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Match Report

Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli play host to Chievo Verona. A crowd of 16,634 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Napoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chievo Verona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pasquale Riccio.


0.00
Chievo Verona get the match underway!
2.53
Giovanni Cristante flicks a high pass forward to Antonino Bondi who brings the ball under control. Antonino Bondi plays the ball forward to Gianluca Roccati. Gianluca Roccati rushes past Oleg Carlton! Gianluca Roccati cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
3.27
Kaci Johansen flicks a high pass forward. Ray Baronchelli easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ray Baronchelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tatsuya Takahashi. Tatsuya Takahashi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.20
Adriano Rampulla kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Sibilano. Paolo Sibilano plays a scrappy one-two with Gialuca Frezzolini and advances towards the goal... Paolo Sibilano looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Emanuele Dionisi with no chance!! Goal for Napoli!
26.07
Gianluca Roccati threads the ball through to Gialuca Frezzolini. Gialuca Frezzolini lofts in a cross ball towards Antonino Bondi. Antonino Bondi connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.10
Gianmarco Martinelli breaks forward. Gianmarco Martinelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pierpaolo Myrtaj. Pierpaolo Myrtaj passes the ball forward but Paolo Sibilano is offside!
34.00
Renato Amerini makes a beautiful solo run. Renato Amerini threads a neat ball through to Seb Flachez. Seb Flachez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianluca Roccati.
38.43
Gianmarco Martinelli threads a neat ball through to Gianluca Roccati. Gianluca Roccati makes a probing pass to Pierpaolo Myrtaj. Pierpaolo Myrtaj sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Emanuele Dionisi smothers it!
42.22
Oleg Carlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kaci Johansen. Kaci Johansen runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kaci Johansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.26
Gianluca Roccati deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pierpaolo Myrtaj. Pierpaolo Myrtaj flicks a high pass forward. Antonino Bondi controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Eduardo Reis hacks Antonino Bondi from behind! Antonino Bondi appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Napoli appear unchanged since the first half. Chievo Verona also appear unchanged since the first half. The Chievo Verona players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Napoli kick off and get the second half underway!
47.34
Jose Bravo flicks a high pass forward. Antonino Bondi controls it well on his chest. Antonino Bondi makes a simple pass to Pierpaolo Myrtaj. Pierpaolo Myrtaj whips in a cross ball towards Gialuca Frezzolini. Gialuca Frezzolini jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.33
Ruggero Ametrano flicks a high pass forward. Sean Cauet controls it well on his chest. Sean Cauet flicks a high pass forward. Matt McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt McGrory knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giovanni Cristante.
54.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Bravo laces a weighted ball forward to Adriano Rampulla. With some swift thinking, Adriano Rampulla plays the ball forward to Antonino Bondi. Antonino Bondi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emanuele Dionisi who gathers it comfortably.
57.35
Oleg Carlton sees Eduardo Reis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tatsuya Takahashi. Tatsuya Takahashi knocks in a cross ball towards Seb Flachez. Seb Flachez makes a convincing header but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.47
Napoli have made a substitution with Francesco Cappellini replacing Gianluca Roccati .Chievo Verona have made a substitution with Oliver Sachs replacing Ray Baronchelli .
61.51
Gianmarco Martinelli threads a neat ball through to Francesco Cappellini. With great vision, Francesco Cappellini plays the ball forward to Paolo Sibilano who has made a great run into the box. Oleg Carlton comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Sibilano. Penalty for Napoli!!
61.51
The referee points to the spot..
63.18
Gialuca Frezzolini takes a slow run up. The ball slams so fast into the bottom left corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
65.24
Oliver Sachs sees space and advances. Oliver Sachs knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonino Bondi.
71.52
Seb Flachez comes in with a late challenge on Antonino Bondi. The referee calls over Seb Flachez and shows him a yellow card! Antonino Bondi stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.04
Adriano Rampulla makes a probing pass to Antonino Bondi. Antonino Bondi knocks in a cross ball towards Gialuca Frezzolini. Gialuca Frezzolini heads the ball goalwards. Emanuele Dionisi gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
75.41
Giovanni Cristante knocks the ball forward to Francesco Cappellini. With some swift thinking, Francesco Cappellini plays the ball forward to Gialuca Frezzolini. Gialuca Frezzolini plays a one-two with Paolo Sibilano and rushes in on goal... Gialuca Frezzolini muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Emanuele Dionisi has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
77.41
Napoli have made 2 substitutions with Andrez Pedone replacing Gialuca Frezzolini and Enzo Pinzi replacing Antonino Bondi .
78.38
Eduardo Reis makes a probing pass to Sean Cauet. Sean Cauet flicks a high pass forward. Matt McGrory collects the pass. Matt McGrory shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
79.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Bravo plays the ball forward to Enzo Pinzi. Enzo Pinzi flicks a high ball forward to Andrez Pedone who takes it down. Andrez Pedone shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Adriano Rampulla plays the ball forward to Enzo Pinzi. Enzo Pinzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andrez Pedone but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 5 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 60 vs 40
Play Area
Home team third: 27.14%, Midfield: 38.57%, Away team third: 34.29%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gialuca Frezzolini of Napoli

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Oleg Carlton (DEF)
6
3. Eduardo Reis (DEF)
6
6
5. Kaci Johansen (MID)
6
6. Sean Cauet (MID)
6
6
9. Matt McGrory (ATT)
6
10. Seb Flachez (ATT)
5

12. Oliver Neuhaus (DEF)
0
13. Matjaz Rustico (ATT)
0
14. Oliver Sachs (ATT)
6