Italian Serie B

Spezia vs Crotone, 2018-19 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Spezia
  • 25': Andrej Galabinov
  • 81': Soufiane Bidaoui
FT
2 - 0
Crotone

    About

    Spezia are hosting Crotone at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

    Match Timeline

    • 25': Goal! Spezia 1, Crotone 0. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross.
    • 31': Sauli Väisänen (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Hrvoje Milic (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Substitution, Crotone. Mario Sampirisi replaces Marcos Curado because of an injury.
    • 45': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Substitution, Crotone. Samuel Mráz replaces Zinedine Machach.
    • 69': Substitution, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore replaces Paolo Bartolomei.
    • 76': Substitution, Crotone. Augustus Kargbo replaces Marco Firenze.
    • 79': Substitution, Spezia. Soufiane Bidaoui replaces Alessio Da Cruz.
    • 81': Goal! Spezia 2, Crotone 0. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 90': Substitution, Spezia. Marco Crimi replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 90'+1': Luca Mora (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Alessio Da Cruz (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Zinedine Machach (Crotone).
    • 21': Foul by Alessio Da Cruz (Spezia).
    • 21': Riccardo Marchizza (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Goal! Spezia 1, Crotone 0. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
    • 27': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Alessio Da Cruz (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
    • 31': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Sauli Väisänen (Crotone).
    • 31': Sauli Väisänen (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
    • 32': Offside, Spezia. Tommaso Augello tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
    • 33': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Marcos Curado (Crotone).
    • 33': Foul by Zinedine Machach (Crotone).
    • 33': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Zinedine Machach (Crotone).
    • 37': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Offside, Spezia. Claudio Terzi tries a through ball, but Alessio Da Cruz is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Marco Firenze (Crotone).
    • 39': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Alessio Da Cruz (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Hrvoje Milic (Crotone).
    • 39': Hrvoje Milic (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 43': Delay in match Marcos Curado (Crotone) because of an injury.
    • 44': Substitution, Crotone. Mario Sampirisi replaces Marcos Curado because of an injury.
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 45': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
    • 45': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Delay in match Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) because of an injury.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Marco Firenze (Crotone).
    • 45'+2': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+4': Andrea Barberis (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
    • 45'+4': Offside, Crotone. Andrea Barberis tries a through ball, but Mario Sampirisi is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Crotone 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Crotone 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alessio Da Cruz.
    • 46': Alessio Da Cruz (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Crotone).
    • 52': Attempt saved. Hrvoje Milic (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simy.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Simy (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Hand ball by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
    • 55': Substitution, Crotone. Samuel Mráz replaces Zinedine Machach.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
    • 59': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
    • 59': Mario Sampirisi (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Offside, Spezia. Paolo Bartolomei tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
    • 62': Sauli Väisänen (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Marco Firenze (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
    • 64': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Hrvoje Milic (Crotone) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Firenze.
    • 65': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Samuel Mráz (Crotone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Firenze.
    • 69': Substitution, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore replaces Paolo Bartolomei.
    • 70': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Crotone).
    • 70': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Ricci with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 72': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Sauli Väisänen (Crotone).
    • 74': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
    • 74': Offside, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore tries a through ball, but Tommaso Augello is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, Crotone. Augustus Kargbo replaces Marco Firenze.
    • 76': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
    • 76': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Samuel Mráz (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mario Sampirisi with a cross.
    • 78': Alessio Da Cruz (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Mario Sampirisi (Crotone).
    • 79': Substitution, Spezia. Soufiane Bidaoui replaces Alessio Da Cruz.
    • 79': Foul by Hrvoje Milic (Crotone).
    • 79': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Riccardo Marchizza.
    • 81': Goal! Spezia 2, Crotone 0. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 82': Foul by Samuel Mráz (Crotone).
    • 82': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia).
    • 83': Mario Sampirisi (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Luca Mora.
    • 84': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
    • 84': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Mario Sampirisi (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
    • 86': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
    • 86': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Augustus Kargbo (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Sauli Väisänen (Crotone) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Barberis with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Substitution, Spezia. Marco Crimi replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 90': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Sauli Väisänen (Crotone).
    • 90'+1': Offside, Spezia. Luca Vignali tries a through ball, but Andrej Galabinov is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Augustus Kargbo (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
    • 90'+1': Luca Mora (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
    • 90'+3': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Augustus Kargbo (Crotone).
    • 90'+3': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
    • 90'+4': Hrvoje Milic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
    • 90'+4': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spezia 2, Crotone 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Spezia 2, Crotone 0.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 3
    52.4 Possession 47.6
    9 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    421 Accurate Passes 370
    507 Passes 465
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    19 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    72 Long Balls 74
    34 Accurate Long Balls 43
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 8
    13 Effective Clearances 10
    13 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

    Venue: Alberto Picco
    Location: La Spezia, Italy
    Attendance: 5,697

    Italian Serie B Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Venezia 38 +46 82
    2 Frosinone 38 +42 81
    3 Monza 38 +29 76
    4 Palermo 38 +28 72
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SPE Spezia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Eugenio Lamanna (GK)
    13 Elio Capradossi
    19 Claudio Terzi
    3 Tommaso Augello
    24 Luca Vignali
    8 Matteo Ricci
    6 Luca Mora Yellow Card
    16 Paolo Bartolomei
    9 Andrej Galabinov
    34 Alessio da Cruz
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    Spezia Substitutes:
    Simone Barone, Roberto Crivello, Alessandro Ligi, Marco Crimi, Matteo Brero, Alberto De Francesco, Niccolò Manfredini, Giulio Maggiore, David Okereke, Soufiane Bidaoui, Filippo De Col, Nicholas Pierini.

    CRO Crotone (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Cordaz (GK)
    23 Sauli Väisänen Yellow Card
    19 Riccardo Marchizza
    2 Marcos Curado
    21 Niccolò Zanellato Yellow Card
    7 Marco Firenze
    18 Andrea Barberis
    16 Hrvoje Milic Yellow Card
    20 Salvatore Molina
    25 Simy
    11 Zinédine Machach
    Crotone Substitutes:
    Andrea Tripicchio, Samuel Mráz, Giuseppe Cuomo, Tomislav Gomelt, Nicola Nanni, Federico Valieti, Mario Sampirisi, Nicolás Spolli, Augustus Kargbo, Marco Festa, Alessandro Tripaldelli.

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