Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     CittadellaCittadella
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Hamada LopezH. Lopez68
G
1captain
G
63Christian MasurC. Masur
Bruno PegoloB. Pegolo68
D
2
D
64Gill BiancoG. Bianco
Gianluigi DoniG. Doni66
D
3
D
62Paolo AldeganiP. Aldegani
Marcello GianelloM. Gianello63
D
4
D
60Jorge RibeiroJ. Ribeiro
Marco BagnacaniM. Bagnacani59
D
5
M
69Andre PercassiA. Percassi
Claudio Di VicinoC. Di Vicino49
D
6
M
68Manuel ArriccaM. Arricca
Rodolfo SantoniR. Santoni71
M
7
M
66Duarte MoutinhoD. Moutinho
Eugenio CappelliniE. Cappellini61
M
captain8
M
64Zerbini AtzeniZ. Atzeni
Marcello ScarponiM. Scarponi72
A
9
A
61Wladimiro MatzuzziW. Matzuzzi
Duncan BurleyD. Burley67
A
10
A
57Diego RutzittuD. Rutzittu
Franco De AscentisF. De Ascentis59
A
11
A
57Damiano TuratoD. Turato
 
Scott JohnstoneS. Johnstone59
G
12
G
61Raymond KooistraR. Kooistra
Carmine FontolanC. Fontolan54
M
13
D
59Eugenio FuserE. Fuser
Matteo LucchiniM. Lucchini52
G
14
M
56Thomas SbaccantiT. Sbaccanti

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 8,568 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fiorentina are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Cittadella appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dario Guerra.


0.00
The whistle blows and Cittadella get the match underway!
14.30
Gianluigi Doni chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Santoni. Rodolfo Santoni hits a low pass to Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi knocks the ball forward to Duncan Burley but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.19
Rodolfo Santoni flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco De Ascentis. Franco De Ascentis knocks in a cross ball towards Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.55
With imagination, Zerbini Atzeni plays the ball forward to Wladimiro Matzuzzi. Wladimiro Matzuzzi advances inside the box! Wladimiro Matzuzzi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
32.45
Claudio Di Vicino flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Cappellini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eugenio Cappellini makes a simple pass to Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Ribeiro.
33.28
Duncan Burley barges into Jorge Ribeiro. The referee calls over Duncan Burley and shows him a yellow card! Jorge Ribeiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.09
Rodolfo Santoni sees Marcello Scarponi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcello Scarponi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paolo Aldegani.
36.05
Rodolfo Santoni threads the ball through to Franco De Ascentis. Franco De Ascentis knocks in a cross ball towards Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Fiorentina kick off the second half!
47.35
Claudio Di Vicino clumsily knocks into Wladimiro Matzuzzi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wladimiro Matzuzzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.13
Rodolfo Santoni runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rodolfo Santoni shoots from outside the area but somehow Christian Masur manages to keep it out.
60.45
Fiorentina have made a substitution with Matteo Lucchini replacing Marcello Scarponi .
63.40
Rodolfo Santoni makes a beautiful solo run. Rodolfo Santoni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gill Bianco.
71.30
Manuel Arricca passes the ball forward to Damiano Turato. Damiano Turato knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gianluigi Doni.
77.53
Andre Percassi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damiano Turato. Damiano Turato controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.36
Jorge Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Andre Percassi controls it well on his chest. Andre Percassi flicks the ball to his team mate, Diego Rutzittu. Diego Rutzittu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

Cittadella
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.9%
49.1%
Play Area
24.5%
43.4%
32.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodolfo Santoni of Fiorentina

Match Ratings