Match Report


JuventusJuventus     AC MonzaAC Monza
Rik MontRik Mont Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Andriy ZgurovskyA. Zgurovsky82
G
1
G
75Marcel MeyerM. Meyer
Walter BianconeW. Biancone68
D
2
D
83Georg KranklG. Krankl
Filippo PieriF. Pieri73
D
captain3
D
76Sergio FranceschettiS. Franceschetti
Ciro AmbrosettiC. Ambrosetti74
D
4
D
78Bruno AgliardiB. Agliardi
Franceco BallarinF. Ballarin69
D
5
D
75Simone ZinnariS. Zinnari
Jos JongsmaJ. Jongsma71
M
6
M
79Gaetano SartorG. Sartor
Del SummerbeeD. Summerbee75
M
7captain
M
88Franco EspositoF. Esposito
Ezequiel GalindoE. Galindo75
A
8
M
78Maurice KleinM. Klein
Magnus ElmanderM. Elmander76
A
9
A
75Jimmy PasqualinJ. Pasqualin
Gennaro RinaldiG. Rinaldi69
A
10
A
76Jonathan MorieroJ. Moriero
Marco ZironelliM. Zironelli73
A
11
A
78Martino RadiceM. Radice
 
Felipe RamosF. Ramos71
D
12
D
74Gianmatteo CrucianiG. Cruciani
Lorenzo ZorziL. Zorzi73
M
13
M
79Ezio AstaE. Asta
Cesare FiniC. Fini75
A
14
A
81Martin Da RoldM. Da Rold

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 20,590 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Juventus are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AC Monza appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gianluca Negro.


0.00
AC Monza kick off and get the match underway!
3.18
Franco Esposito flicks a high ball forward to Martino Radice who takes it down. Martino Radice threads the ball through into the box. Jonathan Moriero comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Andriy Zgurovsky effortlessly smothers it!
6.45
Del Summerbee darts forward. Del Summerbee knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcel Meyer who gathers it comfortably.
9.43
Filippo Pieri knocks the ball forward to Jos Jongsma. Jos Jongsma flicks the ball to his team mate, Marco Zironelli. Marco Zironelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.35
Franceco Ballarin flicks a high ball forward to Del Summerbee who takes it down. Del Summerbee hits a low pass to Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo finds some space and shoots from distance. Marcel Meyer gets down and covers it.
12.07
Walter Biancone runs forward with the ball. Walter Biancone passes the ball forward to Ezequiel Galindo. Ezequiel Galindo lofts in a cross ball towards Magnus Elmander. With a superhuman jump, Magnus Elmander connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Marcel Meyer.
18.40
Filippo Pieri knocks the ball forward to Jos Jongsma. Jos Jongsma flicks a high pass forward to Gennaro Rinaldi who brings the ball under control. Gennaro Rinaldi advances inside the box! Gennaro Rinaldi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Sergio Franceschetti is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
21.02
Gaetano Sartor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.16
Sergio Franceschetti flicks a high pass forward. Gaetano Sartor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gaetano Sartor chips the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Pasqualin. Jimmy Pasqualin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.50
Franco Esposito kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
27.30
Bruno Agliardi clumsily knocks into Magnus Elmander. The referee brings Bruno Agliardi to one side and gives him a warning! Magnus Elmander stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.25
Bruno Agliardi kicks a strong pass forward to Gaetano Sartor. Gaetano Sartor advances with the ball. Gaetano Sartor lofts in a cross ball towards Martino Radice. Martino Radice makes a looping header on goal. Filippo Pieri sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
34.19
Franco Esposito makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jimmy Pasqualin. Jimmy Pasqualin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.03
Del Summerbee threads a neat ball through to Gennaro Rinaldi. Gennaro Rinaldi lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Zironelli. Marco Zironelli jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Marcel Meyer punches it away to safety.
42.33
Jos Jongsma catches Gaetano Sartor on the ankles. Jos Jongsma is shown the yellow card! Gaetano Sartor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.05
Gaetano Sartor kicks a strong pass forward to Jimmy Pasqualin. Jimmy Pasqualin shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Andriy Zgurovsky!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Juventus appear unchanged since the first half. AC Monza also appear unchanged since the first half. The AC Monza players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Juventus kick off and get the second half underway!
49.27
Franco Esposito passes the ball forward to Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero shoots from long range. Andriy Zgurovsky gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
55.46
Simone Zinnari knocks the ball forward to Maurice Klein. Maurice Klein flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Pasqualin collects the pass. Jimmy Pasqualin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andriy Zgurovsky who gathers it comfortably.
59.21
Franco Esposito makes a probing pass to Jimmy Pasqualin. Jimmy Pasqualin tries a spectacular long range effort. Andriy Zgurovsky gets down and covers it.
60.10
AC Monza have made a substitution with Martin Da Rold replacing Martino Radice .
61.10
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
66.49
Franco Esposito deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Pasqualin. Jimmy Pasqualin whips in a cross ball towards Martin Da Rold. Martin Da Rold makes a deft header. The shot is on target but blocked by Walter Biancone. That should have been a goal!
67.13
Gaetano Sartor threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Andriy Zgurovsky!
71.11
Filippo Pieri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Summerbee. Del Summerbee threads the ball through to Gennaro Rinaldi. Gennaro Rinaldi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.33
Franco Esposito makes an attacking run forward. Franco Esposito sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Andriy Zgurovsky gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
73.19
Georg Krankl threads a neat ball through to Franco Esposito. Franco Esposito makes a probing pass to Martin Da Rold. Martin Da Rold shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
75.51
Gaetano Sartor threads the ball through to Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
78.23
Jos Jongsma threads the ball through to Gennaro Rinaldi. Gennaro Rinaldi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Georg Krankl.
83.00
Gaetano Sartor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Moriero. Jonathan Moriero plays a quick one-two with Jimmy Pasqualin and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Moriero looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Andriy Zgurovsky smothers it!
84.56
Del Summerbee threads the ball through to Magnus Elmander. Magnus Elmander knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.47
Gennaro Rinaldi catches Sergio Franceschetti on the ankles. The referee calls over Gennaro Rinaldi and warns him to calm down! Sergio Franceschetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

AC Monza
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
36.2%
43.8%
20%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andriy Zgurovsky of Juventus

Match Ratings