Cittadella vs Venezia, 2018-19 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Cittadella

16': Mattia Finotto
72': Mattia Finotto
83': Mattia Finotto

FT
3 - 2

Venezia

11': Simone Bentivoglio (P)
18': Mirko Drudi (OG)

About

Cittadella are hosting Venezia at Pier Cesare Tombolato, Cittadella, 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': Attempt missed. Jacopo Segre (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
4': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
4': Jacopo Segre (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jacopo Segre (Venezia).
5': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
5': Marco Modolo (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
7': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
9': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Maurizio Domizzi.
9': Penalty Venezia. Giacomo Vrioni draws a foul in the penalty area.
9': Penalty conceded by Alberto Paleari (Cittadella) after a foul in the penalty area.
11': Goal! Cittadella 0, Venezia 1. Simone Bentivoglio (Venezia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
12': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
12': Marcello Falzerano (Venezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Simone Branca (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Foul by Mirko Drudi (Cittadella).
14': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Goal! Cittadella 1, Venezia 1. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini.
17': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
18': Own Goal by Mirko Drudi, Cittadella. Cittadella 1, Venezia 2.
19': Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) has gone down, but that's a dive.
19': Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
22': Attempt missed. Mirko Drudi (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
22': Foul by Marcello Falzerano (Venezia).
22': Simone Branca (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti.
25': Foul by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
25': Mauro Coppolaro (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Mirko Drudi (Cittadella).
26': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
29': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
32': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Mauro Coppolaro.
32': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
32': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Delay in match Mauro Coppolaro (Venezia) because of an injury.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
36': Marcello Falzerano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Delay in match Marcello Falzerano (Venezia) because of an injury.
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Offside, Venezia. Jacopo Segre tries a through ball, but Giacomo Vrioni is caught offside.
38': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
38': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Maurizio Domizzi.
38': Attempt saved. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simone Branca.
39': Attempt saved. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
43': Foul by Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia).
43': Mirko Drudi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
44': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Domenico Frare (Cittadella) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Mirko Drudi.
45'+2': Foul by Matteo Bruscagin (Venezia).
45'+2': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cittadella 1, Venezia 2.
45': Second Half begins Cittadella 1, Venezia 2.
45': Substitution, Cittadella. Alberto Rizzo replaces Amedeo Benedetti.
47': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
48': Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
48': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt blocked. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
49': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Francesco Di Mariano.
51': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Bentivoglio.
51': Attempt missed. Mirko Drudi (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alberto Rizzo with a cross following a corner.
53': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Mauro Coppolaro.
53': Attempt missed. Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Branca with a cross following a corner.
54': Attempt missed. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini with a headed pass.
55': Foul by Simone Bentivoglio (Venezia).
55': Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Simone Bentivoglio (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
56': Attempt blocked. Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini.
56': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Matteo Bruscagin.
57': Attempt saved. Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti with a cross.
58': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
58': Jacopo Segre (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
59': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
61': Foul by Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella).
61': Simone Bentivoglio (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Simone Bentivoglio (Venezia).
63': Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt missed. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
65': Foul by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
65': Marco Modolo (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Matteo Bruscagin (Venezia).
66': Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
68': Matteo Bruscagin (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alberto Rizzo with a cross.
69': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Matteo Bruscagin.
69': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Matteo Bruscagin.
70': Attempt saved. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini with a cross.
72': Attempt saved. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
72': Attempt saved. Mirko Drudi (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini.
72': Goal! Cittadella 2, Venezia 2. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) header from very close range to the top right corner.
73': Substitution, Venezia. Marco Pinato replaces Jacopo Segre.
73': Offside, Venezia. Guglielmo Vicario tries a through ball, but Giacomo Vrioni is caught offside.
74': Substitution, Venezia. Harvey St Clair replaces Giacomo Vrioni.
75': Foul by Mirko Drudi (Cittadella).
75': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Strizzolo.
77': Substitution, Venezia. Nicola Citro replaces Sergiu Suciu.
78': Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Marco Pinato (Venezia).
79': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Harvey St Clair (Venezia).
79': Attempt saved. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattia Finotto.
80': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Simone Branca.
80': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
80': Matteo Bruscagin (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Cittadella. Stefano Scappini replaces Manuel Iori.
81': Substitution, Cittadella. Simone Pasa replaces Luca Strizzolo.
82': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
82': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Goal! Cittadella 3, Venezia 2. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti.
83': Delay in match Alberto Rizzo (Cittadella) because of an injury.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Offside, Cittadella. Mattia Finotto tries a through ball, but Stefano Scappini is caught offside.
87': Foul by Harvey St Clair (Venezia).
87': Simone Pasa (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Mauro Coppolaro (Venezia).
88': Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Mauro Coppolaro (Venezia) is shown the yellow card.
89': Hand ball by Marco Modolo (Venezia).
90'+1': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
90'+1': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Mauro Coppolaro.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+3': Foul by Matteo Bruscagin (Venezia).
90'+3': Stefano Scappini (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Matteo Bruscagin.
90'+4': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Matteo Bruscagin.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cittadella 3, Venezia 2.
90'+5': Match ends, Cittadella 3, Venezia 2.

Statistics

VEN		CIT
16	Fouls	21
3	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	13
7	Saves	0
33.2	Possession	66.8
2	SHOTS	24
1	ON GOAL	10
0.5	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
168	Accurate Passes	441
258	Passes	523
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	8
17	Crosses	35
0.1	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	49
24	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	7
40	Effective Clearances	20
40	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Location: Cittadella, Italy
Attendance: 4,784

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vicenza	1	+1	3
2	Arezzo	1	+1	3
3	Ascoli	1	+1	3
4	Mantova	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Paleari (GK)
18	Mirko Drudi
15	Domenico Frare
3	Amedeo Benedetti
24	Luca Ghiringhelli
30	Mattia Finotto
4	Manuel Iori
7	Andrea Schenetti
23	Simone Branca
8	Andrea Settembrini
9	Luca Strizzolo

Cittadella Substitutes:

Stefano Scappini, Nicholas Siega, Giancarlo Malcore, Alberto Rizzo, Agostino Camigliano, Andrea Bussaglia, Giuseppe Panico, Luca Maniero, Federico Proia, Tommaso Cancellotti, Filippo Scaglia, Simone Pasa.

Venezia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
6	Maurizio Domizzi
13	Marco Modolo
3	Matteo Bruscagin
5	Mauro Coppolaro
7	Simone Bentivoglio
18	Jacopo Segre
8	Sergiu Suciu
32	Giacomo Vrioni
20	Francesco Di Mariano
23	Marcello Falzerano

Venezia Substitutes:

Giuseppe Zampano, Davide Marsura, Francesco Cernuto, Andrea Schiavone, Luca Lezzerini, Sinisa Andelkovic, Garofalo, Harvey St Clair, Marco Pinato, Davide Facchin, Nicola Citro, Gianluca Litteri.

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