Match Report


VeneziaVenezia     CittadellaCittadella
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Paolo TaranaP. Tarana66
G
1captain
G
63Christian MasurC. Masur
Saul FrezzaS. Frezza62
D
2
D
64Gill BiancoG. Bianco
Valerio GuardalbenV. Guardalben60
D
3
D
62Paolo AldeganiP. Aldegani
Norman BellamyN. Bellamy57
D
4
D
60Jorge RibeiroJ. Ribeiro
Maurizio Di GiuliantonioM. Di Giuliantonio71
M
5
M
69Andre PercassiA. Percassi
Pierluigi BrivioP. Brivio66
M
6
M
68Manuel ArriccaM. Arricca
Franco PerrottaF. Perrotta65
M
7
M
66Duarte MoutinhoD. Moutinho
Atam Van De HorA. Van De Hor64
M
8
M
64Zerbini AtzeniZ. Atzeni
Amedeo RussoA. Russo66
A
9
A
61Wladimiro MatzuzziW. Matzuzzi
Ruggero LocatelliR. Locatelli57
A
captain10
A
57Diego RutzittuD. Rutzittu
Tiziano Del GrossoT. Del Grosso54
A
11
A
57Damiano TuratoD. Turato
 
Gianluigi BrocchiG. Brocchi60
M
12
G
61Raymond KooistraR. Kooistra
Giampaolo StendardoG. Stendardo57
M
13
D
59Eugenio FuserE. Fuser
Riccardo FanesiR. Fanesi54
G
14
M
56Thomas SbaccantiT. Sbaccanti

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 9,202 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Venezia and Cittadella are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Baggio.


0.00
Cittadella start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.27
Andre Percassi threads the ball through to Damiano Turato. Damiano Turato knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Norman Bellamy.
6.26
Wladimiro Matzuzzi barges into Valerio Guardalben. Wladimiro Matzuzzi is shown the yellow card! Valerio Guardalben stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.04
Maurizio Di Giuliantonio clumsily knocks into Duarte Moutinho. The referee calls over Maurizio Di Giuliantonio and shows him a yellow card! Duarte Moutinho stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.31
Franco Perrotta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruggero Locatelli. Ruggero Locatelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Del Grosso but the linesman indicates offside!
18.19
Norman Bellamy clumsily knocks into Damiano Turato. Norman Bellamy is given a warning by the referee! Damiano Turato stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.07
Paolo Aldegani flicks a high pass forward. Duarte Moutinho controls it well on his chest. Duarte Moutinho threads a neat ball through to Wladimiro Matzuzzi. Wladimiro Matzuzzi plays a scrappy one-two with Diego Rutzittu and stumbles forward towards the goal... Wladimiro Matzuzzi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
21.14
Zerbini Atzeni makes a probing pass to Damiano Turato. Damiano Turato edges inside the box! Damiano Turato cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.58
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.04
Franco Perrotta makes a probing pass to Amedeo Russo. Amedeo Russo shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Venezia!
38.14
With some swift thinking, Manuel Arricca plays the ball forward to Wladimiro Matzuzzi. Wladimiro Matzuzzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Rutzittu but the linesman indicates offside!
40.44
Pierluigi Brivio threads the ball through to Ruggero Locatelli. Ruggero Locatelli skips past Gill Bianco! Some good footwork from Ruggero Locatelli provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Venezia!
45.00
Pierluigi Brivio takes the throw-in. Franco Perrotta hits a low pass to Tiziano Del Grosso. Tiziano Del Grosso plays a scrappy one-two with Amedeo Russo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tiziano Del Grosso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Venezia appear unchanged since the first half. Cittadella also appear unchanged since the first half. The Venezia players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Venezia start the second half!
47.48
Jorge Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Arricca collects the pass. Manuel Arricca flicks a high pass forward. Damiano Turato holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Damiano Turato deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Rutzittu but the linesman indicates offside!
48.36
Manuel Arricca hacks Pierluigi Brivio from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pierluigi Brivio runs off the knock.
51.48
Manuel Arricca kicks a strong pass forward to Wladimiro Matzuzzi. Wladimiro Matzuzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Tarana who gathers it comfortably.
53.58
Andre Percassi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damiano Turato. Damiano Turato controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
54.26
Duarte Moutinho takes the throw-in. Without breaking stride, Zerbini Atzeni plays the ball forward to Wladimiro Matzuzzi. Wladimiro Matzuzzi makes a defence splitting pass to Diego Rutzittu. Diego Rutzittu muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.15
Jorge Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Arricca. Manuel Arricca threads the ball through to Damiano Turato. Damiano Turato plays a quick one-two with Diego Rutzittu and rushes in on goal... Damiano Turato looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Paolo Tarana with no chance!! Goal for Cittadella!
61.26
Duarte Moutinho knocks the ball forward to Damiano Turato. Damiano Turato whips in a cross ball towards Diego Rutzittu. Diego Rutzittu jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Paolo Tarana manages to keep it out.
69.20
Pierluigi Brivio sees Ruggero Locatelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruggero Locatelli tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.08
Paolo Aldegani comes in with a late challenge on Ruggero Locatelli. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruggero Locatelli runs off the knock.
75.20
Maurizio Di Giuliantonio flicks a high pass forward. Amedeo Russo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Amedeo Russo plays a scrappy one-two with Tiziano Del Grosso and stumbles forward towards the goal... Amedeo Russo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
83.45
With vision, Manuel Arricca plays the ball forward to Diego Rutzittu. Diego Rutzittu knocks in a cross ball towards Wladimiro Matzuzzi. Norman Bellamy comes in with a late challenge on Wladimiro Matzuzzi. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
87.59
Duarte Moutinho sees space and advances. Duarte Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damiano Turato but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Paolo Aldegani decides to run forward with the ball. Paolo Aldegani makes a simple pass to Diego Rutzittu. Diego Rutzittu shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Diego Rutzittu!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Venezia

Cittadella
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.9%
65.1%
Play Area
26.7%
48.8%
24.4%

Scorers
Amedeo Russo 32
Ruggero Locatelli 40, 69
Damiano Turato 57
Diego Rutzittu 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruggero Locatelli of Venezia

Match Ratings