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Full Time Report Matchday 2 - Tuesday 27 Sep 2005 Group A - Delle Alpi - Turin JUVENTUS SK RAPID WIEN 3020:45 (1) (0) half time half time 32 ABBIATI Christian 24 PAYER Helge 7 PESSOTTO Gianluca 2 ADAMSKI Marcin 8 EMERSON 6 KORSÓS György 9 IBRAHIMOVIĆ Zlatan 7 HLINKA Peter 11 NEDVED Pavel 17 David TREZEGUET 27' 8 IVANSCHITZ Andreas 16 CAMORANESI Mauro 10 AKAGÜNDÜZ 17 TREZEGUET David 11 HOFMANN Steffen 19 ZAMBROTTA Gianluca 22 BEJBL Radek 21 THURAM Lilian 23 DOBER Andreas 23 GIANNICHEDDA Giuliano 25 KINCL Marek 28 CANNAVARO Fabio 26 VALACHOVIČ Jozef 22 BONNEFOI Landry 1 HEDL Raimund 3 CHIELLINI Giorgio 3 LABANT Vladimír 6 KOVAC Robert 9 LAWAREE Axel 10 DEL PIERO Alessandro 45' 12 GARICS György 18 MUTU Adrian 1'27" 16 MARTINEZ Sebastian 20 BLASI Manuele 19 DOLLINGER Matthias 25 ZALAYETA Marcelo 27 PRENNER Helmut 47' 26 Jozef VALACHOVIÈ Coach: Coach: CAPELLO Fabio HICKERSBERGER Josef in 9 Axel LAWAREE 53' out 10 M.H. AKAGÜNDÜZ Half Full Half Full Total shots 10 19 Total shots 1 6 On goal 3 7 On goal 0 2 Wide 7 11 10 Alessandro DEL PIERO in Wide 1 4 17 David TREZEGUET out 60' Blocked 0 1 Blocked 0 0 Free kicks to goal 0 0 Free kicks to goal 0 0 Saves 0 2 18 Adrian MUTU in Saves 2 4 16 Mauro CAMORANESI out 65' Corners 0 5 Corners 0 4 Fouls committed 5 12 Fouls committed 4 8 Fouls suffered 4 7 Fouls suffered 5 11 Offside 2 4 Offside 1 2 Possession 61% 60% Possession 39% 40% in 16 Sebastian MARTINEZ Ball in play 17' 32' 76' out 23 Andreas DOBER Ball in play 11' 21' Total ball in play 28' 53' 18 Adrian MUTU 82' Total ball in play 28' 53' Referee: 20 Manuele BLASI in Weather Conditions 23 Giuliano GIANNICHEDDA out 84' HANSSON Martin (SWE) Clear Night Assistant referees: 9 Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIÆ 85' ANDREN Henrik (SWE) Temperature 18°C NILSSON Frederik (SWE) Humidity 55 % Fourth official: JONASSON Håkan (SWE) 90' UEFA delegate: BRIGHT Barry (ENG) 3'03" 22:36:23 CET Goal Booked Sent off Substitution Penalty Owngoal Captain Goalkeeper Misses next match if booked 27 Sep 2005 UEFA Media Information.

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