Match Report


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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at San Siro where Inter Milan play host to Crotone. A crowd of 7,707 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inter Milan are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crotone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Baggio.


0.00
Crotone kick off!
4.21
Mariano Porchia passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Thomas Tarantino. Thomas Tarantino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Sibilano who gathers it comfortably.
6.39
Mariano Porchia threads the ball through to Thomas Tarantino. Thomas Tarantino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.06
Gabriele Casazza makes a probing pass to Greg Proctor. With a delightful solo run, Greg Proctor stretches the opposition's defence. Greg Proctor finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
16.57
Sandro Atzeni passes the ball forward to Thomas Tarantino. Thomas Tarantino shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.25
Yacine Garny changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Yacine Garny knocks in a cross ball towards Lamberto Campolonghi. Lamberto Campolonghi powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.15
Eddy Orocini comes in with a late challenge on Guglielmo Delpiano. Eddy Orocini is shown the yellow card! Guglielmo Delpiano stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.27
Tiziano Garavelli flicks a high pass forward. Guglielmo Delpiano collects the pass. Guglielmo Delpiano plays a scrappy one-two with Luciano Milanese and stumbles forward towards the goal... Guglielmo Delpiano muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Moreno Lazzarini.
29.06
Luciano Milanese takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Edoardo Schwoch. Edoardo Schwoch deftly flicks the ball on. Benito De Poli reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
33.10
Oberdan Baccin threads a neat ball through to Benito De Poli. Benito De Poli flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Tarantino. Thomas Tarantino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.23
Greg Proctor flicks a high ball forward to Luciano Milanese who takes it down. Luciano Milanese makes a probing pass to Piero Panucci but he's offside!
39.43
Franceco Viviani clumsily knocks into Giampiero Soligo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Giampiero Soligo runs off the knock.
40.49
Tiziano Garavelli flicks a high ball forward to Guglielmo Delpiano who takes it down. Guglielmo Delpiano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Renzo Musacco easily gets down and covers it.
42.53
Gabriele Casazza flicks a high pass forward. Greg Proctor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Greg Proctor sees Luciano Milanese in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luciano Milanese knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oberdan Baccin.
44.50
Eddy Orocini flicks a high pass forward to Benito De Poli who brings the ball under control. Benito De Poli passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Franceco Viviani. Franceco Viviani skips past Giampiero Soligo! Some silky footwork from Franceco Viviani provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Inter Milan kick off!
48.10
Moreno Lazzarini flicks a high pass forward. Mariano Porchia controls it well on his chest. Mariano Porchia threads a neat ball through to Thomas Tarantino. Thomas Tarantino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.34
Yacine Garny passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Thomas Tarantino. Thomas Tarantino knocks in a cross ball towards Franceco Viviani. Franceco Viviani finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.08
With vision, Mariano Porchia picks a pass forward to Lamberto Campolonghi. Lamberto Campolonghi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.30
Gabriele Casazza threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Garavelli. Tiziano Garavelli sees space and advances. Tiziano Garavelli plays a quick one-two with Piero Panucci and rushes in on goal... Tiziano Garavelli takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.34
Mariano Porchia clumsily knocks into Jan Behrens. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jan Behrens runs off the knock.
61.19
With some swift thinking, Tiziano Garavelli plays the ball forward to Guglielmo Delpiano. Guglielmo Delpiano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.07
Benito De Poli flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Tarantino who brings the ball under control. Thomas Tarantino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.20
Eddy Orocini pushes mid-way up the pitch. Eddy Orocini passes the ball forward to Lamberto Campolonghi. Lamberto Campolonghi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.11
Moreno Lazzarini passes the ball forward to Mariano Porchia. Mariano Porchia threads a neat ball through to Thomas Tarantino. Thomas Tarantino whips in a cross ball towards Lamberto Campolonghi. With a superhuman jump, Lamberto Campolonghi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.34
Yacine Garny plays the ball forward to Thomas Tarantino. Thomas Tarantino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fadel Diasalmeida.
83.20
Benito De Poli sees space and advances. Benito De Poli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Sibilano who gathers it comfortably.
85.17
Jan Behrens makes a probing pass to Guglielmo Delpiano. Guglielmo Delpiano shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
89.35
Tiziano Garavelli makes a probing pass to Piero Panucci. Piero Panucci knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

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

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
32.2%
43.3%
24.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yacine Garny of Crotone