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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Renato Curi where Perugia play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 19,985 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Perugia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Allegretti.


0.00
Perugia start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.57
Terry Ball barges into Alassandro Ravanelli. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alassandro Ravanelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.19
Henk Van Gobbel kicks a strong pass forward to Erwin Van Ede. Erwin Van Ede makes a beautiful solo run. Erwin Van Ede whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Santos. Gabriel Santos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
12.55
Paquito Costa flicks a high pass forward. Hamed Bastien collects the pass. Hamed Bastien plays a quick one-two with Carlos Lozano and rushes in on goal... Hamed Bastien tries a spectacular strike but Marcos Hidalgo is on top of it.
15.37
Ole Hesp flicks a high pass forward to John Newby who brings the ball under control. John Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.30
Steve Vernazza passes the ball forward to Tobias Birkwald. Tobias Birkwald hits a low pass to Filipe Sousa. Filipe Sousa tries a spectacular long range effort but Yves-A. Crucet is on top of his game. Excellent save!
28.17
Erwin Van Ede sees Hamed Bastien in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hamed Bastien advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Hamed Bastien provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Hamed Bastien scores for Cagliari!!
33.44
Henk Van Gobbel chips the ball to his team mate, Gudjón Jakobsson. Gudjón Jakobsson flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Lozano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Lozano plays a one-two with Hamed Bastien and rushes in on goal... Carlos Lozano side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
34.57
Gudjón Jakobsson flicks a high pass forward. Hamed Bastien controls it well on his chest. Hamed Bastien knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Piero Marazzina.
40.14
Gabriel Santos barges into Piero Marazzina. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Piero Marazzina hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Eduardo Reis makes a beautiful solo run. Eduardo Reis threads a neat ball through to John Newby. John Newby shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Perugia appear unchanged since the first half. Cagliari also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with Cagliari kicking off!
47.32
Tobias Birkwald takes it forward alone. Tobias Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Sousa. Filipe Sousa powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
51.31
Fernando Montero sees Tobias Birkwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tobias Birkwald flicks a high ball forward to John Newby who takes it down. John Newby makes a probing pass to Alassandro Ravanelli but he's offside!
54.04
Steve Vernazza decides to run forward with the ball. Steve Vernazza threads a neat ball through to Filipe Sousa. Filipe Sousa shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.37
Perugia have made 3 substitutions with Robert Bower replacing Steve Vernazza, Elena Fernandez replacing Ole Hesp and Robbie Terry replacing John Newby .Cagliari have made 2 substitutions with Rafael Ramos replacing Erwin Van Ede and Sebastiano Paquito replacing Gabriel Santos .
63.02
Gudjón Jakobsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Lozano. Carlos Lozano shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Marcos Hidalgo.
67.05
Andrez Vignaroli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paquito Costa. Paquito Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hamed Bastien. Hamed Bastien sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.46
Paquito Costa threads a neat ball through to Sebastiano Paquito. Sebastiano Paquito runs straight at the defence! Sebastiano Paquito shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.46
Cagliari have made a substitution with Rodrigo Veloso replacing Henk Van Gobbel .
78.00
Terry Ball threads the ball through to Paquito Costa. Paquito Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Hamed Bastien. Hamed Bastien rushes past Robert Bower! Hamed Bastien shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.39
Rafael Ramos runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rafael Ramos plays a one-two with Sebastiano Paquito and advances towards the goal... Rafael Ramos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
84.31
Rodrigo Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Paquito Costa. Paquito Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Lozano. Carlos Lozano skips past Robert Bower! Some good footwork from Carlos Lozano provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.47
Alassandro Ravanelli barges into Andrez Vignaroli. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andrez Vignaroli stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Michael Ciavardini threads a neat ball through to Robbie Terry. Robbie Terry rushes past Rodrigo Veloso! Robbie Terry rockets a shot on goal but Yves-A. Crucet is on top of his game. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 4
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 8
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 40.5405405405405 vs 59.4594594594595
Play Area
Home team third: 33.78%, Midfield: 43.24%, Away team third: 22.97%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hamed Bastien of Cagliari

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
5. Eduardo Reis (DEF)
6
6
8. Ole Hesp (MID)
6
10. Filipe Sousa (ATT)
6
11. John Newby (ATT)
6

12. Robert Bower (MID)
6
13. Elena Fernandez (MID)
6
14. Robbie Terry (ATT)
6

2. Terry Ball (DEF)
5
6
5. Erwin Van Ede (MID)
7
6. Rui Hinojosa (MID)
6
7. Paquito Costa (MID)
8
9. Hamed Bastien (ATT)
9
10. Carlos Lozano (ATT)
8
11. Gabriel Santos (ATT)
5

12. Rodrigo Veloso (DEF)
6
13. Rafael Ramos (MID)
6