Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Renato Dall Ara where Bologna play host to Piacenza. A crowd of 19,950 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bologna and Piacenza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Piacenza get the match underway!
2.57
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
4.46
Carlton Godber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wilco Veurink. Wilco Veurink passes the ball forward to Cristian Pane. Cristian Pane goes all the way! Cristian Pane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Cristian Pane!
12.05
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
15.13
Bruno Tentoni kicks a strong pass forward to Elvis Cordone. Elvis Cordone kicks a strong pass forward to Steffen Buchwald. Steffen Buchwald finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.19
Elvis Cordone surges forward with the ball. Elvis Cordone goes all the way! Elvis Cordone rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.07
Elvis Cordone makes a simple pass to Steffen Buchwald. Steffen Buchwald makes a simple pass to Tommaso Taglialatela. Tommaso Taglialatela shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.38
Corrado Comotto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabian Natale Possanzini. Fabian Natale Possanzini plays a perfect one-two with Mauricio Baldi and rushes in on goal... Fabian Natale Possanzini shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.08
Corrado Comotto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabian Natale Possanzini. Fabian Natale Possanzini shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Stefan Colle!
36.21
Giampaolo Bianchini knocks the ball forward to Elvis Cordone. Elvis Cordone makes a simple pass to Steffen Buchwald. Steffen Buchwald knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alassandro Hubner.
38.44
Raul Parlour surges forward with the ball. Raul Parlour plays a perfect one-two with Steffen Buchwald and rushes in on goal... Raul Parlour tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Raul Parlour!
44.44
Elvis Cordone knocks the ball forward to Tommaso Taglialatela. Tommaso Taglialatela goes all the way! Tommaso Taglialatela shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Michael Batty threads the ball through to Daniele Ballarin. Daniele Ballarin threads the ball through to Gabriele Albino. Gabriele Albino knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Baldi. Mauricio Baldi tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Bologna start the second half!
47.07
Corrado Comotto decides to run forward with the ball. Corrado Comotto makes a probing pass to Mauricio Baldi. Mauricio Baldi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.10
Michael Batty knocks the ball to his team mate, Danilo Cala Campana. Danilo Cala Campana threads the ball through to Fabian Natale Possanzini. Fabian Natale Possanzini goes all the way! Fabian Natale Possanzini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Stefan Colle has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.50
Michael Batty hacks Elvis Cordone from behind! Michael Batty is shown the yellow card! Elvis Cordone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.03
Wilco Veurink passes the ball forward to Tommaso Taglialatela. Tommaso Taglialatela plays a perfect one-two with Steffen Buchwald and rushes in on goal... Tommaso Taglialatela takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Simon Ritzinger.
75.01
Tommaso Taglialatela hacks Ruggiero Grandoni from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruggiero Grandoni stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.01
Piacenza are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
77.51
Wilco Veurink kicks a strong pass forward to Steffen Buchwald. Steffen Buchwald knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Javier Gimenez.
78.56
Elvis Cordone makes a probing pass to Cristian Pane. Cristian Pane tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.12
Raul Parlour kicks a strong pass forward to Cristian Pane. Cristian Pane knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alassandro Hubner.
84.38
Wilfred Condé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elvis Cordone. Elvis Cordone advances with the ball. Elvis Cordone shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.46
Elvis Cordone knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Buchwald. Steffen Buchwald plays a perfect one-two with Cristian Pane and rushes in on goal... Steffen Buchwald rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Simon Ritzinger.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Elvis Cordone of Bologna

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 64.1975308641975 vs 35.8024691358025
Play Area
Home team third: 22.22%, Midfield: 43.21%, Away team third: 34.57%