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66% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 34% Ball Possession DINAMO MOSCOW
Napoli 3 – 1 Dinamo Moscow
25′ Gonzalo Higuain 2′ Kevin Kuranyi
31′ Gonzalo Higuain (pen)
55′ Gonzalo Higuain
Europa League Round of 16:
Round of 16, first leg: Napoli – Dinamo Moscow on Thursday 12 March
Round of 16, second leg: Dinamo Moscow – Napoli on Thursday 19 March
Super match for Napoli thanks to the high mark performance by forward Gonzalo Higuain scoring 3 goals. A perfect hattrick for Higuain pleasing the fans at the San Paolo Stadium. Napoli battled against a 10-man Dinamo Moscow claiming all full 3 points.
It was a great reaction for Napoli after being surprised in the 2nd minute with forward Kevin Kuranyi defeating Napoli goalkeeper Mariano Andujar with a headed shot.
The Argentinian Napoli forward scoring the first goal of his hattrick in the 25th minute. Higuain defeating Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper Vladimir Gabulov with a headed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by defender Faouzi Ghoulam.
Referee giving a second yellow card to Dinamo Moscow midfielder Roman Zobnin in the 46th minute remaining with 10 players.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Henrique, Koulibaly, Britos, Ghoulam; Inler (C), Jorginho; Jose Maria Callejón, de Guzmán, Dries Mertens; Gonzalo Higuaín.
Here is DYNAMO MOSCOW official starting lineup by coach
DYNAMO MOSCOW (4-4-2): Gabulov; Kozlov, Hubočan, Samba, Zhirkov; Valbuena, Zobnin, Vainqueur, Dzsudzsák; Kokorin (C), Kuranyi
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2014 – 2015 UEFA Europa League
Round of 16, First Leg
Napoi 3 – 1 Dinamo Moscow
Thursday 12 March 2015
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
21:05
Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant referees: Damianos Efthimiadis (GRE) and Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Fourth official: Christos Akrivos (GRE)
Additional assistant referees: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE) and Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
Goals: 25′ Gonzalo Higuain, 31′ Gonzalo Higuain (pen), 55′ Gonzalo Higuain
Official formations – lineups:
NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Andújar; Henrique, Koulibaly, Britos, Ghoulam; Inler (C), Jorginho; Jose Maria Callejón, de Guzmán, Dries Mertens; Gonzalo Higuaín.
Subs.: Rafael Cabral, Zúñiga, Albiol, Mesto, Hamšík, David López, Zapata.
Coach: Rafael Benítez.
DYNAMO MOSCOW (4-4-2): Gabulov; Kozlov, Hubočan, Samba, Zhirkov; Valbuena, Zobnin, Vainqueur, Dzsudzsák; Kokorin (C), Kuranyi.
Subs.: Shunin, Büttner, Douglas, Rotenberg, Ionov, Katrich, Tashaev.
Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov.
Napoli | Match Stats | Dynamo Moscow |
3 | Goals | 1 |
19(10) | Shots (on goal) | 11(3) |
16 | Fouls | 14 |
3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
66% | Ball Possession | 34% |
1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
2 | Saves | 7 |