Match Report


RavennaRavenna     Chievo VeronaChievo Verona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Paul LindemannP. Lindemann64
G
1captain
G
71Riccardo GamberiniR. Gamberini
Nicola Carlo BelottiN. Belotti60
D
2
D
79Pasquale RussoP. Russo
Frederico VergesF. Verges60
D
3
D
74Yuri BonomiY. Bonomi
Sol MyersS. Myers58
D
4
D
70Renzo TisciR. Tisci
David MazzeoD. Mazzeo70
M
5
M
65Adrian Di NataleA. Di Natale
Alessio CavalliA. Cavalli56
M
6
M
64Vito DelpianoV. Delpiano
Bruno VillaB. Villa53
M
7
M
61JŸrgen Van NistelrooyJ. Van Nistelrooy
Davide MazziD. Mazzi52
M
8
M
60P. Gilberto IulianoP. Iuliano
Jose E. De PoliJ. De Poli71
A
9
A
64Ross MurrayR. Murray
Gianluigi BarbanG. Barban68
A
10
A
61Nunzio RipaN. Ripa
Reynald TanguyR. Tanguy64
A
captain11
A
55Sebastien ChalierS. Chalier
 
Vinicio E. TamburiniV. Tamburini60
A
12
D
61Mirco CasaleM. Casale
Cataldo MurgitaC. Murgita57
D
13
G
61Harry PriestleyH. Priestley
Jonathan Di SoleJ. Di Sole55
G
14
M
60Emiliano De LiguoriE. De Liguori

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stadio Bruno Benelli where Ravenna play host to Chievo Verona. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ravenna and Chievo Verona are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Giorgio Polonia.


0.00
Ravenna start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.39
Nicola Carlo Belotti knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Villa. Bruno Villa surges forward with the ball. Bruno Villa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
6.19
Davide Mazzi makes a probing pass to Reynald Tanguy. Reynald Tanguy shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
10.51
Vito Delpiano hacks Bruno Villa from behind! The referee calls over Vito Delpiano and warns him to calm down! Bruno Villa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.40
Pasquale Russo flicks a high pass forward to JŸrgen Van Nistelrooy who brings the ball under control. With some swift thinking, JŸrgen Van Nistelrooy plays the ball forward to Ross Murray. Ross Murray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nunzio Ripa but he's offside!
22.45
Alessio Cavalli threads the ball through to Gianluigi Barban. Gianluigi Barban kicks a strong pass forward to Reynald Tanguy but the referee indicates it's offside!
24.47
Bruno Villa clumsily knocks into JŸrgen Van Nistelrooy. Bruno Villa is warned by the referee! JŸrgen Van Nistelrooy gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
26.41
Davide Mazzi clumsily knocks into Adrian Di Natale. Davide Mazzi is given a warning by the referee! Adrian Di Natale hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.50
Adrian Di Natale flicks a high pass forward. Nunzio Ripa controls it well on his chest. Nunzio Ripa passes the ball forward but Ross Murray is offside!
28.44
Nicola Carlo Belotti threads a neat ball through to David Mazzeo. David Mazzeo makes a probing pass to Jose E. De Poli. Jose E. De Poli whips in a cross ball towards Reynald Tanguy. Reynald Tanguy is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.34
Vito Delpiano knocks the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Ripa. Nunzio Ripa hits a low pass to Sebastien Chalier. Some silky footwork from Sebastien Chalier provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.57
Frederico Verges knocks the ball forward to Alessio Cavalli. Alessio Cavalli hits a low pass to Reynald Tanguy. Reynald Tanguy tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
40.46
Frederico Verges comes in with a late challenge on JŸrgen Van Nistelrooy. Frederico Verges is warned by the referee! JŸrgen Van Nistelrooy runs off the knock.
45.00
Vito Delpiano threads a neat ball through to Nunzio Ripa. Nunzio Ripa threads a neat, attacking ball through to Ross Murray. Ross Murray makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Chievo Verona kick off the second half!
47.33
Nicola Carlo Belotti hits a low pass to Bruno Villa. Bruno Villa knocks the ball to his team mate, Reynald Tanguy. Reynald Tanguy skips past Pasquale Russo! Reynald Tanguy takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
48.42
Davide Mazzi knocks the ball forward to Reynald Tanguy. Reynald Tanguy tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.11
Bruno Villa makes a simple pass to Reynald Tanguy. Reynald Tanguy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Riccardo Gamberini who gathers it comfortably.
60.32
Chievo Verona have made a substitution with Emiliano De Liguori replacing Sebastien Chalier .
61.37
Vito Delpiano hits a low pass to Ross Murray. Ross Murray knocks in a cross ball towards Nunzio Ripa. Nunzio Ripa knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
66.33
Nicola Carlo Belotti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Mazzeo. David Mazzeo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianluigi Barban. Gianluigi Barban edges inside the box! Gianluigi Barban shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.51
Nicola Carlo Belotti takes a quick throw-in, which Sol Myers takes on the chest. Sol Myers flicks a high pass forward. David Mazzeo controls it well on his chest. David Mazzeo makes a beautiful solo run. David Mazzeo finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
77.11
Ravenna appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Chievo Verona have made 2 substitutions with Mirco Casale replacing Nunzio Ripa and Harry Priestley replacing Ross Murray .
83.37
Davide Mazzi barges into JŸrgen Van Nistelrooy. The referee calls over Davide Mazzi and shows him a yellow card! JŸrgen Van Nistelrooy is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
84.10
Davide Mazzi makes a simple pass to Gianluigi Barban. Gianluigi Barban controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
85.38
Bruno Villa kicks a strong pass forward to Gianluigi Barban. Gianluigi Barban lofts in a cross ball towards Reynald Tanguy. Reynald Tanguy jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ravenna

Chievo Verona
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
24.1%
44.8%
31%

Scorers
Gianluigi Barban 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianluigi Barban of Ravenna

Match Ratings