1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
47' | The first half comes to an end: the teams go in with Inter in the lead thanks to Mauro Icardi's goal |
46' | GOOOOOOAAAAL FROM ICARDI!!! Perisic crosses and Icardi steals a march on everyone to poke it home. 1-0 to the Nerazzurri! |
45' | There will be two minutes of additional time |
43' | Ljajic's shot from the inside box is blocked, Kondogbia gathers the ball on the follow-up and lays it off for Perisic who shoots over |
38' | Inter with an error in defence, Saponara takes the shot on and Handanovic saves his team-mates' blushes once again |
35' | Yellow card for Brozovic after a heavy challenge on Mario Rui |
35' | Ljajic with an inviting cross, but there are no Nerazzurri players on the end of it |
34' | Another save by Handanovic after Maccarone gets a flick on it from close-range. The Slovenian goalkeeper is fouled in the process |
32' | Handanovic is hurt after colliding with Pucciarelli who bearing down on goal |
29' | Icardi gets ahead of everyone on the corner but can't keep his header on target |
29' | Perisic's fierce right-footed shot is deflected behind for a corner |
26' | Classy stuff from Icardi in midfield, the Nerazzurri skipper is felled by Paredes who is booked by Celi |
24' | Pucciarelli lays it off to Zielinski who misses the target with a low effort on his right |
21' | Saponara with an effort on the turn that goes wide following a deflected shot from Maccarone |
18' | Maccarone stands over the free-kick and hits a dangerous low effort. Saved by Handanovic |
17' | Yellow card for the Nerazzurri No. 24 |
16' | Murillo fouls Maccarone on the edge of the box |
13' | Marcelo Brozovic works himself a shooting opportunity from the edge of the box after the corner, but he can't keep it below the bar |
12' | Good move from Inter: Brozovic to D'Ambrosio who fizzes it across the box for Icardi but the defender gets the block in for an Inter corner |
10' | Cross-shot from Ljajic causes panic in Empoli's defence, Barba turns it behind for a corner |
9' | D'Ambrosio crosses and Ljajic steadies himself for a header, but Skorupski intercepts and claims |
7' | Good work from the home side: Buchel picks up a loose ball on the edge of the area and shoots, but he can't find the target |
4' | Saponara battling his way down the right, but he's stopped by Murillo who launches a counter attack |
1' | And we're under way! Roberto Mancini's Nerazzurri take the kick-off |
1' | The teams are lining up at the Stadio Castellani, kick-off just a few moments away in Empoli v Inter in Week 18 of Serie A TIM 2015/16 |
Minute | Text commentary |
50' | It's all over! First match of 2016 and three points for Inter, who begin the new year with a victory! |
49' | A Mario Rui set-piece evades everybody and goes behind for a goal-kick |
47' | Guarin attempts a wondergoal from midfield, but Skorupski gets back on his line and saves |
45' | There will be five minutes of injury time at the end of the game |
45' | Final change for Mancini: Ljajic is off for Juan Jesus |
42' | Empoli make a change as well: Piu taking Paredes's place |
41' | Second sub for the Nerazzurri: Icardi making way for Jovetic |
39' | Guarin picks the defender's pocket on the right and earns a precious corner |
35' | Mancini decides to shuffle his pack: Guarin coming on for Kondogbia |
30' | Free-kick from 30 metres taken by Paredes. Handanovic saves comfortably |
26' | Ljajic and Brozovic interchanging passes on the edge of the area but the move is killed by an awkward deflection |
22' | Croce is booked for a foul on D'Ambrosio |
22' | Daisy-cutter from Kondogbia that goes inches wide |
20' | Dangerous cross-shot from Zielinski, cutting across the whole of the Nerazzurri six-yard box without anyone getting on the end of it |
19' | Double change for Empoli, Livaja and Croce coming on for Maccarone and Buchel |
16' | Maccarone plays it into an onrushing Zielinski, Perisic is on hand to turn it behind for a corner |
15' | Kondogbia lays it off for Brozovic who takes one touch to control and tries to find the inside of Skorupski's left post. Narrowly wide |
11' | Ljajic from the top-left corner of the box, the ball goes behind for a corner |
10' | Double chance for Inter! First Mario Rui gets a last-ditch tackle on Ljajic then Brozovic clips it over from a decent position |
7' | Ingenuous pass from Pucciarelli for Saponara, whose shot is saved by Handanovic . Corner to Empoli |
2' | Brozovic from 25 metres, Skorupski saves low |
2' | Great start from the Nerazzurri! Ljajic releases Perisic up the middle, but he slices the shot |
1' | And we're back under way! No changes to either side |