Match Report
| Lecce | Lecce |  |  | Napoli | Napoli | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Kingdom | Julian Kingdom | Ruslan Zaripof | Ruslan Zaripof | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guerino Bianchini | G. Bianchini |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Rosario Garavelli | R. Garavelli | |||||||||
| Colin Hopkin | C. Hopkin |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Fabian Natale Maspero | F. Maspero | |||||||||
| Sergio Poggi | S. Poggi | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Leon Hilgerink | L. Hilgerink | |||||||||
| Franceco Veronese | F. Veronese | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Mitchell Jansen | M. Jansen | |||||||||
| Carl Mckay | C. Mckay |  | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Diaw Adami | D. Adami | |||||||||
| Guglielmo Zerbini | G. Zerbini | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Mariano Mora | M. Mora | |||||||||
| Diogo Fonseca | D. Fonseca |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Fabio Terrevoli | F. Terrevoli | |||||||||
| Quim Faria | Q. Faria | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Gennaro Vieri | G. Vieri | |||||||||
| Walter Lodi | W. Lodi | | 60 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Ian Redknapp | I. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Samuel Pinheiro | S. Pinheiro | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Jose E. Zola | J. Zola | |||||||||
| Fabian Natale Possanzini | F. Possanzini | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 |  | Bakary Zick | B. Zick | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio Via Del Mare where Lecce play host to Napoli. A crowd of 17,693 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Lecce are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Lecce are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Napoli kick off and get the match underway!
3.50
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
6.38
0-0Mariano Mora makes a simple pass to Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola goes all the way! Jose E. Zola takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Guerino Bianchini manages to gather it comfortably.
8.34
Gennaro Vieri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola goes all the way! Jose E. Zola tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Guerino Bianchini easily smothers it!
15.41
0-0Diogo Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Lodi. Walter Lodi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.11
0-0Diogo Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabian Natale Possanzini. Fabian Natale Possanzini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rosario Garavelli who gathers it comfortably.
21.50
Leon Hilgerink hits it upfield. Bakary Zick knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Mckay.
24.23
Gennaro Vieri kicks a strong pass forward to Bakary Zick. Bakary Zick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guerino Bianchini who gathers it comfortably.
28.49
0-0Samuel Pinheiro hacks Leon Hilgerink from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Hilgerink runs off the knock.
38.51
Gennaro Vieri surges forward with the ball. Gennaro Vieri finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.40
Diaw Adami knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Mora. Mariano Mora passes the ball forward to Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.34
Guglielmo Zerbini passes the ball forward to Fabian Natale Possanzini. Fabian Natale Possanzini knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Lecce start the second half!
51.21
Fabio Terrevoli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Guerino Bianchini.
53.43
0-1Fabian Natale Maspero knocks the ball forward to Gennaro Vieri. Gennaro Vieri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bakary Zick. Bakary Zick knocks in a cross ball towards Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jose E. Zola!
59.10
Diogo Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Walter Lodi. Walter Lodi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Rosario Garavelli easily smothers it!
60.22
Diogo Fonseca makes a simple pass to Fabian Natale Possanzini. Fabian Natale Possanzini knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Lodi. Walter Lodi flicks the ball with his head. Rosario Garavelli easily picks it out of the air!
67.52
0-1Guglielmo Zerbini catches Gennaro Vieri on the ankles. Guglielmo Zerbini is warned by the referee! Gennaro Vieri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.39
Gennaro Vieri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Zick. Bakary Zick sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Guerino Bianchini is on top of it.
73.42
Diaw Adami advances with the ball. Diaw Adami makes a probing pass to Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Zick. Bakary Zick rockets a shot on goal but Guerino Bianchini is on top of it.
81.41
0-1Quim Faria hacks Mariano Mora from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mariano Mora carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.09
Fabio Terrevoli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose E. Zola. Jose E. Zola shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Diaw Adami decides to run forward with the ball. Diaw Adami makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bakary Zick. Bakary Zick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
31.6%
68.4%
Play Area
26.6%
50.6%
22.8%
Scorers
| Jose E. Zola 53 |