Italian Serie A

Bologna vs Empoli, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Bologna
  • 51': Roberto Soriano
  • 82': Riccardo Orsolini
  • 90'+5': Nicola Sansone
FT
3 - 1
Empoli
  • 17': Marko Pajac

About

Bologna are hosting Empoli at Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Erick Pulgar.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Marko Pajac (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
  • 2': Foul by Rade Krunic (Empoli).
  • 2': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Erick Pulgar (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Palacio.
  • 7': Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Marko Pajac (Empoli).
  • 7': Marko Pajac (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli).
  • 9': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli).
  • 10': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
  • 16': Foul by Nicola Sansone (Bologna).
  • 16': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Goal! Bologna 0, Empoli 1. Marko Pajac (Empoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Rasmussen.
  • 23': Diego Farias (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
  • 24': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
  • 24': Marko Pajac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli).
  • 26': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Blerim Dzemaili.
  • 27': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Bartlomiej Dragowski.
  • 27': Bartlomiej Dragowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
  • 28': Delay in match Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) because of an injury.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Palacio.
  • 31': Danilo (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Erick Pulgar (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyanco.
  • 32': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Jacob Rasmussen.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Foul by Lyanco (Bologna).
  • 34': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
  • 35': Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Rade Krunic (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Farias with a headed pass.
  • 39': Offside, Bologna. Ibrahima Mbaye tries a through ball, but Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 43': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Erick Pulgar (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 44': Erick Pulgar (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Rade Krunic (Empoli).
  • 45': Erick Pulgar (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Marko Pajac.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bologna 0, Empoli 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, Empoli 1.
  • 47': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Ismael Bennacer.
  • 48': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erick Pulgar.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Erick Pulgar (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
  • 50': Foul by Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli).
  • 50': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
  • 51': Goal! Bologna 1, Empoli 1. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicola Sansone following a corner.
  • 54': Erick Pulgar (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Rade Krunic (Empoli).
  • 54': Rade Krunic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Foul by Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna).
  • 55': Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Diego Farias (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Danilo (Bologna).
  • 56': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Jacob Rasmussen.
  • 58': Erick Pulgar (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erick Pulgar.
  • 58': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Jacob Rasmussen.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Lyanco (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
  • 61': Offside, Bologna. Roberto Soriano tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
  • 62': Delay in match (Bologna). Video Review.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Hand ball by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
  • 65': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Bologna).
  • 65': Rade Krunic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Blerim Dzemaili.
  • 67': Substitution, Empoli. Afriyie Acquah replaces Diego Farias.
  • 68': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Marko Pajac.
  • 69': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 71': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
  • 73': Substitution, Bologna. Federico Santander replaces Rodrigo Palacio.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Santander.
  • 76': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
  • 78': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Bologna. Andrea Poli replaces Erick Pulgar.
  • 81': Offside, Bologna. Andrea Poli tries a through ball, but Nicola Sansone is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Manuel Pasqual replaces Marko Pajac.
  • 82': Goal! Bologna 2, Empoli 1. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
  • 85': Foul by Lyanco (Bologna).
  • 85': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, Empoli. Levan Mchedlidze replaces Jacob Rasmussen.
  • 86': Foul by Federico Santander (Bologna).
  • 86': Frederic Veseli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Blerim Dzemaili.
  • 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lyanco.
  • 89': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Santander.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Levan Mchedlidze (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
  • 90'+1': Andrea Poli (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 90'+2': Delay in match Roberto Soriano (Bologna) because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Bologna. Ladislav Krejci replaces Roberto Soriano.
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Afriyie Acquah (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ladislav Krejci (Bologna).
  • 90'+5': Goal! Bologna 3, Empoli 1. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ladislav Krejci.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Levan Mchedlidze (Empoli).
  • 90'+6': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bologna 3, Empoli 1.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Bologna 3, Empoli 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 13
4 Saves 2
48.5 Possession 51.5
6 SHOTS 24
3 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
316 Accurate Passes 349
394 Passes 410
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
17 Crosses 29
0.1 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 40
18 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 13
17 Tackles 25
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 9
29 Effective Clearances 19
29 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 25,189

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 37 +54 86
2 Napoli 37 +21 73
3 AC Milan 37 +19 70
4 AS Roma 37 +26 70
Full Table

Line-Ups

BOL Bologna (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
4 Lyanco
23 Danilo
35 Mitchell Dijks
15 Ibrahima Mbaye Yellow Card
21 Roberto Soriano
31 Blerim Džemaili
5 Erick Pulgar
24 Rodrigo Palacio
10 Nicola Sansone
7 Riccardo Orsolini Yellow Card
Bologna Substitutes:
Godfred Donsah, Simone Edera, Filip Helander, Ladislav Krejcí, Mattia Destro, Mattias Svanberg, Nehuén Paz, Angelo da Costa, Andrea Poli, Federico Santander, Arturo Calabresi, Diego Falcinelli.

EMP Empoli (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
32 Jacob Rasmussen
5 Frederic Veseli
10 Ismaël Bennacer
33 Rade Krunic Yellow Card
8 Hamed Traoré
6 Marko Pajac Yellow Card
2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11 Francesco Caputo
17 Diego Farias
Empoli Substitutes:
Matteo Brighi, Filippo Perucchini, Leonardo Capezzi, Levan Mchedlidze, Dimitri Oberlin, Ivan Provedel, Salih Ucan, Afriyie Acquah, Manuel Pasqual, Marco Curto.

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