Match Report


TorinoTorino     CosenzaCosenza
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Leonardo OrtizL. Ortiz63
G
1
G
68Gionatha PanucciG. Panucci
Manuele De AscentisM. De Ascentis60
D
2
D
70Michele MartinoM. Martino
Moreno ZerbiniM. Zerbini58
D
3
D
67Giulio MandelliG. Mandelli
Giancarlo VivianiG. Viviani57
D
4
D
63Arnauld Di MatteoA. Di Matteo
Tommaso ManettiT. Manetti56
D
5
D
62Oscar Jr. ZolaO. Zola
Girolamo PalmieriG. Palmieri73
M
6
M
67Stefan MorfeoS. Morfeo
Rosario PinziR. Pinzi63
M
captain7captain
M
59Tiziano ParisiT. Parisi
Dave HallD. Hall61
A
8
A
70Craig LiddellC. Liddell
Umberto NegroU. Negro61
A
9
A
69Cristian MignaniC. Mignani
William BerrettaW. Berretta57
A
10
A
64Massimiliano PaganoM. Pagano
Louis KarnebeekL. Karnebeek56
A
11
A
62Wes McleodW. Mcleod
 
Aron De GrootA. De Groot60
M
12
D
61Samuele ItalianoS. Italiano
Kewullay GiandebiaggiK. Giandebiaggi55
A
13
G
60Kai MüllerK. Müller
Walter CardascioW. Cardascio55
A
14
M
59Noah FranckeN. Francke

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Stadio Olimpico di Torino where Torino play host to Cosenza. A crowd of 9,560 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Torino and Cosenza are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garcia Duque Maresca.


0.00
Torino kick off the first half!
3.53
Giancarlo Viviani hacks Wes Mcleod from behind! Giancarlo Viviani is shown the yellow card! Wes Mcleod stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.05
Michele Martino chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Morfeo. Stefan Morfeo flicks a high ball forward to Cristian Mignani who takes it down. Cristian Mignani shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
6.29
Tommaso Manetti comes in with a late challenge on Craig Liddell. The referee calls over Tommaso Manetti and shows him a yellow card! Craig Liddell stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.22
Tiziano Parisi flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Liddell. Craig Liddell edges inside the box! Craig Liddell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Leonardo Ortiz.
9.59
Corner kick to Cosenza. Tiziano Parisi plays it to the far post. Leonardo Ortiz scoops up the ball.
15.58
Stefan Morfeo receives the ball from a throw-in from Tiziano Parisi. Stefan Morfeo passes the ball forward to Massimiliano Pagano. Massimiliano Pagano lofts in a cross ball towards Cristian Mignani. Cristian Mignani outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Leonardo Ortiz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.05
Tiziano Parisi flicks a high pass forward. Craig Liddell easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Liddell plays a quick one-two with Massimiliano Pagano and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Craig Liddell provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
26.47
Tiziano Parisi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Liddell. Craig Liddell makes a pass forward but Massimiliano Pagano makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
28.35
Rosario Pinzi surges forward with the ball. Rosario Pinzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Umberto Negro. Umberto Negro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
30.44
Giulio Mandelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiziano Parisi. Tiziano Parisi makes a probing pass to Craig Liddell. Craig Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Cristian Mignani. Cristian Mignani outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Leonardo Ortiz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.49
Manuele De Ascentis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Girolamo Palmieri. Girolamo Palmieri decides to run forward with the ball. Girolamo Palmieri whips in a cross ball towards William Berretta. William Berretta finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
36.30
Tiziano Parisi makes a probing pass to Craig Liddell. Craig Liddell knocks the ball forward, putting Cristian Mignani through on goal. Cristian Mignani shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.01
Rosario Pinzi plays the ball forward to Umberto Negro. Umberto Negro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, William Berretta but the linesman indicates offside!
42.24
Giulio Mandelli flicks a high pass forward. Tiziano Parisi collects the pass. Tiziano Parisi chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Mcleod. Wes Mcleod knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Cosenza start the second half!
47.06
Oscar Jr. Zola threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Parisi. Tiziano Parisi threads the ball through to Cristian Mignani. Cristian Mignani lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Mcleod. Wes Mcleod beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.07
Moreno Zerbini passes the ball forward to Girolamo Palmieri. Girolamo Palmieri threads a neat ball through to William Berretta. William Berretta whips in a cross ball towards Umberto Negro. Umberto Negro knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
53.32
Rosario Pinzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Umberto Negro. Umberto Negro shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
54.15
Moreno Zerbini makes a probing pass to Rosario Pinzi. Rosario Pinzi darts forward. Rosario Pinzi lofts in a cross ball towards William Berretta. Oscar Jr. Zola comes in with a late challenge on William Berretta. William Berretta appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
55.17
With some swift thinking, Arnauld Di Matteo plays the ball forward to Tiziano Parisi. Tiziano Parisi flicks a high pass forward. Craig Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Liddell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Moreno Zerbini.
57.52
Michele Martino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Morfeo. Stefan Morfeo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Massimiliano Pagano. Massimiliano Pagano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
59.10
Girolamo Palmieri catches Giulio Mandelli on the ankles. Girolamo Palmieri is shown the yellow card! Giulio Mandelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.20
Girolamo Palmieri chips the ball to his team mate, Umberto Negro. Umberto Negro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michele Martino.
61.52
Rosario Pinzi knocks the ball forward to Dave Hall. Dave Hall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gionatha Panucci who gathers it comfortably.
65.58
Girolamo Palmieri sees William Berretta in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. William Berretta knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gionatha Panucci who gathers it comfortably.
66.32
Arnauld Di Matteo threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Parisi. Tiziano Parisi kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Mcleod. Wes Mcleod knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
67.38
Cosenza are dictating the run of play here today.
69.57
Rosario Pinzi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rosario Pinzi plays a scrappy one-two with William Berretta and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Rosario Pinzi provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
72.24
Moreno Zerbini catches Craig Liddell on the ankles. Moreno Zerbini is given a warning by the referee! Craig Liddell runs off the knock.
75.40
Tiziano Parisi kicks a strong pass forward to Cristian Mignani. Cristian Mignani knocks in a cross ball towards Massimiliano Pagano. Giancarlo Viviani catches Massimiliano Pagano on the ankles. Massimiliano Pagano appeals for a penalty! Given!!
75.40
The referee points to the spot..
76.45
Wes Mcleod takes a slow run up. What a cracker!! Leonardo Ortiz had no chance!!
77.50
Girolamo Palmieri threads a neat ball through to Umberto Negro. Umberto Negro tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.07
Girolamo Palmieri makes a probing pass to Dave Hall. Dave Hall finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
81.33
Girolamo Palmieri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, William Berretta. William Berretta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giulio Mandelli.
83.56
Rosario Pinzi decides to run forward with the ball. Rosario Pinzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gionatha Panucci who gathers it comfortably.
84.51
Stefan Morfeo threads the ball through to Craig Liddell. Craig Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Mcleod but the linesman indicates offside!
85.58
Rosario Pinzi flicks a high pass forward. Umberto Negro controls it well on his chest. Umberto Negro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.25
Craig Liddell catches Giancarlo Viviani on the ankles. The referee brings Craig Liddell to one side and gives him a warning! Giancarlo Viviani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Rosario Pinzi hits a low pass to Louis Karnebeek. Louis Karnebeek lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Hall. Dave Hall beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Torino

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

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
27.3%
43.2%
29.5%

Scorers
Rosario Pinzi 70
Cristian Mignani 16, 30
Wes Mcleod 47, 76 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristian Mignani of Cosenza

Match Ratings