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

· Italian Serie B

Cittadella

43': Luca Strizzolo

FT
1 - 3

Novara

11': George Puscas
55': George Puscas
90'+5': George Puscas

About

Cittadella are hosting Novara at Pier Cesare Tombolato, Cittadella, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

11': Goal! Cittadella 0, Novara 1. George Puscas (Novara) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Calderoni.
34': Gianluca Sansone (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Goal! Cittadella 1, Novara 1. Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Kouame.
55': Goal! Cittadella 1, Novara 2. George Puscas (Novara) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Moscati following a corner.
62': Andrea Mantovani (Novara) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, Cittadella. Lucas Chiaretti replaces Luca Vido.
71': Marco Calderoni (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Novara. Andrea Orlandi replaces Ronaldo.
76': Substitution, Novara. Magnus Troest replaces Lorenzo Dickmann.
79': Substitution, Cittadella. Matteo Liviero replaces Amedeo Benedetti.
82': Substitution, Novara. Federico Macheda replaces Gianluca Sansone.
85': Substitution, Cittadella. Andrea Arrighini replaces Enrico Pezzi.
90'+3': Lorenzo Montipò (Novara) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Enrico Alfonso (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Goal! Cittadella 1, Novara 3. George Puscas (Novara) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Moscati following a fast break.
90'+6': George Puscas (Novara) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Location: Cittadella, Italy
Attendance: 3,277

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

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Enrico Alfonso (GK)
13	Marco Varnier
6	Filippo Scaglia
3	Amedeo Benedetti
14	Enrico Pezzi
11	Christian Kouamé
4	Manuel Iori
29	Luca Vido
20	Simone Pasa
7	Andrea Schenetti
17	Luca Strizzolo

Cittadella Substitutes:

Matteo Liviero, Davide Adorni, Alberto Paleari, Andrea Settembrini, Carlo Pelagatti, Andrea Arrighini, Lucas Chiaretti, Paolo Bartolomei, Filippo Lora.

Novara (3-5-2)

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

Novara Substitutes:

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

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