Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     CosenzaCosenza
Ben CouchBen Couch Computer Player Computer Player
Branko Van HimstB. Van Himst79
G
1
G
73Sandro LottiS. Lotti
Michael FournierM. Fournier77
D
2
D
70Aniello TestiniA. Testini
John RizzoJ. Rizzo75
D
3captain
D
67Girolamo DelpianoG. Delpiano
Alexandru RaduciouA. Raduciou77
D
4
D
62Julian SzepanJ. Szepan
Ensio NurmiE. Nurmi79
D
5
D
59Marcello CarboneM. Carbone
Yoshi WatanabeY. Watanabe82
M
6
M
81Orlando KingO. King
Joe VernazzaJ. Vernazza82
M
captain7
M
77Ricardo FernandezR. Fernandez
Bradley AloisiB. Aloisi84
M
8
M
70Diaw AnnoniD. Annoni
Manfred BrunnerM. Brunner73
A
9
A
64Ruben NunesR. Nunes
Antonis MichalakisA. Michalakis82
A
10
A
64Eusebio VillaE. Villa
Dennis SladakovicD. Sladakovic75
A
11
A
60Ferdinando MelaF. Mela
 
Orlando RipollO. Ripoll72
G
12
G
68Aldo GalliA. Galli
Alassandro Di MatteoA. Di Matteo50
D
13
M
65Martin ElzingaM. Elzinga
Steve BallS. Ball79
A
14
A
59Alberto TedescoA. Tedesco

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Cosenza. A crowd of 20,447 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Cittadella and Cosenza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francesco Sullo.


0.00
The whistle blows and Cittadella kick off!
4.55
With imagination, Alexandru Raduciou laces a weighted ball forward to Yoshi Watanabe. Yoshi Watanabe flicks a high ball forward to Manfred Brunner who takes it down. Manfred Brunner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.36
Michael Fournier knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoshi Watanabe. Yoshi Watanabe threads a neat ball through to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
10.45
Bradley Aloisi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Sladakovic. Dennis Sladakovic sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
16.03
Joe Vernazza comes in with a late challenge on Ricardo Fernandez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Fernandez runs off the knock.
18.27
Girolamo Delpiano passes the ball forward to Ricardo Fernandez. Ricardo Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Nunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruben Nunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
20.30
John Rizzo makes a probing pass to Yoshi Watanabe. Yoshi Watanabe runs straight at the opposition's defence. Yoshi Watanabe whips in a cross ball towards Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner flicks the ball with his head. Sandro Lotti comfortably picks it out of the air!
32.08
Yoshi Watanabe clumsily knocks into Diaw Annoni. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diaw Annoni stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.41
John Rizzo decides to run forward with the ball. John Rizzo threads a neat ball through to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner plays a scrappy one-two with Dennis Sladakovic and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Manfred Brunner provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Sandro Lotti. Excellent save.
38.47
Joe Vernazza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonis Michalakis. Antonis Michalakis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.16
Marcello Carbone threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Fernandez. Ricardo Fernandez takes it forward alone. Ricardo Fernandez tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Branko Van Himst. Excellent save.
45.00
Diaw Annoni brings the ball forward. Diaw Annoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half. Cosenza also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cosenza players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Cosenza kicking off!
47.34
Diaw Annoni barges into Yoshi Watanabe. The referee calls over Diaw Annoni and warns him to calm down! Yoshi Watanabe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.17
Marcello Carbone darts forward. Marcello Carbone makes a beautiful solo run. Marcello Carbone shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
57.51
Ricardo Fernandez decides to run forward with the ball. Ricardo Fernandez shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.34
Cosenza have made a substitution with Martin Elzinga replacing Eusebio Villa .
63.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Michael Fournier plays the ball forward to Bradley Aloisi. Bradley Aloisi sees space and advances. Bradley Aloisi tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
65.15
Ensio Nurmi receives the ball from a throw-in from John Rizzo. Ensio Nurmi flicks a high pass forward to Joe Vernazza who brings the ball under control. Joe Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Sladakovic. Dennis Sladakovic knocks in a cross ball towards Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner makes a deft header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.45
Marcello Carbone threads the ball through to Orlando King. Orlando King flicks a high pass forward to Martin Elzinga who brings the ball under control. Martin Elzinga shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
71.11
Aniello Testini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diaw Annoni. Diaw Annoni knocks the ball forward to Ferdinando Mela. Ferdinando Mela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.03
Joe Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Antonis Michalakis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonis Michalakis shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.37
Ricardo Fernandez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ricardo Fernandez shoots from outside the area but is denied by Branko Van Himst. Excellent save.
83.28
Girolamo Delpiano chips the ball to his team mate, Diaw Annoni. Diaw Annoni flicks a high ball forward to Martin Elzinga who takes it down. Martin Elzinga shoots from outside the area but is denied by Branko Van Himst. Excellent save.
87.31
Ensio Nurmi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bradley Aloisi. Bradley Aloisi threads the ball through to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner tries a spectacular long range effort. Sandro Lotti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Julian Szepan flicks a high ball forward to Diaw Annoni who takes it down. Diaw Annoni hits a low pass to Ruben Nunes. Ruben Nunes shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

Cosenza
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.1%
57.9%
Play Area
27.6%
43.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Manfred Brunner 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manfred Brunner of Cittadella

Match Ratings