Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     UdineseUdinese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Hamada LopezH. Lopez68
G
1
G
51Bruno CaputoB. Caputo
Bruno PegoloB. Pegolo68
D
2
D
65Amedeo ContiA. Conti
Gianluigi DoniG. Doni66
D
3
D
61Pierre G. TacchiniP. Tacchini
Marcello GianelloM. Gianello63
D
4captain
D
61Alessandro BaldiA. Baldi
Marco BagnacaniM. Bagnacani59
D
5
D
57Darl TuhuteruD. Tuhuteru
Claudio Di VicinoC. Di Vicino49
D
6
M
65Nicola PinedaN. Pineda
Rodolfo SantoniR. Santoni71
M
7
M
61Gianfranco FabrisG. Fabris
Aaron GrimandiA. Grimandi62
M
captain8
M
59Alejandro FarinosA. Farinos
Marcello ScarponiM. Scarponi72
A
9
A
65Antonio FerrariA. Ferrari
Duncan BurleyD. Burley67
A
10
A
53Nicholas DaviesN. Davies
Franco De AscentisF. De Ascentis59
A
11
A
52Emanuele PegoloE. Pegolo
 
Eugenio CappelliniE. Cappellini61
M
12
M
57Gaetano MalusciG. Malusci
Scott JohnstoneS. Johnstone59
G
13
D
56Giacomo SalvatoriG. Salvatori
Carmine FontolanC. Fontolan54
M
14
D
55Giancarlo FoglioG. Foglio

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Udinese. A crowd of 8,688 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fiorentina are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Udinese appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Anselmo Troise.


0.00
The first half starts with Udinese kicking off!
2.20
Nicola Pineda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emanuele Pegolo. Emanuele Pegolo shoots from outside the area but somehow Hamada Lopez manages to keep it out.
6.06
Alejandro Farinos catches Rodolfo Santoni on the ankles. The referee brings Alejandro Farinos to one side and gives him a warning! Rodolfo Santoni stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.21
Pierre G. Tacchini threads a neat ball through to Nicola Pineda. Nicola Pineda makes an attacking run forward. Nicola Pineda knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Ferrari. Antonio Ferrari knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
9.46
Aaron Grimandi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alessandro Baldi.
12.47
Aaron Grimandi flicks a high pass forward to Marcello Scarponi who brings the ball under control. Marcello Scarponi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.47
Alejandro Farinos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Davies. Nicholas Davies shoots from distance. Hamada Lopez gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
20.47
Aaron Grimandi surges forward with the ball. Aaron Grimandi whips in a cross ball towards Franco De Ascentis. Franco De Ascentis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
21.08
Pierre G. Tacchini breaks forward. Pierre G. Tacchini passes the ball forward to Antonio Ferrari. Antonio Ferrari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
22.01
Aaron Grimandi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franco De Ascentis. Franco De Ascentis runs straight at the defence! Franco De Ascentis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.58
Rodolfo Santoni catches Nicola Pineda on the ankles. The referee calls over Rodolfo Santoni and shows him a yellow card! Nicola Pineda runs off the knock.
27.46
Alejandro Farinos threads the ball through to Nicholas Davies. Nicholas Davies shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
34.13
Rodolfo Santoni flicks a high ball forward to Franco De Ascentis who takes it down. Franco De Ascentis plays a one-two with Marcello Scarponi and rushes in on goal... Franco De Ascentis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Good keeping from Bruno Caputo as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
38.11
Alejandro Farinos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Ferrari. Antonio Ferrari shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.26
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fiorentina appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.

45.00
Fiorentina kick off and get the second half underway!
48.12
Alessandro Baldi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Farinos. Alejandro Farinos flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Davies collects the pass. Nicholas Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.24
Pierre G. Tacchini threads a neat ball through to Nicola Pineda. Nicola Pineda flicks a high pass forward. Emanuele Pegolo collects the pass. Emanuele Pegolo shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
54.33
Alejandro Farinos threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Davies. Nicholas Davies shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
57.57
Aaron Grimandi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi knocks in a cross ball towards Franco De Ascentis. Franco De Ascentis knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
59.49
Darl Tuhuteru flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Fabris. With a delightful solo run, Gianfranco Fabris stretches the opposition's defence. Gianfranco Fabris plays a scrappy one-two with Emanuele Pegolo and advances towards the goal... Gianluigi Doni hacks Gianfranco Fabris from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
60.48
Fiorentina have made a substitution with Carmine Fontolan replacing Marcello Scarponi .
61.50
Aaron Grimandi knocks the ball forward to Carmine Fontolan. Carmine Fontolan whips in a cross ball towards Franco De Ascentis. Franco De Ascentis connects with a diving header. Bruno Caputo gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
69.26
Gianfranco Fabris passes the ball forward to Antonio Ferrari. Antonio Ferrari controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nicholas Davies through on goal. Nicholas Davies looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Hamada Lopez reads it well. Fabulous save!
77.44
Aaron Grimandi threads a neat ball through to Carmine Fontolan. Carmine Fontolan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Caputo who gathers it comfortably.
81.02
Rodolfo Santoni takes it forward alone. Rodolfo Santoni passes the ball forward to Carmine Fontolan. Carmine Fontolan rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
84.19
Pierre G. Tacchini threads a neat ball through to Nicola Pineda. Nicola Pineda threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Davies. Nicholas Davies knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcello Gianello.
89.08
Aaron Grimandi threads a neat ball through to Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

Udinese
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
23.7%
50%
26.3%

Scorers
Carmine Fontolan 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carmine Fontolan of Fiorentina

Match Ratings