Saturday November 13, 2010 Day 12 Finished Stadio Artemio Franchi

Fiorentina 1 - 0 Cesena

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  1. Fiorentina ease past Cesena

    Fiorentina ease past Cesena

    A moment of magic from Alberto Gilardino gave Fiorentina a 1-0 win over Cesena in their Serie A clash at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fiorentina
    • Cesena
    • 90+3' There goes the final whistle! Fiorentina hold on for a deserved win, after Cesena failed to threaten Boruc's goal despite playing some attractive football
    • 90+1' There's just no space for Cesena to attack though, and Boruc sprints out to gather a desperate diagonal ball into the crowded box
    • 90' It's nervy for the hosts, with all 10 outfield players camped in their box and the visitors continuing to press
    • 89' We'll have three minutes of stoppage time in Firenze
    • 88' Absolutely brilliant from Cerci, who manages to latch onto a long ball over the defence, clipping it back across goal just before it crosses the byline. It's cleared behind for a corner.
    • 87' Cesena sub: Giaccherini off, Ighalo on
    • 86' Cesena break, and win a corner as a long-range shot cannons out off a purple shirt. Cesena prepare their final change
    • 85' The crowd hiss as Fiorentina wantonly throw away possession, with an aimless long ball.
    • 84' Time is rapidly running out for Cesena, as Fiorentina pass the ball around on the halfway
    • 83' The ball drifts out for a goal kick, and Fiorentina make their final sub. Vargas off, Marchionni on
    • 82' They do, and Fiorentina swiftly counter, with plenty of space in the visitors' half
    • 81' The home side is defending very deep now, daring Cesena to commit men forwards
    • 80' Luis Jiménez connects with an improvised falling, twisting volley at the near post, which cannons out off a white shirt. Fiorentina goal kick
    • 79' It's taken short, and deflected out for another corner
    • 78' Colucci drifts a high diagonal ball towards Ceccarelli, who wins a corner for the visitors
    • 77' Boruc does well to punch a teasing cross from the left clear. Cesena are targeting that left wing at the moment
    • 76' There's a bit of handbags in the middle of the pitch, after a scramble for the ball. The referee deals with it well, and leaves his cards in his pocket
    • 75' They win a free kick wide left, which is taken short to the substitute Fatic. Fatic takes a touch, and lashes the ball high over the crossbar. Bit ambitious, that
    • 74' The visitors are back in possession, and are enjoying a decent spell with the ball now
    • 73' Double Cesena sub: Lauro and Schelotto off, Ceccarelli and Fatic on
    • 72' Cesena line up a sub...
    • 71' Ljajic almost picks out Cerci on the right wing with a hollywood cross-field ball. It's a Cesena throw, though
    • 70' It's swung in near post and COMOTTO HEADS WIDE OF THE NEAR POST! Brilliant leap, but how did he miss?!
    • 69' He's back up, and Fiorentina win a corner
    • 68' Antonioli has stayed down, and is getting some treatment after than ill-advised slide
    • 67' Gilardino runs into the box, before playing right to Cerci, who almost draws a foul from the sliding Antonioli. The ball breaks for D'Agostino, who fires a volley over the bar
    • 65' Fiorentina counter again, but GIlardino is offside when he collects a ball through the defence. He angrily gesticulates with the linesman, but he was a good yard off then!
    • 64' Schelotto whips in a teasing ball from the right wing, but Boruc gathers it well
    • 62' Almost by conceding another goal! Fiorentina launch a stunning break on the left wing, with Gilardinho playing a wonderful one-two with Ljajic in a box-to-box move. Cerci's touch on Gilardino's low ball into the box is too heavy, and the chance is gone.
    • 61' A beautiful goal from the hosts, how will Cesena respond? Fiorentina sub: Santana off, Gaetano D'Agostino on
    • 60' GOAL! 1-0 FIORENTINA! Cerci's ball in takes a deflection, and finds Gilardino. The striker takes a touch with his back to goal, before volleying into the top left corner on the turn! Fabulous goal!
    • 59' The hosts counter, with Cerci and Santana playing a nice one-two on the right wing
    • 58' There's some pushing and shoving in the box, and the ball runs all the way through the defence for a Fiorentina goal kick
    • 58' The ball is swung into the box, and cleared behind for another corner, this time from the left
    • 57' Schelotto is released behind the fullback on the right wing, but his cross in is blocked for another Cesena corner
    • 56' Vargas swings a deep cross in from the left, but there's no one there. The ball is switched back from left to right, by which point the Fiorentina midfielder is a yard offside
    • 55' Taken short, but the eventual cross is comfortably cleared.
    • 54' Cesena have a corner on the right
    • 53' Fiorentina break, and Cerci's fizzing shot cutting inside from the right is blocked
    • 52' Luis Jiménez tries to gather a ball just inside the Fiorentina box centre-right, but it won't sit up and his high volley sails wide
    • 51' Cesena are looking to follow up Wednesday's shock win over league-leaders Lazio with another shock here, but haven't made a strong start to this second half.
    • 50' Vargas launches a ball forward, which Antonioli gathers comfortably
    • 48' It's all Fiorentina again, as Santana and Donadel exhange passes in the middle of the park
    • 47' Ljajic forces an early save from Antonioli
    • 46' We're back underway at the Stadio Artemio Franchi!
    • 45' No they can't. Antonio Giannoccaro blows his whistle for half-time. It's 0-0 in Firenze!
    • 45' His cross is easily cut out, however, and Fiorentina can break...
    • 44' Cesena have the ball back, with Parolo haring up the left wing
    • 43' Boruc claims Pasqual's cross early, and distributes to the left wing
    • 42' Giaccherini gets a yard of space deep inside the Fiorentina half, but his low ball across the box is cut out before Bogdani can get near it
    • 41' Fiorentina sub: Mutu off, Ljajic on
    • 39' Adrian Mutu looks to be really struggling at the moment, clutching his groin. It'll be a big blow for the home side if he has to go off...
    • 38' Cerci takes a dramatic tumble on the right wing, after the lightest of touches from Nagatomo. Play on, says the ref
    • 37' The first man Luis Jiminez stabs the ball out of the box, and the rebound is hammered over the crossbar by Donadel
    • 36' Vargas to take...
    • 35' Gilardino tries to latch onto a high ball on the right wing, and is barged over by Benalouane. Free kick Fiorentina, yellow card Benalouane
    • 34' Well, the pendulum is swinging back towards Fiorentina now, with the hosts suddenly slicing through the visitors' defence
    • 33' It's swung in to the centre... Gamberini leaps AND HEADS TOWARDS GOAL! SAVED BY ANTONIOLI! Fabulous save from the Cesena keeper, punching the ball off his line
    • 32' Fiorentina have a corner on the left
    • 31' Viola move the forwards through the centre, before Gilardino receives the ball on the left. He swings a low cross towards MUTU! Antonioli dives in bravely to snatch the ball
    • 30' It's swung in to the centre, but easily cleared
    • 29' Freekick for Cesena, 40 yards out. Mutu standing over it
    • 28' Donadel fired a right-foot shot well wide from the edge of the area
    • 26' Donadel and Santana exchange passes in the midfield for the visitors. Fiorentina need to get a grip on the game, before it runs away with them
    • 24' Mutu almost spring the Cesena offside trap against the run of play, but the linesman flags
    • 22' CHANCE FOR CESENA! It's coming... Giaccherini just can't connect with a dinked ball over the top, 7 yards out.
    • 21' The momentum is definitely swinging towards the visitors at the moment, they're enjoying all the possession
    • 19' Lauro plays a short ball up the left wing to Jimenez, who is squeezed out of play for a Fiorentina throw
    • 18' It's that man Vargas again! He stormes up the middle of the pitch and drills a right-foot shot just wide of the right post
    • 16' Vargas drives forwards for the hosts, as gaps begin to emerge in Cesena's midfield
    • 14' Mutu forces a decent save from Antonioli, with a drilled right-foot effort
    • 12' The visitors finally get a bit of time on the ball, deep in their own half.
    • 8' Mutu is charged down early, and this is a combative start to the match from Cesena, who are working hard
    • 5' Fiorentina continue to push, as Emanuele Giaccherini's shot drifts wide
    • 3' Mario Alberto Santana fires off a shot after a quick break from the hosts, but it's easily blocked
    • 1' Cesena get us underway at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
    • 17:00 Good evening and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Fiorentina's Serie A match with Cesena!

  • Summary

    • 70' It's swung in near post and COMOTTO HEADS WIDE OF THE NEAR POST! Brilliant leap, but how did he miss?!
    • 60' GOAL! 1-0 FIORENTINA! Cerci's ball in takes a deflection, and finds Gilardino. The striker takes a touch with his back to goal, before volleying into the top left corner on the turn! Fabulous goal!
    • 33' It's swung in to the centre... Gamberini leaps AND HEADS TOWARDS GOAL! SAVED BY ANTONIOLI! Fabulous save from the Cesena keeper, punching the ball off his line
    • 22' CHANCE FOR CESENA! It's coming... Giaccherini just can't connect with a dinked ball over the top, 7 yards out.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Fiorentina

    Manager: Siniša Mihajlovic

  • Cesena

    Manager: Massimo Ficcadenti

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • A. Boruc
      • G. Comotto Yellow Card
      • A. Gamberini
      • P. Krøldrup
      • M. Pasqual
      • M. Santana Substitution Out (60′)
      • M. Donadel
      • A. Cerci
      • A. Mutu Substitution Out (42′)
      • J. Vargas Substitution Out (84′)
      • A. Gilardino Goal

      Subs

      • G. D'Agostino Substitution In60′ Yellow Card
      • M. Marchionni Substitution In84′
      • V. Avramov
      • L. De Silvestri
      • M. Bolatti
      • A. Ljajic Substitution In42′
      • N. Gulan

    • Starting line-up

      • F. Antonioli
      • M. Lauro Substitution Out (74′)
      • Y. Benalouane Yellow Card
      • S. Von Bergen
      • Y. Nagatomo
      • G. Colucci Substitution Out (86′)
      • M. Schelotto Substitution Out (74′)
      • M. Parolo
      • L. Jiménez
      • E. Giaccherini
      • E. Bogdani

      Subs

      • L. Piangerelli
      • S. Appiah
      • I. Fatic Substitution In74′
      • D. Cavalieri
      • O. Ighalo Substitution In86′
      • M. Pellegrino
      • L. Ceccarelli Substitution In74′

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