Italian Serie B

Spezia vs Empoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Spezia
  • 72': Antonino Ragusa
FT
1 - 0
Empoli

    About

    Spezia are hosting Empoli at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, 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.
    • 4': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
    • 4': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Vignali.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
    • 13': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
    • 13': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Mora.
    • 25': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
    • 25': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Domenico Maietta (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
    • 29': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 29': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 33': Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 36': Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Vignali.
    • 43': Foul by Jure Balkovec (Empoli).
    • 43': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Jure Balkovec (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luca Mora.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Empoli 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
    • 47': Offside, Empoli. Domenico Maietta tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
    • 48': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
    • 52': Offside, Empoli. Domenico Maietta tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
    • 54': Luca Vignali (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
    • 56': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Offside, Spezia. Giuseppe Mastinu tries a through ball, but Luca Vignali is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso with a through ball.
    • 60': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
    • 60': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Substitution, Spezia. Andrej Galabinov replaces M'Bala Nzola.
    • 62': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 64': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 65': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrej Galabinov.
    • 65': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 66': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
    • 67': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 67': Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
    • 69': Substitution, Spezia. Antonino Ragusa replaces Giuseppe Mastinu.
    • 69': Substitution, Spezia. Gennaro Acampora replaces Giulio Maggiore.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 70': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 70': Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Hand ball by Andrej Galabinov (Spezia).
    • 71': Foul by Antonino Ragusa (Spezia).
    • 71': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Goal! Spezia 1, Empoli 0. Antonino Ragusa (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza with a through ball.
    • 74': Antonino Ragusa (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Jure Balkovec (Empoli).
    • 76': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Elio Capradossi (Spezia) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
    • 80': Substitution, Empoli. Gennaro Tutino replaces Davide Frattesi.
    • 80': Substitution, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli replaces Domenico Maietta.
    • 81': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Empoli).
    • 82': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Empoli).
    • 83': Foul by Luca Vignali (Spezia).
    • 83': Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 85': Substitution, Spezia. Claudio Terzi replaces Luca Mora.
    • 86': Substitution, Spezia. Tobías Reinhart replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 86': Substitution, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Amato Ciciretti.
    • 86': Foul by Elio Capradossi (Spezia).
    • 86': Stefano Moreo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Gennaro Acampora (Spezia).
    • 88': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
    • 90': Hand ball by Gennaro Tutino (Empoli).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
    • 90'+1': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jure Balkovec following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+2': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Antonino Ragusa (Spezia).
    • 90'+3': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Empoli).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Spezia 1, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 3
    46.2 Possession 53.8
    10 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    398 Accurate Passes 491
    476 Passes 566
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    17 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    65 Long Balls 55
    36 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 1
    4 Effective Tackles 4
    6 Tackles 6
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 12
    14 Effective Clearances 24
    14 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

    Venue: Alberto Picco
    Location: La Spezia, Italy

    Italian Serie B Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Venezia 37 +44 79
    2 Frosinone 37 +37 78
    3 Monza 37 +29 75
    4 Palermo 37 +30 72
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SPE Spezia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Simone Scuffet (GK)
    13 Elio Capradossi
    28 Martin Erlic
    5 Riccardo Marchizza
    2 Luca Vignali
    16 Paolo Bartolomei Yellow Card
    6 Luca Mora
    25 Giulio Maggiore
    14 M'Bala Nzola
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    15 Giuseppe Mastinu
    Spezia Substitutes:
    Claudio Terzi, Axel Desjardins, Gennaro Acampora, Titas Krapikas, Tobías Reinhart, Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen, Luigi Vitale, Simone Bastoni, Andrej Galabinov, Antonino Ragusa, Salvador Ferrer.

    EMP Empoli (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
    3 Domenico Maietta
    35 Francisco Sierralta
    29 Jure Balkovec Yellow Card
    36 Riccardo Fiamozzi
    16 Davide Frattesi
    28 Samuele Ricci
    38 Liam Henderson
    7 Leonardo Mancuso
    11 Nedim Bajrami
    17 Amato Ciciretti
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Simone Pinna, Marcello Gazzola, Tommaso Fantacci, Filippo Bandinelli, Gennaro Tutino, Simone Romagnoli, Szymon Zurkowski, Stefano Moreo, Paolo Branduani, Filippo Perucchini, Leo Stulac, Dimitris Nikolaou.

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