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

· Italian Serie B

Cittadella

3': Stefano Scappini
49': Andrea Schenetti
89': Luca Strizzolo

FT
3 - 0

Crotone

82': Vlasmir Golemic

About

Cittadella are hosting Crotone at Pier Cesare Tombolato, Cittadella, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
1': Marco Faraoni (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Mario Sampirisi (Crotone).
2': Stefano Scappini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Goal! Cittadella 1, Crotone 0. Stefano Scappini (Cittadella) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mattia Finotto with a cross.
5': Foul by Stefano Scappini (Cittadella).
5': Mario Sampirisi (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt missed. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
11': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
11': Marcus Rohdén (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt saved. Simy (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Firenze with a cross.
11': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
13': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
13': Marcus Rohdén (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Offside, Crotone. Ahmad Benali tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
16': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
16': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
17': Foul by Vladimir Golemic (Crotone).
17': Stefano Scappini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Marcus Rohdén (Crotone).
22': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Crotone).
22': Stefano Scappini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
23': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Vladimir Golemic.
25': Attempt missed. Stefano Scappini (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Branca with a cross.
26': Attempt missed. Andrea Nalini (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Simy with a headed pass.
27': Attempt saved. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefano Scappini.
27': Attempt blocked. Marco Firenze (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Nalini.
27': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
29': Andrea Nalini (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Mirko Drudi (Cittadella).
29': Mirko Drudi (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Foul by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
32': Riccardo Marchizza (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt saved. Simy (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Firenze.
32': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
33': Andrea Nalini (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
34': Attempt missed. Marcus Rohdén (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza with a cross following a set piece situation.
35': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
35': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
35': Marcus Rohdén (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Vladimir Golemic.
38': Hand ball by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
41': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
41': Marco Firenze (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
42': Marcus Rohdén (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella).
43': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Marco Firenze (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Nalini with a cross.
45': Attempt blocked. Stefano Scappini (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Finotto.
45': Offside, Cittadella. Stefano Scappini tries a through ball, but Mattia Finotto is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, Cittadella 1, Crotone 0.
45': Second Half begins Cittadella 1, Crotone 0.
46': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
46': Mirko Drudi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
48': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
48': Marcus Rohdén (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt saved. Stefano Scappini (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini.
49': Goal! Cittadella 2, Crotone 0. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia Finotto.
51': Foul by Vladimir Golemic (Crotone).
51': Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luca Ghiringhelli.
53': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Riccardo Marchizza.
54': Attempt missed. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
56': Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Substitution, Crotone. Adrian Stoian replaces Simy.
57': Substitution, Crotone. Bruno Martella replaces Salvatore Molina.
57': Marcus Rohdén (Crotone) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bruno Martella.
60': Offside, Crotone. Marco Firenze tries a through ball, but Marco Faraoni is caught offside.
60': Attempt missed. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
62': Hand ball by Marco Faraoni (Crotone).
63': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stefano Scappini.
64': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
65': Attempt blocked. Bruno Martella (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmad Benali.
65': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Stefano Scappini.
65': Attempt missed. Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
67': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Crotone).
67': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Offside, Cittadella. Manuel Iori tries a through ball, but Mattia Finotto is caught offside.
69': Substitution, Cittadella. Federico Proia replaces Simone Branca.
69': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Mario Sampirisi.
70': Federico Proia (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Andrea Nalini (Crotone).
73': Attempt saved. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Proia with a through ball.
73': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Alex Cordaz.
73': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti following a corner.
74': Attempt saved. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Proia.
74': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
74': Marco Firenze (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt saved. Marco Firenze (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Faraoni with a cross.
77': Substitution, Cittadella. Luca Strizzolo replaces Stefano Scappini.
77': Attempt missed. Adrian Stoian (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Faraoni with a cross.
78': Adrian Stoian (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
79': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Crotone).
79': Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Offside, Crotone. Riccardo Marchizza tries a through ball, but Andrea Nalini is caught offside.
81': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
81': Marco Firenze (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Crotone. Claudio Spinelli replaces Marco Faraoni.
82': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Vladimir Golemic (Crotone).
82': Second yellow card to Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Cittadella. Giuseppe Panico replaces Mattia Finotto.
84': Attempt saved. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Strizzolo.
84': Offside, Crotone. Marcus Rohdén tries a through ball, but Marco Firenze is caught offside.
85': Bruno Martella (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella).
89': Attempt blocked. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Panico.
89': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
89': Goal! Cittadella 3, Crotone 0. Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
90'+3': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Cittadella 3, Crotone 0.
0': Match ends, Cittadella 3, Crotone 0.
90'+3': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Cittadella).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Cittadella 3, Crotone 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Cittadella 3, Crotone 0.

Statistics

CRO		CIT
11	Fouls	21
0	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	3
53.9	Possession	46.1
11	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
331	Accurate Passes	285
437	Passes	379
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
10	Accurate Crosses	4
22	Crosses	14
0.5	Cross %	0.3
82	Long Balls	70
43	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
4	Effective Tackles	9
7	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	15
17	Effective Clearances	22
17	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Location: Cittadella, Italy
Attendance: 7,623

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Modena	2	+4	6
2	Vicenza	1	+1	3
3	Arezzo	1	+1	3
4	Ascoli	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

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

Cittadella Substitutes:

Tommaso Cancellotti, Giuseppe Panico, Luca Maniero, Alberto Rizzo, Luca Strizzolo, Nicholas Siega, Giancarlo Malcore, Domenico Frare, Simone Pasa, Federico Proia, Luca Maniero.

Crotone (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Alex Cordaz (GK)
5	Vlasmir Golemic
19	Riccardo Marchizza
31	Mario Sampirisi
6	Marcus Rohdén
20	Salvatore Molina
10	Ahmad Benali
7	Marco Firenze
11	Davide Faraoni
25	Simy
9	Andrea Nalini

Crotone Substitutes:

Cazim Suljic, Ante Budimir, Marcos Curado, Giuseppe Cuomo, Bruno Martella, Claudio Spinelli, Federico Valieti, Niccolò Zanellato, Sauli Väisänen, Marco Festa, Giovanni Crociata, Adrian Stoian.

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