Bologna vs Sassuolo, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
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Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 1': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 2': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Danilo.
- 3': Attempt saved. Merih Demiral (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Merih Demiral (Sassuolo).
- 4': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Offside, Bologna. Ibrahima Mbaye tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
- 8': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Bologna. Danilo tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna).
- 10': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna).
- 10': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 12': Hand ball by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
- 13': Offside, Sassuolo. Mehdi Bourabia tries a through ball, but Khouma Babacar is caught offside.
- 13': Delay in match (Bologna). Video Review.
- 15': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 16': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
- 17': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Domenico Berardi.
- 18': Attempt saved. Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 18': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 19': Foul by Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo).
- 19': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Rogerio.
- 22': Foul by Filip Helander (Bologna).
- 22': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Filip Helander (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Offside, Bologna. Ibrahima Mbaye tries a through ball, but Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
- 23': Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo).
- 26': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 29': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 29': Merih Demiral (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Foul by Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo).
- 33': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
- 34': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Filip Helander.
- 36': Offside, Sassuolo. Stefano Sensi tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 37': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks.
- 40': Attempt missed. Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andrea Poli.
- 43': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 43': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 44': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 44': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Bologna 0, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pol Lirola replaces Marlon Santos because of an injury.
- 47': Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Danilo (Bologna).
- 48': Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Magnanelli.
- 51': Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo).
- 51': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
- 53': Delay in match Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo) because of an injury.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna).
- 55': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Gianmarco Ferrari.
- 57': Attempt missed. Andrea Poli (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 57': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
- 58': Foul by Filip Helander (Bologna).
- 58': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Andrea Poli (Bologna).
- 59': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
- 59': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
- 60': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo).
- 61': Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
- 63': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremie Boga replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 63': Offside, Bologna. Rodrigo Palacio tries a through ball, but Nicola Sansone is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 65': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Penalty conceded by Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 67': Substitution, Bologna. Erick Pulgar replaces Andrea Poli.
- 68': Goal! Bologna 1, Sassuolo 0. Erick Pulgar (Bologna) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Manuel Locatelli replaces Francesco Magnanelli.
- 71': Foul by Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna).
- 71': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Offside, Bologna. Blerim Dzemaili tries a through ball, but Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Merih Demiral (Sassuolo).
- 73': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
- 76': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo).
- 77': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
- 80': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 80': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Danilo (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Merih Demiral (Sassuolo).
- 82': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 82': Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Filip Helander.
- 83': Attempt missed. Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Filip Helander.
- 84': Substitution, Bologna. Godfred Donsah replaces Blerim Dzemaili.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Godfred Donsah (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Palacio.
- 86': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khouma Babacar.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
- 90'+1': Goal! Bologna 1, Sassuolo 1. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner.
- 90'+1': Delay in match (Sassuolo). Video Review.
- 90'+2': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Bologna. Mattia Destro replaces Roberto Soriano.
- 90'+3': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Bologna).
- 90'+3': Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Rogerio.
- 90'+6': Goal! Bologna 2, Sassuolo 1. Mattia Destro (Bologna) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+8': Mattia Destro (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Bologna 2, Sassuolo 1.
- 90'+8': Match ends, Bologna 2, Sassuolo 1.
Statistics
SAS |
BOL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.2 | Possession | 42.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 221 |
| 413 | Passes | 298 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 23 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 23,551
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 38 | +54 | 87 |
| 2 | Napoli | 37 | +21 | 73 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | +26 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 18 | Filip Helander |
| 23 | Danilo |
| 35 | Mitchell Dijks |
| 15 | Ibrahima Mbaye |
| 21 | Roberto Soriano |
| 16 | Andrea Poli |
| 31 | Blerim Džemaili |
| 24 | Rodrigo Palacio |
| 10 | Nicola Sansone |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 2 | Marlon |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 3 | Merih Demiral |
| 4 | Francesco Magnanelli |
| 68 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 12 | Stefano Sensi |
| 30 | Khouma Babacar |
| 34 | Federico Di Francesco |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
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