These two have had some controversial encounters and this no different. In the second half Pellissier hammered a shot against the underside of the crossbar, the ball bounced over the line and out. No goal. They'll be crying about this in Italy for the next week. Olivera, on as as a second half substitute had an eventful 11 minutes. He fired in the winner 10 minutes after coming on as a sub for guess who? Del Piero, hooking into the net after an awful clearance by Lanna in a packed penalty area. He was booked for taking his shirt off then sent off following a clash with Potenza. Potenza pushed him in the back he retaliated by putting two hands around his throat.
BOLOGNA 1-1 SIENA Bellucci 56 (Pen) Colucci 65 (og)
Hilarious penalty. Manninger rushed off his line with his hands cupped to catch a bouncing ball, he got nowhere near it and Tare went down. Now it was a clear dive but if penalties were awarded for stupidity this was be a stone wall penalty. Bellucci converted and made up for his blunder with a fantastic save from Nervo. Colucci scored the equaliser when he tripped over his own feet while attempting to clear Maccarone's goal bound shot.
Caracciolo have Brescia the lead from the penalty spot after Grandoni tried to remove Di Biagio's shirt. Danilevicius headed on Balleri's cross and Doga supposedly volleyed over the line. Danilevicius jumped over Castelazzi as he chased down a cross and shot at an empty net Di Biagio blocked with his chest only to be sent off for handball and he can have no complaints because it looked like handball. Former Serie A top scorer Igor Protti converted. Del Nero, who showed so much potential last season but is lost without Baggio (as are Brescia) tried to start a counter attack but passed straight to Ruotolo who chipped the ball over the top and Danilevicius slammed into the corner. Now I was wondering if this Ruotolo was any relation i.e. son of another Ruotolo who used to play for Genoa in the 90s. Turns out he's no relation, he's the same freaking player and now 38. Brescia won a second penalty for handball and Caracciolo, possibly the worst penalty taker ever, was extremely lucky to score. Once again he shot straight down the middle but this time Amelia punched the ball out instead of fumbling into the net and Caracciolo scored again.
Attendance : 9,000 Red Card : Di Biagio 70 (Brescia) Assists : Di Biagio (won pen), Danilevicius, n/a, Ruotolo, n/a
CAGLIARI 3-0 ROMA Zola 23 Esposito 41 Suazo 48
A Cagliari defender launched a free kick downfield and Ferrari, under pressure from Swayze, headed only as a far as Zola who smacked a right foot shot past Zotti. Cagliari doubled their lead from a corner, Conte connected with Zola's cross and Esposito stabbed the ball over the line. Zola pulled a thigh muscle at the end of the first half. For Cagliari's sake they had better hope it's not serious. Gobbi went through two tackles in midfield before passing wide to Swayze. His finishing was, as usual, crap, he blasted straight at Zotti but his shot had too much pace and bounced into the net. De Rossi was sent off for kicking Swayze.
Attendance : 20,000 Red Card : De Rossi 58 (Roma) Assists : n/a, Conte, Gobbi
Iaquinta headed on a corner, Di Michele waited for the ball to drop over his shoulder before volleying between Guardalben's legs. Palermo's failed attempt at playing offside gifted Di Michele a second. Muntari blasted in a third after Di Michele volleyed against the underside of the crossbar. Iaquinta did a Bergkamp style pirouette on the edge of the box then rolled the ball across goal for Di Michele to complete his hat-trick. Santana grabbed a consolation goal thanks to Brienza's determination. Corini lost the ball on the edge of his box and Di Michele passed to Iaquinta who blasted a low shot in off the 'keeper. Palermo's misery was complete when Corini skyed a late penalty.
Messina won a free kick some distance from goal. Parisi swung the ball into the box, Cristante pulled down his marker (Cannarsa) and headed into the net. Total foul. D'Agostino scored with a cracking left foot volley from just inside the box after Messina failed to cut out a cross.
In the second half the Reggina supporters started throwing flairs at Messina's goalkeeper Storari, who looks like George Michael with a really, really bad haircut. Referee Morgan De Santis made the teams switch ends so they played the same end in both halves. That's so utterly brilliant I'm surprised no one had thought of it earlier.
Attendance : 20,000 Assist : Parisi (fk), n/a
12 March 2005
LECCE 2-2 FIORENTINA Dalla Bona 28 Jorgensen 47 Vucinic 31 Maggio 66
Dalla Bona gave Lecce the lead with a fantastic free kick which flew in off a post. Ledesma, who has been continually linked with Milan and Juventus, hit a 50 yards pass up to Vucinic who controlled it instantly before poking into the corner. Having thrown away a two goal lead themselves a few weeks ago, Fiorentina came back to grab a point. Ariatti pulled the ball across the face of goal, three defenders missed it, Jorgensen didn't, 2-1. Maggio equalised after Lecce once again came unstuck from a left wing cross.
The Lazio supporters held up large $500 dollar bills with Mancini's face on them before the match. Rome's famous circus act, the fabulous The Filippini brothers gave Lazio the lead, Emanuele with the cross for Antonio to head Lazio into the lead at the end of an abysmal first half. Cruz equalised with a bullet header from a Ze Maria cross and Stankovic hammered a half volley against the crossbar.
Attendance : 50,000 Red Cards : Giannichedda 56 (Lazio) Assists : E Filippini, Ze Maria
Werner Pichler 14 March 2005 16:00:39 [ permanent link ]
Benny wrote:> 12 March 2005>
CHIEVO 0-1 JUVENTUS> Olivera 87>
These two have had some controversial encounters and this no> different. In the second half Pellissier hammered a shot against the> underside of the crossbar, the ball bounced over the line and out. No> goal. They'll be crying about this in Italy for the next week.
I also think Zebina's challenge on Pellissier in the area a few minutes later could have been a penalty, but I have to admit I didn't see it that closely.
Olivera, on as as a second half substitute had an eventful 11> minutes. He fired in the winner 10 minutes after coming on as a sub> for guess who? Del Piero, hooking into the net after an awful> clearance by Lanna in a packed penalty area. He was booked for taking> his shirt off then sent off following a clash with Potenza. Potenza> pushed him in the back he retaliated by putting two hands around his> throat.
As far as I could make it out, Potenza did nothing to warrant a red card. Olivera OTOH, what was he thinking??? I wonder for how many matches he will be banned, rightfully he should be following Juve games from the stands for a while.
Chievo are in deep trouble now, it's their 5th consecutive loss (the last 4 games all ended 0-1) and they've got the worst offense in Serie A... they just can't score, and if they do - see above.
Hilarious penalty. Manninger rushed off his line with his hands> cupped to catch a bouncing ball, he got nowhere near it and Tare went> down. Now it was a clear dive but if penalties were awarded for> stupidity this was be a stone wall penalty.
Yep. Too bad, because otherwise he had a very good game, he and Pagliuca both made several excellent saves in this game.
Bellucci converted and made up for his blunder with a fantastic save> from Nervo. Colucci scored the equaliser when he tripped over his> own feet while attempting to clear Maccarone's goal bound shot.
Now that was even more comic than Manninger's error. Poor Colucci, he couldn't do much about it but he looked absolutely hapless.
Nervo showed how it's done in the last minute of the game when he cleared a free kick off the line with Pagliuca already beaten.
Well, you're right there wasn't much happening, the Milan goal was almost a carbon copy of the one against ManU, but Samp had their chances to equalise, the biggest one in the dying minutes of the match when Flachi with the goal at his mercy and Dida already beaten shot right at Stam. Ancelotti was furious with his team in the last few minutes.
Sidenote: The Inzaghi brothers met only on the bench in this game.
Iaquinta headed on a corner, Di Michele waited for the ball to drop> over his shoulder before volleying between Guardalben's legs.> Palermo's failed attempt at playing offside gifted Di Michele a> second. Muntari blasted in a third after Di Michele volleyed against> the underside of the crossbar. Iaquinta did a Bergkamp style pirouette> on the edge of the box then rolled the ball across goal for Di Michele> to complete his hat-trick. Santana grabbed a consolation goal thanks> to Brienza's determination. Corini lost the ball on the edge of his box> and Di Michele passed to Iaquinta who blasted a low shot in off the> 'keeper. Palermo's misery was complete when Corini skyed a late penalty.>
Freak game for Palermo (hopefully), but it was also obvious that without Toni in attack they are screwed.
Last week I praised Barzagli, this week Di Michele and Iaquinta ran rings around him. Oh well.
REGGINA 0-2 MESSINA> Cristante 13> D'Agostino 41>
Messina won a free kick some distance from goal. Parisi swung the> ball into the box, Cristante pulled down his marker (Cannarsa) and> headed into the net. Total foul. D'Agostino scored with a cracking> left foot volley from just inside the box after Messina failed to cut> out a cross.>
In the second half the Reggina supporters started throwing flairs at> Messina's goalkeeper Storari, who looks like George Michael with a> really, really bad haircut. Referee Morgan De Santis made the teams> switch ends so they played the same end in both halves. That's so> utterly brilliant I'm surprised no one had thought of it earlier.
"Someone" did: Collina in 1997, in a Serie B match between Foggia and Bari.
Attendance : 20,000> Assist : Parisi (fk), n/a>
P W D L F A PTS> 1 Milan 28 19 6 3 47 17 63> 2 Juventus 28 19 6 3 46 16 63
It's more and more boiling down to a showdown in San Siro on the 35th matchday. Can't wait!
The fight for the CL places is going to be very interesting. I wouldn't write off Roma yet, they are as capable of starting an irresistible run of good results as they are of playing abysmally.
A Cagliari defender launched a free kick downfield and Ferrari, under> pressure from Swayze, headed only as a far as Zola who smacked a right> foot shot past Zotti. Cagliari doubled their lead from a corner, Conte> connected with Zola's cross and Esposito stabbed the ball over the> line. Zola pulled a thigh muscle at the end of the first half. For> Cagliari's sake they had better hope it's not serious. Gobbi went> through two tackles in midfield before passing wide to Swayze. His> finishing was, as usual, crap, he blasted straight at Zotti but his > shot had too much pace and bounced into the net. De Rossi was sent off> for kicking Swayze.>
Attendance : 20,000> Red Card : De Rossi 58 (Roma)> Assists : n/a, Conte, Gobbi
Yeah! Finally the good form is brought back... and a clean sheet as well (shock)
Iaquinta headed on a corner, Di Michele waited for the ball to drop> over his shoulder before volleying between Guardalben's legs.> Palermo's failed attempt at playing offside gifted Di Michele a> second. Muntari blasted in a third after Di Michele volleyed against> the underside of the crossbar. Iaquinta did a Bergkamp style pirouette> on the edge of the box then rolled the ball across goal for Di Michele> to complete his hat-trick. Santana grabbed a consolation goal thanks> to Brienza's determination. Corini lost the ball on the edge of his> box and Di Michele passed to Iaquinta who blasted a low shot in off> the 'keeper. Palermo's misery was complete when Corini skyed a late> penalty. >
What in the world? What in the world? (repeat 517 times...) A Udinese team that hadn't won in 4 games (including a home loss to Bologna) annihilates a Palermo team with a 4-2-0 record last 6 games. Also, Palermo was the team letting in fewer goals than all except the top 2! Well, I know Udinese has potential (as is shown earlier in the season). But still...
REGGINA 0-2 MESSINA> Cristante 13> D'Agostino 41>
Messina won a free kick some distance from goal. Parisi swung the ball> into the box, Cristante pulled down his marker (Cannarsa) and headed> into the net. Total foul. D'Agostino scored with a cracking left foot> volley from just inside the box after Messina failed to cut out a> cross. >
In the second half the Reggina supporters started throwing flairs at> Messina's goalkeeper Storari, who looks like George Michael with a> really, really bad haircut. Referee Morgan De Santis made the teams> switch ends so they played the same end in both halves. That's so> utterly brilliant I'm surprised no one had thought of it earlier.>
Attendance : 20,000> Assist : Parisi (fk), n/a
What? Udinese's GK is doubling as a ref No wonder he does something untraditional. Not the only untraditional thing in this game, Messina won their second away game this season (the first being against Milan...) Well, it's this derby thing I assume...
Player of the week : Di Michele (Udinese)
Decidedly so.
-- Vidar Jortveit Bergen, Norway
- "We're jumping like clocks" Norwegian ski jumpers trying to explain the revolutionary training methods of Mika Kojonkoski in an Oberstdorf press conference
The fight for the CL places is going to be very interesting. I wouldn't> write off Roma yet, they are as capable of starting an irresistible run> of good results as they are of playing abysmally.
speaking of roma, apparently Del Neri has just resigned
Werner Pichler 14 March 2005 19:21:32 [ permanent link ]
Quake wrote:> Werner Pichler wrote:>
The fight for the CL places is going to be very interesting. I>> wouldn't write off Roma yet, they are as capable of starting an>> irresistible run of good results as they are of playing abysmally.>
speaking of roma, apparently Del Neri has just resigned
"Quake" <quake@abc.xyz.invalid> wrote in message news:11myucaailfwh.dlg@quakeid.net...> Werner Pichler wrote:>
The fight for the CL places is going to be very interesting. I wouldn't> > write off Roma yet, they are as capable of starting an irresistible run> > of good results as they are of playing abysmally.>
speaking of roma, apparently Del Neri has just resigned
Subject : Serie A 2004-2005 Round 28> From : Werner Pichler <wpichler@sbox.tugraz.at>
I also think Zebina's challenge on Pellissier in the area a few minutes later>could have been a penalty, but I have to admit I didn't see it that closely.
It was a push and most people would say that's a penalty because there was contact but I believe penalties should be given for fouls not for contact.
As far as I could make it out, Potenza did nothing to warrant a red card.
A yellow card but not a red.
Olivera OTOH, what was he thinking??? I wonder for how many matches>he will be banned, rightfully he should be following Juve games from the>stands for a while.
Nedved is due back soon so they're ok.
Chievo are in deep trouble now, it's their 5th consecutive loss (the last>4 games all ended 0-1) and they've got the worst offense in Serie A...>they just can't score, and if they do - see above.
And they started the season so well.
Atalanta is not dead and buried yet.
Not yet but they're still 5 points behind Siena with 10 games left.
Yep. Too bad, because otherwise he had a very good game, he and>Pagliuca both made several excellent saves in this game.
Story of Manninger's career.
What? No match report of a Milan game?
I try avoid writing reports for games that end 1-0.
Well, you're right there wasn't much happening, the Milan goal>was almost a carbon copy of the one against ManU, but Samp>had their chances to equalise, the biggest one in the dying minutes>of the match when Flachi with the goal at his mercy and Dida>already beaten shot right at Stam. Ancelotti was furious with>his team in the last few minutes.
A bigger concern is the injury to Nesta. Looks serious.
Freak game for Palermo (hopefully), but it was also obvious that without>Toni in attack they are screwed.
Total one man team, that's why they desperately need another striker.
P W D L F A PTS>> 1 Milan 28 19 6 3 47 17 63>> 2 Juventus 28 19 6 3 46 16 63>
It's more and more boiling down to a showdown in San Siro on the>35th matchday. Can't wait!
Hopefully it's over by then.
The fight for the CL places is going to be very interesting. I wouldn't>write off Roma yet, they are as capable of starting an irresistible run>of good results as they are of playing abysmally.
I can't see them putting any type of run together. Their away form is every bit as bad as their defence.
