US Avellino vs Venezia, 2017-18 Italian Serie B, Regular Season
· Italian Serie BIndians win despite Denly ton
A century from Joe Denly went in vain as Kent failed to make eight runs off the final over, and lost an exciting match to the Indians by five runs
Match Timeline
- 8': Substitution, Venezia. Francesco Cernuto replaces Marco Modolo because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, Avellino. Lorenzo Laverone replaces Simone Pecorini.
- 69': Substitution, Avellino. Idrissa Camara replaces Soufiane Bidaoui.
- 74': Substitution, Avellino. Matteo Ardemagni replaces Leonardo Morosini.
- 74': Substitution, Venezia. Alexandre Geijo replaces Gianmarco Zigoni.
- 80': Goal! Avellino 0, Venezia 1. Stefano Moreo (Venezia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Leo Štulac with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Venezia. Francesco Signori replaces Leo Štulac.
- 88': Goal! Avellino 1, Venezia 1. Angelo D'Angelo (Avellino) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Laverone with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Luigi Castaldo (Avellino) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi
Location: Avellino, Italy
Attendance: 5,500
Italian Serie B Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Mantova | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Sudtirol | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Ascoli | 3 | +2 | 7 |
Line-Ups
US Avellino (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Radu (GK) |
| 5 | Anton Kresic |
| 6 | Marco Migliorini |
| 2 | Simone Pecorini |
| 15 | Pierre-Yves Ngawa |
| 14 | Francesco Di Tacchio |
| 8 | Angelo D'Angelo |
| 26 | Soufiane Bidaoui |
| 17 | Salvatore Molina |
| 10 | Luigi Castaldo  |
| 21 | Leonardo Morosini |
Venezia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 13 | Marco Modolo |
| 6 | Maurizio Domizzi |
| 4 | Sinisa Andelkovic |
| 18 | Sergiu Suciu |
| 23 | Marcello Falzerano |
| 5 | Leo Stulac |
| 31 | Cristiano Del Grosso |
| 27 | Giuseppe Zampano |
| 11 | Stefano Moreo |
| 9 | Gianmarco Zigoni |
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