Italian Serie B

Virtus Entella vs Crotone, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Virtus Entella
  • Red Card 90'+2': Luca Mazzitelli
  • 90'+5': Michele Pellizzer
FT
1 - 2
Crotone
  • 10': Samuel Armenteros
  • 83': Simy

About

Virtus Entella are hosting Crotone at Stadio Enrico Sannazzari, Chiavari, 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': Attempt saved. Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 2': Foul by Claudio Morra (Virtus Entella).
  • 2': Luca Marrone (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella).
  • 4': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Marco Sala.
  • 8': Hand ball by Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella).
  • 10': Goal! Virtus Entella 0, Crotone 1. Samuel Armenteros (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Coppolaro.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Marco Sala (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luca Mazzitelli.
  • 12': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Virtus Entella).
  • 12': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Filippo De Col (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Samuel Armenteros (Crotone).
  • 13': Offside, Virtus Entella. Giuseppe De Luca tries a through ball, but Claudio Morra is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Alberto Gerbo (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simy with a headed pass.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Alberto Gerbo (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Virtus Entella).
  • 16': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
  • 16': Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Marco Sala with a cross.
  • 18': Claudio Morra (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Giuseppe Cuomo (Crotone).
  • 21': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella).
  • 21': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Carlo Crialese replaces Filippo De Col because of an injury.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Claudio Morra (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti.
  • 26': Foul by Samuel Armenteros (Crotone).
  • 26': Jacopo Dezi (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella).
  • 28': Luca Marrone (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Marco Sala (Virtus Entella).
  • 28': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Samuel Armenteros (Crotone) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Messias with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella).
  • 31': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
  • 32': Jacopo Dezi (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Claudio Morra (Virtus Entella) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mauro Coppolaro with a cross.
  • 35': Offside, Virtus Entella. Andrea Schenetti tries a through ball, but Jacopo Dezi is caught offside.
  • 37': Offside, Virtus Entella. Nikita Contini tries a through ball, but Giuseppe De Luca is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella).
  • 37': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
  • 39': Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Sala with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Mauro Coppolaro (Virtus Entella).
  • 40': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti with a through ball.
  • 43': Foul by Marco Sala (Virtus Entella).
  • 43': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Marco Sala (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Carlo Crialese.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mauro Coppolaro (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+3': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Mauro Coppolaro (Virtus Entella).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Virtus Entella 0, Crotone 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Virtus Entella 0, Crotone 1.
  • 49': Foul by Mauro Coppolaro (Virtus Entella).
  • 49': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella).
  • 51': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacopo Dezi.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jacopo Dezi (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Settembrini.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Alberto Gerbo (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Barberis.
  • 56': Offside, Virtus Entella. Giuseppe De Luca tries a through ball, but Claudio Morra is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Gerbo with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella).
  • 59': Luca Marrone (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
  • 61': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Giuseppe Cuomo.
  • 65': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Matteo Mancosu replaces Claudio Morra.
  • 66': Substitution, Crotone. Antonio Mazzotta replaces Alberto Gerbo.
  • 67': Foul by Giuseppe Cuomo (Crotone).
  • 67': Matteo Mancosu (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Giuseppe Cuomo (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Vladimir Golemic.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Mauro Coppolaro (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe De Luca.
  • 73': Substitution, Crotone. Giovanni Crociata replaces Samuel Armenteros.
  • 74': Foul by Carlo Crialese (Virtus Entella).
  • 74': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Offside, Crotone. Giovanni Crociata tries a through ball, but Antonio Mazzotta is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella).
  • 76': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Dangerous play by Andrea Barberis (Crotone).
  • 77': Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Jacopo Dezi.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jacopo Dezi (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luca Mazzitelli.
  • 80': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Marco Toscano replaces Mauro Coppolaro.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Crociata.
  • 81': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Nikita Contini.
  • 83': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella).
  • 83': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Goal! Virtus Entella 0, Crotone 2. Simy (Crotone) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salvatore Molina with a cross.
  • 85': Andrea Barberis (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Matteo Mancosu (Virtus Entella).
  • 86': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella).
  • 86': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Crotone. Tomislav Gomelt replaces Junior Messias.
  • 88': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Andrea Settembrini.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Salvatore Molina (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 89': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella).
  • 90': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella).
  • 90': Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Andrea Barberis (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Matteo Mancosu (Virtus Entella).
  • 90'+1': Giuseppe Cuomo (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella).
  • 90'+2': Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Second yellow card to Luca Mazzitelli (Virtus Entella) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
  • 90'+5': Marco Sala (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Virtus Entella 1, Crotone 2. Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlo Crialese with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Virtus Entella 1, Crotone 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Virtus Entella 1, Crotone 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 25
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 2
56.6 Possession 43.4
10 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
411 Accurate Passes 298
535 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 5
17 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.3
85 Long Balls 65
42 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 15
16 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 17
19 Effective Clearances 19
19 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Enrico Sannazzari
Location: Chiavari, Italy

Italian Serie B Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Venezia 38 +46 82
2 Frosinone 38 +42 81
3 Monza 38 +29 76
4 Palermo 38 +28 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

ENT Virtus Entella (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Nikita Contini (GK)
15 Michele Pellizzer
21 Mauro Coppolaro
3 Marco Sala Yellow Card
17 Filippo De Col
7 Giuseppe De Luca
36 Luca Mazzitelli Yellow Card
34 Andrea Schenetti
14 Andrea Settembrini
26 Jacopo Dezi
18 Claudio Morra
Virtus Entella Substitutes:
Andrea Zaccagno, Simone Andreis, Michele Currarino, Luca Nizzetto, Andrea Bruno, Moutir Chajia, Carlo Crialese, Andrea Paroni, Krisztián Adorján, Manuel De Luca, Marco Toscano, Matteo Mancosu.

CRO Crotone (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Alex Cordaz (GK)
34 Luca Marrone
3 Giuseppe Cuomo Yellow Card
5 Vlasmir Golemic
10 Ahmad Benali
30 Junior Messias
18 Andrea Barberis
17 Salvatore Molina
16 Alberto Gerbo
9 Samuel Armenteros
25 Simy
Crotone Substitutes:
Nicolás Spolli, Marcos Curado, Guillaume Gigliotti, Moreno Rutten, Mattia Mustacchio, Zak Ruggiero, Tomislav Gomelt, Gabriele Bellodi, Marko Jankovic, Giovanni Crociata, Marco Festa, Antonio Mazzotta.

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