Match Report


SalernitanaSalernitana     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Saul CastellazziS. Castellazzi66
G
captain1
G
65Silvio SoaresS. Soares
Fabian N. Dalla BonaF. Dalla Bona65
D
2
D
73Demetrio TerrevoliD. Terrevoli
Alessandro AbbiatiA. Abbiati62
D
3
D
66Vito ComottoV. Comotto
Gianpaolo ParenteG. Parente62
D
4
D
65Florian SeelerF. Seeler
Guglielmo MissoG. Misso60
D
5
D
64Julian KöpkeJ. Köpke
Titus BrambleT. Bramble57
D
6
M
72Walter VivianiW. Viviani
Stuart BremnerS. Bremner61
M
7
M
69Carmine SassanelliC. Sassanelli
Carl WalshC. Walsh59
M
8
A
76Donato TuratoD. Turato
Franco BallottaF. Ballotta70
A
9captain
A
69Alfredo VidalA. Vidal
Jason CoppingerJ. Coppinger52
A
10
A
67Francisco CamineroF. Caminero
Ivone OshadoganI. Oshadogan49
A
11
A
67Alex MorrisonA. Morrison
 
Francis CutlerF. Cutler57
M
12
M
64Kewullay ZanchettaK. Zanchetta
Claudio ImbrianiC. Imbriani56
D
13
M
62Guido ZanuttaG. Zanutta
Martino PinatoM. Pinato55
D
14
G
62Marvin TaylorM. Taylor

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio Arechi where Salernitana play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 8,972 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Salernitana are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Pistoiese appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Achille Zenoni.


0.00
Salernitana kick off and get the match underway!
6.40
Titus Bramble passes the ball forward to Carl Walsh. Carl Walsh passes the ball forward to Jason Coppinger. Jason Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvio Soares who gathers it comfortably.
8.50
Fabian N. Dalla Bona plays the ball forward to Carl Walsh. Carl Walsh flicks a high pass forward. Ivone Oshadogan comfortably collects the pass. Ivone Oshadogan whips in a cross ball towards Jason Coppinger. Jason Coppinger gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
14.26
Vito Comotto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carmine Sassanelli. Carmine Sassanelli makes a simple pass to Alex Morrison. Alex Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal heads the ball goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
16.42
Julian Köpke threads the ball through to Carmine Sassanelli. Carmine Sassanelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.26
Stuart Bremner threads a neat ball through to Jason Coppinger. Jason Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance but Silvio Soares is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
22.08
Alessandro Abbiati hits a low pass to Carl Walsh. Carl Walsh flicks a high ball forward to Jason Coppinger who takes it down. Jason Coppinger shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
24.10
Fabian N. Dalla Bona threads a neat ball through to Carl Walsh. Carl Walsh flicks a high pass forward to Ivone Oshadogan who brings the ball under control. Ivone Oshadogan knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Coppinger. Jason Coppinger flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
26.14
Alex Morrison comes in with a late challenge on Titus Bramble. Alex Morrison is given a warning by the referee! Titus Bramble hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.27
Titus Bramble breaks forward. Titus Bramble sees space and advances. Titus Bramble tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.51
Guglielmo Misso threads the ball through to Carl Walsh. Carl Walsh sees Ivone Oshadogan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivone Oshadogan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvio Soares who gathers it comfortably.
32.47
Carmine Sassanelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.53
Julian Köpke breaks forward. Julian Köpke flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Caminero. Francisco Caminero whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal connects with a diving header. Saul Castellazzi is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.11
Stuart Bremner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franco Ballotta. Franco Ballotta shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.10
Alessandro Abbiati makes a simple pass to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner passes the ball forward to Franco Ballotta. Franco Ballotta puts a great ball through. Ivone Oshadogan runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
42.58
Stuart Bremner knocks the ball forward to Ivone Oshadogan. Ivone Oshadogan shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
44.38
Guglielmo Misso flicks a high ball forward to Carl Walsh who takes it down. Carl Walsh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franco Ballotta. Franco Ballotta sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Salernitana appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Pistoiese kick off and get the second half underway!
49.16
Guglielmo Misso makes a simple pass to Carl Walsh. Carl Walsh flicks a high ball forward to Ivone Oshadogan who takes it down. Ivone Oshadogan shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
51.54
Walter Viviani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Morrison. Alex Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alessandro Abbiati.
53.47
Carl Walsh flicks a high pass forward. Jason Coppinger collects the pass. Jason Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Ivone Oshadogan. Ivone Oshadogan beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.57
Vito Comotto flicks the ball to his team mate, Carmine Sassanelli. Carmine Sassanelli decides to run forward with the ball. Carmine Sassanelli shoots from distance. Solid save from Saul Castellazzi.
59.37
Carl Walsh kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Coppinger. Jason Coppinger plays the ball forward to Franco Ballotta who has made a great run into the box. Franco Ballotta cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.37
Salernitana have made a substitution with Martino Pinato replacing Jason Coppinger .
69.14
Carl Walsh passes the ball forward to Martino Pinato. Martino Pinato shoots from long range but is denied by Silvio Soares. Excellent save.
71.37
Carmine Sassanelli flicks a high pass forward. Donato Turato collects the pass. Donato Turato lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Morrison. Alex Morrison makes a deft header. Saul Castellazzi comfortably picks it out of the air!
72.45
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
78.58
Walter Viviani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Morrison. Alex Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.07
With great vision, Walter Viviani plays the ball forward to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guglielmo Misso.
84.11
Carl Walsh threads the ball through to Martino Pinato. Martino Pinato controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Salernitana

Pistoiese
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.8%
32.2%
Play Area
29.9%
41.4%
28.7%

Scorers
Franco Ballotta 59
Alfredo Vidal 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Walsh of Salernitana

Match Ratings