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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 18,826 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Pistoiese are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AC Monza appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
AC Monza kick off and get the first half underway!
8.05
Eddy De Poli decides to run forward with the ball. Eddy De Poli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Zerbini Gilardino. Zerbini Gilardino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicol˜ Bianconi.
12.28
Tomas Jesus knocks the ball to his team mate, Armando Di Vaio. Armando Di Vaio plays a perfect one-two with Craig Brady and rushes in on goal... Armando Di Vaio tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Mirco Roccati easily smothers it!
14.29
Emiliano Pasqualin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Jesus. Tomas Jesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Brady. Craig Brady plays a perfect one-two with Armando Di Vaio and rushes in on goal... Craig Brady shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.54
Stefano Abbruscato makes a probing pass to Craig Brady. Craig Brady knocks in a cross ball towards Armando Di Vaio. Armando Di Vaio connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Mirco Roccati easily smothers it.
24.36
Luca Longhi chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Brady. Craig Brady goes all the way! Craig Brady shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.00
Stefano Abbruscato deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Brady. Craig Brady knocks in a cross ball towards Armando Di Vaio. Armando Di Vaio flicks the ball with his head but somehow Mirco Roccati manages to keep it out.
27.32
Nicol˜ Bianconi knocks the ball forward to Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell passes the ball forward to Craig Brady. Craig Brady makes a probing pass to Armando Di Vaio. Armando Di Vaio takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.16
Nicol˜ Bianconi makes a simple pass to Tomas Jesus. Tomas Jesus knocks the ball to his team mate, Armando Di Vaio. Armando Di Vaio shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
33.27
AC Monza are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Pistoiese's defence.
34.00
Duncan Caldwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Brady. Craig Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiziano Ambrosetti but he's offside!
39.58
Elvis Ongarato knocks the ball to his team mate, Wladimiro Zorzi. Wladimiro Zorzi lofts in a cross ball towards Zerbini Gilardino. Zerbini Gilardino connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Zerbini Gilardino scores for Pistoiese!!
44.26
Stefano Abbruscato clumsily knocks into Adriano Sciaccaluga. The referee calls over Stefano Abbruscato and shows him a yellow card! Adriano Sciaccaluga stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Pistoiese kicking off!
48.14
Duncan Caldwell chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Brady. Craig Brady plays a perfect one-two with Tiziano Ambrosetti and rushes in on goal... Craig Brady shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.32
Adriano Sciaccaluga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Jörgensen. David Jörgensen plays a perfect one-two with Zerbini Gilardino and rushes in on goal... David Jörgensen tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
53.20
Elvis Ongarato controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Jörgensen. David Jörgensen threads the ball through to Wladimiro Zorzi but he's offside!
57.28
Adriano Sciaccaluga chips the ball to his team mate, David Jörgensen. David Jörgensen finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.36
Eddy De Poli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Walter Maini. Walter Maini knocks the ball to his team mate, David Jörgensen. David Jörgensen makes a probing pass to Zerbini Gilardino. Zerbini Gilardino cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.38
Giovanni Varricchio flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Ambrosetti. Tiziano Ambrosetti goes all the way! Tiziano Ambrosetti shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
65.36
Stefano Abbruscato passes the ball forward to Craig Brady. Craig Brady plays a perfect one-two with Armando Di Vaio and rushes in on goal... Craig Brady makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.31
Stefano Abbruscato deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Ambrosetti. Tiziano Ambrosetti plays a perfect one-two with Craig Brady and rushes in on goal... Tiziano Ambrosetti shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Tiziano Ambrosetti scores for AC Monza!!
75.39
Tomas Jesus chips the ball to his team mate, Armando Di Vaio. Armando Di Vaio lofts in a cross ball towards Tiziano Ambrosetti. Tiziano Ambrosetti directs the ball goalwards with his head. Mirco Roccati easily smothers it.
78.01
Adriano Sciaccaluga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Zerbini Gilardino. Zerbini Gilardino shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.01
Nicol˜ Bianconi flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefano Abbruscato. Stefano Abbruscato makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiziano Ambrosetti. Tiziano Ambrosetti shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
81.52
Antonio Pena threads the ball through to Adriano Sciaccaluga. Adriano Sciaccaluga knocks the ball forward to David Jörgensen. David Jörgensen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emiliano Pasqualin.
83.30
Nicol˜ Bianconi comes in with a late challenge on Zerbini Gilardino. Nicol˜ Bianconi is given a warning by the referee! Zerbini Gilardino runs off the knock.
89.42
Armando Di Vaio catches Adrian Borriello on the ankles. The referee calls over Armando Di Vaio and warns him to calm down! Adrian Borriello stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Craig Brady of AC Monza
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.8%
63.2%
Play Area
32.9%
44.7%
22.4%