Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     PescaraPescara
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Computer Player Computer Player
Zbigniew WilimowskiZ. Wilimowski82
G
captain1
G
64Jose PerezJ. Perez
Gérard Jacques GossoG. Jacques Gosso79
D
2captain
D
70Diego PecorariD. Pecorari
Diego CavalloD. Cavallo76
D
3
D
64Edoardo EspositoE. Esposito
Ismael AyazI. Ayaz78
D
4
D
63Gaspar LoureiroG. Loureiro
Mattia GraffiediM. Graffiedi81
M
5
D
62Matthias AugsteinM. Augstein
Yevhen TerekhinY. Terekhin79
M
6
M
73Andy MccallA. Mccall
Walter PasqualinW. Pasqualin78
M
7
M
72Fabian N. RuscittiF. Ruscitti
Giovanni M. RomualdiG. Romualdi78
M
8
M
52Fredrik GreavesF. Greaves
Gialuca De GasperiG. De Gasperi76
A
9
A
74Matteo MorfeoM. Morfeo
Colin McStayC. McStay80
A
10
A
72Raul BaronchelliR. Baronchelli
Pierpaolo RastelliP. Rastelli82
A
11
A
65Giovanni GraffiediG. Graffiedi
 
Dan JensenD. Jensen74
D
12
A
62Giacomo ServideiG. Servidei
John MccallJ. Mccall75
M
13
G
59Cristiano CozziC. Cozzi
Tiziano Di VaioT. Di Vaio69
A
14
D
58Franco BrancaF. Branca

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Pescara. A crowd of 16,215 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Verona Hellas are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Pescara appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Sotgia.


0.00
Verona Hellas kick off and get the match underway!
2.22
Giovanni M. Romualdi makes an attacking run forward. Giovanni M. Romualdi shoots from outside the area. Giovanni M. Romualdi scores for Verona Hellas!!
14.48
Gaspar Loureiro catches Pierpaolo Rastelli on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pierpaolo Rastelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.02
Yevhen Terekhin passes the ball forward to Colin McStay. Colin McStay shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
33.11
Yevhen Terekhin barges into Fredrik Greaves. Yevhen Terekhin is given a warning by the referee! Fredrik Greaves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.25
Gaspar Loureiro catches Colin McStay on the ankles. The referee warns Gaspar Loureiro to calm down! Colin McStay runs off the knock.
42.48
Gaspar Loureiro flicks a high ball forward to Fredrik Greaves who takes it down. Fredrik Greaves knocks the ball forward to Raul Baronchelli. Raul Baronchelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.29
Diego Cavallo plays the ball forward to Walter Pasqualin. Walter Pasqualin chips the ball to his team mate, Gialuca De Gasperi. Gialuca De Gasperi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Fabian N. Ruscitti kicks a strong pass forward to Matteo Morfeo. Matteo Morfeo shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Verona Hellas appear unchanged since the first half. Pescara also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Pescara start the second half!
51.10
Andy Mccall sees Matteo Morfeo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matteo Morfeo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gérard Jacques Gosso.
53.07
Diego Cavallo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yevhen Terekhin. Yevhen Terekhin makes a probing pass to Gialuca De Gasperi. Gialuca De Gasperi tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Jose Perez.
55.57
Diego Pecorari decides to run forward with the ball. Diego Pecorari threads the ball through to Giovanni Graffiedi. Giovanni Graffiedi lofts in a cross ball towards Matteo Morfeo. Matteo Morfeo rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.23
Ismael Ayaz pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ismael Ayaz hits a low pass to Pierpaolo Rastelli. Pierpaolo Rastelli skips past Edoardo Esposito! Pierpaolo Rastelli shoots from just inside the box. The ball strikes Edoardo Esposito's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
59.51
Diego Cavallo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Pasqualin. Walter Pasqualin makes a probing pass to Gialuca De Gasperi. Gialuca De Gasperi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Perez who gathers it comfortably.
60.38
Pescara have made a substitution with Cristiano Cozzi replacing Fabian N. Ruscitti .
66.47
Edoardo Esposito sees space and advances. Edoardo Esposito flicks a high ball forward to Giovanni Graffiedi who takes it down. Giovanni Graffiedi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.29
Without breaking stride, Matthias Augstein plays the ball forward to Cristiano Cozzi. Cristiano Cozzi flicks a high pass forward. Raul Baronchelli controls it well on his chest. Raul Baronchelli knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Matteo Morfeo is offside!
69.22
Fredrik Greaves makes an attacking run forward. Fredrik Greaves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.56
Edoardo Esposito flicks a high ball forward to Andy Mccall who takes it down. Andy Mccall passes the ball forward to Raul Baronchelli. Raul Baronchelli shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Zbigniew Wilimowski manages to gather it comfortably.
72.31
Fredrik Greaves runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fredrik Greaves tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Zbigniew Wilimowski!
73.31
Yevhen Terekhin flicks a high pass forward. Pierpaolo Rastelli collects the pass. Pierpaolo Rastelli chips the ball to his team mate, Colin McStay. Colin McStay rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.47
Edoardo Esposito catches Gialuca De Gasperi on the ankles. The referee warns Edoardo Esposito to calm down! Gialuca De Gasperi runs off the knock.
81.20
Walter Pasqualin flicks a high pass forward to Pierpaolo Rastelli who brings the ball under control. Pierpaolo Rastelli plays a one-two with Colin McStay and advances towards the goal... Pierpaolo Rastelli shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Jose Perez. Excellent save.
90.00
Walter Pasqualin makes a probing pass to Pierpaolo Rastelli. Pierpaolo Rastelli cuts inside the box! Pierpaolo Rastelli tries a spectacular strike. Jose Perez gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

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

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
23%
42.5%
34.5%

Scorers
Giovanni M. Romualdi 2
Colin McStay 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giovanni M. Romualdi of Verona Hellas

Match Ratings