Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     FiorentinaFiorentina
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Torsten RöslerT. Rösler65
G
1captain
G
67Garry GallacherG. Gallacher
Enzo PiovanelliE. Piovanelli70
D
2
D
71Neil CleggN. Clegg
Cataldo FerraraC. Ferrara66
D
3
D
70Vinicio E. MoraV. Mora
Gianluca FerrareseG. Ferrarese63
D
4
D
70Maarten ScifoM. Scifo
Antonio TeixeiraA. Teixeira59
D
5
D
63Jimmy MarbusJ. Marbus
Cristian BarbanC. Barban83
M
6
M
77David TavaresD. Tavares
Gianpaolo VarricchioG. Varricchio67
M
7
M
73Giordano DoniG. Doni
Ivone ScottiI. Scotti57
M
captain8
M
71Sean MaterazziS. Materazzi
Gary ParkerG. Parker70
A
9
A
73Eugenio RossittoE. Rossitto
Mauro PellizzoliM. Pellizzoli69
A
10
A
58Vito PirriV. Pirri
Nicolas ButraguenoN. Butragueno69
A
11
A
54Alessio De PoliA. De Poli
 
Andre AlmeidaA. Almeida65
A
12
D
62Roberto GroenendijkR. Groenendijk
Jose MedinaJ. Medina65
A
13
D
57Dries ZimmermanD. Zimmerman
Jeroen AkerboomJ. Akerboom60
A
14
M
57Giovanni MaiuriG. Maiuri

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 16,814 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Atalanta and Fiorentina are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Zerbini Baronio.


0.00
Atalanta kick off and get the match underway!
2.50
Cristian Barban hits a low pass to Gary Parker. Gary Parker shoots from outside the area. Garry Gallacher gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
3.28
Giordano Doni barges into Gianpaolo Varricchio. The referee calls over Giordano Doni and shows him a yellow card! Gianpaolo Varricchio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
10.46
David Tavares flicks a high pass forward to Alessio De Poli who brings the ball under control. Alessio De Poli plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Rossitto and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alessio De Poli provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward his aim is horrendously poor!
12.30
Giordano Doni flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Rossitto who takes it down. Eugenio Rossitto rushes past Gianluca Ferrarese! Eugenio Rossitto takes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
18.26
David Tavares makes a probing pass to Alessio De Poli. Alessio De Poli flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Rossitto controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Eugenio Rossitto side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
26.27
Enzo Piovanelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivone Scotti. Ivone Scotti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno lofts in a cross ball towards Mauro Pellizzoli. Mauro Pellizzoli finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Vinicio E. Mora!
27.12
Ivone Scotti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno knocks in a cross ball towards Mauro Pellizzoli. Mauro Pellizzoli connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.31
Nicolas Butragueno catches Vinicio E. Mora on the ankles. The referee brings Nicolas Butragueno to one side and gives him a warning! Vinicio E. Mora runs off the knock.
33.22
Cataldo Ferrara sees Cristian Barban in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cristian Barban flicks a high pass forward to Gary Parker who brings the ball under control. Gary Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.38
Cristian Barban threads a neat ball through to Gary Parker. Gary Parker lofts in a cross ball towards Mauro Pellizzoli. Mauro Pellizzoli makes a looping header on goal but it's well over the bar!
39.55
Gary Parker clumsily knocks into Neil Clegg. The referee calls over Gary Parker and shows him a yellow card! Neil Clegg runs off the knock.
42.49
Cristian Barban kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Parker. Gary Parker threads a neat, attacking ball through to Mauro Pellizzoli. Mauro Pellizzoli shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Garry Gallacher gets down and covers it.
44.47
Vinicio E. Mora flicks a high pass forward. Sean Materazzi controls it well on his chest. Sean Materazzi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sean Materazzi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Fiorentina also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fiorentina players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Fiorentina kick off!
49.04
Sean Materazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alessio De Poli. Alessio De Poli rushes past Enzo Piovanelli! Some awkward footwork from Alessio De Poli provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Torsten Rösler gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
55.23
Maarten Scifo hits a low pass to Giordano Doni. Giordano Doni surges forward with the ball. Giordano Doni plays a quick one-two with Eugenio Rossitto and rushes in on goal... Giordano Doni strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
57.23
Eugenio Rossitto catches Cataldo Ferrara on the ankles. The referee calls over Eugenio Rossitto and warns him to calm down! Cataldo Ferrara runs off the knock.
59.16
Cristian Barban flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Butragueno who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Butragueno threads the ball through to Gary Parker but he's offside!
60.12
Atalanta have made a substitution with Jeroen Akerboom replacing Nicolas Butragueno .Fiorentina have made 3 substitutions with Roberto Groenendijk replacing Vito Pirri, Dries Zimmerman replacing Giordano Doni and Giovanni Maiuri replacing Maarten Scifo .
66.14
Ivone Scotti flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Akerboom. Jeroen Akerboom knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jimmy Marbus.
72.06
Dries Zimmerman threads the ball through to Eugenio Rossitto. Eugenio Rossitto plays a scrappy one-two with Alessio De Poli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gianluca Ferrarese clumsily knocks into Eugenio Rossitto. Eugenio Rossitto appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
73.23
David Tavares catches Ivone Scotti on the ankles. The referee calls over David Tavares and shows him a yellow card! Ivone Scotti runs off the knock.
77.40
Antonio Teixeira plays the ball forward to Ivone Scotti. Ivone Scotti threads the ball through to Gary Parker. Gary Parker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
81.59
Sean Materazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Groenendijk. Roberto Groenendijk runs straight at the defence! Roberto Groenendijk shoots from just inside the box but it flies well off target!
83.15
Gianpaolo Varricchio threads a neat ball through to Jeroen Akerboom. Jeroen Akerboom finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
85.57
Ivone Scotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauro Pellizzoli. Mauro Pellizzoli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
87.35
Ivone Scotti knocks the ball forward to Mauro Pellizzoli. Mauro Pellizzoli knocks in a cross ball towards Jeroen Akerboom. Jeroen Akerboom flicks the ball with his head. Garry Gallacher effortlessly picks it out of the air!
89.09
Gianpaolo Varricchio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauro Pellizzoli. Mauro Pellizzoli knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Parker. Gary Parker whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Garry Gallacher. Excellent save.
90.00
Gianluca Ferrarese sees Cristian Barban in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cristian Barban controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Parker. Gary Parker whips in a cross ball towards Jeroen Akerboom. Jeroen Akerboom makes a convincing header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

Fiorentina
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
27.2%
45.7%
27.2%

Scorers
Mauro Pellizzoli 27
Eugenio Rossitto 18

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Rossitto of Fiorentina

Match Ratings