Match Report


PescaraPescara     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Valentino ManettiV. Manetti59
G
1
G
63Christian LodiC. Lodi
Jose E. PasqualinJ. Pasqualin77
D
captain2
D
74Kai SchachtK. Schacht
Valerio ZenoniV. Zenoni71
D
3
D
68Jonas TöpferJ. Töpfer
Rosario FoglioR. Foglio62
D
4captain
D
64Stephane AlbonettiS. Albonetti
Mirco La MarcaM. La Marca59
D
5
M
70Max BertiM. Berti
Andres NunezA. Nunez64
M
6
M
65Vinicio E. TonettoV. Tonetto
Pieter Van Den BromP. Van Den Brom63
M
7
M
64Mirco StelloneM. Stellone
Robert ArmstrongR. Armstrong56
M
8
M
52Giampiero SussiG. Sussi
Gian Luca VendrameG. Vendrame77
A
9
M
48Massimo SchenardiM. Schenardi
Riccardo GrittiR. Gritti64
A
10
A
68Ferdinando GarzyaF. Garzya
Alessandro BallarinA. Ballarin60
A
11
A
58Luis VicenteL. Vicente
 
Luca CristalliniL. Cristallini58
D
12
D
64Vincenzo KistnerV. Kistner
Guerino PaganiG. Pagani54
M
13
D
58Renzo CannavaroR. Cannavaro
Roberto MirriR. Mirri53
D
14
A
57Arturo MandelliA. Mandelli

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Stadio Adriatico where Pescara play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 9,509 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Pescara are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Pistoiese appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Emiliano Bianchini.


0.00
Pistoiese kick off and get the first half underway!
3.40
Max Berti barges into Robert Armstrong. Max Berti is shown the yellow card! Robert Armstrong stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.09
Ferdinando Garzya catches Rosario Foglio on the ankles. Ferdinando Garzya is shown the yellow card! Rosario Foglio runs off the knock.
8.16
Valerio Zenoni threads a neat ball through to Andres Nunez. Andres Nunez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andres Nunez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alessandro Ballarin is offside!
10.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Kai Schacht picks a pass forward to Vinicio E. Tonetto. Vinicio E. Tonetto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Vicente. Luis Vicente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.00
Valerio Zenoni barges into Ferdinando Garzya. The referee brings Valerio Zenoni to one side and gives him a warning! Ferdinando Garzya grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.11
Valerio Zenoni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Armstrong. Robert Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Riccardo Gritti controls it well on his chest. Riccardo Gritti kicks a strong pass forward to Alessandro Ballarin but the referee indicates it's offside!
21.52
Andres Nunez hits a low pass to Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
24.21
Robert Armstrong passes the ball forward to Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.35
Vinicio E. Tonetto flicks a high pass forward to Luis Vicente who brings the ball under control. Luis Vicente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Manetti who gathers it comfortably.
36.03
Valerio Zenoni pushes mid-way up the pitch. Valerio Zenoni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti cuts inside the box! Riccardo Gritti looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.01
Massimo Schenardi knocks the ball forward to Luis Vicente. Luis Vicente sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
42.14
Kai Schacht advances with the ball. Kai Schacht threads a neat ball through to Ferdinando Garzya. Ferdinando Garzya edges inside the box! Ferdinando Garzya comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Pistoiese!
45.00
Rosario Foglio threads a neat ball through to Robert Armstrong. Robert Armstrong flicks a high ball forward to Gian Luca Vendrame who takes it down. Gian Luca Vendrame knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephane Albonetti.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pescara appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Pescara kicking off!
49.26
Andres Nunez sees space and advances. Andres Nunez tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.48
Massimo Schenardi threads a neat ball through to Ferdinando Garzya. Ferdinando Garzya shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
54.06
Valerio Zenoni threads a neat ball through to Andres Nunez. Andres Nunez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
65.56
Pieter Van Den Brom makes a probing pass to Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonas Töpfer.
71.42
Andres Nunez makes a simple pass to Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Lodi who gathers it comfortably.
78.35
Pieter Van Den Brom flicks a high pass forward to Alessandro Ballarin who brings the ball under control. Alessandro Ballarin knocks in a cross ball towards Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.09
Mirco La Marca surges forward with the ball. Mirco La Marca threads the ball through to Gian Luca Vendrame. Gian Luca Vendrame finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.12
Stephane Albonetti flicks a high pass forward. Max Berti controls it well on his chest. Max Berti sees space and advances. Max Berti plays a quick one-two with Luis Vicente and rushes in on goal... Max Berti comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pescara

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

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
28.6%
44%
27.4%

Scorers
Ferdinando Garzya 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ferdinando Garzya of Pistoiese

Match Ratings