Match Report
| Messina | Messina |  |  | Napoli | Napoli | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alistair Marr | A. Marr |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Rosario Garavelli | R. Garavelli | |||||||||
| Ljubisa Marcolini | L. Marcolini | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Fabian Natale Maspero | F. Maspero | |||||||||
| Mario Sousa | M. Sousa |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Leon Hilgerink | L. Hilgerink | |||||||||
| Piero Maltagliati | P. Maltagliati | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Mitchell Jansen | M. Jansen | |||||||||
| Armando Ferrarese | A. Ferrarese | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Diaw Adami | D. Adami | |||||||||
| Daniele Di Salvatore | D. Di Salvatore | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Mariano Mora | M. Mora | |||||||||
| Guerino Storari | G. Storari | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Fabio Terrevoli | F. Terrevoli | |||||||||
| Dino Coco | D. Coco | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Gennaro Vieri | G. Vieri | |||||||||
| Armando Radice | A. Radice | | 59 | M | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Ian Redknapp | I. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Gianpaolo Corradi | G. Corradi | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Jose E. Zola | J. Zola | |||||||||
| Nelson Van De Hor | N. Van De Hor | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Bakary Zick | B. Zick | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Napoli. A crowd of 19,478 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Messina and Napoli are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Messina and Napoli are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Napoli kick off and get the first half underway!
4.07
0-0Fabio Terrevoli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola goes all the way! Jose E. Zola takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.11
1-0Dino Coco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nelson Van De Hor. Nelson Van De Hor shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Rosario Garavelli had no chance!! Goal for Messina!
12.19
1-0Gennaro Vieri makes a probing pass to Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mario Sousa.
16.15
1-0Gennaro Vieri advances with the ball. Gennaro Vieri plays a perfect one-two with Bakary Zick and rushes in on goal... Gennaro Vieri cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alistair Marr easily smothers it!
20.32
Guerino Storari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi lofts in a cross ball towards Nelson Van De Hor. Nelson Van De Hor connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Rosario Garavelli!
27.17
Mario Sousa knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Di Salvatore. Daniele Di Salvatore makes a beautiful solo run. Daniele Di Salvatore lofts in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.40
1-0Napoli are easily keeping Messina at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
30.38
Dino Coco flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.56
Fabio Terrevoli knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.51
Armando Radice knocks the ball forward to Nelson Van De Hor. Nelson Van De Hor shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Rosario Garavelli.
42.48
Piero Maltagliati hoofs the ball up the pitch. Gianpaolo Corradi knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Van De Hor. Nelson Van De Hor is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Napoli are easily keeping Messina at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Messina kick off the second half!
54.52
Piero Maltagliati passes the ball forward to Dino Coco. Dino Coco sees a break and surges forward. Dino Coco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.03
Armando Ferrarese makes a simple pass to Daniele Di Salvatore. Daniele Di Salvatore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi plays a perfect one-two with Nelson Van De Hor and rushes in on goal... Gianpaolo Corradi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.45
3-0Gennaro Vieri hacks Guerino Storari from behind! Gennaro Vieri is warned by the referee! Guerino Storari stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.45
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
69.42
3-0Dino Coco catches Gennaro Vieri on the ankles. The referee calls over Dino Coco and warns him to calm down! Gennaro Vieri carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.03
Mario Sousa knocks the ball forward to Guerino Storari. Guerino Storari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diaw Adami.
73.52
Armando Radice hacks Fabio Terrevoli from behind! Armando Radice is given a warning by the referee! Fabio Terrevoli stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.03
Mitchell Jansen makes a probing pass to Ian Redknapp. Ian Redknapp makes a probing pass to Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola whips in a cross ball towards Bakary Zick. Bakary Zick flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.47
3-0Piero Maltagliati hacks Jose E. Zola from behind! The referee calls over Piero Maltagliati and shows him a yellow card! Jose E. Zola runs off the knock.
84.41
Armando Radice chips the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Corradi. Gianpaolo Corradi whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Van De Hor. Nelson Van De Hor flicks the ball with his head. Rosario Garavelli easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
26.7%
49.3%
24%
Scorers
| Nelson Van De Hor 9, 42 Gianpaolo Corradi 59 |