Match Report


BolognaBologna     AC MonzaAC Monza
Computer Player Computer Player Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Sandro PiovanelliS. Piovanelli62
G
1
G
75Marcel MeyerM. Meyer
Manuel FabbriM. Fabbri79
D
2
D
83Georg KranklG. Krankl
Valerio FresiV. Fresi79
D
3
D
76Sergio FranceschettiS. Franceschetti
Vinicio E. CarusoV. Caruso75
D
4
D
78Bruno AgliardiB. Agliardi
Oliver BrücknerO. Brückner72
D
5
D
75Simone ZinnariS. Zinnari
Dietmar BehrensD. Behrens67
M
6
M
79Gaetano SartorG. Sartor
Enzo BuffonE. Buffon62
M
7captain
M
87Franco EspositoF. Esposito
Copain BoschkerC. Boschker61
M
8
M
78Maurice KleinM. Klein
Lorenzo SivigliaL. Siviglia73
A
9
A
76Jonathan MorieroJ. Moriero
Gianfranco HubnerG. Hubner70
A
captain10
A
81Martin Da RoldM. Da Rold
Nunzio BrambillaN. Brambilla67
A
11
A
78Martino RadiceM. Radice
 
Cesar CastroC. Castro65
A
12
D
74Gianmatteo CrucianiG. Cruciani
Samuele BocchettiS. Bocchetti62
A
13
M
79Ezio AstaE. Asta
Mirco ApolloniM. Apolloni61
G
14
A
75Jimmy PasqualinJ. Pasqualin

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Renato Dall Ara where Bologna play host to AC Monza. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bologna and AC Monza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gianmarco Cristallini.


0.00
Bologna kick off the first half!
2.07
Manuel Fabbri flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Behrens controls it well on his chest. Dietmar Behrens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianfranco Hubner. Gianfranco Hubner makes a probing pass to Lorenzo Siviglia but he's offside!
6.22
Maurice Klein kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Da Rold. Martin Da Rold controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.02
Vinicio E. Caruso brings the ball forward. Vinicio E. Caruso flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Hubner. Gianfranco Hubner shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.34
Sergio Franceschetti makes a simple pass to Franco Esposito. Franco Esposito threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.15
Enzo Buffon sees Nunzio Brambilla in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nunzio Brambilla knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Agliardi.
21.59
Bruno Agliardi flicks a high ball forward to Franco Esposito who takes it down. Franco Esposito darts forward. Franco Esposito shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.02
Simone Zinnari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maurice Klein. Maurice Klein sees a break and surges forward. Maurice Klein lofts in a cross ball towards Martino Radice. Martino Radice connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
26.35
Valerio Fresi knocks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Buffon. Enzo Buffon knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Hubner. Gianfranco Hubner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.16
Copain Boschker flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Hubner controls it well on his chest. Gianfranco Hubner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.40
Franco Esposito threads the ball through to Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.24
Franco Esposito chips the ball to his team mate, Martino Radice. Martino Radice advances inside the box! Martino Radice shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Sandro Piovanelli is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and AC Monza get the second half underway!
49.35
Gaetano Sartor flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.05
Gaetano Sartor advances with the ball. Gaetano Sartor plays a scrappy one-two with Martin Da Rold and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gaetano Sartor strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but Sandro Piovanelli manages to gather it effortlessly.
54.45
Lorenzo Siviglia catches Bruno Agliardi on the ankles. The referee warns Lorenzo Siviglia to calm down! Bruno Agliardi runs off the knock.
55.11
Dietmar Behrens sees Gianfranco Hubner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianfranco Hubner plays a one-two with Lorenzo Siviglia and advances towards the goal... Gianfranco Hubner takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.57
Franco Esposito passes the ball forward to Martin Da Rold. Martin Da Rold finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
60.29
AC Monza have made a substitution with Ezio Asta replacing Gaetano Sartor .
65.14
Maurice Klein flicks a high ball forward to Martino Radice who takes it down. Martino Radice shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
67.39
Manuel Fabbri flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Behrens holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dietmar Behrens flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Hubner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianfranco Hubner plays a one-two with Lorenzo Siviglia and rushes in on goal... Gianfranco Hubner shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
69.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
71.11
Franco Esposito hits a low pass to Martino Radice. Martino Radice cuts inside the box! Martino Radice makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.02
Simone Zinnari knocks the ball forward to Franco Esposito. Franco Esposito changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Franco Esposito shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.54
Valerio Fresi knocks the ball forward to Copain Boschker. Copain Boschker flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Hubner. Gianfranco Hubner finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
85.21
Franco Esposito flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Moriero collects the pass. Jonathan Moriero shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.18
Valerio Fresi hits a low pass to Dietmar Behrens. Dietmar Behrens passes the ball forward to Gianfranco Hubner. Gianfranco Hubner rushes past Simone Zinnari! Gianfranco Hubner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bologna

AC Monza
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
7
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
32.9%
43.9%
23.2%

Scorers
Franco Esposito 22, 75
Martino Radice 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Franco Esposito of AC Monza

Match Ratings