Match Report


RegginaReggina     PiacenzaPiacenza
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Andres SantosA. Santos72
G
1
G
67Stephen JamesS. James
Ruben LopesR. Lopes70
D
2
D
72Roberto AntunesR. Antunes
Michelangelo BelardiM. Belardi67
D
3captain
D
71Bernardo VasariB. Vasari
Victor MouretV. Mouret66
D
4
D
68Callum RitchieC. Ritchie
Marinus GrimM. Grim65
D
5
D
68Joachim MartinoJ. Martino
Pascal BierhoffP. Bierhoff75
M
6
M
69Liam TedescoL. Tedesco
Riccardo VasariR. Vasari69
M
captain7
M
68Niccolo StandingN. Standing
Sandro GravaS. Grava59
M
8
M
68Gaspar VianaG. Viana
Don CampbellD. Campbell75
A
9
A
72Raul De SanzoR. De Sanzo
Antonio PichichiA. Pichichi67
A
10
A
63Manuel BarbosaM. Barbosa
Gary ForbesG. Forbes64
A
11
A
57Rodolfo HubnerR. Hubner
 
Tiziano ParlourT. Parlour69
G
12
G
66Ruel MidgleyR. Midgley
Mirco Di FabioM. Di Fabio66
G
13
D
66Edoardo MarinoE. Marino
Cristiano SalvettiC. Salvetti63
G
14
M
66Marvin CortM. Cort

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Oreste Granillo where Reggina play host to Piacenza. A crowd of 20,221 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Reggina and Piacenza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Zerbini Baronio.


0.00
The whistle blows and Piacenza kick off!
3.45
Callum Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Standing. Niccolo Standing flicks the ball to his team mate, Raul De Sanzo. Raul De Sanzo skips past Victor Mouret! Raul De Sanzo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
4.39
Gaspar Viana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Barbosa. Manuel Barbosa plays a one-two with Rodolfo Hubner and rushes in on goal... Manuel Barbosa cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
10.31
Victor Mouret hits a low pass to Riccardo Vasari. Riccardo Vasari darts forward. Riccardo Vasari shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
12.17
Pascal Bierhoff sees Don Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
15.29
Sandro Grava comes in with a late challenge on Liam Tedesco. The referee calls over Sandro Grava and shows him a yellow card! Liam Tedesco stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.08
Niccolo Standing controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Barbosa. Manuel Barbosa plays a scrappy one-two with Raul De Sanzo and advances towards the goal... Manuel Barbosa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.24
Victor Mouret flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Bierhoff collects the pass. Pascal Bierhoff passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.36
Pascal Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi makes a great pass forward. Gary Forbes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
24.54
Rodolfo Hubner clumsily knocks into Victor Mouret. The referee brings Rodolfo Hubner to one side and gives him a warning! Victor Mouret stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.15
Bernardo Vasari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Standing. Niccolo Standing flicks a high pass forward. Raul De Sanzo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Raul De Sanzo lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Hubner. Rodolfo Hubner gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Andres Santos easily picks it out of the air!
28.58
With imagination, Gaspar Viana plays the ball forward to Raul De Sanzo. Raul De Sanzo finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
30.44
Gaspar Viana makes a simple pass to Manuel Barbosa. Manuel Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.17
Roberto Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Liam Tedesco easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Tedesco flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Barbosa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Barbosa runs straight at the defence! Manuel Barbosa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.56
Niccolo Standing comes in with a late challenge on Riccardo Vasari. Niccolo Standing is shown the yellow card! Riccardo Vasari stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.06
Liam Tedesco threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Hubner. Rodolfo Hubner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Lopes.
42.42
Callum Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Standing. Niccolo Standing laces a weighted ball forward to Raul De Sanzo. Raul De Sanzo finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Gaspar Viana brings the ball forward. Gaspar Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Hubner. Rodolfo Hubner flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reggina appear unchanged since the first half. Piacenza 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!
51.58
Liam Tedesco kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Barbosa. Manuel Barbosa plays a scrappy one-two with Rodolfo Hubner and advances towards the goal... Manuel Barbosa takes a shot at goal but is denied by Ruben Lopes. Excellent block.
55.45
Michelangelo Belardi sees space and advances. Michelangelo Belardi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Campbell. Don Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
59.09
Sandro Grava flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Pichichi who brings the ball under control. Antonio Pichichi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joachim Martino.
60.58
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.
65.27
Niccolo Standing runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Niccolo Standing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodolfo Hubner but he's offside!
71.56
Joachim Martino knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Viana. Gaspar Viana makes a simple pass to Raul De Sanzo. Raul De Sanzo tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
72.05
Riccardo Vasari sees Don Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's a lousy effort!
73.14
Pascal Bierhoff controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Salvetti. Cristiano Salvetti knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
77.31
Gaspar Viana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodolfo Hubner. Rodolfo Hubner shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Andres Santos as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
78.51
Liam Tedesco takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Michelangelo Belardi reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
81.58
Riccardo Vasari barges into Niccolo Standing. The referee warns Riccardo Vasari to calm down! Niccolo Standing gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.20
Victor Mouret sees Riccardo Vasari in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Riccardo Vasari kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Salvetti. Cristiano Salvetti jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
84.14
Riccardo Vasari makes a probing pass to Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi whips in a cross ball towards Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.35
Tiziano Parlour flicks a high pass forward. Riccardo Vasari collects the pass. Riccardo Vasari plays the ball forward to Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Salvetti. Callum Ritchie clumsily knocks into Cristiano Salvetti. Penalty not given!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Reggina

Piacenza
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
32.2%
46%
21.8%

Scorers
Gary Forbes 84
Manuel Barbosa 32
Raul De Sanzo 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Barbosa of Piacenza

Match Ratings
1.Andres Santos (GK)
7
2.Ruben Lopes (DEF)
6
3.Michelangelo Belardi (DEF)
6
4.Victor Mouret (DEF)
6
5.Marinus Grim (DEF)
6
6.Pascal Bierhoff (MID)
6
7.Riccardo Vasari (MID)
7
8.Sandro Grava (MID)yellow card
5
9.Don Campbell (ATT)
6
10.Antonio Pichichi (ATT)
7
11.Gary Forbes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Tiziano Parlour (GK)
6
13.Mirco Di Fabio (GK)
0
14.Cristiano Salvetti (GK)
6

1.Stephen James (GK)
6
2.Roberto Antunes (DEF)
6
3.Bernardo Vasari (DEF)
6
4.Callum Ritchie (DEF)
6
5.Joachim Martino (DEF)
6
6.Liam Tedesco (MID)
7
7.Niccolo Standing (MID)yellow card
7
8.Gaspar Viana (MID)
8
9.Raul De Sanzo (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Manuel Barbosa (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Rodolfo Hubner (ATT)
6
 
12.Ruel Midgley (GK)
0
13.Edoardo Marino (DEF)
0
14.Marvin Cort (MID)
0