli whips in a cross ball towards Renzo Croce. Renzo Croce fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Arturo Cervantes.
77.34
Lazio have made a substitution with Giovanni M. Spinesi replacing Federico Campedelli .
78.44
Without breaking stride, Jaime Barbosa plays the ball forward to David Van Dinteren. David Van Dinteren hits a low pass to Renzo Croce. Renzo Croce comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Danny Pennant. Excellent block.
83.53
Dino Cassano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ezequiel Torres. Ezequiel Torres whips in a cross ball towards Igor Netto. Igor Netto flicks the ball with his head but it is deflected wide by Gary Sullivan.
85.04
Giacomo Lasalandra takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Renzo Croce reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Lazio
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
24.6%
46.4%
29%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Cervantes of Siena

Match Ratings