Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Spezia
  • 11': David Okereke
  • 24': Matteo Ricci
  • 58': David Okereke
FT
3 - 1
Benevento
  • 43': Federico Ricci

About

Spezia are hosting Benevento at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Spezia).
  • 3': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
  • 5': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
  • 5': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
  • 6': Massimo Volta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elio Capradossi.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Viola with a through ball.
  • 11': Goal! Spezia 1, Benevento 0. David Okereke (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luca Vignali.
  • 13': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento).
  • 13': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
  • 14': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Cristian Buonaiuto (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetano Letizia.
  • 17': Foul by Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia).
  • 17': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Roberto Insigne (Benevento).
  • 18': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 20': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
  • 21': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento).
  • 23': Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Goal! Spezia 2, Benevento 0. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Okereke.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Buonaiuto.
  • 28': Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Tommaso Augello (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrej Galabinov.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Crimi.
  • 33': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
  • 33': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Elio Capradossi (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Vignali with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Foul by Roberto Insigne (Benevento).
  • 34': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Luca Vignali (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Massimo Coda.
  • 39': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Gianluca Di Chiara (Benevento).
  • 41': Foul by Massimo Volta (Benevento).
  • 41': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Massimo Volta (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Massimo Volta.
  • 43': Goal! Spezia 2, Benevento 1. Federico Ricci (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Spezia 2, Benevento 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 2, Benevento 1.
  • 47': Hand ball by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
  • 48': Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
  • 49': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Luca Vignali.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Viola with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Cristian Buonaiuto (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
  • 54': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Massimo Volta (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Viola following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
  • 57': Massimo Volta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Gianluca Di Chiara (Benevento) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': David Okereke (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Goal! Spezia 3, Benevento 1. David Okereke (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 60': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Gianluca Di Chiara (Benevento).
  • 60': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 60': Gianluca Di Chiara (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Elio Capradossi (Spezia).
  • 61': Roberto Insigne (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Giulio Maggiore.
  • 65': Substitution, Benevento. Raúl José Asencio Moraes replaces Roberto Insigne.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Federico Ricci (Benevento) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Cristian Buonaiuto (Benevento) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
  • 66': Offside, Spezia. Andrej Galabinov tries a through ball, but Soufiane Bidaoui is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore with a cross.
  • 70': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Massimo Volta.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Marco Crimi (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Soufiane Bidaoui following a corner.
  • 71': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
  • 71': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Offside, Benevento. Nicolas Viola tries a through ball, but Cristian Buonaiuto is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Spezia. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Soufiane Bidaoui.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Okereke.
  • 78': Offside, Spezia. Luca Vignali tries a through ball, but Andrej Galabinov is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Raúl José Asencio Moraes (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Massimo Coda.
  • 79': Attempt saved. David Okereke (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
  • 82': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
  • 82': Substitution, Benevento. Cy Goddard replaces Cristian Buonaiuto.
  • 83': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
  • 83': Raúl José Asencio Moraes (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Cy Goddard (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by David Okereke (Spezia).
  • 87': Attempt missed. Raúl José Asencio Moraes (Benevento) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Di Chiara with a cross.
  • 88': Substitution, Spezia. Luca Mora replaces Giulio Maggiore.
  • 88': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento).
  • 88': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
  • 90'+1': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jean-Claude Billong (Benevento).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Massimo Volta.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
  • 90'+2': Massimo Volta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Raúl José Asencio Moraes (Benevento).
  • 90'+2': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Filippo Bandinelli (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Raúl José Asencio Moraes (Benevento) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Viola following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spezia 3, Benevento 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Spezia 3, Benevento 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
53.4 Possession 46.6
15 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
392 Accurate Passes 324
479 Passes 419
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 73
39 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 12
20 Effective Clearances 14
20 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,310

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

SPE Spezia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Eugenio Lamanna (GK)
13 Elio Capradossi
19 Claudio Terzi Yellow Card
3 Tommaso Augello
24 Luca Vignali
8 Matteo Ricci Yellow Card
15 Marco Crimi
25 Giulio Maggiore
9 Andrej Galabinov
26 Soufiane Bidaoui
21 David Okereke
Spezia Substitutes:
Nicholas Giani, Simone Bastoni, Alberto De Francesco, Roberto Crivello, Axel Desjardins, Nicholas Pierini, Adugna Bachini, Gennaro Acampora, Luca Mora, Niccolò Manfredini, Emmanuel Gyasi, Filippo De Col.

BEN Benevento (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
6 Jean-Claude Billong
14 Massimo Volta Yellow Card
7 Gianluca Di Chiara Yellow Card
3 Gaetano Letizia
19 Roberto Insigne
25 Filippo Bandinelli Yellow Card
10 Nicolas Viola
9 Massimo Coda
17 Cristian Buonaiuto
27 Federico Ricci
Benevento Substitutes:
Luca Antei, Luca Sparandeo, Pier Graziano Gori, Raúl Asencio, Giovanni Volpicelli, Marco Cuccurullo, Biagio Filogamo, Cy Goddard, Bright Gyamfi, Christian Puggioni.

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