Novara vs Spezia, 2017-18 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Novara

24': George Puscas

FT
1 - 1

Spezia

38': Francesco Forte

About

Novara are hosting Spezia at Silvio Piola, Novara, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

11': Lorenzo Dickmann (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Goal! Novara 1, Spezia 0. George Puscas (Novara) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Calderoni with a cross.
28': Luca Mora (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Goal! Novara 1, Spezia 1. Francesco Forte (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wálter López following a corner.
40': Nicolas Giani (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Andrea Mantovani (Novara) is shown the yellow card.
49': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
66': Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore replaces Luca Mora.
69': Substitution, Novara. Andrea Orlandi replaces Ronaldo.
76': Pablo Granoche (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Capelli replaces Giuseppe Mastinu.
77': Substitution, Novara. Riccardo Maniero replaces Lorenzo Dickmann.
80': Substitution, Spezia. Guido Marilungo replaces Pablo Granoche.
85': Substitution, Novara. Francesco Di Mariano replaces Gianluca Sansone.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Silvio Piola
Location: Novara, Italy
Attendance: 3,588

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Modena	2	+4	6
2	Mantova	2	+3	6
3	Palermo	2	+2	6
4	Ascoli	2	+1	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Novara (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
4	Andrea Mantovani
8	Marco Chiosa
31	Petar Golubovic
23	Marco Moscati
5	Federico Casarini
20	Ronaldo
27	Marco Calderoni
24	Lorenzo Dickmann
19	George Puscas
7	Gianluca Sansone

Novara Substitutes:

Francesco Di Mariano, Moustapha Seck, Antonio Lukanovic, Federico Macheda, Daniele Sciaudone, Simone Farelli, Dario Del Fabro, Andrea Orlandi, Federico Maracchi, Riccardo Maniero, Magnus Troest, Elia Benedettini.

Spezia (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
33	Raffaele Di Gennaro (GK)
5	Nicholas Giani
19	Claudio Terzi
3	Walter Lopez
23	Filippo De Col
29	Pablo Granoche
7	Francesco Bolzoni
26	Giuseppe Mastinu
16	Luca Mora
21	Matteo Pessina
9	Francesco Forte

Spezia Substitutes:

Davide Bassi, Daniele Capelli, Tommaso Augello, Pietro Ceccaroni, Niccolò Manfredini, Guido Marilungo, Alberto Masi, Giulio Maggiore, Alberto De Francesco, Juande, Samuele Mulattieri.

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