Italian Serie B

Benevento vs Crotone, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Benevento
  • 11': Nicolas Viola (P)
  • 90'+4': Riccardo Improta
FT
2 - 0
Crotone

    About

    Benevento are hosting Crotone at Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, 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': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
    • 2': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Salvatore Molina.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 5': Hand ball by Giovanni Crociata (Crotone).
    • 7': Hand ball by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Viola with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Marco Sau (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 9': Penalty Benevento. Nicolas Viola draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 9': Penalty conceded by Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 10': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) is shown the yellow card.
    • 11': Goal! Benevento 1, Crotone 0. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 12': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Nicolas Viola.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Salvatore Molina (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Crociata.
    • 13': Offside, Benevento. Bright Gyamfi tries a through ball, but Massimo Coda is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Salvatore Molina with a cross.
    • 15': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
    • 15': Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
    • 18': Foul by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
    • 18': Nicolás Spolli (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
    • 19': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 21': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
    • 21': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simy.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.
    • 25': Offside, Benevento. Christian Maggio tries a through ball, but Massimo Coda is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
    • 27': Offside, Crotone. Giovanni Crociata tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
    • 28': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Salvatore Molina (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simy.
    • 30': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Christian Maggio.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Salvatore Molina (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Crociata following a corner.
    • 31': Lorenzo Montipò (Benevento) is shown the yellow card.
    • 33': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
    • 33': Marco Sau (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella with a through ball.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Antonio Mazzotta (Crotone) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Crociata.
    • 35': Foul by Marco Sau (Benevento).
    • 35': Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Andrea Barberis (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 37': Foul by Christian Maggio (Benevento).
    • 37': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Vladimir Golemic with a cross.
    • 40': Foul by Roberto Insigne (Benevento).
    • 40': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella with a through ball.
    • 44': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
    • 44': Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella.
    • 45': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento).
    • 45': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Luca Antei.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Benevento 1, Crotone 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benevento 1, Crotone 0.
    • 46': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Gaetano Letizia.
    • 46': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
    • 47': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Crotone).
    • 47': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Crotone).
    • 49': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Foul by Roberto Insigne (Benevento).
    • 50': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
    • 51': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
    • 51': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Crotone).
    • 51': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Substitution, Benevento. Andrés Tello replaces Roberto Insigne.
    • 53': Hand ball by Andrés Tello (Benevento).
    • 55': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Crotone).
    • 55': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
    • 57': Offside, Benevento. Bright Gyamfi tries a through ball, but Andrés Tello is caught offside.
    • 58': Substitution, Crotone. Luca Vido replaces Giovanni Crociata.
    • 58': Substitution, Crotone. Mattia Mustacchio replaces Antonio Mazzotta.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Marco Sau (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Bright Gyamfi.
    • 62': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Gaetano Letizia.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simy.
    • 65': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Bright Gyamfi.
    • 66': Substitution, Benevento. Samuel Armenteros replaces Marco Sau.
    • 66': Foul by Mattia Mustacchio (Crotone).
    • 66': Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
    • 69': Nicolás Spolli (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Massimo Coda (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Benevento).
    • 71': Mattia Mustacchio (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Benevento. Riccardo Improta replaces Pasquale Schiattarella.
    • 73': Foul by Andrés Tello (Benevento).
    • 73': Luca Vido (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Junior Messias.
    • 77': Foul by Andrés Tello (Benevento).
    • 77': Mattia Mustacchio (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Andrés Tello (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
    • 77': Riccardo Improta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 81': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Mattia Mustacchio.
    • 81': Foul by Bright Gyamfi (Benevento).
    • 81': Luca Vido (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Barberis.
    • 82': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
    • 82': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Crotone. Andrea Nalini replaces Salvatore Molina.
    • 85': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Gaetano Letizia.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Mattia Mustacchio (Crotone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Messias.
    • 87': Foul by Samuel Armenteros (Benevento).
    • 87': Nicolás Spolli (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Offside, Benevento. Nicolas Viola tries a through ball, but Andrés Tello is caught offside.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Massimo Coda (Benevento) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Maggio with a through ball.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Nicolás Spolli.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Benevento 2, Crotone 0. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Tello following a fast break.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benevento 2, Crotone 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benevento 2, Crotone 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    9 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 4
    69.6 Possession 30.4
    16 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    467 Accurate Passes 152
    538 Passes 238
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    33 Crosses 9
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    52 Long Balls 71
    35 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 16
    15 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 13
    11 Effective Clearances 31
    11 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

    Venue: Ciro Vigorito
    Location: Benevento, Italy
    Attendance: 10,302

    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

    BEN Benevento (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK) Yellow Card
    18 Bright Gyamfi
    23 Luca Antei
    3 Gaetano Letizia
    11 Christian Maggio
    28 Pasquale Schiattarella
    10 Nicolas Viola
    21 Perparim Hetemaj
    9 Massimo Coda Yellow Card
    25 Marco Sau
    19 Roberto Insigne
    Benevento Substitutes:
    Abdallah Basit, Riccardo Improta, Andrés Tello, Giuseppe Di Serio, Lorenzo Del Pinto, Pier Graziano Gori, Samuel Armenteros, Dejan Vokic, Niccolò Manfredini, Oliver Kragl.

    CRO Crotone (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Cordaz (GK)
    8 Nicolás Spolli
    6 Guillaume Gigliotti Yellow Card
    5 Vlasmir Golemic
    18 Andrea Barberis
    21 Niccolò Zanellato
    14 Giovanni Crociata Yellow Card
    23 Antonio Mazzotta
    17 Salvatore Molina
    25 Simy
    30 Junior Messias
    Crotone Substitutes:
    Francesco Rodio, Giuseppe Cuomo, Marco Festa, Marcos Curado, Andrea Nalini, Giacomo Figliuzzi, Mattia Mustacchio, Moreno Rutten, Gabriele Bellodi, Tomislav Gomelt, Luca Vido, Jean Lambert Evans.

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