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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at San Siro where Inter Milan play Lazio in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Inter Milan and Lazio are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francesco Mancini.


0.00
The first half starts with Lazio kicking off!
3.13
Martin Nicola passes the ball forward to Samuele Baronio. Samuele Baronio plays a scrappy one-two with Dario Strada and stumbles forward towards the goal... Samuele Baronio cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Lorenzo Quaglia keeps it out!
4.57
Mehdi Fujen makes a probing pass to Francisco Ferreira. Francisco Ferreira makes an attacking run forward. Francisco Ferreira shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Laurent Ba. Excellent save.
9.00
Paul Kalac deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Schchiro Kaita. Schchiro Kaita knocks in a cross ball towards Damien Jacobs. Damien Jacobs connects with a diving header his aim is horrendously poor!
12.29
Don Johnstone passes the ball forward to Kieron Kirkland. Kieron Kirkland knocks in a cross ball towards Damien Jacobs. Damien Jacobs knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.33
Rafael Rego sees Francisco Ferreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Schchiro Kaita. Schchiro Kaita whips in a cross ball towards Kieron Kirkland. Kieron Kirkland heads the ball goalwards. Laurent Ba is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.56
Martin Nicola hacks Mark Benali from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mark Benali hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.27
Don Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Jacobs. Damien Jacobs shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.09
Claudio Ponzo flicks a high pass forward. Giampaolo Olivi controls it well on his chest. Giampaolo Olivi flicks the ball to his team mate, Dario Strada. Some silky footwork from Dario Strada provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Lorenzo Quaglia.
31.10
Claudio Ponzo takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Carmelo Annoni. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Carmelo Annoni provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Rafael Rego.
38.56
Mark Benali flicks a high pass forward. Schchiro Kaita holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Schchiro Kaita knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Ortega.
44.44
Duncan McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Ferreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Ferreira flicks a high pass forward to Schchiro Kaita who brings the ball under control. Schchiro Kaita shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Lazio are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
Gregorio Dominguez decides to run forward with the ball. Gregorio Dominguez flicks a high ball forward to Dario Strada who takes it down. Dario Strada knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inter Milan appear unchanged since the first half. Lazio also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inter Milan kick off and get the second half underway!
48.53
Don Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Schchiro Kaita collects the pass. Schchiro Kaita tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
55.51
Rocco R. Scotti flicks the ball to his team mate, Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi knocks the ball forward to Dario Strada but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.35
Paul Kalac flicks a high pass forward. Damien Jacobs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Damien Jacobs knocks in a cross ball towards Schchiro Kaita. Schchiro Kaita jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
61.40
Rafael Rego flicks a high ball forward to Paul Kalac who takes it down. Paul Kalac takes it forward alone. Paul Kalac finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
65.17
Mauricio Ortega catches Don Johnstone on the ankles. Mauricio Ortega is shown the yellow card! Don Johnstone runs off the knock.
66.29
Martin Nicola flicks a high ball forward to Dario Strada who takes it down. Dario Strada tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
67.20
Mark Benali hits a low pass to Kieron Kirkland. Kieron Kirkland finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
79.44
Francisco Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Kirkland controls it well on his chest. Kieron Kirkland plays a one-two with Damien Jacobs and advances towards the goal... Kieron Kirkland muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
81.37
Don Johnstone flicks a high ball forward to Damien Jacobs who takes it down. Damien Jacobs shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Damien Jacobs!
84.55
Rafael Rego clumsily knocks into Claudio Ponzo. Rafael Rego is shown the yellow card! Claudio Ponzo stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.48
Mehdi Fujen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Damien Jacobs collects the pass. Damien Jacobs shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 8
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 33.8028169014084 vs 66.1971830985916
Play Area
Home team third: 35.21%, Midfield: 42.25%, Away team third: 22.54%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kieron Kirkland of Lazio

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Laurent Ba (GK)
7
5
5. Martin Nicola (MID)
5
6
7. Claudio Ponzo (MID)
6
6
6
10. Giampaolo Olivi (ATT)
6
11. Dario Strada (ATT)
6

12. Vittorio Pinton (DEF)
0
13. Alex Sarti (MID)
0

2. Rafael Rego (DEF)
6
3. Mehdi Fujen (DEF)
6
6
6. Paul Kalac (MID)
7
7. Don Johnstone (MID)
8
8. Mark Benali (MID)
6
9
10. Schchiro Kaita (ATT)
7
11. Damien Jacobs (ATT)
9

12. Elvis Sottil (DEF)
0
13. Felice Artico (MID)
0
14. Dayo Albertini (ATT)
0