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

· Italian Serie B

Spezia

66': Giuseppe Mastinu
74': Emmanuel Gyasi
86': M'Bala Nzola

FT
3 - 1

Ascoli

30': Leonardo Morosini
55': Michele Troiano

About

Spezia are hosting Ascoli 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.
2': Attempt saved. Marcello Trotta (Ascoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Petar Brlek.
2': Foul by Mirko Eramo (Ascoli).
2': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Cristian Andreoni.
5': Hand ball by Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia).
5': Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Morosini.
6': Foul by Petar Brlek (Ascoli).
6': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt blocked. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Ricci.
7': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Riccardo Brosco (Ascoli).
8': Federico Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Ascoli).
10': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Andreaw Gravillon.
15': Attempt saved. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
16': Attempt blocked. Marcello Trotta (Ascoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola with a cross.
19': Attempt saved. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
19': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Leonardo Sernicola.
21': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
21': Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Mirko Eramo (Ascoli).
22': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
24': Leonardo Morosini (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Federico Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Michele Troiano (Ascoli).
26': Michele Troiano (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Foul by Elio Capradossi (Spezia).
27': Marcello Trotta (Ascoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Morosini (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Andreoni.
29': Attempt missed. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
30': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
30': Goal! Spezia 0, Ascoli 1. Leonardo Morosini (Ascoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Andreoni with a cross.
31': Foul by Petar Brlek (Ascoli).
31': Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
32': Leonardo Morosini (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Soufiane Bidaoui.
34': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luca Mora.
35': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
35': Riccardo Brosco (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt blocked. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
37': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Riccardo Brosco.
37': Attempt missed. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
37': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Leonardo Morosini.
38': Foul by Mirko Eramo (Ascoli).
38': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt blocked. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Ricci.
41': Foul by Cristian Andreoni (Ascoli).
41': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Offside, Spezia. Federico Ricci tries a through ball, but Paolo Bartolomei is caught offside.
43': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Andreaw Gravillon (Ascoli).
43': Federico Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Ascoli).
43': Leonardo Sernicola (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Riccardo Brosco.
45'+2': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Ascoli 1.
45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Ascoli 1.
46': Offside, Ascoli. Mirko Eramo tries a through ball, but Leonardo Morosini is caught offside.
47': Offside, Ascoli. Nicola Leali tries a through ball, but Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
48': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
48': Marcello Trotta (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Luca Mora (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Substitution, Spezia. Giuseppe Mastinu replaces Luca Mora.
55': Foul by Michele Troiano (Ascoli).
55': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Second yellow card to Michele Troiano (Ascoli) for a bad foul.
57': Attempt blocked. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
57': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Andreaw Gravillon.
57': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei following a corner.
58': Substitution, Ascoli. Davide Petrucci replaces Marcello Trotta.
58': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Soufiane Bidaoui.
60': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
60': Petar Brlek (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt saved. Federico Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer.
64': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli).
64': Martin Erlic (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
65': Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Goal! Spezia 1, Ascoli 1. Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
67': Substitution, Ascoli. Michele Cavion replaces Leonardo Morosini.
67': Attempt missed. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
71': Attempt missed. Davide Petrucci (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
74': Goal! Spezia 2, Ascoli 1. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei with a cross.
76': Foul by Salvador Ferrer (Spezia).
76': Mirko Eramo (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt missed. Andreaw Gravillon (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
78': Substitution, Ascoli. Nikola Ninkovic replaces Mirko Eramo.
81': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Mastinu.
81': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Andreaw Gravillon.
83': Offside, Spezia. Simone Scuffet tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
84': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
84': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli).
85': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
86': Goal! Spezia 3, Ascoli 1. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei with a through ball.
87': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
88': Substitution, Spezia. Luca Vignali replaces Salvador Ferrer.
88': Attempt missed. Nikola Ninkovic (Ascoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Andreaw Gravillon.
90'+1': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
90'+1': Leonardo Sernicola (Ascoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Offside, Ascoli. Riccardo Brosco tries a through ball, but Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Andreaw Gravillon (Ascoli).
90'+3': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli).
90'+5': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Spezia 3, Ascoli 1.
0': Match ends, Spezia 3, Ascoli 1.

Statistics

ASC		SPE
16	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
0	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	2
29.1	Possession	70.9
9	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
233	Accurate Passes	688
315	Passes	769
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	10
11	Crosses	33
0.4	Cross %	0.3
54	Long Balls	55
23	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	9
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
21	Interceptions	7
29	Effective Clearances	11
29	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 6,735

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

Spezia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Simone Scuffet (GK)
13	Elio Capradossi
28	Martin Erlic
5	Riccardo Marchizza
21	Salvador Ferrer
8	Matteo Ricci
6	Luca Mora
16	Paolo Bartolomei
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
26	Soufiane Bidaoui
10	Federico Ricci

Spezia Substitutes:

Tobías Reinhart, Titas Krapikas, Giuseppe Mastinu, Antonio Di Gaudio, Juan Ramos, Gennaro Acampora, M'Bala Nzola, Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen, Luca Vignali, Claudio Terzi, Axel Desjardins, Giulio Maggiore.

Ascoli (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
33	Nicola Leali (GK)
15	Andreaw Gravillon
23	Riccardo Brosco
17	Leonardo Sernicola
28	Cristian Andreoni
6	Michele Troiano
27	Mirko Eramo
38	Leonardo Morosini
30	Petar Brlek
9	Gianluca Scamacca
18	Marcello Trotta

Ascoli Substitutes:

Maurice Covic, Diogo Pinto, Ricardo Matos, Riccardo Novi, Simone Padoin, Gabriele Marchegiani, Davide Petrucci, Michele Cavion, Nikola Ninkovic, Raffaele Pucino, Nahuel Valentini, Erick Ferigra.

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