Match Report
| Cittadella | Cittadella |  |  | Empoli | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Arafat Kai | Arafat Kai | |||||||||||||||||
| Claudio Garrido | C. Garrido |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Eddy Tacchini | E. Tacchini | |||||||||
| Giorgio Peruzzi | G. Peruzzi | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Giordano Abbiati | G. Abbiati | |||||||||
| Datti Mohamed Abbruscato | D. Abbruscato | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Eugenio Franzone | E. Franzone | |||||||||
| Guillermo Roy | G. Roy |  | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Manuel Costa | M. Costa | |||||||||
| Giovanni Tamburini | G. Tamburini | | 53 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 |  | Christian Nyarko | C. Nyarko | |||||||||
| Rosario Gottardi | R. Gottardi | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Mark Gargo | M. Gargo | |||||||||
| Jordon Adu | J. Adu |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 |  | Thibault Pickeu | T. Pickeu | |||||||||
| Antonio Rocco | A. Rocco | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Victor Blanco | V. Blanco | |||||||||
| Riccardo Eranio | R. Eranio | | 63 | M | | 9 | | A | 68 |  | David Hansen | D. Hansen | |||||||||
| John Campbell | J. Campbell | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Gregorio Blanco | G. Blanco | |||||||||
| Moreno Cesaretti | M. Cesaretti | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Duncan Brady | D. Brady | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Empoli. A crowd of 16,127 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Cittadella are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Empoli appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Cittadella are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Empoli appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Cittadella start the match!
2.09
0-0Eugenio Franzone makes a probing pass to Victor Blanco. Victor Blanco knocks the ball forward to Gregorio Blanco. Gregorio Blanco passes the ball forward but Duncan Brady is offside!
15.02
0-0Datti Mohamed Abbruscato controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Rocco. Antonio Rocco threads the ball through to John Campbell. John Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Costa.
16.54
0-0Eugenio Franzone flicks the ball to his team mate, Victor Blanco. Victor Blanco threads the ball through to Gregorio Blanco. Gregorio Blanco whips in a cross ball towards David Hansen. David Hansen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.40
Mark Gargo kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Brady. Duncan Brady knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.12
0-0Antonio Rocco catches Thibault Pickeu on the ankles. Antonio Rocco is given a warning by the referee! Thibault Pickeu stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.46
Jordon Adu decides to run forward with the ball. Jordon Adu goes all the way! Jordon Adu shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
24.24
Riccardo Eranio comes in with a late challenge on Mark Gargo. Riccardo Eranio is given a warning by the referee! Mark Gargo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.25
1-0Guillermo Roy knocks the ball to his team mate, Jordon Adu. Jordon Adu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Campbell. John Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Moreno Cesaretti. Moreno Cesaretti heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Eddy Tacchini had no chance!! Goal for Cittadella!
30.48
Victor Blanco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Hansen. David Hansen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giovanni Tamburini.
33.21
Mark Gargo chips the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Blanco. Gregorio Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Brady. Duncan Brady directs the ball goalwards with his head. Claudio Garrido is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
39.43
1-1Rosario Gottardi makes a simple pass to John Campbell. John Campbell shoots from outside the area but somehow Eddy Tacchini manages to keep it out.
40.46
Thibault Pickeu sees space and advances. Thibault Pickeu shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Claudio Garrido.
45.00
Giorgio Peruzzi hacks Victor Blanco from behind! Giorgio Peruzzi is given a warning by the referee! Victor Blanco runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Empoli kick off!
49.12
Mark Gargo knocks the ball to his team mate, David Hansen. David Hansen knocks the ball forward to Duncan Brady. Duncan Brady takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.23
Mark Gargo takes it forward alone. Mark Gargo shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.50
Rosario Gottardi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Campbell. John Campbell goes all the way! John Campbell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. John Campbell scores for Cittadella!!
66.12
Christian Nyarko surges forward with the ball. Christian Nyarko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
67.54
Mark Gargo kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Brady. Duncan Brady makes a probing pass to Gregorio Blanco but he's offside!
69.08
Manuel Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thibault Pickeu. Thibault Pickeu knocks the ball forward to David Hansen. David Hansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Blanco. Gregorio Blanco cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Claudio Garrido easily smothers it!
73.10
Eugenio Franzone comes in with a late challenge on John Campbell. Eugenio Franzone is warned by the referee! John Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.26
Mark Gargo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Brady. Duncan Brady knocks the ball forward to Gregorio Blanco but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.44
Riccardo Eranio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moreno Cesaretti. Moreno Cesaretti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddy Tacchini who gathers it comfortably.
78.59
Mark Gargo chips the ball to his team mate, David Hansen. David Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.15
Manuel Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Thibault Pickeu. Thibault Pickeu makes a beautiful solo run. Thibault Pickeu knocks in a cross ball towards Gregorio Blanco. Gregorio Blanco directs the ball goalwards with his head. Claudio Garrido is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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