Match Report


CrotoneCrotone     UdineseUdinese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicolas WinklerN. Winkler63
G
1
G
54Gaetano ScarpaG. Scarpa
Eugenio ApolloniE. Apolloni67
D
2
D
63Valerio De PoliV. De Poli
Morgan BelottiM. Belotti66
D
3
D
56Walter FlorijancicW. Florijancic
Alfredo TedescoA. Tedesco57
D
4captain
D
55Edoardo ErraE. Erra
David GrossiD. Grossi68
M
5
D
55Marc-Vivien PoratoM. Porato
Cesar BarbosaC. Barbosa59
M
captain6
M
63Bram Van De OuwelandB. Van De Ouweland
Emiliano ArriccaE. Arricca58
M
7
M
62Alessio TaddeiA. Taddei
Gabriele MaterazziG. Materazzi56
M
8
A
65Lars SeelerL. Seeler
Fabian N. MercuriF. Mercuri74
A
9
A
52Brian MurphyB. Murphy
Don HansenD. Hansen70
A
10
A
50Gian Matteo Di LivioG. Di Livio
Tiziano BazzaniT. Bazzani68
A
11
A
48Albert Del SolA. Del Sol
 
Fausto SavinoF. Savino56
A
12
M
58Benito EspinalB. Espinal
Evans RossiniE. Rossini54
M
13
M
55Nicola AlbinoN. Albino
Demlaba GinolaD. Ginola53
G
14
G
54Ezio BrianoE. Briano

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stadio Ezio Scida where Crotone play host to Udinese. A crowd of 9,118 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crotone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Udinese appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Fusco.


0.00
Crotone get the match underway!
2.40
Seeing a gap ahead, David Grossi plays the ball forward to Fabian N. Mercuri. Fabian N. Mercuri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Valerio De Poli.
3.13
Emiliano Arricca chips the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Mercuri. Fabian N. Mercuri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
4.04
Walter Florijancic threads a neat ball through to Alessio Taddei. Alessio Taddei chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Seeler. Lars Seeler shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
8.36
Alessio Taddei flicks a high pass forward. Albert Del Sol holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albert Del Sol runs straight at the defence! Albert Del Sol comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies well off target!
18.33
Walter Florijancic clumsily knocks into Emiliano Arricca. The referee warns Walter Florijancic to calm down! Emiliano Arricca stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.58
Morgan Belotti kicks a strong pass forward to Cesar Barbosa. Cesar Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Tiziano Bazzani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tiziano Bazzani lofts in a cross ball towards Don Hansen. Don Hansen makes a looping header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.23
Gabriele Materazzi passes the ball forward to Fabian N. Mercuri. Fabian N. Mercuri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc-Vivien Porato.
22.51
Cesar Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Tiziano Bazzani who brings the ball neatly under control. Tiziano Bazzani whips in a cross ball towards Don Hansen. Don Hansen makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.38
Emiliano Arricca flicks a high ball forward to Fabian N. Mercuri who takes it down. Fabian N. Mercuri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Walter Florijancic.
28.19
Emiliano Arricca makes a probing pass to Tiziano Bazzani. Tiziano Bazzani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edoardo Erra.
39.53
Alfredo Tedesco threads the ball through to Cesar Barbosa. Cesar Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Bazzani. Tiziano Bazzani plays a scrappy one-two with Fabian N. Mercuri and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tiziano Bazzani looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Gaetano Scarpa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.04
With vision, David Grossi laces a through ball forward to Tiziano Bazzani. Tiziano Bazzani finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
Brian Murphy barges into Eugenio Apolloni. Brian Murphy is warned by the referee! Eugenio Apolloni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crotone appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese also appear unchanged since the first half. The Udinese players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Udinese kick off and get the second half underway!
48.54
Fabian N. Mercuri hacks Marc-Vivien Porato from behind! The referee calls over Fabian N. Mercuri and warns him to calm down! Marc-Vivien Porato stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.33
David Grossi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Grossi shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
53.56
Gian Matteo Di Livio barges into Morgan Belotti. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Morgan Belotti stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.59
David Grossi runs straight at the opposition's defence. David Grossi whips in a cross ball towards Don Hansen. Don Hansen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.59
Valerio De Poli clumsily knocks into Fabian N. Mercuri. Valerio De Poli is shown the yellow card! Fabian N. Mercuri grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.10
Edoardo Erra decides to run forward with the ball. Edoardo Erra runs straight at the opposition's defence. Edoardo Erra shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.49
Udinese have made a substitution with Ezio Briano replacing Brian Murphy and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
63.03
Cesar Barbosa comes in with a late challenge on Ezio Briano. The referee brings Cesar Barbosa to one side and gives him a warning! Ezio Briano stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.01
Morgan Belotti threads the ball through to Emiliano Arricca. Emiliano Arricca flicks a high pass forward. Tiziano Bazzani controls it well on his chest. Tiziano Bazzani lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Mercuri. Fabian N. Mercuri gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fabian N. Mercuri!
71.07
Cesar Barbosa makes a simple pass to Don Hansen. Don Hansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Mercuri but the linesman indicates offside!
75.04
Cesar Barbosa clumsily knocks into Lars Seeler. Cesar Barbosa is given another warning by the referee! Lars Seeler grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.20
Udinese have made a substitution with Nicola Albino replacing Bram Van De Ouweland .
79.22
Alessio Taddei flicks the ball to his team mate, Albert Del Sol. Albert Del Sol shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
83.50
Cesar Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Mercuri. Fabian N. Mercuri hits a low pass to Don Hansen. Don Hansen takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Gaetano Scarpa had no chance!! Goal for Crotone!
90.00
Albert Del Sol clumsily knocks into Alfredo Tedesco. The referee calls over Albert Del Sol and shows him a yellow card! Alfredo Tedesco carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Crotone

Udinese
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
76%
24%
Play Area
17.3%
45.3%
37.3%

Scorers
Don Hansen 23, 55, 84
Tiziano Bazzani 40
Fabian N. Mercuri 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Don Hansen of Crotone

Match Ratings