Match Report


Chievo VeronaChievo Verona     Inter MilanInter Milan
Computer Player Computer Player Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Giampietro GuanaG. Guana75
G
1captain
G
71Laurent BaL. Ba
Regillio LodewijksR. Lodewijks74
D
2
D
63Angelo De LiguoriA. De Liguori
Dado OdetD. Odet70
D
3
D
73Mauricio OrtegaM. Ortega
Marcello ArtisticoM. Artistico69
D
4
D
63Eddy BelardiE. Belardi
Paolo ValsesiaP. Valsesia65
D
5
M
63Dino AlbertiniD. Albertini
Alan WatsonA. Watson76
M
6
M
68Martin NicolaM. Nicola
Fausto ZanuttaF. Zanutta76
M
7
M
70Alberto ArgilliA. Argilli
Dave HarleyD. Harley72
M
8
M
67Stefano CupiS. Cupi
Ruggiero ErraR. Erra63
A
9
A
62Samuele BaronioS. Baronio
David RöhligD. Röhlig59
A
10
A
64Giampaolo OliviG. Olivi
Malte WendelM. Wendel56
A
captain11
A
66Alejandro VendrameA. Vendrame
 
Scott BoothS. Booth65
M
12
D
34Vittorio PintonV. Pinton
Wladimiro ZambrottaW. Zambrotta65
M
13
M
63Alex SartiA. Sarti
Valerien LarrieuV. Larrieu63
D
14
A
66Dario StradaD. Strada

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Marc Antonio Bentegodi where Chievo Verona play host to Inter Milan. A crowd of 16,053 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chievo Verona are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Inter Milan appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Porchia.


0.00
The whistle blows and Inter Milan kick off!
2.22
Dave Harley flicks a high pass forward. Ruggiero Erra easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruggiero Erra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddy Belardi.
4.23
Marcello Artistico passes the ball forward to Alan Watson. Alan Watson plays the ball forward to Malte Wendel. Malte Wendel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Laurent Ba who gathers it comfortably.
6.40
Mauricio Ortega hacks David Röhlig from behind! The referee calls over Mauricio Ortega and shows him a yellow card! David Röhlig stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.08
Fausto Zanutta flicks a high pass forward to Malte Wendel who brings the ball under control. Malte Wendel threads the ball through into the box. Ruggiero Erra makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Laurent Ba.
11.20
It's a corner kick. Fausto Zanutta kicks a low ball out wide. Martin Nicola reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
16.20
Alberto Argilli kicks a strong pass forward to Samuele Baronio. Samuele Baronio shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Giampietro Guana. Excellent save.
18.37
Alberto Argilli threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.27
Eddy Belardi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Nicola. Martin Nicola flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Vendrame holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Vendrame plays a quick one-two with Giampaolo Olivi and rushes in on goal... Alejandro Vendrame cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.01
Fausto Zanutta changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Fausto Zanutta skips past Mauricio Ortega! Fausto Zanutta rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Laurent Ba manages to gather it.
26.25
With a delightful solo run, Dave Harley stretches the opposition's defence. Dave Harley knocks in a cross ball towards Ruggiero Erra. Ruggiero Erra finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
39.13
Stefano Cupi flicks a high pass forward. Giampaolo Olivi controls it well on his chest. Giampaolo Olivi finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.52
Stefano Cupi sees space and advances. Stefano Cupi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chievo Verona appear unchanged since the first half. Inter Milan also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Chievo Verona kick off and get the second half underway!
47.11
Alberto Argilli passes the ball forward to Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame cuts inside the box! Alejandro Vendrame strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
48.37
Angelo De Liguori makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dino Albertini. Dino Albertini plays the ball forward to Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.38
Stefano Cupi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuele Baronio. Samuele Baronio controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alejandro Vendrame through on goal. Alejandro Vendrame takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Giampietro Guana manages to gather it.
53.04
With some swift thinking, Alan Watson plays the ball forward to Ruggiero Erra. Ruggiero Erra plays a scrappy one-two with David Röhlig and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ruggiero Erra cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Laurent Ba is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.10
Alan Watson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruggiero Erra. Ruggiero Erra rushes past Angelo De Liguori! Some good footwork from Ruggiero Erra provides some space. He shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
60.06
Chievo Verona have made a substitution with Scott Booth replacing Malte Wendel .
69.06
Eddy Belardi catches David Röhlig on the ankles. Eddy Belardi is shown the yellow card! David Röhlig hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.56
Chievo Verona have made 2 substitutions with Wladimiro Zambrotta replacing Dave Harley and Valerien Larrieu replacing Paolo Valsesia .
79.39
Regillio Lodewijks threads a neat ball through to Wladimiro Zambrotta. Wladimiro Zambrotta sees space and advances. Wladimiro Zambrotta plays a quick one-two with Scott Booth and rushes in on goal... Wladimiro Zambrotta comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
84.03
Marcello Artistico flicks a high pass forward. Alan Watson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alan Watson threads a neat ball through to Scott Booth. Scott Booth plays a one-two with David Röhlig and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Scott Booth provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chievo Verona

Inter Milan
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.2%
43.2%
29.6%

Scorers
Ruggiero Erra 53
Alejandro Vendrame 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruggiero Erra of Chievo Verona

Match Ratings
1.Giampietro Guana (GK)
7
2.Regillio Lodewijks (DEF)
6
3.Dado Odet (DEF)
6
4.Marcello Artistico (DEF)
7
5.Paolo Valsesia (DEF)
6
6.Alan Watson (MID)
7
7.Fausto Zanutta (MID)
8
8.Dave Harley (MID)
7
9.Ruggiero Erra (ATT)goal scored
9
10.David Röhlig (ATT)
7
11.Malte Wendel (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Booth (MID)
6
13.Wladimiro Zambrotta (MID)
6
14.Valerien Larrieu (DEF)
6

1.Laurent Ba (GK)
7
2.Angelo De Liguori (DEF)
6
3.Mauricio Ortega (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Eddy Belardi (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Dino Albertini (MID)
6
6.Martin Nicola (MID)
6
7.Alberto Argilli (MID)
7
8.Stefano Cupi (MID)
7
9.Samuele Baronio (ATT)
6
10.Giampaolo Olivi (ATT)
7
11.Alejandro Vendrame (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Vittorio Pinton (DEF)
0
13.Alex Sarti (MID)
0
14.Dario Strada (ATT)
0