Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Renato Dall Ara where Bologna play host to Torino. A crowd of 17,768 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bologna are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Torino appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Matteazzi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bologna kick off!
3.54
P. Gilberto Tarozzi flicks a high pass forward. Evans Cassetti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Evans Cassetti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Enzo Bonera gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
4.55
Andreas Hamrin kicks a strong pass forward to Cesare Toni. Cesare Toni threads a neat ball through to Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Mark Edusei provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.18
Alessio Biliotti flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Valente holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederico Valente runs straight at the defence! Frederico Valente takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Enzo Bonera smothers it!
16.29
Alessio Biliotti passes the ball forward to Frederico Valente. Frederico Valente knocks the ball forward to Christian Isolini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.29
Lorenzo Cesari threads the ball through to Sol Hurst. Sol Hurst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Spengler. Bakary Spengler advances inside the box! Bakary Spengler strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
24.32
Mauro Del Nero hacks Edouard Satorra from behind! The referee calls over Mauro Del Nero and shows him a yellow card! Edouard Satorra stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.22
Alessio Biliotti flicks a high pass forward. Christian Isolini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian Isolini knocks the ball forward to Ciro Strada but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.42
Alessio Biliotti takes it forward alone. Alessio Biliotti shoots from long range. Wonderful reactions from Enzo Bonera keeps it out!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bologna have changed their lineup with Andy Gemmell replacing Alessio Biliotti. Torino appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Torino kick off the second half!
48.46
Andreas Hamrin hacks Christian Isolini from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Christian Isolini runs off the knock.
49.33
Andy Gemmell flicks a high pass forward to Evans Cassetti who brings the ball under control. Evans Cassetti knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Valente. Frederico Valente finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Enzo Bonera is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
51.34
Cesare Toni flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Zisi Dedeletakis but the linesman indicates offside!
57.43
P. Gilberto Tarozzi advances with the ball. P. Gilberto Tarozzi shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.35
Cesare Toni makes a simple pass to Mauro Del Nero. Mauro Del Nero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.24
Cesare Toni flicks a high pass forward. Mauro Del Nero collects the pass. Mauro Del Nero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastian Moya.
67.28
P. Gilberto Tarozzi flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Valente who brings the ball under control. Frederico Valente cuts inside the box! Frederico Valente takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Enzo Bonera.
68.58
Corner kick to Bologna. P. Gilberto Tarozzi plays it to the far post. Christian Isolini takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.23
P. Gilberto Tarozzi chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Isolini. Christian Isolini shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
75.56
Without breaking stride, Lorenzo Cesari plays the ball forward to Sol Hurst. Sol Hurst picks a pass forward to Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei chips the ball to his team mate, Mauro Del Nero. Mauro Del Nero comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. What a cracker!! Ian Boyd had no chance!! Goal for Torino!
77.56
Bologna have made a substitution with Stefano Di Meglio replacing Evans Cassetti .
89.44
Cesare Toni knocks the ball forward to Mauro Del Nero. Mauro Del Nero cuts inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Mauro Del Nero provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
P. Gilberto Tarozzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Isolini. Christian Isolini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

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

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
23.8%
46%
30.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Edusei of Torino

Match Ratings
1.Ian Boyd (GK)
6
2.Edouard Satorra (DEF)
6
3.Andre Lima (DEF)
6
4.Sebastian Moya (DEF)
6
5.Eusebio Fresi (DEF)
6
6.P. Gilberto Tarozzi (MID)
7
7.Alessio Biliotti (MID)
7
8.Frederico Valente (ATT)
7
9.Christian Isolini (ATT)
6
10.Evans Cassetti (ATT)
6
11.Ciro Strada (ATT)
6
 
12.Gill Doga (DEF)
0
13.Andy Gemmell (MID)
6
14.Stefano Di Meglio (MID)
6

1.Enzo Bonera (GK)
8
2.Julien Bréchet (DEF)
6
3.Andreas Hamrin (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Lorenzo Cesari (DEF)
6
5.Tiago Moreira (DEF)
6
6.Sol Hurst (MID)
6
7.Cesare Toni (MID)
8
8.Zisi Dedeletakis (ATT)
6
9.Mark Edusei (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Mauro Del Nero (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Bakary Spengler (ATT)
6
 
12.Dean Beresford (MID)
0
13.Claudio Campos (MID)
0
14.Harvey Thompson (GK)
0