Match Report


Inter MilanInter Milan     RavennaRavenna
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Christopher George Christopher George
Laurent BaL. Ba71
G
captain1
G
68P. Gilberto CruzP. Cruz
Andre BianchiA. Bianchi68
D
2captain
D
60Duarte VianaD. Viana
Mauricio OrtegaM. Ortega73
D
3
D
68Alberto FonsecaA. Fonseca
Gregorio DominguezG. Dominguez71
D
4
D
68Carlo BianchiniC. Bianchini
Martin NicolaM. Nicola68
M
5
D
65Renato SolimenoR. Solimeno
Claudio PonzoC. Ponzo67
M
6
M
75Michel KeitaM. Keita
Alberto ArgilliA. Argilli70
M
7
M
61Joachim MaccaroneJ. Maccarone
Stefano CupiS. Cupi67
M
8
M
72Eusebio BiagioniE. Biagioni
Giampaolo OliviG. Olivi65
A
9
A
68Daniel BarrosD. Barros
Fabiano BelliniF. Bellini66
A
10
A
68Lee MarshallL. Marshall
Alejandro VendrameA. Vendrame66
A
11
A
63Alun ByrneA. Byrne
 
Vittorio PintonV. Pinton34
D
12
D
66Riccardo Di VenanzioR. Di Venanzio
Alex SartiA. Sarti64
M
13
M
70Alun LisbieA. Lisbie
Dario StradaD. Strada66
A
14
A
67Thomas HoséT. Hosé

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at San Siro where Inter Milan play host to Ravenna. A crowd of 18,792 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inter Milan are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ravenna appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dayo Caruso.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ravenna get the match underway!
2.57
Carlo Bianchini sees space and advances. Carlo Bianchini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros shoots from outside the area but somehow Laurent Ba manages to keep it out.
9.02
Michel Keita flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Barros who takes it down. Daniel Barros whips in a cross ball towards Lee Marshall. With a superhuman jump, Lee Marshall connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies wide!
12.47
Mauricio Ortega breaks forward. Mauricio Ortega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
16.37
Renato Solimeno hits a low pass to Joachim Maccarone. Joachim Maccarone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.50
Stefano Cupi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini advances inside the box! Fabiano Bellini looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
22.41
Eusebio Biagioni kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros plays a scrappy one-two with Lee Marshall and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daniel Barros muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Gregorio Dominguez steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
26.35
Carlo Bianchini flicks a high pass forward. Michel Keita controls it well on his chest. Michel Keita flicks a high ball forward to Lee Marshall who takes it down. Lee Marshall whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros flicks the ball with his head. Laurent Ba manages to gather it.
27.40
Alberto Argilli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini knocks in a cross ball towards Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.45
Andre Bianchi flicks a high ball forward to Martin Nicola who takes it down. With some swift thinking, Martin Nicola plays the ball forward to Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi whips in a cross ball towards Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Renato Solimeno clears it off the line with his head!
30.46
Michel Keita deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros cuts inside the box! Daniel Barros takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.26
Claudio Ponzo flicks the ball to his team mate, Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi makes a probing pass to Fabiano Bellini but he's offside!
40.56
Eusebio Biagioni barges into Claudio Ponzo. Eusebio Biagioni is given a warning by the referee! Claudio Ponzo runs off the knock.
45.00
Alberto Fonseca pushes up the pitch. Alberto Fonseca kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros shoots from long range but is denied by Laurent Ba. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Inter Milan kick off the second half!
49.01
Carlo Bianchini flicks a high pass forward. Eusebio Biagioni controls it well on his chest. Eusebio Biagioni knocks the ball forward to Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne rushes past Mauricio Ortega! Alun Byrne comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
55.48
Alberto Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Eusebio Biagioni controls it well on his chest. Eusebio Biagioni knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Daniel Barros provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.22
Giampaolo Olivi hacks Carlo Bianchini from behind! The referee calls over Giampaolo Olivi and shows him a yellow card! Carlo Bianchini runs off the knock.
60.42
Ravenna have made 3 substitutions with Riccardo Di Venanzio replacing Carlo Bianchini, Alun Lisbie replacing Eusebio Biagioni and Thomas Hosé replacing Lee Marshall .
61.46
Alberto Argilli chips the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by P. Gilberto Cruz.
67.29
Stefano Cupi knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
69.56
Joachim Maccarone hits a low pass to Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros plays a one-two with Thomas Hosé and advances towards the goal... Daniel Barros shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Laurent Ba with no chance!! Goal for Ravenna!
72.34
Alun Lisbie threads a neat ball through to Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Ortega.
73.47
Michel Keita comes in with a late challenge on Stefano Cupi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefano Cupi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
78.40
Alberto Argilli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.36
Riccardo Di Venanzio flicks a high pass forward. Michel Keita collects the pass. Michel Keita threads a neat ball through to Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Laurent Ba. Excellent save.
89.45
Michel Keita hacks Stefano Cupi from behind! The referee warns Michel Keita to calm down! Stefano Cupi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Inter Milan

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

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
25.9%
49.4%
24.7%

Scorers
Daniel Barros 55, 70

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Barros of Ravenna

Match Ratings
1.Laurent Ba (GK)
7
2.Andre Bianchi (DEF)
6
3.Mauricio Ortega (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Dominguez (DEF)
6
5.Martin Nicola (MID)
6
6.Claudio Ponzo (MID)
6
7.Alberto Argilli (MID)
6
8.Stefano Cupi (MID)
6
9.Giampaolo Olivi (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Fabiano Bellini (ATT)
6
11.Alejandro Vendrame (ATT)
6
 
12.Vittorio Pinton (DEF)
0
13.Alex Sarti (MID)
0
14.Dario Strada (ATT)
0

1.P. Gilberto Cruz (GK)
7
2.Duarte Viana (DEF)
6
3.Alberto Fonseca (DEF)
6
4.Carlo Bianchini (DEF)
6
5.Renato Solimeno (DEF)
6
6.Michel Keita (MID)yellow card
6
7.Joachim Maccarone (MID)
6
8.Eusebio Biagioni (MID)
6
9.Daniel Barros (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
10
10.Lee Marshall (ATT)
6
11.Alun Byrne (ATT)
6
 
12.Riccardo Di Venanzio (DEF)
6
13.Alun Lisbie (MID)
6
14.Thomas Hosé (ATT)
6