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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Oreste Granillo where Reggina play host to Parma. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reggina are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Parma appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Silvestre.


0.00
Parma kick off the first half!
2.54
Nigel Clarke barges into Michelangelo Belardi. The referee warns Nigel Clarke to calm down! Michelangelo Belardi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.23
Under pressure, Nuno Nascimento clears the ball far upfield. Ronnie Adams advances inside the box! Ronnie Adams strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
6.37
Titus Makin flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianni Vicari. Gianni Vicari threads a neat ball through to Nicky Perry. Nicky Perry runs straight at the defence! Nicky Perry takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
10.11
With some swift thinking, Pascal Bierhoff plays the ball forward to Don Campbell. Don Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.51
Lee Lofthouse hits a low pass to Nigel Clarke. Nigel Clarke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michelangelo Belardi.
15.35
Marinus Grim hacks Nigel Clarke from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nigel Clarke runs off the knock.
16.07
Marinus Grim catches Nicky Perry on the ankles. Marinus Grim is warned by the referee! Nicky Perry stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.13
Nuno Nascimento comes in with a late challenge on Gary Forbes. The referee warns Nuno Nascimento to calm down! Gary Forbes stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.34
Sandro Grava flicks a high pass forward. Don Campbell controls it well on his chest. Don Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.47
Gianni Vicari hacks Sandro Grava from behind! Gianni Vicari is shown the yellow card! Sandro Grava runs off the knock.
30.23
Marinus Grim hits a low pass to Sandro Grava. Sandro Grava plays the ball forward to Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Nascimento.
32.45
Victor Mouret flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Don Campbell. Don Campbell shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Spencer Brand keeps it out!
34.16
Lee Lofthouse flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Clarke. Nigel Clarke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michelangelo Belardi.
38.54
Eduardo Semedo makes a simple pass to Ronnie Adams. Ronnie Adams knocks the ball forward to Nicky Perry but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
39.20
Gianni Vicari threads a neat ball through to Nicky Perry. Nicky Perry whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Clarke. Nigel Clarke heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
40.22
Lee Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Perry controls it well on his chest. Nicky Perry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Mouret.
44.09
Pascal Bierhoff comes in with a late challenge on Lee Lofthouse. Pascal Bierhoff is shown the yellow card! Lee Lofthouse runs off the knock.
45.00
Pascal Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Gary Forbes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Pichichi. Antonio Pichichi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Spencer Brand. What a save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reggina appear unchanged since the first half. Parma also appear unchanged since the first half. The Reggina players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Reggina kicking off!
51.43
Rudy Fugier makes a simple pass to Eduardo Semedo. Eduardo Semedo sees Nigel Clarke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Clarke shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
54.55
Lee Lofthouse kicks a strong pass forward to Nicky Perry. Nicky Perry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Andres Santos!
63.02
Bojan Gren flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Clarke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel Clarke passes the ball forward but Ronnie Adams is offside!
65.40
Bojan Gren flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Clarke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel Clarke plays a scrappy one-two with Ronnie Adams and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nigel Clarke side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.57
Nuno Nascimento passes the ball forward to Lee Lofthouse. Lee Lofthouse makes a probing pass to Nicky Perry. Nicky Perry plays a one-two with Nigel Clarke and rushes in on goal... Nicky Perry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Andres Santos gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
67.03
Michelangelo Belardi clumsily knocks into Nigel Clarke. The referee warns Michelangelo Belardi to calm down! Nigel Clarke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.04
Victor Mouret controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Bierhoff. Pascal Bierhoff threads the ball through to Don Campbell. Don Campbell shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
72.19
Victor Mouret flicks the ball to his team mate, Sandro Grava. Sandro Grava controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Forbes. Gary Forbes plays a scrappy one-two with Don Campbell and advances towards the goal... Gary Forbes comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Spencer Brand. Excellent save.
78.35
Pascal Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Don Campbell. Don Campbell knocks the ball forward to Antonio Pichichi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
84.17
Pascal Bierhoff makes an attacking run forward. Pascal Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Pichichi. With a superhuman jump, Antonio Pichichi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Antonio Pichichi!
89.31
Nuno Nascimento threads the ball through to Gianni Vicari. Gianni Vicari knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Clarke. Nigel Clarke plays a one-two with Nicky Perry and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Nigel Clarke provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Marinus Grim knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Bierhoff. Pascal Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Don Campbell. Don Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rudy Fugier.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 36.9565217391304 vs 63.0434782608696
Play Area
Home team third: 31.52%, Midfield: 44.57%, Away team third: 23.91%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Pichichi of Reggina

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
8
2. Ruben Lopes (DEF)
6
4. Victor Mouret (DEF)
6
5. Marinus Grim (DEF)
5
9
6
8. Sandro Grava (MID)
6
9. Don Campbell (ATT)
6
9
11. Gary Forbes (ATT)
6

0
0

7
6
3. Titus Makin (DEF)
6
4. Rudy Fugier (DEF)
7
5. Gianni Vicari (MID)
6
6. Bojan Gren (MID)
6
7
8. Lee Lofthouse (MID)
7
9. Nicky Perry (ATT)
7
10. Ronnie Adams (ATT)
6
11. Nigel Clarke (ATT)
8

0
13. Edgar Postiga (DEF)
0