Match Report


FC Bari 1908FC Bari 1908     NapoliNapoli
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Alex Rietveld Alex Rietveld
Arnar GudfinnssonA. Gudfinnsson79
G
1captain
G
74Hugo FernandesH. Fernandes
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet81
D
2
D
66Ighli CentoI. Cento
Stuart BurleyS. Burley76
D
3
D
71Torsten PoschnerT. Poschner
Alessio De SoleA. De Sole73
D
4
D
68Diego Van BastenD. Van Basten
Paul De GrootP. De Groot79
D
5
D
76Rodolfo De PoliR. De Poli
Armin KöllerA. Köller79
M
captain6
M
81John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Pietro IacopinoP. Iacopino78
M
7
M
73Melchior EversM. Evers
William BaggioW. Baggio67
A
8
M
76Andre MercuriA. Mercuri
Godwin EnyinnayaG. Enyinnaya80
A
9
A
74Hachiro WatanabeH. Watanabe
Pierre G. GrittiP. Gritti72
A
10
A
86Wilco ClaesW. Claes
Matteo NocerinoM. Nocerino76
A
11
A
76Francesco Pires VieraF. Pires Viera
 
Mario RukavinaM. Rukavina78
D
12
D
72Joaquín DejesusJ. Dejesus
Andre BentoA. Bento81
M
13
M
38Oberdan AgostiniO. Agostini
Gaetano MartinoG. Martino78
A
14
A
72Tomasz SwierczewskiT. Swierczewski

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio San Nicola where FC Bari 1908 play host to Napoli. A crowd of 20,381 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Bari 1908 are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Gonzalez.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Bari 1908 get the match underway!
4.45
Torsten Poschner flicks a high ball forward to Melchior Evers who takes it down. Melchior Evers knocks the ball forward to Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Hachiro Watanabe is offside!
6.57
Armin Köller knocks the ball forward to Matteo Nocerino. Matteo Nocerino shoots from 20 yards. Hugo Fernandes easily gets down and covers it.
9.31
Diego Van Basten makes a probing pass to John Hopkin. John Hopkin chips the ball to his team mate, Hachiro Watanabe. Hachiro Watanabe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Burley.
12.02
Paul De Groot punts the ball hopefully upfield. Pierre G. Gritti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodolfo De Poli.
14.20
Armin Köller flicks a high pass forward to Pierre G. Gritti who brings the ball under control. Pierre G. Gritti knocks in a cross ball towards Godwin Enyinnaya. Godwin Enyinnaya gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Hugo Fernandes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.13
Rodolfo De Poli flicks the ball to his team mate, Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri flicks a high pass forward to Francesco Pires Viera who brings the ball under control. Francesco Pires Viera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Arnar Gudfinnsson manages to gather it.
27.34
John Hopkin hits a low pass to Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes knocks in a cross ball towards Hachiro Watanabe. Hachiro Watanabe jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.12
Pietro Iacopino plays the ball forward to William Baggio. William Baggio kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre G. Gritti but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.30
Pietro Iacopino hits a low pass to Matteo Nocerino. Matteo Nocerino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.38
Diego Van Basten flicks a high pass forward. John Hopkin controls it well on his chest. John Hopkin passes the ball forward to Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera kicks a strong pass forward to Hachiro Watanabe but the referee indicates it's offside!
36.46
Pietro Iacopino takes it forward alone. Pietro Iacopino whips in a cross ball towards William Baggio. William Baggio whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Hugo Fernandes manages to keep it out.
40.57
Pietro Iacopino flicks a high pass forward. Pierre G. Gritti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pierre G. Gritti advances inside the box! Pierre G. Gritti muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Hugo Fernandes keeps it out!
42.35
Rodolfo De Poli hacks Godwin Enyinnaya from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Godwin Enyinnaya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Bari 1908 appear unchanged since the first half. Napoli also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Napoli kick off!
48.54
Rodolfo De Poli breaks forward. Rodolfo De Poli sees a break and surges forward. Rodolfo De Poli whips in a cross ball towards Hachiro Watanabe. Hachiro Watanabe makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
55.07
Alpay Izzet passes the ball forward to Armin Köller. Armin Köller chips the ball to his team mate, William Baggio. William Baggio knocks in a cross ball towards Matteo Nocerino. Matteo Nocerino heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
60.54
Napoli have made 2 substitutions with Joaquín Dejesus replacing Rodolfo De Poli and Tomasz Swierczewski replacing Hachiro Watanabe .
63.03
Andre Mercuri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.11
Armin Köller makes an attacking run forward. Armin Köller lofts in a cross ball towards Pierre G. Gritti. Pierre G. Gritti connects with a diving header but it is deflected wide by Diego Van Basten.
71.55
Pietro Iacopino kicks a strong pass forward to William Baggio. William Baggio lofts in a cross ball towards Pierre G. Gritti. Pierre G. Gritti connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.55
Pietro Iacopino knocks the ball to his team mate, William Baggio. William Baggio tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.15
Diego Van Basten deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Melchior Evers. Melchior Evers makes a probing pass to Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.05
Joaquín Dejesus flicks a high pass forward. John Hopkin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Hopkin runs deep into the other half of the pitch. John Hopkin plays a quick one-two with Francesco Pires Viera and rushes in on goal... John Hopkin side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Arnar Gudfinnsson is on top of it.
90.00
Pietro Iacopino hits a low pass to Matteo Nocerino. Matteo Nocerino passes the ball forward to Pierre G. Gritti. Some silky footwork from Pierre G. Gritti provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Bari 1908

Napoli
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
25.7%
41.9%
32.4%

Scorers
Godwin Enyinnaya 14
Hachiro Watanabe 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pietro Iacopino of FC Bari 1908

Match Ratings