Match Report


NapoliNapoli     PescaraPescara
Alex RietveldAlex Rietveld Computer Player Computer Player
Hugo FernandesH. Fernandes74
G
captain1
G
64Jose PerezJ. Perez
Rodolfo De PoliR. De Poli76
D
2captain
D
70Diego PecorariD. Pecorari
Torsten PoschnerT. Poschner71
D
3
D
64Edoardo EspositoE. Esposito
Diego Van BastenD. Van Basten69
D
4
D
63Gaspar LoureiroG. Loureiro
Aladino FranceschiniA. Franceschini69
D
5
D
62Matthias AugsteinM. Augstein
Pieter Van Den BromP. Van Den Brom84
M
6
M
73Andy MccallA. Mccall
John HopkinJ. Hopkin81
M
7
M
72Fabian N. RuscittiF. Ruscitti
Andre MercuriA. Mercuri76
M
8
M
52Fredrik GreavesF. Greaves
Hachiro WatanabeH. Watanabe74
A
9
A
74Matteo MorfeoM. Morfeo
Wilco ClaesW. Claes86
A
10
A
72Raul BaronchelliR. Baronchelli
Nelson VivasN. Vivas81
A
11
A
65Giovanni GraffiediG. Graffiedi
 
Ighli CentoI. Cento66
D
12
A
62Giacomo ServideiG. Servidei
Melchior EversM. Evers73
M
13
G
59Cristiano CozziC. Cozzi
Tomasz SwierczewskiT. Swierczewski73
A
14
D
58Franco BrancaF. Branca

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli play host to Pescara. A crowd of 19,240 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Napoli and Pescara are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Cristiano Semioli.


0.00
Pescara start the match!
2.37
Fredrik Greaves comes in with a late challenge on Pieter Van Den Brom. Fredrik Greaves is warned by the referee! Pieter Van Den Brom stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.50
Diego Van Basten passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of John Hopkin. John Hopkin hits a low pass to Hachiro Watanabe. Hachiro Watanabe cuts inside the box! Hachiro Watanabe muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
14.11
Torsten Poschner passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hachiro Watanabe. Hachiro Watanabe knocks the ball forward to Nelson Vivas but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
20.45
Diego Van Basten hits a low pass to Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Hachiro Watanabe. Hachiro Watanabe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
21.17
Matthias Augstein passes the ball forward to Fabian N. Ruscitti. Fabian N. Ruscitti hits a low pass to Matteo Morfeo. Matteo Morfeo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.01
With great vision, Torsten Poschner plays the ball forward to John Hopkin. John Hopkin knocks the ball forward to Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes knocks the ball forward to Nelson Vivas but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.22
Diego Van Basten catches Matteo Morfeo on the ankles. The referee calls over Diego Van Basten and warns him to calm down! Matteo Morfeo runs off the knock.
33.06
Edoardo Esposito plays the ball forward to Fabian N. Ruscitti. Fabian N. Ruscitti sees Giovanni Graffiedi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giovanni Graffiedi shoots from long range. Solid save from Hugo Fernandes.
34.17
John Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Hachiro Watanabe collects the pass. Hachiro Watanabe plays a quick one-two with Nelson Vivas and rushes in on goal... Hachiro Watanabe side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Good keeping from Jose Perez as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
35.12
It's a corner kick. Aladino Franceschini loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Matteo Morfeo jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
39.11
Fredrik Greaves makes a probing pass to Matteo Morfeo. Matteo Morfeo rushes past Diego Van Basten! Some good footwork from Matteo Morfeo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Diego Van Basten passes the ball forward to John Hopkin. With some swift thinking, John Hopkin plays the ball forward to Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Napoli get the second half underway!
47.02
Gaspar Loureiro threads the ball through to Andy Mccall. Andy Mccall plays the ball forward to Matteo Morfeo. Matteo Morfeo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
54.54
Fredrik Greaves knocks the ball forward to Giovanni Graffiedi. Giovanni Graffiedi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Poschner.
59.01
Giovanni Graffiedi clumsily knocks into Torsten Poschner. Giovanni Graffiedi is shown the yellow card! Torsten Poschner runs off the knock.
60.32
Napoli have made 3 substitutions with Ighli Cento replacing Aladino Franceschini, Melchior Evers replacing Pieter Van Den Brom and Tomasz Swierczewski replacing Nelson Vivas .Pescara have made a substitution with Cristiano Cozzi replacing Fabian N. Ruscitti .
61.36
Diego Pecorari hacks Wilco Claes from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wilco Claes stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.43
Diego Pecorari threads a neat ball through to Andy Mccall. Andy Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, Raul Baronchelli. Raul Baronchelli tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Pescara are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
72.28
Raul Baronchelli catches Torsten Poschner on the ankles. Raul Baronchelli is shown the yellow card! Torsten Poschner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.37
John Hopkin threads a neat ball through to Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes skips past Gaspar Loureiro! Wilco Claes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Diego Pecorari!
79.39
Andre Mercuri flicks a high ball forward to Hachiro Watanabe who takes it down. Hachiro Watanabe finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Jose Perez. Excellent save.
85.18
Diego Van Basten threads the ball through to Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri kicks a strong pass forward to Hachiro Watanabe. Hachiro Watanabe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
87.26
Raul Baronchelli catches Rodolfo De Poli on the ankles. The referee calls over Raul Baronchelli and warns him to calm down! Rodolfo De Poli grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.04
Gaspar Loureiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Mccall. Without breaking stride, Andy Mccall plays the ball forward to Raul Baronchelli. Raul Baronchelli makes a simple pass, allowing Giovanni Graffiedi to run into the box. Giovanni Graffiedi shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Hugo Fernandes.
90.00
Andy Mccall takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Melchior Evers chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Napoli

Pescara
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
29.6%
39.5%
30.9%

Scorers
Hachiro Watanabe 6
Matteo Morfeo 39, 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matteo Morfeo of Pescara

Match Ratings