Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     RavennaRavenna
Computer Player Computer Player Christopher George Christopher George
Garry GallacherG. Gallacher67
G
captain1
G
68P. Gilberto CruzP. Cruz
Neil CleggN. Clegg71
D
2captain
D
60Duarte VianaD. Viana
Vinicio E. MoraV. Mora70
D
3
D
68Alberto FonsecaA. Fonseca
Maarten ScifoM. Scifo70
D
4
D
68Carlo BianchiniC. Bianchini
Jimmy MarbusJ. Marbus63
D
5
D
66Rodolfo MarchegianiR. Marchegiani
David TavaresD. Tavares77
M
6
M
64Samuel MoreiraS. Moreira
Giordano DoniG. Doni73
M
7
M
75Michel KeitaM. Keita
George MintoG. Minto71
M
8
M
70Alun LisbieA. Lisbie
Eugenio RossittoE. Rossitto73
A
9
A
68Daniel BarrosD. Barros
Vito PirriV. Pirri58
A
10
A
67Lee MarshallL. Marshall
Alessio De PoliA. De Poli54
A
11
A
63Alun ByrneA. Byrne
 
Sean MaterazziS. Materazzi71
M
12
D
66Riccardo Di VenanzioR. Di Venanzio
Roberto GroenendijkR. Groenendijk62
D
13
M
71Eusebio BiagioniE. Biagioni
Dries ZimmermanD. Zimmerman57
D
14
A
57Oberdan StendardoO. Stendardo

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Ravenna. A crowd of 20,139 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fiorentina and Ravenna are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Filippo Colombo.


0.00
Ravenna kick off the first half!
6.39
Giordano Doni knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Rossitto. Eugenio Rossitto shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
10.55
Duarte Viana flicks a high pass forward. Michel Keita collects the pass. Michel Keita makes a simple pass to Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros threads the ball through into the box. Lee Marshall comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper, Garry Gallacher, sees it late!! Goal for Ravenna!
15.45
Jimmy Marbus clumsily knocks into Samuel Moreira. Jimmy Marbus is shown the yellow card! Samuel Moreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.19
Maarten Scifo runs forward with the ball. Maarten Scifo sees Alessio De Poli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alessio De Poli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to P. Gilberto Cruz who gathers it comfortably.
28.18
Samuel Moreira barges into George Minto. The referee calls over Samuel Moreira and shows him a yellow card! George Minto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.03
George Minto barges into Samuel Moreira. The referee calls over George Minto and shows him a yellow card! Samuel Moreira runs off the knock.
40.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Alun Lisbie plays the ball forward to Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros whips in a cross ball towards Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is shockingly off target!
42.12
Alun Lisbie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Barros. Without breaking stride, Daniel Barros plays the ball forward to Lee Marshall who has made a great run into the box. Lee Marshall rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Lee Marshall!
45.00
David Tavares makes a probing pass to Vito Pirri. Vito Pirri controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Eugenio Rossitto through on goal. Eugenio Rossitto rockets a shot on goal but P. Gilberto Cruz is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Fiorentina kick off and get the second half underway!
47.53
Alun Lisbie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros skips past Maarten Scifo! Daniel Barros takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
51.08
Michel Keita chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall plays a one-two with Daniel Barros and advances towards the goal... Lee Marshall side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.39
Seeing a gap ahead, David Tavares plays the ball forward to Vito Pirri. Vito Pirri lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Rossitto. Eugenio Rossitto heads the ball goalwards. Superb reactions from P. Gilberto Cruz. What a save!
55.10
Michel Keita knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros finds some space and shoots from distance but Garry Gallacher is on top of it.
57.47
Alberto Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Alun Lisbie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alun Lisbie flicks a high pass forward to Lee Marshall who brings the ball under control. Lee Marshall makes a probing pass to Daniel Barros but he's offside!
60.15
Fiorentina have made 3 substitutions with Sean Materazzi replacing Vito Pirri, Roberto Groenendijk replacing Giordano Doni and Dries Zimmerman replacing Maarten Scifo .Ravenna have made 2 substitutions with Riccardo Di Venanzio replacing Carlo Bianchini and Eusebio Biagioni replacing Daniel Barros and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.21
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
65.31
David Tavares kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Rossitto. Eugenio Rossitto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Riccardo Di Venanzio.
66.02
Neil Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Tavares. David Tavares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessio De Poli. Alessio De Poli shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.27
With some swift thinking, Alberto Fonseca plays the ball forward to Alun Lisbie. Alun Lisbie makes a probing pass to Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
77.59
Michel Keita flicks a high ball forward to Lee Marshall who takes it down. Lee Marshall runs straight at the defence! Lee Marshall makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Garry Gallacher smothers it!
83.38
Alun Lisbie clumsily knocks into Vinicio E. Mora. Alun Lisbie is shown the yellow card! Vinicio E. Mora runs off the knock.
84.28
Jimmy Marbus hits a low pass to David Tavares. David Tavares chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Rossitto. Eugenio Rossitto finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
87.51
Rodolfo Marchegiani flicks a high pass forward. Alun Lisbie controls it well on his chest. With imagination, Alun Lisbie plays the ball forward to Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.22
Eusebio Biagioni knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne makes a looping header on goal. Fantastic reactions from Dries Zimmerman blocks the shot!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

Ravenna
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
27.5%
48.8%
23.8%

Scorers
Lee Marshall 11, 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lee Marshall of Ravenna

Match Ratings
1.Garry Gallacher (GK)
7
2.Neil Clegg (DEF)
6
3.Vinicio E. Mora (DEF)
6
4.Maarten Scifo (DEF)
6
5.Jimmy Marbus (DEF)yellow card
5
6.David Tavares (MID)
7
7.Giordano Doni (MID)
6
8.George Minto (MID)yellow card
5
9.Eugenio Rossitto (ATT)
6
10.Vito Pirri (ATT)
6
11.Alessio De Poli (ATT)
6
 
12.Sean Materazzi (MID)
6
13.Roberto Groenendijk (DEF)
6
14.Dries Zimmerman (DEF)
6

1.P. Gilberto Cruz (GK)
6
2.Duarte Viana (DEF)
6
3.Alberto Fonseca (DEF)
6
4.Carlo Bianchini (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Marchegiani (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Moreira (MID)yellow card
5
7.Michel Keita (MID)
6
8.Alun Lisbie (MID)yellow card
6
9.Daniel Barros (ATT)
8
10.Lee Marshall (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Alun Byrne (ATT)
6
 
12.Riccardo Di Venanzio (DEF)
6
13.Eusebio Biagioni (MID)
6
14.Oberdan Stendardo (ATT)
0