Match Report


ParmaParma     CosenzaCosenza
David BaconDavid Bacon Computer Player Computer Player
Spencer BrandS. Brand87
G
1
G
73Sandro LottiS. Lotti
Rudy FugierR. Fugier70
D
2
D
70Aniello TestiniA. Testini
Titus MakinT. Makin75
D
3captain
D
62Julian SzepanJ. Szepan
Edgar PostigaE. Postiga73
D
4
D
59Marcello CarboneM. Carbone
Michael McgovernM. Mcgovern69
M
5
D
57Danilo BucciD. Bucci
Eduardo SemedoE. Semedo75
M
captain6
M
81Orlando KingO. King
Gianni VicariG. Vicari57
M
7
M
77Ricardo FernandezR. Fernandez
Lee LofthouseL. Lofthouse67
M
8
M
71Diaw AnnoniD. Annoni
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish68
A
9
A
64Ruben NunesR. Nunes
Ronnie AdamsR. Adams78
A
10
A
64Eusebio VillaE. Villa
Ensio HenrikintytarE. Henrikintytar81
A
11
A
60Ferdinando MelaF. Mela
 
Graziano PoggiG. Poggi56
G
12
G
68Aldo GalliA. Galli
Nuno NascimentoN. Nascimento71
D
13
M
65Martin ElzingaM. Elzinga
Nicky PerryN. Perry80
A
14
A
59Alberto TedescoA. Tedesco

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio Tardini where Parma play host to Cosenza. A crowd of 17,295 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Parma are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cosenza appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Zerbini Baronio.


0.00
Parma kick off and get the match underway!
6.20
Eduardo Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Ensio Henrikintytar controls it well on his chest. Ensio Henrikintytar controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Sandro Lotti.
7.58
Eduardo Semedo takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Sandro Lotti scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
15.57
Diaw Annoni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Mela. Ferdinando Mela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.18
Diaw Annoni makes an attacking run forward. Diaw Annoni advances inside the box! Diaw Annoni shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
18.02
Orlando King controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Nunes. Ruben Nunes shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
20.16
Marcello Carbone sees Ricardo Fernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Fernandez takes it forward alone. Ricardo Fernandez makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Eusebio Villa. Eusebio Villa comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Spencer Brand gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
24.27
Edgar Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Semedo collects the pass. Eduardo Semedo passes the ball forward to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Ensio Henrikintytar. Ensio Henrikintytar heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Sandro Lotti. Excellent save.
26.37
Julian Szepan sees Orlando King in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With a delightful solo run, Orlando King stretches the opposition's defence. Orlando King shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
27.04
Titus Makin knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianni Vicari. Gianni Vicari passes the ball forward to Ronnie Adams. Ronnie Adams edges inside the box! Ronnie Adams strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ronnie Adams!
30.22
Aniello Testini threads a neat ball through to Orlando King. Orlando King flicks a high pass forward to Ruben Nunes who brings the ball under control. Ruben Nunes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cosenza are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
33.16
Ricardo Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Eusebio Villa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eusebio Villa lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Nunes. Ruben Nunes directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cosenza are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
39.21
Rudy Fugier flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianni Vicari. Gianni Vicari chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish rushes past Julian Szepan! Scott Dalglish rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Sandro Lotti effortlessly smothers it!
40.45
Ricardo Fernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Nunes. Ruben Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Eusebio Villa. Eusebio Villa finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Spencer Brand is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.46
Diaw Annoni flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Nunes controls it well on his chest. Ruben Nunes shoots from distance. It's there!! Spencer Brand has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Cosenza kick off!
47.11
Orlando King flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Nunes. Ruben Nunes shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
49.10
Ricardo Fernandez knocks the ball forward to Ferdinando Mela. Ferdinando Mela finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
51.12
Titus Makin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Mcgovern. Michael Mcgovern sees space and advances. Michael Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Ensio Henrikintytar. Ensio Henrikintytar makes a deft header. Sandro Lotti gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
53.39
Orlando King laces a through ball forward to Ferdinando Mela. Ferdinando Mela tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Spencer Brand manages to keep it out.
57.37
Titus Makin flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianni Vicari. Gianni Vicari knocks the ball to his team mate, Ensio Henrikintytar. Ensio Henrikintytar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aniello Testini.
59.47
With a delightful solo run, Orlando King stretches the opposition's defence. Orlando King controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.07
Parma have made a substitution with Nicky Perry replacing Lee Lofthouse and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
61.12
Edgar Postiga boots it upfield. Ronnie Adams shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
63.20
Orlando King chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Mela. Ferdinando Mela threads the ball through to Ruben Nunes but he's offside!
65.48
Eduardo Semedo barges into Julian Szepan. The referee warns Eduardo Semedo to calm down! Julian Szepan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.07
Nicky Perry knocks the ball forward to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Scott Dalglish provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
67.26
Diaw Annoni knocks the ball forward to Ruben Nunes. Ruben Nunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.01
Marcello Carbone threads the ball through to Orlando King. Orlando King threads a neat ball through to Ferdinando Mela. Ferdinando Mela knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rudy Fugier.
72.03
Titus Makin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Mcgovern. Michael Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward to Scott Dalglish who brings the ball under control. Scott Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ensio Henrikintytar but the linesman indicates offside!
75.11
Gianni Vicari sees Ensio Henrikintytar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ensio Henrikintytar threads the ball through to Scott Dalglish but he's offside!
77.52
Diaw Annoni flicks a high pass forward. Ferdinando Mela controls it well on his chest. Ferdinando Mela shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Spencer Brand comfortably smothers it!
78.05
Diaw Annoni passes the ball forward to Ferdinando Mela. Ferdinando Mela finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Spencer Brand manages to keep it out.
83.10
Orlando King takes it forward alone. Orlando King knocks in a cross ball towards Eusebio Villa. Eusebio Villa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.32
Edgar Postiga plays the ball forward to Nicky Perry. Nicky Perry knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish skips past Marcello Carbone! Scott Dalglish strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's there!! Sandro Lotti has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Parma

Cosenza
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
36.2%
40.4%
23.4%

Scorers
Ronnie Adams 27
Scott Dalglish 89
Eusebio Villa 40
Ruben Nunes 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott Dalglish of Parma

Match Ratings
1.Spencer Brand (GK)
7
2.Rudy Fugier (DEF)
6
3.Titus Makin (DEF)
7
4.Edgar Postiga (DEF)
6
5.Michael Mcgovern (MID)
6
6.Eduardo Semedo (MID)
6
7.Gianni Vicari (MID)
7
8.Lee Lofthouse (MID)
6
9.Scott Dalglish (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Ronnie Adams (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ensio Henrikintytar (ATT)
6
 
12.Graziano Poggi (GK)
0
13.Nuno Nascimento (DEF)
0
14.Nicky Perry (ATT)
6

1.Sandro Lotti (GK)
8
2.Aniello Testini (DEF)
6
3.Julian Szepan (DEF)
6
4.Marcello Carbone (DEF)
6
5.Danilo Bucci (DEF)
6
6.Orlando King (MID)
8
7.Ricardo Fernandez (MID)
7
8.Diaw Annoni (MID)
8
9.Ruben Nunes (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Eusebio Villa (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ferdinando Mela (ATT)
6
 
12.Aldo Galli (GK)
0
13.Martin Elzinga (MID)
0
14.Alberto Tedesco (ATT)
0