Match Report


RegginaReggina     AnconaAncona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luis CamposL. Campos63
G
1
G
67Mirko PonzoM. Ponzo
Sebastiano TottiS. Totti67
D
2
D
75Paul ZimmermannP. Zimmermann
Manuel AtzeniM. Atzeni61
D
3
D
71Manuel ParisM. Paris
Damiano GiacominD. Giacomin58
D
4
D
71Massimo InzaghiM. Inzaghi
Datti Mohamed LappaneseD. Lappanese68
M
5
D
58Francesco G. MignaniF. Mignani
Luca AlbieriL. Albieri65
M
6
M
70Jonathan ArticoJ. Artico
Ivan IulianoI. Iuliano60
M
7
M
64Alec MatteoA. Matteo
Eduardo LopesE. Lopes57
M
8
M
63Davide NistaD. Nista
David PetitD. Petit79
A
9
A
64Jonathan AlessiJ. Alessi
Dario LuppiD. Luppi69
A
10captain
A
57Simone VarricchioS. Varricchio
Marcos PardoM. Pardo67
A
captain11
A
53Franceco Di FabioF. Di Fabio
 
Renato CoppolaR. Coppola61
G
12
M
62Gennaro ConticchioG. Conticchio
Claudio BianchessiC. Bianchessi60
G
13
G
61Pierluigi FiricanoP. Firicano
Angelo PalmieriA. Palmieri57
A
14
M
59Alexander LaverA. Laver

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Oreste Granillo where Reggina play host to Ancona. A crowd of 8,863 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reggina are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ancona appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicola Carlo Francioso.


0.00
The first half starts with Ancona kicking off!
2.16
Manuel Paris flicks a high pass forward. Alec Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Matteo flicks a high ball forward to Franceco Di Fabio who takes it down. Franceco Di Fabio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastiano Totti.
9.50
From the throw-in, Sebastiano Totti picks out Damiano Giacomin. Damiano Giacomin flicks a high pass forward to Luca Albieri who brings the ball under control. Luca Albieri flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Pardo collects the pass. Marcos Pardo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.22
Ivan Iuliano flicks a high pass forward. David Petit holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Petit lofts in a cross ball towards Dario Luppi. Dario Luppi beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.07
Damiano Giacomin clumsily knocks into Franceco Di Fabio. The referee calls over Damiano Giacomin and shows him a yellow card! Franceco Di Fabio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.02
Massimo Inzaghi flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Matteo. Alec Matteo threads the ball through to Simone Varricchio. Simone Varricchio plays a quick one-two with Franceco Di Fabio and rushes in on goal... Simone Varricchio cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.13
Luca Albieri flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Pardo who takes it down. Marcos Pardo plays a one-two with David Petit and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Marcos Pardo provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Mirko Ponzo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.54
Alec Matteo threads a neat ball through to Simone Varricchio. Simone Varricchio whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Di Fabio. Franceco Di Fabio gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Luis Campos punches it away to safety.
33.33
Alec Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Simone Varricchio. Simone Varricchio advances inside the box! Simone Varricchio shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
34.17
Alec Matteo surges forward with the ball. Alec Matteo shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
40.06
Francesco G. Mignani sees Jonathan Artico in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan Artico threads the ball through to Franceco Di Fabio. Franceco Di Fabio cuts inside the box! Franceco Di Fabio makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
42.18
Massimo Inzaghi knocks the ball forward to Alec Matteo. Alec Matteo flicks a high pass forward to Franceco Di Fabio who brings the ball under control. Franceco Di Fabio finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
Manuel Paris flicks a high ball forward to Jonathan Artico who takes it down. Jonathan Artico chips the ball to his team mate, Simone Varricchio. Simone Varricchio plays a quick one-two with Franceco Di Fabio and rushes in on goal... Simone Varricchio rockets a shot on goal. The ball is deflected off Damiano Giacomin and goes out of play.
45.00
Alec Matteo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Luca Albieri reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reggina appear unchanged since the first half. Ancona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Reggina kick off the second half!
47.33
Ivan Iuliano comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Artico. The referee calls over Ivan Iuliano and shows him a yellow card! Jonathan Artico hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.56
Alec Matteo makes a simple pass to Franceco Di Fabio. Franceco Di Fabio shoots from distance but Luis Campos reads it well. Nice keeping!
54.18
Manuel Atzeni knocks the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Lappanese. Datti Mohamed Lappanese flicks a high pass forward to David Petit who brings the ball under control. David Petit knocks in a cross ball towards Dario Luppi. Dario Luppi powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
57.54
Ivan Iuliano knocks the ball to his team mate, David Petit. David Petit plays a scrappy one-two with Marcos Pardo and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Petit cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
60.40
Ancona have made 3 substitutions with Gennaro Conticchio replacing Franceco Di Fabio, Alexander Laver replacing Manuel Paris and Pierluigi Firicano replacing Jonathan Alessi .
71.25
Luca Albieri kicks a strong pass forward to Dario Luppi. Dario Luppi runs straight at the defence! Dario Luppi tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Mirko Ponzo.
72.52
Eduardo Lopes takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Alexander Laver reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
77.48
Massimo Inzaghi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Matteo. Alec Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Gennaro Conticchio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gennaro Conticchio lofts in a cross ball towards Simone Varricchio. Simone Varricchio directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
81.51
Alec Matteo makes a beautiful solo run. Alec Matteo shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
84.10
Sebastiano Totti barges into Simone Varricchio. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Simone Varricchio runs off the knock.
85.10
Luca Albieri knocks the ball forward to David Petit. David Petit plays a scrappy one-two with Marcos Pardo and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Petit tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Mirko Ponzo. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Reggina

Ancona
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.4%
61.6%
Play Area
26.7%
43%
30.2%

Scorers
Marcos Pardo 18

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alec Matteo of Ancona

Match Ratings