Fiorentina vs The New Saints, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League

65': Yacine Adli
68': Moise Kean

FT
2 - 0

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Fiorentina are hosting The New Saints at Artemio Franchi, Firenze, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Rory Holden (The New Saints) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wilson.
5': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
6': Hand ball by Rory Holden (The New Saints).
11': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
11': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
12': Offside, Fiorentina. Michael Kayode is caught offside.
14': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Jack Bodenham.
15': Attempt missed. Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
18': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
18': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
22': Foul by Yacine Adli (Fiorentina).
22': Rory Holden (The New Saints) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt saved. Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
22': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
23': Attempt missed. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a cross following a corner.
24': Attempt blocked. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
24': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Jack Bodenham.
26': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Moreno (Fiorentina).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Daniel Williams.
30': Daniel Redmond (The New Saints) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina).
31': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora.
32': Foul by Joshua Daniels (The New Saints).
32': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Matías Moreno (Fiorentina).
33': Sion Bradley (The New Saints) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Daniel Redmond (The New Saints).
35': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
38': Daniel Davies (The New Saints) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
39': Daniel Redmond (The New Saints) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina).
40': Foul by Adam Wilson (The New Saints).
40': Matías Moreno (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Daniel Williams (The New Saints) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Matías Moreno (Fiorentina).
45'+1': Substitution, Fiorentina. Amir Richardson replaces Rolando Mandragora because of an injury.
45'+2': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Daniel Davies.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+4': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, The New Saints 0.
45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, The New Saints 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Amir Richardson (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
48': Offside, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé is caught offside.
51': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a cross.
51': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Moreno with a headed pass.
51': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Daniel Davies.
52': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina).
52': Rory Holden (The New Saints) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Amir Richardson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Daniel Williams (The New Saints).
56': Daniel Williams (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Foul by Sion Bradley (The New Saints).
57': Michael Kayode (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Substitution, Fiorentina. Dodô replaces Michael Kayode.
58': Substitution, Fiorentina. Albert Gudmundsson replaces Lucas Beltrán.
58': Substitution, Fiorentina. Moise Kean replaces Riccardo Sottil.
60': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Joshua Daniels.
60': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
61': Substitution, The New Saints. Jordan Marshall replaces Sion Bradley.
62': Offside, Fiorentina. Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
63': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Jack Bodenham.
64': Daniel Redmond (The New Saints) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
65': Attempt blocked. Yacine Adli (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
65': Goal! Fiorentina 1, The New Saints 0. Yacine Adli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
67': Substitution, The New Saints. Declan McManus replaces Ben Clark.
68': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
68': Attempt blocked. Matías Moreno (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
68': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68': Goal! Fiorentina 2, The New Saints 0. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
70': Attempt blocked. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Kouamé with a headed pass.
72': Foul by Daniel Davies (The New Saints).
72': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
73': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
74': Foul by Moise Kean (Fiorentina).
74': Rory Holden (The New Saints) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt saved. Declan McManus (The New Saints) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rory Holden with a cross.
76': Foul by Daniel Redmond (The New Saints).
76': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt blocked. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodô.
78': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dodô.
79': Foul by Declan McManus (The New Saints).
79': Matías Moreno (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt saved. Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
82': Substitution, The New Saints. Ryan Brobbel replaces Daniel Redmond.
82': Substitution, The New Saints. Adrian Cieslewicz replaces Adam Wilson.
83': Substitution, Fiorentina. Danilo Cataldi replaces Yacine Adli.
83': Foul by Ryan Brobbel (The New Saints).
83': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
87': Rory Holden (The New Saints) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
88': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Ryan Brobbel (The New Saints).
89': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Jordan Marshall.
89': Attempt saved. Amir Richardson (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
89': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
90': Offside, Fiorentina. Moise Kean is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina).
90'+2': Ryan Brobbel (The New Saints) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 2, The New Saints 0.
0': Match ends, Fiorentina 2, The New Saints 0.

Statistics

TNS		FIO
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
0	Corner Kicks	12
8	Saves	1
20.3	Possession	79.7
2	SHOTS	28
1	ON GOAL	10
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
138	Accurate Passes	736
210	Passes	799
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
1	Crosses	28
1.0	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	34
17	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	10
12	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
7	Interceptions	5
35	Effective Clearances	2
35	Clearances	2

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 10,751

UEFA Conference League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	3	+13	9
2	Legia Warsaw	3	+8	9
3	Jagiellonia Bialystok	3	+6	9
4	Rapid Vienna	3	+5	9

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Pietro Terracciano (GK)
3	Cristiano Biraghi
22	Matias Moreno
65	Fabiano Parisi
33	Michael Kayode
9	Lucas Beltrán
29	Yacine Adli
8	Rolando Mandragora
99	Christian Kouamé
7	Riccardo Sottil
11	Jonathan Ikoné

Fiorentina Substitutes:

David de Gea, Eddy Kouadio, Dodô, Moise Kean, Edoardo Bove, Andrea Colpani, Robin Gosens, Tomasso Martinelli, Amir Richardson, Albert Gudmundsson, Leonardo Baroncelli, Danilo Cataldi.

The New Saints (4-4-2)

No.	Name
25	Connor Roberts (GK)
6	Jack Bodenham
22	Daniel Davies
10	Daniel Redmond
7	Joshua Daniels
14	Daniel Patrick Williams
21	Leo Smith
20	Sion Bradley
18	Rory Holden
19	Ben Clark
28	Adam Wilson

The New Saints Substitutes:

Josh Pask, Jack Edwards, Ryan Brobbel, Tom Jones, Ashley Baker, Blaine Hudson, Jordan Marshall, Adrian Cieslewicz, Jake Canavan, Ben Woollam, Declan McManus.

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