48′ – The first half ends: score still at 0-0. Thus ends a first half that was not brilliant in terms of play, but was full of duels. After an outburst from Udinese, the yellow and blues took measures. Few scoring opportunities, the best for Frosinone with Soulé’s crossbar.
45′ – Three minutes of added time
43′ – In the final phase of the first half there was a fight especially in midfield. The hosts are more maneuverable: double close opportunity with two shots from the edge, but the Juventus rearguard manages to clear.
39′ – Frosinone close to scoring: Soulé hits the crossbar from a free kick
37′ – Good opportunity for Frosinone: free kick from a favorable position. Soulé ready to kick from eighteen meters
31′ – Udinese are back on the front foot, the home defense unravels.
30′ – Tough match, fought in every area of the pitch. The teams try to plan maneuvers, taking care not to discover each other. The tension for what is at stake is felt.
26′ – Action by Frosinone, Harroui serves Cheddira, whose shot inside the area is blocked for a corner.
23′ – Hot phase of the match: the entire Frosinone bench claims a foul, which was not called, against a player: the match director sends off the Frosinone team manager.
18′ – Frosinone dangerous: Zortea tries a shot from the edge which makes the “Stirpe” shout for the goal, a great clearance from the guest goalkeeper. On the following corner, another opportunity for the home team.
12′ – Frosinone’s reaction, Harroui gains ground with the ball and launches a shot from the edge, the ball ends up wide of the opponent’s goal.
8′ – Sprint start by the Friulians, very aggressive. Another decisive intervention by Cerofolini coming out on Brenner launched towards the goal. In the circumstance, problems for the yellow and blue goalkeeper, who then resumes playing
– Sibito Udinese forward. A corner kick comes from a cross from the left. On the slope in the area, Cerofolini clears.
8.45pm: match started
5 minutes left until the Frosinone-Udinese salvation final. A decisive match: staying in Serie A is up for grabs. The Giallazzurri would remain in the top flight even in the event of a draw, but even a possible defeat would be painless with Roma’s concomitant success or draw in Empoli. “Stirpe” stadium sold out in every seating order. More than 16 thousand spectators.
Frosinone-Udinese, live
8.44pm: the teams enter the field
8.43pm: “I love you” is the words of the splendid choreography of the Frosinone fans: the whole stadium is colored yellow-blue with thousands of cards.
8.42pm: the official anthem of Frosinone sounds
8.40pm: we proceed with the reading of the formations.
8.35pm: Frosinone and Udinese have returned to the changing rooms.
8pm-10pm: The teams have started the warm-up phase.
The official lineups
Frosinone 3-4-2-1: Cerofolini; Lirola, Romagnoli, Okoli; Zortea, Brescianini, Barrenechea, Valeri; Soulé, Harroui, Cheddira.
Available: Frattali, Palmisani, Marchizza, Baez, Cuni, Reinier, Gelli, Garritano, Kvernadze, Ibrahimovic, Ghedjemis, Monterisi, Bonifazi, Mazzitelli, Lusuardi. All: Eusebio Di Francesco
Udinese 3-4-2-1: Okoye; Kristensen, Bijol, Perez, Ehizibue, Kamara, Walace, Payero, Samardzic, Brenner, Lucca.
Available: Mosca, Padelli, Ebosele, Zarraga, Davis, Fonseca, Abankwah, Tikvic, Thaouvin, Kabasele, Giannetti, Zemura, Pereyra. All: Fabio Cannavaro
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