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

· Italian Serie B

Spezia

48': Marco Crimi

FT
1 - 0

Cittadella

38': Giuseppe Panico

About

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

Match Timeline

10': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Giuseppe Panico (Cittadella) is shown the red card.
38': Giuseppe Panico (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Goal! Spezia 1, Cittadella 0. Marco Crimi (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Soufiane Bidaoui.
61': Nicolas Giani (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Cittadella. Federico Proia replaces Simone Branca.
62': Substitution, Spezia. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Soufiane Bidaoui.
68': Substitution, Spezia. Nicholas Pierini replaces Andrej Galabinov.
74': Substitution, Cittadella. Nicholas Siega replaces Andrea Settembrini.
79': Nicholas Siega (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore replaces Matteo Ricci.
82': Substitution, Cittadella. Giancarlo Malcore replaces Andrea Schenetti.
87': Marco Crimi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
12': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
13': Hand ball by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
18': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini.
19': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini.
20': Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia).
22': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
22': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Okereke.
26': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
26': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
27': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Nicolas Giani (Spezia).
28': Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
30': Tommaso Augello (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Attempt missed. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
33': Attempt blocked. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo De Col.
34': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Andrea Settembrini.
35': Attempt blocked. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti.
35': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
35': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
35': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
36': Mirko Drudi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
37': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Filippo De Col.
38': Foul by Giuseppe Panico (Cittadella).
38': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Giuseppe Panico (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Giuseppe Panico (Cittadella) is shown the red card.
42': Attempt missed. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Soufiane Bidaoui with a cross.
43': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Andrea Schenetti.
44': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Marco Crimi (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filippo De Col with a cross.
45'+1': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Cittadella 0.
45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Cittadella 0.
47': Attempt saved. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
48': Goal! Spezia 1, Cittadella 0. Marco Crimi (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Soufiane Bidaoui.
49': Offside, Spezia. David Okereke tries a through ball, but Marco Crimi is caught offside.
49': Attempt saved. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
50': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
50': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia).
54': Attempt saved. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
54': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
56': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
58': Offside, Spezia. Filippo De Col tries a through ball, but Andrej Galabinov is caught offside.
59': Attempt missed. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei with a through ball.
60': Attempt missed. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
60': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
60': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Nicolas Giani (Spezia).
61': Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Nicolas Giani (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Cittadella. Federico Proia replaces Simone Branca.
62': Substitution, Spezia. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Soufiane Bidaoui.
63': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
63': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
63': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
67': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
67': Attempt missed. Davide Adorni (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti with a cross following a corner.
68': Substitution, Spezia. Nicholas Pierini replaces Andrej Galabinov.
68': Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Nicholas Pierini (Spezia).
70': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
71': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
71': Mirko Drudi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudio Terzi.
74': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Nicolò Manfredini.
74': Substitution, Cittadella. Nicholas Siega replaces Andrea Settembrini.
75': Foul by Nicholas Siega (Cittadella).
75': Nicholas Pierini (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt blocked. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
79': Foul by Nicholas Siega (Cittadella).
79': Nicholas Pierini (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Nicholas Siega (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Foul by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
80': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Substitution, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore replaces Matteo Ricci.
82': Substitution, Cittadella. Giancarlo Malcore replaces Andrea Schenetti.
83': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
83': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
85': Attempt missed. Nicolas Giani (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
86': Attempt saved. David Okereke (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
86': Davide Adorni (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
87': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
87': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Marco Crimi (Spezia).
87': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Marco Crimi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Nicolò Manfredini.
89': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
89': Nicolas Giani (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Nicholas Pierini.
90'+2': Foul by Nicholas Siega (Cittadella).
90'+2': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Filippo De Col (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Cittadella 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Spezia 1, Cittadella 0.

Statistics

CIT		SPE
18	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
7	Saves	1
55.6	Possession	44.4
8	SHOTS	17
0	ON GOAL	8
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
377	Accurate Passes	294
447	Passes	364
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
21	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	74
32	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	3
5	Effective Tackles	7
11	Tackles	8
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
5	Interceptions	12
18	Effective Clearances	22
18	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 4,902

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

Spezia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Niccolò Manfredini (GK)
5	Nicholas Giani
19	Claudio Terzi
3	Tommaso Augello
23	Filippo De Col
8	Matteo Ricci
15	Marco Crimi
16	Paolo Bartolomei
9	Andrej Galabinov
26	Soufiane Bidaoui
21	David Okereke

Spezia Substitutes:

Axel Desjardins, Giulio Maggiore, Nicholas Pierini, Luca Mora, Simone Barone, Roberto Crivello, Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen, Luca Vignali, Emmanuel Gyasi, Simone Bastoni, Alberto De Francesco, Adugna Bachini.

Cittadella (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Paleari (GK)
18	Mirko Drudi
5	Davide Adorni
4	Manuel Iori
3	Amedeo Benedetti
24	Luca Ghiringhelli
7	Andrea Schenetti
23	Simone Branca
8	Andrea Settembrini
17	Giuseppe Panico
30	Mattia Finotto

Cittadella Substitutes:

Stefano Scappini, Luca Strizzolo, Alberto Rizzo, Luca Maniero, Simone Pasa, Nicholas Siega, Federico Proia, Gabriele Dalla Bernardina, Domenico Frare, Giancarlo Malcore, Luca Maniero.

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