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Steaua Bucharest

Fiorentina

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  1. Fiorentina into UEFA Cup

    Fiorentina into UEFA Cup

    Fiorentina beat Steaua Bucharest 1-0 to consolidate third place in Champions League Group F and secure a UEFA Cup spot. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Steaua Bucharest
    • Fiorentina
    • 90+3' That's full-time and Fiorentina claim all three points to consolidate third place in Champions League Group F, and in the process clinch a valuable Uefa Cup spot.
    • 90+2' In the final stages, Steaua replace the ineffectual Tiago with Mihaita Plesan, while Riccardo Montolivo is withdrawn in place of Federico Masi.
    • 90' Three minutes are to be added at the end of this second half, which is frankly petering out at present. Fiorentina still hold the lead and look pretty comfortable.
    • 84' Goalscorer and probable match-winner, Alberto Gilardino has been withdrawn to the adulation of his team-mates and coaching staff, and is replaced by Pablo Osvaldo.
    • 82' Mirel Radoi is booked for Steaua for a crude challenge which certainly deserved a yellow card.
    • 78' Mario Santana has been replaced for Fiorentina by Sergio Almiron.
    • 73' To compound the stupidity of Lovin, Pawel Golanski receives his second booking in ten minutes and is sent-off. Mindless conduct from Steaua's players, who are relinquishing any chance of getting back into the game.
    • 72' Florin Lovin, who has only just come on as a substitute has contrived to get himself in the referee's book for unsporting play.
    • 66' GOAL!! The match has finally come to life and it is the much-maligned Fiorentina who have produced the goods. Juan Vargas managed to produce a fine cross under pressure, following a corner, and found the head of Gilardino, who made no mistake.
    • 64' Pawel Golanski himself is then booked for a mis-timed challenge and it is getting very scrappy out there, even in comparison to the standard of play before.
    • 63' Alberto Gilardino is shown the yellow card after scything down Pawel Golanski - that really was a dire challenge.
    • 59' Florin Lovin replaces Antonio Semedo for Steaua as the hosts attempt to convert their ball retention into something more substantial.
    • 57' Don't for a second think that the Italian side are coming back into the game, if only to carve the odd chance out from a counter-attack - Steaua are still dominating the possession, but lack real class up front.
    • 50' Riccardo Montolivo misses a decent chance for Fiorentina with an effort from the edge of the area which narrowly curls past the far post from the right.
    • 46' We're back underway at Stadionul Ghencea in Bucharest and if you're just joining us, you've missed four yellow cards and precious little else.
    • 45+1' And there is the whistle in Bucharest and the score in goalless between two sides who are really lacking quality in the final third. Let's hope we see an improvement in the second half.
    • 45' Just the one minute is to be added to this rather tame first half.
    • 40' This time, at the other end, Dayro Moreno is through on goal but adjudged to be fractionally offside, after Banel Nicolita's through ball.
    • 35' A good chance falls to Adrian Mutu, as the Romanian latches on to a Mario Santana through ball, but slides his shot wide of the post.
    • 27' The home side's possession percentage has now risen to 65, which is quite staggering considering they have only collected a single point from five games.
    • 22' Well, two conclusions which can be reached so far in this game is that Steaua love possession, and they also love a rash challenge. Dayro Moreno and Antonio Semedo are both booked in quick succession. The latter, for petulantly refusing to retreat from a free-kick.
    • 20' Steaua are enjoying 60 per cent of possession at the moment and Fiorentina can barely string together a decent move.
    • 15' Luciano Zauri commits a foul and is brandished a yellow card by referee Muniz Fernandez.
    • 10' Marco Donadel is largely responsible for Fiorentina retaining parity at present, the midfielder is putting in tackles all over the place.
    • 5' Steaua have started the brighter, pressing relentlessly in the Fiorentina box so far.
    • 1' In only the first minute, Banel Nicolita is booked for dissent, which is completely unnecessary at this stage of the game.
    • - Welcome to this Champions League Group F encounter between Steaua Bucharest and Fiorentina at Stadionul Ghencea. With both sides already out of the competition, there is a consolatory Uefa Cup spot at stake for the winners.

  • Team Stats

    Steaua Bucharest Stats Fiorentina
    57% Possession 43%
    2 Shots 9
    1 Shots on target 3
    1 Saves 0
    1 Corners 6
    19 Fouls 17
    5 Offsides 2
    5 Yellow cards 2
    1 Red cards 0
    22 Tackles 17
    351 Accurate passes 247
    59 Bad passes 72

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Steaua Bucharest
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robinson Zapata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      17 Eugen Baciu 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 36 4 4
      18 Petre Marin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 49 17 1
      4 Pawel Golanski 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 28 0 2
      6 Mirel Matei Radoi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 35 2 3
      9 António Semedo 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 6 8 1
      8 Ovidiu Petre 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 44 4 2
      30 Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 40 7 2
      16 Banel Nicolita 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 30 0 3
      14 Juan Carlos Toja 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 35 9 2
      10 Dayro Moreno 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 23 4 1
      20 Florin Lovin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 4 1
      12 Cornel Cernea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 George Ogararu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Bogdan Stancu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Mihaita Plesan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
    • Fiorentina
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Sebastien Frey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0
      5 Alessandro Gamberini 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 1
      6 Juan Vargas 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 25 15 5
      14 Luciano Zauri 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18 0 0
      2 Per Kroldrup 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5 0
      88 Felipe Melo 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 30 4 3
      24 Mario Santana 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 18 5 2
      4 Marco Donadel 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 1 3
      18 Riccardo Montolivo 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 50 27 2
      11 Alberto Gilardino 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 15 2 0
      10 Adrian Mutu 0 6 2 4 3 1 0 17 5 0
      13 Marco Storari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      44 Federico Masi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      9 Pablo Daniel Osvaldo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 0
      30 Sergio Almiron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1
      8 Stevan Jovetic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Giampaolo Pazzini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Zdravko Kuzmanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 73' To compound the stupidity of Lovin, Pawel Golanski receives his second booking in ten minutes and is sent-off. Mindless conduct from Steaua's players, who are relinquishing any chance of getting back into the game.
    • 66' GOAL!! The match has finally come to life and it is the much-maligned Fiorentina who have produced the goods. Juan Vargas managed to produce a fine cross under pressure, following a corner, and found the head of Gilardino, who made no mistake.
    • 50' Riccardo Montolivo misses a decent chance for Fiorentina with an effort from the edge of the area which narrowly curls past the far post from the right.
    • 40' This time, at the other end, Dayro Moreno is through on goal but adjudged to be fractionally offside, after Banel Nicolita's through ball.
    • 35' A good chance falls to Adrian Mutu, as the Romanian latches on to a Mario Santana through ball, but slides his shot wide of the post.
    • - Welcome to this Champions League Group F encounter between Steaua Bucharest and Fiorentina at Stadionul Ghencea. With both sides already out of the competition, there is a consolatory Uefa Cup spot at stake for the winners.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo

  • Steaua Bucharest

    Manager: Dorinel Munteanu

    Starting line-up

    • R. Zapata
    • P. Golanski Red Card
    • M. Radoi Yellow Card
    • E. Baciu
    • P. Marin
    • B. Nicolita Yellow Card
    • F. Tiago Gomes Substitution Out (88′)
    • O. Petre
    • J. Toja
    • D. Moreno Yellow Card
    • A. Semedo Yellow Card Substitution Out (57′)

    Subs

    • M. Plesan Substitution In88′
    • G. Ogararu
    • F. Lovin Substitution In57′ Yellow Card
    • C. Cernea
    • S. Stancu

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Fiorentina

    Manager: Claudio Cesare Prandelli

    Starting line-up

    • S. Frey
    • L. Zauri Yellow Card
    • A. Gamberini
    • P. Kroldrup
    • J. Vargas
    • F. Melo
    • M. Donadel
    • R. Montolivo Substitution Out (90′)
    • M. Santana Substitution Out (77′)
    • A. Mutu
    • A. Gilardino Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (84′)

    Subs

    • 30. A. Sergio Bernardo Substitution In77′
    • 13. M. Storari
    • 29. G. Pazzini
    • 22. Z. Kuzmanovic
    • 9. P. Osvaldo Substitution In84′
    • 8. S. Jovetic
    • F. Masi Substitution In90′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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