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

· Italian Serie B

Crotone

35': Ahmad Benali
47': Simy

FT
1 - 0

Benevento

About

Crotone are hosting Benevento at Ezio Scida, Crotone, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Mario Sampirisi (Crotone).
1': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
2': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
3': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Sauli Väisänen.
3': Delay in match because of an injury Sauli Väisänen (Crotone).
4': Delay in match (Crotone).
4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
6': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
6': Lorenzo Montipò (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Tello with a cross.
8': Attempt blocked. Mario Sampirisi (Crotone) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ahmad Benali.
9': Offside, Benevento. Andrés Tello tries a through ball, but Federico Ricci is caught offside.
9': Delay in match because of an injury Sauli Väisänen (Crotone).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Andrés Tello (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Zinedine Machach (Crotone).
11': Substitution, Crotone. Riccardo Marchizza replaces Sauli Väisänen because of an injury.
11': Attempt saved. Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
12': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento).
14': Offside, Benevento. Lorenzo Montipò tries a through ball, but Massimo Coda is caught offside.
15': Foul by Bright Gyamfi (Benevento).
15': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Mario Sampirisi (Crotone).
19': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Marcos Curado.
19': Foul by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
19': Nicolás Spolli (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Andrés Tello (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Ricci with a cross.
21': Foul by Zinedine Machach (Crotone).
21': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Federico Ricci (Benevento).
21': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Tello.
25': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Benevento).
25': Mario Sampirisi (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Bright Gyamfi.
29': Attempt saved. Mario Sampirisi (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmad Benali.
30': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Crotone).
30': Massimo Coda (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Offside, Benevento. Bright Gyamfi tries a through ball, but Federico Ricci is caught offside.
31': Federico Ricci (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
31': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Viola following a set piece situation.
33': Massimo Coda (Benevento) is shown the yellow card.
33': Bright Gyamfi (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Zinedine Machach (Crotone).
35': Federico Ricci (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
35': Second yellow card to Ahmad Benali (Crotone) for a bad foul.
37': Attempt saved. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
37': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Andrea Barberis.
38': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Benevento).
38': Marcos Curado (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Zinedine Machach (Crotone).
38': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrés Tello.
42': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Ricci.
43': Hand ball by Federico Ricci (Benevento).
43': Attempt missed. Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Sampirisi with a headed pass.
44': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Andrea Barberis.
45': Foul by Samuel Armenteros (Benevento).
45': Mario Sampirisi (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Massimo Volta.
45'+2': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Massimo Volta.
45'+2': First Half ends, Crotone 0, Benevento 0.
45': Second Half begins Crotone 0, Benevento 0.
46': Hand ball by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
47': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
47': Goal! Crotone 1, Benevento 0. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Barberis with a cross following a corner.
50': Attempt missed. Andrés Tello (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gaetano Letizia.
51': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Salvatore Molina.
52': Attempt missed. Samuel Armenteros (Benevento) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bright Gyamfi.
53': Attempt saved. Samuel Armenteros (Benevento) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Tello.
54': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Benevento).
54': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetano Letizia.
55': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Marcos Curado.
56': Attempt saved. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Viola with a cross.
57': Offside, Benevento. Filippo Bandinelli tries a through ball, but Massimo Coda is caught offside.
57': Substitution, Benevento. Dejan Vokic replaces Federico Ricci.
58': Foul by Andrés Tello (Benevento).
58': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Offside, Benevento. Gaetano Letizia tries a through ball, but Samuel Armenteros is caught offside.
62': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Mario Sampirisi.
63': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Nicolás Spolli.
64': Offside, Benevento. Andrés Tello tries a through ball, but Samuel Armenteros is caught offside.
65': Substitution, Crotone. Marco Firenze replaces Zinedine Machach.
68': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Riccardo Marchizza.
69': Alex Cordaz (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
69': Substitution, Benevento. Cristian Buonaiuto replaces Andrés Tello.
70': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Salvatore Molina.
72': Attempt saved. Dejan Vokic (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
72': Attempt blocked. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
72': Attempt missed. Dejan Vokic (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Massimo Coda.
73': Dangerous play by Andrea Barberis (Crotone).
73': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
74': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt missed. Marco Firenze (Crotone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato.
78': Foul by Samuel Armenteros (Benevento).
78': Marcos Curado (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Benevento. Roberto Insigne replaces Samuel Armenteros.
79': Foul by Roberto Insigne (Benevento).
79': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
82': Offside, Crotone. Salvatore Molina tries a through ball, but Niccolò Zanellato is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Crotone. Hrvoje Milic replaces Mario Sampirisi.
84': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) is shown the yellow card.
84': Simy (Crotone) is shown the yellow card.
84': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
84': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Salvatore Molina.
86': Offside, Benevento. Roberto Insigne tries a through ball, but Cristian Buonaiuto is caught offside.
88': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
89': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Benevento).
89': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Attempt missed. Cristian Buonaiuto (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
90'+2': Foul by Massimo Volta (Benevento).
90'+2': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
90'+3': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Luca Caldirola (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dejan Vokic with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Crotone 1, Benevento 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Crotone 1, Benevento 0.

Statistics

BEN		CRO
16	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
7	Offsides	1
11	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	5
63.3	Possession	36.7
21	SHOTS	5
5	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
405	Accurate Passes	205
466	Passes	279
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
10	Accurate Crosses	1
44	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.1
79	Long Balls	68
51	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	16
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	10
10	Effective Clearances	25
10	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Ezio Scida
Location: Crotone, Italy
Attendance: 10,475

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

Crotone (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Alex Cordaz (GK)
8	Nicolás Spolli
23	Sauli Väisänen
2	Marcos Curado
21	Niccolò Zanellato
10	Ahmad Benali
18	Andrea Barberis
20	Salvatore Molina
31	Mario Sampirisi
25	Simy
11	Zinédine Machach

Crotone Substitutes:

Samuel Mráz, Giuseppe Cuomo, Giacomo Figliuzzi, Federico Valieti, Hrvoje Milic, Riccardo Marchizza, Augustus Kargbo, Andrea Tripicchio, Nicola Nanni, Marco Festa, Tomislav Gomelt, Marco Firenze.

Benevento (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
35	Luca Caldirola
14	Massimo Volta
3	Gaetano Letizia
18	Bright Gyamfi
33	Samuel Armenteros
10	Nicolas Viola
27	Federico Ricci
25	Filippo Bandinelli
8	Andrés Tello
9	Massimo Coda

Benevento Substitutes:

Pier Graziano Gori, Cristian Buonaiuto, Lorenzo Crisetig, Cy Goddard, Luca Antei, Gennaro Zagari, Riccardo Improta, Gianluca Di Chiara, Dejan Vokic, Raúl Asencio, Roberto Insigne.

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