Match Report
| Sampdoria | Sampdoria |  |  | Crotone | Crotone | ||||||||||||||||
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| Karim Cruz | K. Cruz |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Piero Fumai | P. Fumai | |||||||||
| Giampaolo Morello | G. Morello | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Yuri Del Prete | Y. Del Prete | |||||||||
| Alessandro Corsi | A. Corsi | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Samuele Santarelli | S. Santarelli | |||||||||
| Bruno Antunes | B. Antunes |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Tony Hibbs | T. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Alfonso Annoni | A. Annoni | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Luca Ganz | L. Ganz | |||||||||
| Sandro Veronese | S. Veronese | | 62 | M | | 6 | | D | 54 | | Aldo Rastelli | A. Rastelli | |||||||||
| Pasquale Gioacchini | P. Gioacchini | | 54 | M | | 7 | | A | 70 | | Ciro Ambrosi | C. Ambrosi | |||||||||
| Gaetano Sereni | G. Sereni | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Dino Caputi | D. Caputi | |||||||||
| Diego Espinal | D. Espinal | | 46 | M | | 9 | | M | 70 | | Girolamo Roccati | G. Roccati | |||||||||
| Gianluca Artistico | G. Artistico | | 67 | A | | 10 | | M | 58 | | Ruel Merson | R. Merson | |||||||||
| Giampiero Firicano | G. Firicano | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | P. Gilberto Bocchetti | P. Bocchetti | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Crotone. A crowd of 7,366 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Sampdoria are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Crotone appear to be shaped for 6-3-1.
Sampdoria are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Crotone appear to be shaped for 6-3-1.
0.00
0-0Crotone kick off the first half!
2.41
0-0Crotone are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
10.56
0-0Diego Espinal flicks the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Firicano. Giampiero Firicano shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
14.31
0-0Alfonso Annoni flicks the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Firicano. Giampiero Firicano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.31
0-0Sandro Veronese makes a beautiful solo run. Sandro Veronese tries a spectacular long range effort. Piero Fumai easily smothers it.
16.55
Sampdoria are easily keeping Crotone at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
18.09
0-0Sandro Veronese barges into Ruel Merson. The referee calls over Sandro Veronese and warns him to calm down! Ruel Merson stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.49
Pasquale Gioacchini knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Artistico. Gianluca Artistico shoots from distance but it flies wide!
30.25
Alessandro Corsi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sandro Veronese. Sandro Veronese knocks the ball forward to Giampiero Firicano. Giampiero Firicano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aldo Rastelli.
38.53
Alfonso Annoni takes it forward alone. Alfonso Annoni shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.11
Crotone are easily keeping Sampdoria at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
Gaetano Sereni makes a simple pass to Giampiero Firicano. Giampiero Firicano shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sampdoria kick off!
47.41
Alfonso Annoni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianluca Artistico. Gianluca Artistico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.24
Alfonso Annoni chips the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Firicano. Giampiero Firicano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuele Santarelli.
49.15
Samuele Santarelli threads the ball through to Girolamo Roccati. Girolamo Roccati knocks the ball forward to P. Gilberto Bocchetti. P. Gilberto Bocchetti goes all the way! P. Gilberto Bocchetti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.17
0-1Ruel Merson advances with the ball. Ruel Merson plays a perfect one-two with P. Gilberto Bocchetti and rushes in on goal... Ruel Merson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.46
Pasquale Gioacchini takes it forward alone. Pasquale Gioacchini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piero Fumai who gathers it comfortably.
75.02
Sandro Veronese takes it forward alone. Sandro Veronese knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piero Fumai who gathers it comfortably.
78.29
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
79.26
0-1Bruno Antunes comes in with a late challenge on P. Gilberto Bocchetti. Bruno Antunes is shown the yellow card! P. Gilberto Bocchetti grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
81.15
Tony Hibbs barges into Giampiero Firicano. The referee calls over Tony Hibbs and warns him to calm down! Giampiero Firicano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.39
Giampaolo Morello deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sandro Veronese. Sandro Veronese makes a simple pass to Giampiero Firicano. Giampiero Firicano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piero Fumai who gathers it comfortably.
87.02
Gaetano Sereni knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Firicano. Giampiero Firicano knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuele Santarelli.
90.00
P. Gilberto Bocchetti hacks Bruno Antunes from behind! P. Gilberto Bocchetti is given a warning by the referee! Bruno Antunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Ruel Merson 53 |