Palermo vs Spezia, 2018-19 Italian Serie B, Regular Season
· Italian Serie BAbout
Palermo are hosting Spezia
at Renzo Barbera, Palermo, 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.
- 2': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Alessandro Ligi.
- 3': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
- 3': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Eugenio Lamanna.
- 7': Stefano Moreo (Palermo) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andrea Rispoli with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 11': Haitam Aleesami (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cesar Falletti.
- 12': Cesar Falletti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 17': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Luca Vignali.
- 18': Foul by Haitam Aleesami (Palermo).
- 18': Luca Vignali (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Luca Mora.
- 24': Foul by Stefano Moreo (Palermo).
- 24': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
- 28': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Luca Mora.
- 29': Attempt saved. Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mato Jajalo with a cross.
- 30': Goal! Palermo 0, Spezia 1. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Okereke.
- 32': Goal! Palermo 1, Spezia 1. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
- 32': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Palermo).
- 32': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Palermo).
- 34': Attempt blocked. David Okereke (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 34': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 37': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Palermo).
- 38': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Ilija Nestorovski.
- 39': Attempt missed. David Okereke (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
- 40': Goal! Palermo 2, Spezia 1. Stefano Moreo (Palermo) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 41': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Palermo).
- 42': Cesar Falletti (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Alessandro Ligi (Spezia).
- 44': Goal! Palermo 2, Spezia 2. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Okereke.
- 45': Offside, Palermo. Slobodan Rajkovic tries a through ball, but Ilija Nestorovski is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Nicolas Haas (Palermo).
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Radoslaw Murawski.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Palermo 2, Spezia 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Palermo 2, Spezia 2.
- 46': Attempt saved. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 51': Offside, Palermo. Slobodan Rajkovic tries a through ball, but Stefano Moreo is caught offside.
- 52': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Palermo).
- 53': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 53': Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Palermo).
- 56': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Okereke.
- 57': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Cesar Falletti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Mora (Spezia).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Nicolas Haas (Palermo) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 61': Nicolas Haas (Palermo) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
- 65': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
- 65': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Offside, Palermo. Slobodan Rajkovic tries a through ball, but Ilija Nestorovski is caught offside.
- 66': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Przemyslaw Szyminski (Palermo).
- 67': Offside, Spezia. Luca Mora tries a through ball, but David Okereke is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt missed. David Okereke (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luca Mora.
- 70': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo).
- 70': Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury David Okereke (Spezia).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
- 72': Stefano Moreo (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Luca Mora (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Palermo. Antonio Mazzotta replaces Haitam Aleesami.
- 74': Substitution, Spezia. Marco Crimi replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 75': Foul by Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo).
- 75': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Palermo. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Cesar Falletti.
- 76': Hand ball by Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo).
- 77': Offside, Palermo. Ilija Nestorovski tries a through ball, but Nicolas Haas is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Spezia. Nicholas Pierini replaces David Okereke.
- 78': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Luca Vignali.
- 79': Attempt missed. Andrea Rispoli (Palermo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Slobodan Rajkovic with a headed pass following a corner.
- 80': Offside, Spezia. Tommaso Augello tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
- 81': Stefano Moreo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
- 82': Substitution, Palermo. George Puscas replaces Stefano Moreo.
- 83': Foul by Radoslaw Murawski (Palermo).
- 83': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Radoslaw Murawski (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by Alessandro Ligi (Spezia).
- 85': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Mazzotta.
- 88': Substitution, Spezia. Paolo Bartolomei replaces Luca Mora.
- 90': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 90': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Palermo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Palermo).
- 90'+2': Luca Vignali (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
- 90'+2': Radoslaw Murawski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mato Jajalo with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Palermo 2, Spezia 2.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Palermo 2, Spezia 2.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mato Jajalo with a headed pass.
Statistics
 SPE |
PAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 402 | Accurate Passes | 340 |
| 504 | Passes | 432 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 20 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie B
Venue: Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 5,609
Venue: Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 5,609
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 |
Line-Ups
Palermo (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Brignoli (GK) |
| 5 | Slobodan Rajkovic  |
| 24 | Przemyslaw Szyminski |
| 19 | Haitam Aleesami |
| 3 | Andrea Rispoli |
| 30 | Ilija Nestorovski |
| 8 | Mato Jajalo |
| 20 | César Falletti |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 35 | Radoslaw Murawski |
| 9 | Stefano Moreo |
Spezia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eugenio Lamanna (GK) |
| 20 | Alessandro Ligi |
| 13 | Elio Capradossi |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 24 | Luca Vignali |
| 8 | Matteo Ricci |
| 6 | Luca Mora |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 9 | Andrej Galabinov |
| 21 | David Okereke |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
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