Football
Italy vs Ecuador. FIFA World Cup Group G.
9:30pm, Monday 3rd June 2002.
SAPPORO.
Match ends, Italy 2, Ecuador 0.
Second Half ends, Italy 2, Ecuador 0.
Foul by Carlos Tenorio (Ecuador).
Christian Vieri (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Gianluca Zambrotta.
Attempt missed. Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Édison Méndez following a corner.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
Attempt saved. Agustín Delgado (Ecuador) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfonso Obregón.
Attempt missed. Alfonso Obregón (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Tenorio.
Nicolás Asencio (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Damiano Tommasi (Italy).
Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).
Alfonso Obregón (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy).
Attempt blocked. Christian Vieri (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Panucci with a cross.
Foul by Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador).
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Ecuador. Nicolás Asencio replaces Kléber Chalá.
Carlos Tenorio (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Fabio Cannavaro (Italy).
Attempt saved. Christian Vieri (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Zambrotta with a cross.
Édison Méndez (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Paolo Maldini (Italy).
Paolo Maldini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Alessandro Del Piero (Italy).
Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Del Piero replaces Francesco Totti.
Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alfonso Obregón (Ecuador).
Francesco Totti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Francesco Totti (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Christian Panucci with a cross following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Italy. Gennaro Gattuso replaces Luigi Di Biagio.
Attempt missed. Christian Vieri (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francesco Totti with a cross.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Fabio Cannavaro.
Substitution, Italy. Angelo Di Livio replaces Cristiano Doni.
Attempt blocked. Francesco Totti (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Christian Vieri (Italy) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Totti.
Attempt blocked. Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Cristiano Doni.
Agustín Delgado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Ecuador. Marlon Ayoví replaces Edwin Tenorio.
Attempt missed. Carlos Tenorio (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Agustín Delgado.
Cristiano Doni (Italy) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Francesco Totti with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by José Cevallos.
Attempt saved. Damiano Tommasi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Kléber Chalá (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfonso Obregón.
Attempt saved. Agustín Delgado (Ecuador) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Édison Méndez with a cross.
Offside, Italy. Francesco Totti is caught offside.
Kléber Chalá (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kléber Chalá (Ecuador).
Cristiano Doni (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kléber Chalá.
Attempt blocked. Francesco Totti (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Zambrotta with a cross.
Kléber Chalá (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Paolo Maldini (Italy).
Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador).
Foul by Cristiano Doni (Italy).
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Iván Hurtado.
Cristiano Doni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Second Half begins Italy 2, Ecuador 0.
Substitution, Ecuador. Carlos Tenorio replaces Álex Aguinaga.
First Half ends, Italy 2, Ecuador 0.
Attempt missed. Francesco Totti (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Christian Vieri (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Delgado with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Christian Vieri (Italy) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
Augusto Poroso (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Francesco Totti (Italy).
Attempt saved. Francesco Totti (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Vieri.
Offside, Ecuador. Ulises de la Cruz is caught offside.
Foul by Luigi Di Biagio (Italy).
Attempt blocked. Damiano Tommasi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Totti.
Attempt blocked. Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Damiano Tommasi.
Attempt blocked. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Aguinaga.
Goal! Italy 2, Ecuador 0. Christian Vieri (Italy) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Christian Vieri (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luigi Di Biagio with a through ball.
Attempt blocked. Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kléber Chalá.
Attempt missed. Christian Vieri (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Zambrotta with a cross.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Raúl Guerrón.
Foul by Agustín Delgado (Ecuador).
Francesco Totti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Italy. Gianluca Zambrotta is caught offside.
Álex Aguinaga (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Ecuador. Álex Aguinaga is caught offside.
Dangerous play by Alfonso Obregón (Ecuador).
Alessandro Nesta (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Christian Vieri (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Totti.
Augusto Poroso (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Augusto Poroso (Ecuador).
Christian Vieri (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Italy. Christian Vieri is caught offside.
Damiano Tommasi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Francesco Totti (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Panucci.
Christian Panucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Iván Hurtado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Italy 1, Ecuador 0. Christian Vieri (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Francesco Totti.
Attempt saved. Christian Vieri (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Totti with a through ball.
Foul by Christian Panucci (Italy).
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Augusto Poroso.
Foul by Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador).
Francesco Totti (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Kléber Chalá (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
