Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Venezia
  • 45'+2': Simone Bentivoglio
FT
1 - 0
Spezia

    About

    Venezia are hosting Spezia at Pier Luigi Penzo, Venezia, 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.
    • 1': Foul by Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia).
    • 1': Nicolas Giani (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Giuseppe Zampano (Venezia).
    • 2': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Sergiu Suciu (Venezia).
    • 7': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Offside, Spezia. Luca Mora tries a through ball, but Andrej Galabinov is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Sergiu Suciu (Venezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agostino Garofalo.
    • 12': Offside, Spezia. Paolo Bartolomei tries a through ball, but Andrej Galabinov is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
    • 14': Marcello Falzerano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Matteo Bruscagin (Venezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Bentivoglio with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
    • 19': Sinisa Andjelkovic (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Nicolas Giani (Spezia).
    • 20': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giuseppe Zampano with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Claudio Terzi.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
    • 24': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Sinisa Andjelkovic.
    • 24': Delay in match Matteo Bruscagin (Venezia) because of an injury.
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Substitution, Venezia. Mauro Coppolaro replaces Matteo Bruscagin because of an injury.
    • 29': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
    • 29': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
    • 31': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Matteo Ricci.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Marcello Falzerano (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Galabinov.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 37': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
    • 37': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
    • 38': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Nicolas Giani (Spezia).
    • 39': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Maurizio Domizzi (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcello Falzerano.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Simone Bentivoglio (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcello Falzerano.
    • 43': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
    • 43': Maurizio Domizzi (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Spezia).
    • 44': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Filippo De Col.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Venezia 1, Spezia 0. Simone Bentivoglio (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcello Falzerano.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Venezia 1, Spezia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Venezia 1, Spezia 0.
    • 48': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
    • 48': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Nicolas Giani (Spezia).
    • 49': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
    • 50': Tommaso Augello (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Luca Mora (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo De Col with a cross.
    • 52': Offside, Venezia. Maurizio Domizzi tries a through ball, but Giacomo Vrioni is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
    • 54': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Bentivoglio with a cross.
    • 55': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Maurizio Domizzi (Venezia).
    • 55': Maurizio Domizzi (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 60': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
    • 60': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Mauro Coppolaro (Venezia).
    • 64': Substitution, Spezia. Marco Crimi replaces Luca Mora.
    • 64': Substitution, Spezia. Nicholas Pierini replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 64': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
    • 64': Maurizio Domizzi (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Nicolas Giani (Spezia).
    • 65': Giacomo Vrioni (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Bentivoglio with a through ball.
    • 66': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Eugenio Lamanna.
    • 68': Offside, Venezia. Luca Lezzerini tries a through ball, but Giacomo Vrioni is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrej Galabinov.
    • 75': Substitution, Venezia. Alexandre Geijo replaces Giacomo Vrioni.
    • 76': Substitution, Spezia. Roberto Crivello replaces Tommaso Augello.
    • 77': Foul by Alexandre Geijo (Venezia).
    • 77': Nicolas Giani (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
    • 77': Giuseppe Zampano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
    • 78': Mauro Coppolaro (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pierini (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
    • 80': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Roberto Crivello.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Alexandre Geijo (Venezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Bentivoglio with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Maurizio Domizzi (Venezia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 81': Offside, Venezia. Alexandre Geijo tries a through ball, but Marcello Falzerano is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Roberto Crivello (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Ricci with a cross.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pierini (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Crimi.
    • 84': Foul by Simone Bentivoglio (Venezia).
    • 84': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': David Okereke (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Maurizio Domizzi (Venezia).
    • 85': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Mauro Coppolaro.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 86': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
    • 86': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Venezia. Francesco Cernuto replaces Giuseppe Zampano.
    • 88': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
    • 88': Hand ball by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Alexandre Geijo (Venezia).
    • 90'+1': Marco Crimi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
    • 90'+2': Maurizio Domizzi (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Okereke.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Mauro Coppolaro.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Maurizio Domizzi.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Filippo De Col (Spezia).
    • 90'+4': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Filippo De Col (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Venezia 1, Spezia 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Venezia 1, Spezia 0.

    Statistics

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    21 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 2
    56.7 Possession 43.3
    11 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    493 Accurate Passes 341
    556 Passes 418
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 5
    23 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    80 Long Balls 74
    55 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 1.0
    10 Interceptions 12
    28 Effective Clearances 24
    28 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

    Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
    Location: Venezia, Italy
    Attendance: 7,426

    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

    VEN Venezia (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    22 Luca Lezzerini (GK)
    4 Sinisa Andelkovic
    6 Maurizio Domizzi Yellow Card
    3 Matteo Bruscagin
    8 Sergiu Suciu
    23 Marcello Falzerano
    7 Simone Bentivoglio
    26 Garofalo
    27 Giuseppe Zampano
    20 Francesco Di Mariano
    32 Giacomo Vrioni
    Venezia Substitutes:
    Manuel Enzo, Jacopo Segre, Harvey St Clair, Andrea Schiavone, Lorenzo Migliorelli, Nicola Citro, Alexandre Geijo, Francesco Cernuto, Gianni Fabiano, Davide Facchin, Davide Marsura, Mauro Coppolaro.

    SPE Spezia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Eugenio Lamanna (GK)
    5 Nicholas Giani
    19 Claudio Terzi Yellow Card
    3 Tommaso Augello
    23 Filippo De Col Yellow Card
    8 Matteo Ricci Yellow Card
    6 Luca Mora
    16 Paolo Bartolomei
    9 Andrej Galabinov
    21 David Okereke
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    Spezia Substitutes:
    Marco Crimi, Nicholas Pierini, Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen, Elio Capradossi, Matteo Figoli, Simone Bastoni, Luca Vignali, Alberto De Francesco, Giulio Maggiore, Roberto Crivello, Simone Barone, Niccolò Manfredini.

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