Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     SalernitanaSalernitana
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Hamada LopezH. Lopez68
G
1captain
G
66Saul CastellazziS. Castellazzi
Bruno PegoloB. Pegolo68
D
2
D
65Fabian N. Dalla BonaF. Dalla Bona
Gianluigi DoniG. Doni66
D
3
D
62Alessandro AbbiatiA. Abbiati
Marcello GianelloM. Gianello63
D
4
D
62Gianpaolo ParenteG. Parente
Marco BagnacaniM. Bagnacani59
D
5
D
60Guglielmo MissoG. Misso
Claudio Di VicinoC. Di Vicino49
D
6
D
57Titus BrambleT. Bramble
Rodolfo SantoniR. Santoni71
M
7
M
61Stuart BremnerS. Bremner
Aaron GrimandiA. Grimandi62
M
captain8
M
59Carl WalshC. Walsh
Marcello ScarponiM. Scarponi72
A
9
A
70Franco BallottaF. Ballotta
Duncan BurleyD. Burley67
A
10
A
55Chris BridgesC. Bridges
Franco De AscentisF. De Ascentis59
A
11
A
52Jason CoppingerJ. Coppinger
 
Eugenio CappelliniE. Cappellini60
M
12
M
57Francis CutlerF. Cutler
Scott JohnstoneS. Johnstone59
G
13
D
56Claudio ImbrianiC. Imbriani
Carmine FontolanC. Fontolan54
M
14
M
55Samuele IannuzziS. Iannuzzi

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Salernitana. A crowd of 8,716 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fiorentina and Salernitana are lined up in a 5-2-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dario Guerra.


0.00
Salernitana start the match!
6.56
Carl Walsh clumsily knocks into Gianluigi Doni. Carl Walsh is given a warning by the referee! Gianluigi Doni runs off the knock.
15.47
Carl Walsh hacks Aaron Grimandi from behind! Carl Walsh is warned by the referee again! Aaron Grimandi runs off the knock.
21.43
Stuart Bremner sees Franco Ballotta in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Franco Ballotta threads a neat, attacking ball through to Chris Bridges. Chris Bridges strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
22.25
Gianluigi Doni flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Santoni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Santoni threads a neat ball through to Franco De Ascentis. Franco De Ascentis finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.07
Titus Bramble hits a low pass to Carl Walsh. Carl Walsh makes a probing pass to Franco Ballotta. Franco Ballotta shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
27.35
Aaron Grimandi chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Saul Castellazzi with no chance!! Goal for Fiorentina!
30.18
Carl Walsh knocks the ball forward to Franco Ballotta. Franco Ballotta passes the ball forward to Jason Coppinger. Some silky footwork from Jason Coppinger provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
32.20
Carl Walsh kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Coppinger. Jason Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Salernitana are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
44.16
Aaron Grimandi flicks a high pass forward. Marcello Scarponi controls it well on his chest. Marcello Scarponi skips past Alessandro Abbiati! Marcello Scarponi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Saul Castellazzi. Excellent save.
45.00
With great vision, Aaron Grimandi plays the ball forward to Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Burley. Alessandro Abbiati barges into Duncan Burley. Penalty not given!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Fiorentina kick off the second half!
51.30
Carl Walsh makes an attacking run forward. Carl Walsh shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
53.49
Without breaking stride, Guglielmo Misso plays the ball forward to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Franco Ballotta holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Franco Ballotta knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Coppinger. Jason Coppinger finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Hamada Lopez. Excellent save.
54.03
Marcello Gianello makes a run forward as Claudio Di Vicino takes the throw-in. Marcello Gianello skillfully chests the ball down. Marcello Gianello chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Santoni. Rodolfo Santoni sees a break and surges forward. Rodolfo Santoni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Bramble.
60.21
Salernitana have made 2 substitutions with Samuele Iannuzzi replacing Chris Bridges and Claudio Imbriani replacing Stuart Bremner .
61.25
Rodolfo Santoni makes a probing pass to Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi passes the ball forward to Duncan Burley. Some silky footwork from Duncan Burley provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.57
Claudio Imbriani sees space and advances. Claudio Imbriani knocks in a cross ball towards Franco Ballotta. Franco Ballotta rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Hamada Lopez gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
75.43
Jason Coppinger catches Bruno Pegolo on the ankles. Jason Coppinger is shown the yellow card! Bruno Pegolo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.39
Aaron Grimandi threads a neat ball through to Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.47
Claudio Di Vicino kicks a strong pass forward to Aaron Grimandi. Aaron Grimandi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fabian N. Dalla Bona.
83.27
With a delightful solo run, Carl Walsh stretches the opposition's defence. Carl Walsh knocks in a cross ball towards Franco Ballotta. Franco Ballotta gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

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

Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
29.4%
47.1%
23.5%

Scorers
Marcello Scarponi 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marcello Scarponi of Fiorentina

Match Ratings