Match Report


NapoliNapoli     RomaRoma
Alex RietveldAlex Rietveld Dave Wright Dave Wright
Hugo FernandesH. Fernandes74
G
captain1
G
80Tadashi NakataT. Nakata
Ighli CentoI. Cento66
D
2
D
79Alfonso AlbonettiA. Albonetti
Joaquín DejesusJ. Dejesus72
D
3
D
73Alioune CastroA. Castro
Torsten PoschnerT. Poschner70
D
4
D
73Garry NaysmithG. Naysmith
Rodolfo De PoliR. De Poli76
D
5
D
73Tomek LatoT. Lato
John HopkinJ. Hopkin80
M
6
M
81Abdelmalek CobosA. Cobos
Pietro PassoniP. Passoni79
M
7captain
M
83Liam JosephL. Joseph
Melchior EversM. Evers73
M
8
A
79Nicolás HernándezN. Hernández
Andre MercuriA. Mercuri76
M
9
M
77Davy DouglasD. Douglas
Wilco ClaesW. Claes86
A
10
A
79Alessandro PaneA. Pane
Nelson VivasN. Vivas81
A
11
A
72Gabriele LupatelliG. Lupatelli
 
Gianni La MarcaG. La Marca68
A
12
M
74Don MortonD. Morton
Pieter Van Den BromP. Van Den Brom84
M
13
M
78Martino LucentiM. Lucenti
Yassine El-KarkouriY. El-Karkouri80
A
14
A
77Eduardo PintoE. Pinto

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli play host to Roma. A crowd of 18,848 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Napoli are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Cristian Scoponi.


0.00
Roma kick off and get the first half underway!
4.54
Abdelmalek Cobos kicks a strong pass forward to Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
9.24
Garry Naysmith pushes mid-way up the pitch. Garry Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolás Hernández. Nicolás Hernández finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.05
Alioune Castro runs forward with the ball. Showing composure, Alioune Castro laces a through ball forward to Davy Douglas. Davy Douglas threads the ball through to Gabriele Lupatelli but he's offside!
12.14
Gabriele Lupatelli clumsily knocks into Ighli Cento. Gabriele Lupatelli is shown the yellow card! Ighli Cento grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.39
John Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Wilco Claes controls it well on his chest. Wilco Claes whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
18.43
John Hopkin comes in with a late challenge on Abdelmalek Cobos. John Hopkin is shown the yellow card! Abdelmalek Cobos stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.55
Abdelmalek Cobos knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriele Lupatelli. With a superhuman jump, Gabriele Lupatelli connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Hugo Fernandes easily punches it away to safety.
24.23
Liam Joseph makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Davy Douglas. Davy Douglas lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriele Lupatelli. Gabriele Lupatelli rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.34
Andre Mercuri hits a low pass to Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tadashi Nakata who gathers it comfortably.
28.33
Alfonso Albonetti clumsily knocks into Wilco Claes. The referee calls over Alfonso Albonetti and shows him a yellow card! Wilco Claes stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.41
Torsten Poschner advances with the ball. Torsten Poschner darts forward. Torsten Poschner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Naysmith.
42.17
Rodolfo De Poli hacks Nicolás Hernández from behind! Rodolfo De Poli is warned by the referee! Nicolás Hernández hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.34
Liam Joseph hacks Pietro Passoni from behind! The referee brings Liam Joseph to one side and gives him a warning! Pietro Passoni carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Napoli appear unchanged since the first half. Roma have changed their lineup with Eduardo Pinto replacing Davy Douglas and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Roma players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Napoli kicking off!
49.14
Liam Joseph hacks Melchior Evers from behind! Liam Joseph is shown the yellow card! Melchior Evers runs off the knock.
53.49
Torsten Poschner flicks a high pass forward. Pietro Passoni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pietro Passoni knocks the ball to his team mate, Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.23
Garry Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Abdelmalek Cobos collects the pass. Abdelmalek Cobos kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolás Hernández. Nicolás Hernández tries a spectacular long range effort. Hugo Fernandes gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
55.05
Liam Joseph knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
57.04
Liam Joseph knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Lupatelli. Gabriele Lupatelli shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
60.32
Napoli have made 2 substitutions with Pieter Van Den Brom replacing Andre Mercuri and Yassine El-Karkouri replacing Nelson Vivas .Roma have made a substitution with Martino Lucenti replacing Liam Joseph .
61.33
Garry Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martino Lucenti. Martino Lucenti knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.40
Tomek Lato deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martino Lucenti. Martino Lucenti threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolás Hernández. Nicolás Hernández is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Nicolás Hernández scores for Roma!!
71.45
Alfonso Albonetti threads a neat ball through to Martino Lucenti. Martino Lucenti chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Lupatelli. Gabriele Lupatelli shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
73.55
Melchior Evers takes it forward alone. Melchior Evers plays a scrappy one-two with Yassine El-Karkouri and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Melchior Evers provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
77.22
With a delightful solo run, Melchior Evers stretches the opposition's defence. Melchior Evers plays a quick one-two with Wilco Claes and rushes in on goal... Melchior Evers shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Tomek Lato's outstretched leg.
78.38
Alioune Castro makes a probing pass to Abdelmalek Cobos. Abdelmalek Cobos threads the ball through to Gabriele Lupatelli. Gabriele Lupatelli lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto makes a convincing header. Hugo Fernandes manages to gather it.
79.49
Abdelmalek Cobos passes the ball forward to Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto directs the ball goalwards with his head. Hugo Fernandes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.10
With vision, Martino Lucenti plays the ball forward to Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessandro Pane but he's offside!
89.52
Abdelmalek Cobos knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto whips in a cross ball towards Nicolás Hernández. Nicolás Hernández shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
90.00
Garry Naysmith kicks a strong pass forward to Abdelmalek Cobos. Abdelmalek Cobos sees Alessandro Pane in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alessandro Pane finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Napoli

Roma
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
33.8%
46.2%
20%

Scorers
Nelson Vivas 14
Nicolás Hernández 63
Eduardo Pinto 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Pinto of Roma

Match Ratings