Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to Reggina. A crowd of 18,576 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cagliari and Reggina are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francesco Mancini.


0.00
The first half starts with Cagliari kicking off!
2.18
Antonio Brivio flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Di Michele who brings the ball under control. Antonio Di Michele makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Ramos. Leonardo Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pierre G. Migliorini but he's offside!
4.01
Victor Mouret threads a neat ball through to Riccardo Vasari. Riccardo Vasari knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi runs straight at the defence! Antonio Pichichi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
9.49
Manuele Minopoli flicks a high ball forward to Fabian N. Di Michele who takes it down. Fabian N. Di Michele brings the ball forward. Fabian N. Di Michele shoots from distance. Andres Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
10.13
Stefano Lantignotti sees Pierre G. Migliorini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pierre G. Migliorini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.25
Marinus Grim flicks a high pass forward. Riccardo Vasari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Riccardo Vasari threads a neat ball through to Don Campbell. Don Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Brivio.
20.47
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
22.11
Seeing a gap ahead, Antonio Brivio plays the ball forward to Stefano Lantignotti. Stefano Lantignotti flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Ramos collects the pass. Leonardo Ramos makes a great pass forward. Jan Metzler runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
24.23
Manuele Minopoli chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Di Michele. Antonio Di Michele threads a neat ball through to Jan Metzler. Jan Metzler makes a great pass forward. Pierre G. Migliorini runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
27.13
Antonio Di Michele makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Ramos. Leonardo Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Pierre G. Migliorini. Pierre G. Migliorini directs the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Andres Santos as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
28.02
It's a corner kick. Fabian N. Di Michele loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Gianfranco La Marca chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
33.05
Riccardo Vasari hacks Antonio Brivio from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Antonio Brivio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Gianfranco La Marca plays the ball forward to Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuele Minopoli.
38.53
Victor Mouret clumsily knocks into Pierre G. Migliorini. Victor Mouret is shown the yellow card! Pierre G. Migliorini runs off the knock.
40.00
Antonio Brivio threads a neat ball through to Fabian N. Di Michele. Fabian N. Di Michele makes a probing pass to Jan Metzler. Jan Metzler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andres Santos who gathers it comfortably.
44.17
Pascal Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Giampaolo Silenzi.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cagliari appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Reggina appear unchanged since the first half. The Reggina players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Reggina kicking off!
49.56
Antonio Brivio sees Stefano Lantignotti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stefano Lantignotti flicks a high pass forward to Leonardo Ramos who brings the ball neatly under control. Leonardo Ramos shoots from long range but it is miles over!
51.33
Ruben Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Riccardo Vasari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Riccardo Vasari sees space and advances. Riccardo Vasari lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.44
Riccardo Vasari flicks a high pass forward. Don Campbell controls it well on his chest. Don Campbell shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.16
Cagliari have made 3 substitutions with Tonino Cavezzi replacing Jan Metzler, John De Romijn replacing Manuele Minopoli and Jason Ball replacing Antonio Di Michele .
65.12
Michelangelo Belardi threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco La Marca. Gianfranco La Marca makes a simple pass to Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi whips in a cross ball towards Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Giampaolo Silenzi has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.49
Gianfranco La Marca flicks a high pass forward. Don Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Don Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but Antonio Brivio blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
73.55
Victor Mouret flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco La Marca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianfranco La Marca makes a beautiful solo run. Gianfranco La Marca lofts in a cross ball towards Don Campbell. With a superhuman jump, Don Campbell connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Giampaolo Silenzi is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.36
Victor Mouret threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco La Marca. Without breaking stride, Gianfranco La Marca plays the ball forward to Don Campbell. Don Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Giampaolo Silenzi.
85.24
It's a corner kick. Pascal Bierhoff loops the ball in to towards the near post. Enrique Marquitos reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
89.21
Riccardo Vasari flicks a high pass forward. Don Campbell controls it well on his chest. Don Campbell tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Riccardo Vasari kicks a strong pass forward to Don Campbell. Don Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giampaolo Silenzi who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
31%
45.1%
23.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianfranco La Marca of Reggina