Italian Serie B

Cittadella vs Hellas Verona, 2018-19 Italian Serie B, Promotion Final

· 1st Leg
Cittadella
  • 6': Davide Diaw
  • 80': Davide Diaw
FT
2 - 0
1st Leg
Hellas Verona

    About

    Cittadella are hosting Hellas Verona 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': Hand ball by Santiago Colombatto (Verona).
    • 3': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Liam Henderson.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Rizzo following a corner.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti.
    • 4': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Karim Laribi.
    • 5': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
    • 6': Goal! Cittadella 1, Verona 0. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alberto Rizzo with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 8': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
    • 9': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
    • 9': Karim Laribi (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Karim Laribi (Verona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Luigi Vitale.
    • 11': Offside, Verona. Karim Laribi tries a through ball, but Samuel Di Carmine is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Ryder Matos (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
    • 12': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Davide Adorni.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karim Laribi with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Simone Pasa with a cross.
    • 15': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
    • 17': Foul by Alan Empereur (Verona).
    • 17': Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, Verona. Samuel Di Carmine tries a through ball, but Karim Laribi is caught offside.
    • 22': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Alan Empereur (Verona).
    • 24': Foul by Luca Parodi (Cittadella).
    • 24': Karim Laribi (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Davide Adorni (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Karim Laribi (Verona).
    • 26': Alan Empereur (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
    • 27': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Luca Parodi.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Karim Laribi with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Offside, Verona. Samuel Gustafson tries a through ball, but Karim Laribi is caught offside.
    • 32': Alberto Rizzo (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Diaw.
    • 36': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Luca Parodi.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luigi Vitale with a cross.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Ryder Matos (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 38': Foul by Karim Laribi (Verona).
    • 38': Luca Parodi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Gustafson.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cittadella 1, Verona 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cittadella 1, Verona 0.
    • 49': Foul by Samuel Gustafson (Verona).
    • 49': Nicholas Siega (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Simone Pasa (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Iori following a set piece situation.
    • 51': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Ryder Matos (Verona).
    • 52': Alan Empereur (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella).
    • 55': Attempt saved. Santiago Colombatto (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Laribi with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
    • 56': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Luca Parodi.
    • 57': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Manuel Iori.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Simone Pasa.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Samuel Di Carmine (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Faraoni.
    • 62': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Luigi Vitale (Verona).
    • 62': Luigi Vitale (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Foul by Karim Laribi (Verona).
    • 63': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Siega (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 67': Foul by Santiago Colombatto (Verona).
    • 67': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Santiago Colombatto (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Cittadella. Andrea Bussaglia replaces Andrea Schenetti.
    • 68': Alan Empereur (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Andrea Bussaglia (Cittadella).
    • 69': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
    • 69': Samuel Gustafson (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Domenico Frare.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Parodi (Cittadella).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Foul by Andrea Bussaglia (Cittadella).
    • 71': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Gabriele Moncini.
    • 72': Davide Adorni (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Samuel Di Carmine (Verona).
    • 73': Substitution, Verona. Lee Seung-Woo replaces Karim Laribi.
    • 74': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Liam Henderson (Verona).
    • 76': Substitution, Verona. Giampaolo Pazzini replaces Samuel Di Carmine.
    • 77': Offside, Cittadella. Domenico Frare tries a through ball, but Gabriele Moncini is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luca Parodi.
    • 78': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
    • 78': Giampaolo Pazzini (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Lee Seung-Woo (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giampaolo Pazzini with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Lee Seung-Woo (Verona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Gustafson.
    • 80': Goal! Cittadella 2, Verona 0. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriele Moncini.
    • 82': Offside, Cittadella. Andrea Bussaglia tries a through ball, but Nicholas Siega is caught offside.
    • 83': Substitution, Cittadella. Federico Proia replaces Manuel Iori.
    • 84': Substitution, Verona. Antonio Di Gaudio replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 84': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alberto Rizzo.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Giampaolo Pazzini (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luigi Vitale with a cross.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Ryder Matos (Verona) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 85': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
    • 85': Luca Parodi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
    • 85': Samuel Gustafson (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Federico Proia (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Lee Seung-Woo (Verona).
    • 87': Antonio Di Gaudio (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Luca Parodi (Cittadella).
    • 88': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Federico Proia.
    • 89': Substitution, Cittadella. Stefano Scappini replaces Davide Diaw.
    • 90': Foul by Giampaolo Pazzini (Verona).
    • 90': Luca Parodi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Verona. Marco Faraoni tries a through ball, but Giampaolo Pazzini is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Gabriele Moncini.
    • 90'+3': Alberto Paleari (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Alan Empereur (Verona).
    • 90'+4': Andrea Bussaglia (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Stefano Scappini (Cittadella).
    • 90'+4': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cittadella 2, Verona 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Cittadella 2, Verona 0.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    11 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 5
    62.9 Possession 37.1
    14 SHOTS 14
    5 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    387 Accurate Passes 209
    472 Passes 288
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    10 Accurate Crosses 2
    41 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 53
    34 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.2
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    3 Effective Tackles 11
    4 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 19
    14 Effective Clearances 30
    14 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

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

    Line-Ups

    CIT Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alberto Paleari (GK)
    5 Davide Adorni
    15 Domenico Frare
    26 Alberto Rizzo
    6 Luca Parodi
    9 Gabriele Moncini
    4 Manuel Iori
    7 Andrea Schenetti
    20 Simone Pasa
    11 Nicholas Siega
    32 Davide Diaw
    Cittadella Substitutes:
    Stefano Scappini, Mirko Drudi, Agostino Camigliano, Tommaso Cancellotti, Luca Maniero, Federico Proia, Amedeo Benedetti, Mattia Finotto, Andrea Bussaglia, Luca Ghiringhelli, Luca Maniero.

    VER Hellas Verona (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marco Silvestri (GK)
    33 Alan Empereur
    27 Pawel Dawidowicz
    3 Luigi Vitale Yellow Card
    5 Davide Faraoni
    8 Samuel Gustafsson
    14 Santiago Colombatto Yellow Card
    4 Liam Henderson
    10 Samuel Di Carmine
    21 Karim Laribi
    7 Ryder Matos
    Hellas Verona Substitutes:
    Luca Marrone, Lee Seung-Woo, Matteo Bianchetti, Jure Balkovec, Antonio Di Gaudio, Gianni Munari, Giampaolo Pazzini, Lubomír Tupta, Alessandro Berardi, Alberto Almici, Andrea Danzi, Lorenzo Ferrari.

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