Match Report


RegginaReggina     CittadellaCittadella
Computer Player Computer Player Ben Couch Ben Couch
Andres SantosA. Santos72
G
1
G
79Branko Van HimstB. Van Himst
Ruben LopesR. Lopes70
D
2
D
77Michael FournierM. Fournier
Michelangelo BelardiM. Belardi67
D
3
D
75John RizzoJ. Rizzo
Victor MouretV. Mouret66
D
4
D
77Alexandru RaduciouA. Raduciou
Marinus GrimM. Grim65
D
5
D
79Ensio NurmiE. Nurmi
Pascal BierhoffP. Bierhoff75
M
6
M
82Yoshi WatanabeY. Watanabe
Riccardo VasariR. Vasari69
M
captain7captain
M
83Carlos AlmeidaC. Almeida
Sandro GravaS. Grava59
M
8
M
84Bradley AloisiB. Aloisi
Don CampbellD. Campbell75
A
9
A
73Manfred BrunnerM. Brunner
Antonio PichichiA. Pichichi67
A
10
A
76Muzzy BulentM. Bulent
Gary ForbesG. Forbes64
A
11
A
75Dennis SladakovicD. Sladakovic
 
Tiziano ParlourT. Parlour69
G
12
G
72Orlando RipollO. Ripoll
Mirco Di FabioM. Di Fabio66
G
13
D
50Alassandro Di MatteoA. Di Matteo
Cristiano SalvettiC. Salvetti63
G
14
A
79Steve BallS. Ball

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Oreste Granillo where Reggina play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 20,866 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Reggina and Cittadella are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francesco Mancini.


0.00
Cittadella kick off and get the match underway!
3.05
Ruben Lopes pushes up the pitch. Ruben Lopes sees Gary Forbes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.33
Carlos Almeida hits a low pass to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Sladakovic but the linesman indicates offside!
15.36
Michael Fournier breaks forward. Michael Fournier surges forward with the ball. Michael Fournier knocks in a cross ball towards Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
16.14
Sandro Grava controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.57
John Rizzo flicks a high pass forward. Bradley Aloisi comfortably collects the pass. Bradley Aloisi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner knocks in a cross ball towards Muzzy Bulent. Muzzy Bulent makes a looping header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
22.26
Michelangelo Belardi flicks a high pass forward. Riccardo Vasari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Riccardo Vasari makes a simple pass to Don Campbell. Don Campbell shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
24.11
Bradley Aloisi flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Sladakovic controls it well on his chest. Dennis Sladakovic shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
26.05
Riccardo Vasari flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Pichichi collects the pass. Antonio Pichichi shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.38
Bradley Aloisi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Muzzy Bulent. Muzzy Bulent sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.00
Alexandru Raduciou barges into Antonio Pichichi. The referee calls over Alexandru Raduciou and warns him to calm down! Antonio Pichichi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.21
Bradley Aloisi makes a beautiful solo run. Bradley Aloisi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michelangelo Belardi.
38.31
Ensio Nurmi makes a probing pass to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida threads a neat ball through to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner whips in a cross ball towards Dennis Sladakovic. Dennis Sladakovic connects with a diving header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Andres Santos with no chance!! Goal for Cittadella!
44.45
Alexandru Raduciou kicks a strong pass forward to Bradley Aloisi. Bradley Aloisi hits a low pass to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Andres Santos manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Reggina kick off and get the second half underway!
47.25
John Rizzo sees Yoshi Watanabe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With great vision, Yoshi Watanabe plays the ball forward to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.39
Michelangelo Belardi threads the ball through to Pascal Bierhoff. Without breaking stride, Pascal Bierhoff plays the ball forward to Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Branko Van Himst effortlessly smothers it!
49.49
Victor Mouret clumsily knocks into Manfred Brunner. Victor Mouret is shown the yellow card! Manfred Brunner runs off the knock.
51.15
Carlos Almeida passes the ball forward to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner plays a scrappy one-two with Dennis Sladakovic and stumbles forward towards the goal... Manfred Brunner comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.28
Pascal Bierhoff sees Antonio Pichichi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Pichichi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Rizzo.
55.43
Michelangelo Belardi barges into Manfred Brunner. Michelangelo Belardi is warned by the referee! Manfred Brunner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.05
Yoshi Watanabe threads the ball through to Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ruben Lopes.
60.28
Reggina have made 2 substitutions with Tiziano Parlour replacing Marinus Grim and Cristiano Salvetti replacing Sandro Grava and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
69.56
Riccardo Vasari makes an attacking run forward. Riccardo Vasari knocks in a cross ball towards Don Campbell. Don Campbell outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Branko Van Himst didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
73.38
Michael Fournier receives the ball from a throw-in from John Rizzo. Michael Fournier pushes mid-way up the pitch. Michael Fournier sees Manfred Brunner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manfred Brunner shoots from 20 yards but Andres Santos reads it well. Excellent keeping!
77.31
Carlos Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner whips in a cross ball towards Dennis Sladakovic. Dennis Sladakovic directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Michelangelo Belardi happens to be in the right place to block it.
78.11
Yoshi Watanabe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manfred Brunner. Manfred Brunner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Mouret.
79.10
Cittadella are dictating the run of play here today.
85.31
Ensio Nurmi knocks the ball forward to Yoshi Watanabe. Yoshi Watanabe hits a low pass to Muzzy Bulent. Muzzy Bulent shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.34
Yoshi Watanabe flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Sladakovic holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dennis Sladakovic shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Andres Santos.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Reggina

Cittadella
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.3%
60.7%
Play Area
33.7%
46.1%
20.2%

Scorers
Dennis Sladakovic 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dennis Sladakovic of Cittadella

Match Ratings