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

· Italian Serie B

Spezia

12': Guido Marilungo

FT
1 - 0

Novara

Indians warm up with another win

R Vinay Kumar bowled fast, slow and smart to finish with a three-wicket haul that helped the Indians complete a hat-trick of wins

Match Timeline

12': Goal! Spezia 1, Novara 0. Guido Marilungo (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Vignali with a headed pass following a corner.
27': Guido Marilungo (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Daniele Sciaudone (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Spezia. Arturo Calabresi replaces Luca Vignali.
61': Substitution, Novara. Moutir Chajia replaces Daniele Sciaudone.
61': Substitution, Novara. Riccardo Maniero replaces Federico Macheda.
65': Substitution, Spezia. David Okereke replaces Pablo Granoche.
68': Wálter López (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Spezia. Luigi Giorgi replaces Giuseppe Mastinu.
78': Riccardo Maniero (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Ronaldo (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Novara. Andrea Orlandi replaces Ronaldo.
83': Moutir Chajia (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Pietro Ceccaroni (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,180

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Spezia (3-5-2)

No.	Name
33	Raffaele Di Gennaro (GK)
19	Claudio Terzi
6	Pietro Ceccaroni
23	Filippo De Col
25	Giulio Maggiore
26	Giuseppe Mastinu
21	Matteo Pessina
3	Walter Lopez
24	Luca Vignali
29	Pablo Granoche
39	Guido Marilungo

Spezia Substitutes:

Alberto Masi, Francesco Bolzoni, David Okereke, Nicholas Giani, Edoardo Soleri, Arturo Calabresi, Francesco Forte, Daniele Capelli, Gennaro Acampora, Tommaso Augello, Luigi Giorgi, Davide Bassi.

Novara (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
8	Marco Chiosa
2	Magnus Troest
27	Marco Calderoni
31	Petar Golubovic
20	Ronaldo
9	Daniele Sciaudone
23	Marco Moscati
15	Alessio da Cruz
11	Francesco Di Mariano
10	Federico Macheda

Novara Substitutes:

Riccardo Maniero, Andrea Orlandi, Dario Del Fabro, Nicholas Schiavi, Marco Bellich, Elia Benedettini, Simone Farelli, Moutir Chajia.

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