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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Olimpico where Lazio play host to Torino. A crowd of 19,838 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Lazio are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Torino appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Lazio kick off the first half!
4.26
Adam Richards makes a beautiful solo run. Adam Richards shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alf-Inge Kvarme!
8.30
Filip Fonselius powers a long ball forward. Carl Croft controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.11
Imashirou Fujita knocks the ball forward to Javier Gomez. Javier Gomez kicks a strong pass forward to Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.31
Federico Gioacchini makes a probing pass to Alejandro Gil. Alejandro Gil knocks the ball forward to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alf-Inge Halle.
15.24
Federico Gioacchini passes the ball forward to Shane Cooney. Shane Cooney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Pianu.
18.15
Damián Aguilera knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Alonso. Felipe Alonso advances with the ball. Felipe Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.09
Christian Pizzi makes a simple pass to Martin Farnerud. Martin Farnerud knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaap Hosé.
21.24
Federico Gioacchini makes a simple pass to Shane Cooney. Shane Cooney passes the ball forward to Carl Croft. Carl Croft knocks the ball forward to Mario Carvalho but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.01
Christian Pizzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi whips in a cross ball towards Martin Farnerud. Martin Farnerud flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Jan Myssing had no chance!! Goal for Torino!
32.02
Christian Pizzi makes a simple pass to Alejandro Lambrughi. Alejandro Lambrughi whips in a cross ball towards Martin Farnerud. Martin Farnerud powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Jan Myssing.
33.01
Alejandro Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pasquale Bellavista. Pasquale Bellavista knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.28
Alessandro Cruz chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Croft. Carl Croft shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.34
Christian Pizzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Lambrughi. Alejandro Lambrughi passes the ball forward but Martin Farnerud is offside!
42.06
Christian Pizzi kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Lambrughi. Alejandro Lambrughi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
44.20
Shane Cooney comes in with a late challenge on Christian Pizzi. The referee calls over Shane Cooney and shows him a yellow card! Christian Pizzi runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Torino kick off!
48.19
Christian Pizzi threads the ball through to Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
53.52
Felipe Alonso chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Lambrughi. Alejandro Lambrughi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaap Hosé.
54.06
Christian Pizzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
55.16
Christian Pizzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.20
Felipe Alonso makes a simple pass to Alejandro Lambrughi. Alejandro Lambrughi lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Farnerud. Martin Farnerud connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.46
Damián Aguilera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Javier Gomez. Javier Gomez threads the ball through to Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Jan Myssing!
67.49
Imashirou Fujita makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Alonso. Felipe Alonso kicks a strong pass forward to Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.57
Jonathan Pianu knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Pizzi. Christian Pizzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Lambrughi. Alejandro Lambrughi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.58
Adam Richards knocks the ball to his team mate, Pasquale Bellavista. Pasquale Bellavista shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Alf-Inge Kvarme!
79.34
Jaap Hosé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessandro Cruz. Alessandro Cruz makes a probing pass to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alf-Inge Kvarme who gathers it comfortably.
84.27
Federico Gioacchini takes it forward alone. Federico Gioacchini sees a break and surges forward. Federico Gioacchini goes all the way! Federico Gioacchini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Alf-Inge Kvarme!
85.16
Felipe Alonso knocks the ball forward to Martin Farnerud. Martin Farnerud knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.17
Felipe Alonso makes a probing pass to Alejandro Lambrughi. Alejandro Lambrughi knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Farnerud. Martin Farnerud heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Christian Pizzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ade Akinbiyi. Ade Akinbiyi shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Jan Myssing easily smothers it!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Martin Farnerud of Torino

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 8
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 44.3181818181818 vs 55.6818181818182
Play Area
Home team third: 34.09%, Midfield: 44.32%, Away team third: 21.59%

Scorers