Match Report


SienaSiena     GenoaGenoa
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Datti Mohamed Del PreteD. Del Prete70
G
1
G
64Garcia Duque MatzuzziG. Matzuzzi
Samuele FranzoneS. Franzone62
D
2
D
67Mario MorelloM. Morello
Felice RocchiF. Rocchi57
D
3captain
D
66Marcello OttofaroM. Ottofaro
Carmine SannaC. Sanna52
D
4
D
59Giancarlo SalvatoriG. Salvatori
Salvatore ZanettiS. Zanetti51
D
captain5
D
54Adrian ForbesA. Forbes
Uwe LittbarskiU. Littbarski71
M
6
D
52Nils SeibertN. Seibert
Natale RossittoN. Rossitto63
M
7
M
76Jimmy RinaldiJ. Rinaldi
Vinicio E. MonacoV. Monaco54
M
8
M
75Mariano SergiM. Sergi
Amedeo AbbruscatoA. Abbruscato53
M
9
M
66Edoardo BagnacaniE. Bagnacani
Pascal HamannP. Hamann68
A
10
A
75Dario GiampierettiD. Giampieretti
Manuel FacciM. Facci56
A
11
A
62Corrado MainiC. Maini
 
Pierluigi GelsiP. Gelsi61
G
12
A
61Alfredo CecereA. Cecere
Oscar Jr. Di VicinoO. Di Vicino53
M
13
A
57Ottavio MalusciO. Malusci
Enrico BenussiE. Benussi52
M
14
G
53Nicol˜ CordoneN. Cordone

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Genoa. A crowd of 8,014 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Genoa appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Diakite.


0.00
The whistle blows and Siena kick off!
3.02
Vinicio E. Monaco makes a probing pass to Pascal Hamann. Pascal Hamann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcello Ottofaro.
10.55
Vinicio E. Monaco runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vinicio E. Monaco whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Facci. Manuel Facci outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.55
Jimmy Rinaldi makes a simple pass to Dario Giampieretti. Dario Giampieretti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.20
Edoardo Bagnacani hacks Natale Rossitto from behind! The referee warns Edoardo Bagnacani to calm down! Natale Rossitto stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.08
Jimmy Rinaldi knocks the ball to his team mate, Corrado Maini. Corrado Maini shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
21.54
Natale Rossitto threads a neat ball through to Manuel Facci. Manuel Facci cuts inside the box! Marcello Ottofaro hacks Manuel Facci from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
22.36
Jimmy Rinaldi chips the ball to his team mate, Corrado Maini. Corrado Maini shoots from distance but is denied by Datti Mohamed Del Prete. Excellent save.
32.36
Vinicio E. Monaco makes a simple pass to Pascal Hamann. Pascal Hamann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garcia Duque Matzuzzi who gathers it comfortably.
33.54
Amedeo Abbruscato knocks the ball forward to Pascal Hamann. Pascal Hamann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giancarlo Salvatori.
39.43
Felice Rocchi hits a low pass to Natale Rossitto. Natale Rossitto flicks a high pass forward to Pascal Hamann who brings the ball under control. Pascal Hamann shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
42.01
Pascal Hamann hacks Marcello Ottofaro from behind! The referee warns Pascal Hamann to calm down! Marcello Ottofaro 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. Siena appear unchanged since the first half. Genoa also appear unchanged since the first half. The Siena players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Genoa kick off and get the second half underway!
48.20
Amedeo Abbruscato knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Facci. Manuel Facci shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
49.26
Amedeo Abbruscato deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Hamann. Pascal Hamann tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
53.46
Vinicio E. Monaco makes a simple pass to Pascal Hamann. Pascal Hamann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garcia Duque Matzuzzi who gathers it comfortably.
54.50
Vinicio E. Monaco chips the ball to his team mate, Manuel Facci. Manuel Facci knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.09
Nils Seibert clumsily knocks into Pascal Hamann. Nils Seibert is given a warning by the referee! Pascal Hamann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.25
Siena have made 2 substitutions with Enrico Benussi replacing Pascal Hamann and Oscar Jr. Di Vicino replacing Uwe Littbarski .
63.03
Marcello Ottofaro sees Jimmy Rinaldi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jimmy Rinaldi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dario Giampieretti. Dario Giampieretti hits a low pass to Corrado Maini. Some good footwork from Corrado Maini provides some space. He shoots at goal. Good keeping from Datti Mohamed Del Prete as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
64.31
Nils Seibert takes a quick corner, playing it short to Giancarlo Salvatori. Giancarlo Salvatori takes a shot at goal but Felice Rocchi is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
67.21
Amedeo Abbruscato hacks Jimmy Rinaldi from behind! Amedeo Abbruscato is shown the yellow card! Jimmy Rinaldi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.29
Natale Rossitto flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Facci holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Facci knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.48
Jimmy Rinaldi clumsily knocks into Vinicio E. Monaco. Jimmy Rinaldi is warned by the referee! Vinicio E. Monaco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.57
Mariano Sergi hacks Natale Rossitto from behind! Mariano Sergi is warned by the referee! Natale Rossitto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.09
Jimmy Rinaldi makes a probing pass to Corrado Maini. Corrado Maini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Datti Mohamed Del Prete who gathers it comfortably.
83.25
Nils Seibert sees Edoardo Bagnacani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edoardo Bagnacani flicks a high pass forward. Corrado Maini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Corrado Maini tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
84.31
Edoardo Bagnacani comes in with a late challenge on Natale Rossitto. The referee warns Edoardo Bagnacani again to calm down! Natale Rossitto stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.35
Siena are in full control of this game.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Siena

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

Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
18.3%
54.9%
26.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vinicio E. Monaco of Siena

Match Ratings