Match Report


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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Del Conero where Ancona play host to Inter Milan. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Ancona are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Inter Milan appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.


0.00
The first half starts with Ancona kicking off!
2.49
Rosario Goretti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filippo Danotti. Filippo Danotti flicks the ball to his team mate, Danilo Natali. Danilo Natali goes all the way! Danilo Natali makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Sieb Denneboom manages to gather it comfortably.
3.13
Callum Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Danilo Natali. Danilo Natali shoots from distance but it flies wide!
12.41
Giuliano Oshadogan knocks the ball forward to Danilo Natali. Danilo Natali chips the ball to his team mate, Rosario Zanutta. Rosario Zanutta cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.12
Maurizio Croce knocks the ball to his team mate, Giancarlo Lo Gatto. Giancarlo Lo Gatto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuele Pandolfi. Manuele Pandolfi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.53
Callum Greig surges forward with the ball. Callum Greig knocks in a cross ball towards Rosario Zanutta. Rosario Zanutta is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
21.15
Maurizio Croce controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giancarlo Lo Gatto. Giancarlo Lo Gatto knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Meyer. Samir Meyer plays a perfect one-two with Manuele Pandolfi and rushes in on goal... Samir Meyer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.43
Filippo Danotti chips the ball to his team mate, Danilo Natali. Danilo Natali finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
27.46
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.21
Callum Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Danilo Natali. Danilo Natali shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
32.10
Renzo Favalli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Aliyu. Marco Aliyu threads the ball through to Samir Meyer. Samir Meyer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.09
Filippo Danotti flicks the ball to his team mate, Rosario Zanutta. Rosario Zanutta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danilo Natali but the linesman indicates offside!
39.30
Mirko Bennardo makes a probing pass to Samir Meyer. Samir Meyer shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
42.05
Rosario Zanutta barges into Maurizio Croce. The referee calls over Rosario Zanutta and shows him a yellow card! Maurizio Croce gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Inter Milan kicking off!
54.32
Callum Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Danilo Natali. Danilo Natali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.29
Renzo Favalli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Aliyu. Marco Aliyu makes a probing pass to Manuele Pandolfi. Manuele Pandolfi shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Antonino Matteazzi.
63.02
Jonathan Giampà sees space and advances. Jonathan Giampà shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.24
Cataldo Petruzzi knocks the ball forward to Samir Meyer. Samir Meyer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonino Matteazzi who gathers it comfortably.
66.40
Filippo Danotti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rosario Zanutta. Rosario Zanutta goes all the way! Rosario Zanutta tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Sieb Denneboom had no chance!! Goal for Ancona!
69.50
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
73.07
Christian Karembeu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuele Pandolfi. Manuele Pandolfi whips in a cross ball towards Samir Meyer. Samir Meyer flicks the ball with his head. Antonino Matteazzi easily picks it out of the air!
75.26
Filippo Danotti comes in with a late challenge on Giancarlo Lo Gatto. The referee calls over Filippo Danotti and warns him to calm down! Giancarlo Lo Gatto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.15
Giancarlo Lo Gatto knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Meyer. Samir Meyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.23
Giancarlo Lo Gatto knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Meyer. Samir Meyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gionatha Ginestra.
81.51
Giuliano Oshadogan surges forward with the ball. Giuliano Oshadogan knocks in a cross ball towards Rosario Zanutta. Rosario Zanutta powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Rosario Zanutta of Ancona
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
22.5%
48.8%
28.7%

Scorers