Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     NapoliNapoli
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Alex Rietveld Alex Rietveld
Alan RattinA. Rattin85
G
captain1captain
G
73Hugo FernandesH. Fernandes
Gérard Jacques GossoG. Jacques Gosso79
D
2
D
74Marco DoumengM. Doumeng
Diego CavalloD. Cavallo75
D
3
D
71Joaquín DejesusJ. Dejesus
Ismael AyazI. Ayaz78
D
4
D
70Torsten PoschnerT. Poschner
Mattia GraffiediM. Graffiedi80
M
5
D
76Rodolfo De PoliR. De Poli
Maurizio ArgilliM. Argilli76
M
6
M
84Pieter Van Den BromP. Van Den Brom
Zerbini RinaldiniZ. Rinaldini79
M
7
M
78John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Walter PasqualinW. Pasqualin77
M
8
M
80Carmine BiliottiC. Biliotti
Juan MillerJ. Miller78
A
9
A
73Hachiro WatanabeH. Watanabe
Pierpaolo RastelliP. Rastelli81
A
10
A
73Duncan GreigD. Greig
Didier MiézanD. Miézan79
A
11
A
76Francesco Pires VieraF. Pires Viera
 
Robbie DeaneR. Deane75
D
12
D
66Ighli CentoI. Cento
Yevhen TerekhinY. Terekhin77
M
13
M
76Pietro PassoniP. Passoni
Tiziano Di VaioT. Di Vaio68
A
14
A
80Nelson VivasN. Vivas

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Napoli. A crowd of 20,773 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Verona Hellas are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Matzuzzi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Verona Hellas kick off!
2.24
Diego Cavallo flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Pasqualin. Walter Pasqualin chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Miller. Juan Miller shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
3.50
Diego Cavallo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Pasqualin. Walter Pasqualin flicks a high pass forward. Pierpaolo Rastelli collects the pass. Pierpaolo Rastelli shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Hugo Fernandes manages to gather it.
4.00
With a delightful solo run, Carmine Biliotti stretches the opposition's defence. Carmine Biliotti tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
9.11
Carmine Biliotti threads the ball through to Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera plays a scrappy one-two with Hachiro Watanabe and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francesco Pires Viera side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Alan Rattin is on top of it.
12.27
Carmine Biliotti runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Carmine Biliotti makes a pass forward but Francesco Pires Viera makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
15.46
Marco Doumeng barges into Juan Miller. The referee calls over Marco Doumeng and warns him to calm down! Juan Miller stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.06
Pieter Van Den Brom brings the ball forward. Pieter Van Den Brom knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
18.57
Gérard Jacques Gosso advances with the ball. Gérard Jacques Gosso threads a neat ball through to Didier Miézan. Didier Miézan whips in a cross ball towards Pierpaolo Rastelli. Pierpaolo Rastelli flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Hugo Fernandes. What a great pair of hands!
26.56
Mattia Graffiedi kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Miller. Juan Miller tries a spectacular long range effort. Hugo Fernandes gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
28.12
Zerbini Rinaldini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Didier Miézan. Didier Miézan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
33.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Carmine Biliotti laces a weighted ball forward to Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig cuts inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Duncan Greig provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Alan Rattin gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Verona Hellas appear unchanged since the first half. Napoli also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Napoli kicking off!
48.58
Maurizio Argilli flicks a high pass forward. Didier Miézan controls it well on his chest. Didier Miézan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Hugo Fernandes manages to keep it out.
51.52
Mattia Graffiedi passes the ball forward to Didier Miézan. Didier Miézan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pierpaolo Rastelli but the linesman indicates offside!
55.06
Maurizio Argilli decides to run forward with the ball. Maurizio Argilli shoots from 20 yards but somehow Hugo Fernandes manages to keep it out.
57.27
Walter Pasqualin chips the ball to his team mate, Didier Miézan. Didier Miézan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodolfo De Poli.
60.43
Napoli have made 3 substitutions with Ighli Cento replacing Joaquín Dejesus, Pietro Passoni replacing John Hopkin and Nelson Vivas replacing Francesco Pires Viera .
67.13
Mattia Graffiedi knocks the ball forward to Didier Miézan. Didier Miézan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
69.22
Carmine Biliotti takes it forward alone. Carmine Biliotti shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from Alan Rattin keeps it out!
71.39
Ismael Ayaz passes the ball forward to Zerbini Rinaldini. Zerbini Rinaldini knocks the ball forward to Didier Miézan. Didier Miézan knocks in a cross ball towards Pierpaolo Rastelli. Pierpaolo Rastelli makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
79.05
Pietro Passoni makes an attacking run forward. Pietro Passoni shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.08
Pietro Passoni passes the ball forward to Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.57
Diego Cavallo catches Hachiro Watanabe on the ankles. The referee warns Diego Cavallo to calm down! Hachiro Watanabe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.55
With vision, Diego Cavallo plays the ball forward to Zerbini Rinaldini. Zerbini Rinaldini flicks a high ball forward to Juan Miller who takes it down. Juan Miller shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Pieter Van Den Brom controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hachiro Watanabe. Hachiro Watanabe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gérard Jacques Gosso.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

Napoli
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
28.4%
48.6%
23%

Scorers
Pierpaolo Rastelli 71
Carmine Biliotti 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carmine Biliotti of Napoli

Match Ratings