Match Report


UdineseUdinese     PiacenzaPiacenza
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Markus BreitnerM. Breitner67
G
1
G
61Manuele GinestraM. Ginestra
Franco CalaiòF. Calaiò60
D
2
D
64Diaw AdaniD. Adani
Alessandro BaldiA. Baldi60
D
3captain
D
63Marco SchwochM. Schwoch
Giacomo SalvatoriG. Salvatori56
D
captain4
D
61Neil LinekerN. Lineker
Darl TuhuteruD. Tuhuteru56
D
5
M
58Nicola ParoliN. Paroli
Nicola PinedaN. Pineda65
M
6
M
57Ottavio RizzitelliO. Rizzitelli
Gianfranco FabrisG. Fabris61
M
7
M
57Gabriele FacciG. Facci
Alejandro FarinosA. Farinos59
M
8
M
47Pier G. LorieriP. Lorieri
Antonio FerrariA. Ferrari63
A
9
A
71Massimiliano VannucchiM. Vannucchi
Nicholas DaviesN. Davies53
A
10
A
63Fabian N. GonzalezF. Gonzalez
Emanuele PegoloE. Pegolo52
A
11
A
63Rocco R. TramezzaniR. Tramezzani
 
Tommaso TassoT. Tasso61
G
12
A
63Don DalglishD. Dalglish
Robin van LeeuwenR. van Leeuwen58
M
13
D
58Attilio SommeseA. Sommese
Giancarlo FoglioG. Foglio55
D
14
G
56Silvio LoureiroS. Loureiro

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Piacenza. A crowd of 8,617 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Udinese are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Piacenza appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francesco Foggia.


0.00
The first half starts with Udinese kicking off!
2.23
Nicola Paroli sees Fabian N. Gonzalez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabian N. Gonzalez shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.06
Alejandro Farinos barges into Ottavio Rizzitelli. The referee warns Alejandro Farinos to calm down! Ottavio Rizzitelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.16
Ottavio Rizzitelli hits a low pass to Fabian N. Gonzalez. Fabian N. Gonzalez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.12
Alessandro Baldi flicks a high pass forward. Nicola Pineda collects the pass. Nicola Pineda knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Davies. Nicholas Davies shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
20.50
Gianfranco Fabris flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Davies collects the pass. Nicholas Davies shoots from outside the area. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
26.03
Gabriele Facci kicks a strong pass forward to Massimiliano Vannucchi. Massimiliano Vannucchi tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
27.34
Ottavio Rizzitelli flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Gonzalez controls it well on his chest. Fabian N. Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Markus Breitner who gathers it comfortably.
28.21
Nicola Pineda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Davies. Nicholas Davies skips past Neil Lineker! Nicholas Davies comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Manuele Ginestra manages to keep it out.
33.19
Gabriele Facci threads a neat ball through to Fabian N. Gonzalez. Fabian N. Gonzalez threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Rocco R. Tramezzani provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
34.49
Nicola Pineda sees Nicholas Davies in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicholas Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Emanuele Pegolo but the referee indicates it's offside!
36.13
Gianfranco Fabris makes a simple pass to Nicholas Davies. Nicholas Davies plays a one-two with Antonio Ferrari and advances towards the goal... Nicholas Davies side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Manuele Ginestra smothers it!
38.25
Gianfranco Fabris passes the ball forward to Antonio Ferrari. Antonio Ferrari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
44.51
Diaw Adani hits a low pass to Ottavio Rizzitelli. Ottavio Rizzitelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Tramezzani. Rocco R. Tramezzani shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
Ottavio Rizzitelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Massimiliano Vannucchi. Massimiliano Vannucchi shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Udinese appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Piacenza appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Piacenza start the second half!
49.42
Ottavio Rizzitelli makes a probing pass to Fabian N. Gonzalez. Fabian N. Gonzalez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darl Tuhuteru.
51.37
Ottavio Rizzitelli flicks a high pass forward. Massimiliano Vannucchi controls it well on his chest. Massimiliano Vannucchi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alessandro Baldi.
53.40
Ottavio Rizzitelli sees Massimiliano Vannucchi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Massimiliano Vannucchi lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Gonzalez. Fabian N. Gonzalez flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.16
Nicola Paroli sees a break and surges forward. Nicola Paroli shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.18
Marco Schwoch flicks a high pass forward. Gabriele Facci collects the pass. Gabriele Facci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rocco R. Tramezzani. Rocco R. Tramezzani shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.16
Franco Calaiò runs forward with the ball. Franco Calaiò makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emanuele Pegolo. Emanuele Pegolo threads the ball through to Nicholas Davies but he's offside!
61.46
Diaw Adani threads a neat ball through to Ottavio Rizzitelli. Ottavio Rizzitelli threads the ball through to Fabian N. Gonzalez. Fabian N. Gonzalez lofts in a cross ball towards Massimiliano Vannucchi. Massimiliano Vannucchi makes a convincing header but Markus Breitner is on top of it.
63.03
Giacomo Salvatori kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Fabris. Gianfranco Fabris flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Ferrari collects the pass. Antonio Ferrari knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuele Ginestra who gathers it comfortably.
67.43
Ottavio Rizzitelli hits a low pass to Massimiliano Vannucchi. Massimiliano Vannucchi shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
69.33
Neil Lineker kicks a strong pass forward to Ottavio Rizzitelli. Seeing a gap ahead, Ottavio Rizzitelli laces a through ball forward to Rocco R. Tramezzani. Rocco R. Tramezzani tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.56
Pier G. Lorieri threads a neat ball through to Massimiliano Vannucchi. Massimiliano Vannucchi finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
72.56
Gianfranco Fabris threads the ball through to Emanuele Pegolo. Emanuele Pegolo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.58
Nicola Paroli flicks a high pass forward. Massimiliano Vannucchi controls it well on his chest. Massimiliano Vannucchi knocks in a cross ball towards Rocco R. Tramezzani. Rocco R. Tramezzani makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.20
Marco Schwoch flicks a high pass forward. Nicola Paroli controls it well on his chest. Nicola Paroli flicks a high pass forward to Massimiliano Vannucchi who brings the ball under control. Massimiliano Vannucchi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Gonzalez but the linesman indicates offside!
81.55
Gianfranco Fabris flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Davies holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicholas Davies controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
83.10
Without breaking stride, Nicola Pineda plays the ball forward to Nicholas Davies. Nicholas Davies whips in a cross ball towards Emanuele Pegolo. Emanuele Pegolo flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Manuele Ginestra. Excellent save.
90.00
Pier G. Lorieri darts forward. Pier G. Lorieri shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Piacenza
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
13
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
30.3%
46.1%
23.6%

Scorers
Nicholas Davies 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicholas Davies of Udinese

Match Ratings