Italian Serie A

Pescara vs Palermo, 2016-17 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Pescara
  • 15': Robert Muric
  • 87': Alexandru Mitrita
FT
2 - 0
Palermo

    Pescara edge Palermo in meeting of relegated clubs

    Bottom side Pescara claimed a rare win in their final home game of the season as they beat fellow Serie A strugglers Palermo 2-0 at Stadio Adriatico.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Bruno Henrique (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Ledian Memushaj (Pescara).
    • 5': Foul by Gastón Brugman (Pescara).
    • 5': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Andrea Rispoli (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Alberto Cerri (Pescara) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Francesco Zampano with a headed pass.
    • 12': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Pescara).
    • 12': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Thiago Cionek (Palermo).
    • 12': Gianluca Caprari (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Cristiano Biraghi (Pescara) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 15': Goal! Pescara 1, Palermo 0. Robert Muric (Pescara) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross.
    • 17': Bruno Henrique (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Gastón Brugman (Pescara).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 20': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo).
    • 20': Francesco Zampano (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Giancarlo Gonzalez (Palermo).
    • 21': Gianluca Caprari (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Gastón Brugman (Pescara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 26': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Michele Fornasier (Pescara).
    • 29': Hand ball by Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Gianluca Caprari (Pescara) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Robert Muric (Pescara) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valerio Verre.
    • 31': Andrea Fulignati (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Gastón Brugman (Pescara).
    • 32': Cesare Bovo (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo).
    • 34': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Valerio Verre (Pescara).
    • 36': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Palermo).
    • 36': Gianluca Caprari (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Offside, Pescara. Gastón Brugman tries a through ball, but Cristiano Biraghi is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Francesco Zampano (Pescara).
    • 39': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Alberto Cerri (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Giancarlo Gonzalez (Palermo).
    • 41': Foul by Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
    • 41': Valerio Verre (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Michele Fornasier.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Pescara).
    • 43': Thiago Cionek (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Cristiano Biraghi (Pescara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Pescara 1, Palermo 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Pescara 1, Palermo 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Pescara. Alexandru Mitrita replaces Robert Muric because of an injury.
    • 46': Offside, Pescara. Ledian Memushaj tries a through ball, but Gianluca Caprari is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Rispoli with a cross.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross.
    • 51': Foul by Thiago Cionek (Palermo).
    • 51': Gianluca Caprari (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Bruno Henrique (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Ledian Memushaj (Pescara).
    • 52': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ledian Memushaj (Pescara) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Alberto Cerri (Pescara) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Brugman with a through ball.
    • 54': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
    • 55': Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Pescara).
    • 55': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Pescara).
    • 55': Thiago Cionek (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (Pescara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
    • 60': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Gastón Brugman (Pescara).
    • 60': Gastón Brugman (Pescara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Alexandru Mitrita (Pescara).
    • 62': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Substitution, Palermo. Simone Lo Faso replaces Bruno Henrique.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mato Jajalo.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Andrea Rispoli (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Alberto Cerri (Pescara) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Alberto Cerri (Pescara) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ledian Memushaj.
    • 75': Substitution, Palermo. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Andrea Rispoli.
    • 76': Substitution, Pescara. Alberto Gilardino replaces Alberto Cerri.
    • 77': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Michele Fornasier (Pescara).
    • 77': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
    • 78': Hand ball by Ledian Memushaj (Pescara).
    • 79': Foul by Valerio Verre (Pescara).
    • 79': Simone Lo Faso (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 81': Substitution, Palermo. Roland Sallai replaces Alessandro Diamanti.
    • 82': Foul by Michele Fornasier (Pescara).
    • 82': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Simone Lo Faso (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roland Sallai.
    • 85': Offside, Palermo. Mato Jajalo tries a through ball, but Ilija Nestorovski is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Pescara. Hugo Campagnaro replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
    • 86': Foul by Thiago Cionek (Palermo).
    • 86': Gianluca Caprari (Pescara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Goal! Pescara 2, Palermo 0. Alexandru Mitrita (Pescara) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Brugman with a through ball.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roland Sallai.
    • 90': Match ends, Pescara 2, Palermo 0.
    • 90': Second Half ends, Pescara 2, Palermo 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/2923.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originPAL PEShttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/3290.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 18
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 3
    49.4 Possession 50.6
    12 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    392 Accurate Passes 408
    482 Passes 497
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    64 Long Balls 51
    31 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    10 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    26 Effective Clearances 15
    26 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Adriatico - Giovanni Cornacchia
    Location: Pescara, Italy
    Attendance: 10,062

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 3 +5 9
    2 Juventus 3 +4 9
    3 Cremonese 3 +2 7
    4 Udinese 3 +2 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    PES Pescara (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Vincenzo Fiorillo (GK)
    44 Michele Fornasier
    83 Cesare Bovo
    3 Cristiano Biraghi Yellow Card
    11 Francesco Zampano
    16 Gastón Brugman Yellow Card
    8 Ledian Memushaj
    7 Valerio Verre
    20 Alberto Cerri
    17 Gianluca Caprari
    30 Robert Muric
    Pescara Substitutes:
    Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, Hrvoje Milicevic, Andrés Cubas, Albano Bizzarri, Mamadou Coulibaly, Andrea Coda, Sulley Muntari, Alexandru Mitrita, Hugo Campagnaro, Alberto Gilardino.

    PAL Palermo (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    68 Andrea Fulignati (GK)
    12 Giancarlo González
    6 Edoardo Goldaniga
    15 Thiago Cionek
    18 Ivaylo Chochev
    25 Bruno Henrique
    28 Mato Jajalo
    19 Haitam Aleesami
    3 Andrea Rispoli
    30 Ilija Nestorovski
    23 Alessandro Diamanti
    Palermo Substitutes:
    Gennaro Ruggiero, Roland Sallai, Leonardo Marson, Simone Lo Faso, Toni Sunjic, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Simone Giuliano, Norbert Balogh, Stefan Silva, Josip Posavec, Sinisa Andelkovic, Michel Morganella.

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