Esbjerg 0-0 Fiorentina: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 20 February 2014
Result
Esbjerg 0-0 Fiorentina
Europa League · Thursday 20 February 2014, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-3
Esbjerg 0-0 Fiorentina: match report
Esbjerg drew with Fiorentina 0-0 in the Europa League on Thursday 20 February 2014. The half-time score was 1-3.
Alessandro Matri opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Esbjerg's goal came from Martin Pusic (10'). Fiorentina scored through Alessandro Matri (9'), Josip Ilicic (15') and A. Aquilani (37', penalty).
Discipline: Esbjerg received 2 yellow cards; Fiorentina received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Esbjerg were 7th on 21 points from 8 and Fiorentina 12th on 19 points from 8. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Esbjerg lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Fiorentina in a 4-3-3.
Going into the match Esbjerg's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Fiorentina's W-D-W-W-W.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Alessandro Matri
- 10'Goal · Martin Pusic
- 15'Goal · Josip Ilicic
- 34'Yellow card · Michael Jakobsen
- 34'Yellow card · Manuel Pasqual
- 37'Penalty goal · A. Aquilani
- 71'Yellow card · Josip Ilicic
- 90'Yellow card · Davidson Eden
Team news
Esbjerg line-up (4-4-1-1)
Martin Dúbravka, Peter Ankersen, D. Eden, Magnus Lekven, Jonas Knudsen, Michael Jakobsen, Emil Lyng, Jakob Ankersen, Hans Henrik Andreasen, Mohammed Fellah, Martin Pusic
Fiorentina line-up (4-3-3)
Neto, Facundo Roncaglia, Marvin Compper, Stefan Savić, Manuel Pasqual, Alberto Aquilani, Matías Fernández, Borja Valero, Josip Ilicic, Alessandro Matri, Ryder Matos