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The referee blows for the end of the match.
- 92mins
Angelo Palombo takes a shot. Blocked by Vinicius Fininho. Corner taken by Reto Ziegler from the right by-line, Daniele Mannini produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.
- 91mins
Vitali Bordiyan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniele Mannini. Reto Ziegler restarts play with the free kick.
- 91mins
Giampaolo Pazzini takes a shot. Save by Vladimir Disljenkovic.
- 90mins
De Lacerda Edmar is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Junior Costa.
- 89mins
Nicola Pozzi challenges Papa Gueye unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Milan Obradovic.
- 88mins
The ball is delivered by Vladimir Koman. Vladimir Disljenkovic is given a yellow card.
- 86mins
Andriy Vorobey on for Denis Oliynyk.
- 85mins
Oleg Shelayev challenges Daniele Mannini unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Daniele Gastaldello.
- 85mins
Giampaolo Pazzini takes a shot. Vladimir Disljenkovic makes a save.
- 84mins
Sergey Valyaev concedes a free kick for a foul on Vladimir Koman. Massimo Volta takes the direct free kick.
- 83mins
Giampaolo Pazzini challenges Papa Gueye unfairly and gives away a free kick. Milan Obradovic takes the free kick.
- 83mins
Papa Gueye challenges Nicola Pozzi unfairly and gives away a free kick. Reto Ziegler takes the free kick.
- 82mins
Effort on goal by Nicola Pozzi from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.
- 81mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier by Massimo Volta. Milan Obradovic takes the indirect free kick. Unfair challenge on Giampaolo Pazzini by Milan Obradovic results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Angelo Palombo.
- 80mins
Reto Ziegler fouled by De Lacerda Edmar, the ref awards a free kick. Reto Ziegler restarts play with the free kick.
- 79mins
Unfair challenge on Giampaolo Pazzini by Milan Obradovic results in a free kick. Angelo Palombo restarts play with the free kick.
- 79mins
The ball is crossed by Daniele Dessena.
- 78mins
Oleg Shelayev is ruled offside. Junior Costa takes the free kick.
- 78mins
Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier sends in a cross, Fabrizio Cacciatore makes a clearance.
- 76mins
Outswinging corner taken by Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier from the right by-line, save made by Junior Costa. Corner from the left by-line taken by Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier, clearance by Massimo Volta.
- 75mins
Vladimir Koman produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.
- 75mins
Massimo Volta fouled by Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier, the ref awards a free kick. Daniele Gastaldello takes the direct free kick.
- 74mins
Oleg Shelayev concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniele Dessena. Angelo Palombo has an effort direct from the free kick, save by Vladimir Disljenkovic.
- 73mins
Denis Oliynyk gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniele Dessena. Junior Costa takes the free kick. Oleg Shelayev comes on in place of Cristian Villagra.
- 72mins
Unfair challenge on Denis Oliynyk by Massimo Volta results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier.
- 71mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Vinicius Fininho by Fabrizio Cacciatore. Free kick taken by Olexander Romanchuk.
- 70mins
Daniele Mannini concedes a free kick for a foul on Sergey Valyaev. Direct free kick taken by Vladimir Disljenkovic. (Sampdoria) makes a substitution, with Vladimir Koman coming on for Stefano Guberti.
- 69mins
Nicola Pozzi is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Milan Obradovic.
- 68mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Giampaolo Pazzini on Milan Obradovic. Vladimir Disljenkovic restarts play with the free kick.
- 68mins
Giampaolo Pazzini concedes a free kick for a foul on Milan Obradovic. Free kick taken by Papa Gueye.
- 68mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Milan Obradovic on Giampaolo Pazzini. Free kick taken by Angelo Palombo.
- 67mins
Daniele Mannini challenges Olexander Romanchuk unfairly and gives away a free kick. Olexander Romanchuk takes the direct free kick.
- 66mins
Giampaolo Pazzini fouled by Papa Gueye, the ref awards a free kick. Centre by Daniele Dessena, Angelo Palombo has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the target.
- 65mins
Unfair challenge on Angelo Palombo by Vinicius Fininho results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Angelo Palombo.
- 64mins
Foul by Giampaolo Pazzini on De Lacerda Edmar, free kick awarded. Olexander Romanchuk takes the direct free kick.
- 61mins
Guido Marilungo is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Vladimir Disljenkovic takes the indirect free kick. Guido Marilungo goes off and Giampaolo Pazzini comes on. (Sampdoria) makes a substitution, with Daniele Mannini coming on for Andrea Poli. Olexander Romanchuk is brought on as a substitute for Marko Devic.
- 59mins
Vitali Bordiyan delivers the ball, clearance by Andrea Poli.
- 58mins
Reto Ziegler produces a cross.
- 54mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Guido Marilungo by De Lacerda Edmar. Angelo Palombo takes the direct free kick.
- 53mins
Stefano Guberti delivers the ball, comfortable save by Vladimir Disljenkovic.
- 52mins
Foul by Guido Marilungo on Vinicius Fininho, free kick awarded. Milan Obradovic takes the free kick.
- 49mins
Vinicius Fininho delivers the ball, clearance made by Daniele Gastaldello.
- 48mins
Andrea Poli concedes a free kick for a foul on Vitali Bordiyan. Free kick taken by De Lacerda Edmar.
The second half kicks off.
The players leave the pitch at half time.
- 45mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Vinicius Fininho.
- 44mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Reto Ziegler, save by Vladimir Disljenkovic. Guido Marilungo takes a shot. Papa Gueye gets a block in.
- 43mins
Papa Gueye concedes a free kick for a foul on Guido Marilungo. Papa Gueye goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Reto Ziegler.
- 43mins
Sergey Valyaev has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 42mins
Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier sends in a cross.
- 40mins
Marko Devic fouled by Daniele Gastaldello, the ref awards a free kick. Daniele Gastaldello receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed by Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier, clearance by Reto Ziegler.
- 40mins
Effort on goal by Guido Marilungo from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.
- 39mins
Guido Marilungo fouled by Milan Obradovic, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Nicola Pozzi.
- 38mins
Shot by Stefano Guberti from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
- 38mins
Stefano Guberti produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 35mins
De Lacerda Edmar challenges Daniele Gastaldello unfairly and gives away a free kick. Daniele Gastaldello restarts play with the free kick.
- 34mins
A cross is delivered by Andrea Poli, Stefano Guberti takes a shot. Blocked by Papa Gueye. Reto Ziegler takes the outswinging corner, Milan Obradovic manages to make a clearance. The official flags Guido Marilungo offside. Vladimir Disljenkovic takes the direct free kick.
- 31mins
Unfair challenge on Vinicius Fininho by Angelo Palombo results in a free kick. Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier has an effort direct from the free kick.
- 31mins
Sergey Valyaev concedes a free kick for a foul on Angelo Palombo. Angelo Palombo takes the direct free kick.
- 31mins
Centre by De Lacerda Edmar, save by Junior Costa.
- 27mins
Corner taken right-footed by Stefano Guberti from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by De Lacerda Edmar. The ball is swung over by Reto Ziegler, Papa Gueye manages to make a clearance.
- 26mins
Vinicius Fininho delivers the ball, save made by Junior Costa. Vitali Bordiyan challenges Junior Costa unfairly and gives away a free kick. Junior Costa takes the direct free kick.
- 25mins
Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier fouled by Angelo Palombo, the ref awards a free kick. De Lacerda Edmar takes the free kick.
- 24mins
Andrea Poli produces a cross.
- 24mins
Foul by Marko Devic on Daniele Gastaldello, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Daniele Gastaldello.
- 24mins
The ball is delivered by Daniele Dessena, save by Vladimir Disljenkovic.
- 22mins
Vinicius Fininho has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 21mins
The ball is crossed by Stefano Guberti, De Lacerda Edmar makes a clearance.
- 20mins
Unfair challenge on Vinicius Fininho by Andrea Poli results in a free kick. Vinicius Fininho takes the direct free kick.
- 17mins
Massimo Volta concedes a free kick for a foul on Marko Devic. Cristian Villagra takes the direct free kick.
- 16mins
Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Denis Oliynyk goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 16mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier, clearance by Daniele Gastaldello.
- 15mins
Angelo Palombo takes a shot. Save by Vladimir Disljenkovic. Corner taken right-footed by Andrea Poli from the left by-line, clearance made by Papa Gueye. Corner taken by Andrea Poli from the left by-line.
- 14mins
De Lacerda Edmar concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniele Dessena. Angelo Palombo takes the free kick.
- 12mins
Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area missing to the wide left of the goal.
- 11mins
Denis Oliynyk delivers the ball, comfortable save by Junior Costa.
- 9mins
Denis Oliynyk produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.
- 8mins
Foul by Massimo Volta on Vladimir Disljenkovic, free kick awarded. Vladimir Disljenkovic restarts play with the free kick.
- 8mins
awarded for an unfair challenge on Vladimir Disljenkovic by Massimo Volta.
- 6mins
Effort from the edge of the box by Nicola Pozzi goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 4mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Massimo Volta on Marko Devic. Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, comfortable save by Junior Costa.
- 4mins
Denis Oliynyk fouled by Massimo Volta, the ref awards a free kick. De Lacerda Edmar restarts play with the free kick.
- 2mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier, clearance made by Daniele Gastaldello.
The game kicks-off.
Match Preview
Di Carlo not fazed by Cassano absence Sampdoria coach Domenico Di Carlo is confident his side can overcome Antonio Cassano's absence when they host Metalist Kharkiv in their Europa League Group I match. The build-up to tomorrow's game has been largely overshadowed by events off the field. Cassano was suspended from training last Friday after a heated argument with club president Riccardo Garrone. The striker has been omitted from Samp's squad to face Metalist and the club have imposed disciplinary action against the player. "It has been a strange week," admitted Di Carlo. "I don't believe I can mediate until the league arbitration panel meets and takes a decision. "We will see what happens." Di Carlo will be hoping his side can pick up where they left off in last weekend's 1-0 win at Cesena. With Cassano suspended by the club, Giampaolo Pazzini came to the rescue late on to hand Samp their third Serie A win of the campaign. "We were missing an important result and we got it at Cesena," said Di Carlo. "I hope the win can give the players further self-confidence and an added strength to the group because this team still has room for improvement." With Cassano's future at the club up in the air, Di Carlo has demanded other players step up their game. "I have spoken to my other strikers," he said. "I have given them more responsibility because we need the three of them - Pazzini, Guido Marilungo and Nicola Pozzi - to help each other out and deliver." Metalist travel to the Luigi Ferraris stadium inspired by last month's 2-1 triumph over Samp which lifted the Ukrainians above the Italians and into second in the pool. Metalist are one point adrift of group leaders PSV Eindhoven and two points clear of third-placed Samp. Myron Markevich's Metalist have reason to be confident of taking at least a point as they remain unbeaten in four away games in Europe. Moreover, the visitors head into the encounter on the back of four straight league victories in the Ukrainian Super League. Last week's 2-1 win over Obolon lifted them to third in the standings, nine points behind leaders Shakhtar Donetsk.
Sampdoria
FC Metalist Kharkiv
- Junior Costa
- Fabrizio Cacciatore
- Daniele Gastaldello
- Massimo Volta
- Reto Ziegler
- Daniele Dessena
- Angelo Palombo
- Andrea Poli
- Nicola Pozzi
- Stefano Guberti
- Guido Marilungo
- SUBS
- Vincenzo Fiorillo
- Stefano Lucchini
- Daniele Mannini
- Giampaolo Pazzini
- Vladimir Koman
- Paolo Sammarco
- Luciano Zauri
Home
Away
- Vladimir Disljenkovic
- Cristian Villagra
- Papa Gueye
- Milan Obradovic
- Vinicius Fininho
- Vitali Bordiyan
- Sergey Valyaev
- De Lacerda Edmar
- Denis Oliynyk
- Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier
- Marko Devic
- SUBS
- Maxim Startsev
- Olexander Romanchuk
- Andriy Berezovchuk
- Oleg Shelayev
- Andriy Vorobey
- Sergei Pshenichnikh
- Sani Kaita
Match Report
Samp frustrated by organised opponents Sampdoria were once again left frustrated by Metalist Kharkiv, whose disciplined defence held firm to earn a goalless draw in their Europa League Group I match in Genoa. Substitute Giampaolo Pazzini had the best chance of the game with five minutes remaining, but his 12-yard shot was met by a fine save from Metalist goalkeeper Vladimir Disljenkovic. Metalist, who beat the Italians 2-1 last month in Ukraine, will be satisfied with the result which sees them take another step towards qualifying for the last 32 of the competition. The result has left the Ukrainians second in the pool, three points behind leaders PSV Eindhoven and two ahead of Samp with two games remaining. With the hosts having to do without the services of Antonio Cassano, who was omitted from Samp's squad by his club for indiscipline last week, coach Domenico Di Carlo chose Guido Marilungo to lead his team's attack alongside Nicola Pozzi. Unbeaten in all of their away games in Europe this season, Myron Markevich's Metalist almost went behind in the 16th minute. Angelo Palombo's right-footed strike from the edge of the area forced Disljenkovic to palm over the bar for a corner. The visitors first threatened midway through the first half with Fininho's shot from outside the area going just wide of the far post. On the half-hour mark, Cleiton Xavier's free-kick went off target, much to the relief of Samp goalkeeper Junior Costa. Samp pressed forward more aggressively and should have broken the deadlock before half-time. Disljenkovic did well to clear Reto Ziegler's 20-yard shot that took a deflection off a defender. Samp struggled against a well-placed Metalist defence early in the second half. Palombo fired wide from a good angle after the hour mark while at the other end, Vladimir Koman's bullet strike went just wide of the far post. With 22 minutes remaining, Denis Oliynyk tried his luck from distance but his bullet strike went off target. Deep in stoppage time, Pozzi's header from Ziegler's cross from the left went just wide as Metalist held on for a valuable point in Italy.
