Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Benevento
  • 15': Alessandro Tuia
  • 29': Oliver Kragl
FT
2 - 0
Empoli

    About

    Benevento are hosting Empoli 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.
    • 1': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Benevento).
    • 1': Karim Laribi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Jacopo Dezi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacopo Dezi.
    • 14': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Karim Laribi.
    • 15': Goal! Benevento 1, Empoli 0. Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver Kragl with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Offside, Empoli. Jure Balkovec tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
    • 17': Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Karim Laribi (Empoli).
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Karim Laribi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Dezi.
    • 19': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
    • 19': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
    • 19': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 20': Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
    • 21': Foul by Oliver Kragl (Benevento).
    • 21': Jure Balkovec (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Karim Laribi (Empoli).
    • 22': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Karim Laribi (Empoli).
    • 23': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Andrés Tello (Benevento) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
    • 29': Goal! Benevento 2, Empoli 0. Oliver Kragl (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Maggio with a headed pass.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 32': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicolas Viola.
    • 32': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Christian Maggio.
    • 33': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Oliver Kragl.
    • 37': Hand ball by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
    • 37': Offside, Empoli. Karim Laribi tries a through ball, but Jacopo Dezi is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Andrés Tello (Benevento) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
    • 41': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 41': Oliver Kragl (Benevento) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Christian Maggio (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Caldirola.
    • 43': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Benevento).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 44': Hand ball by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Karim Laribi (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Benevento 2, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benevento 2, Empoli 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Marco Sau (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Tello.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Andrés Tello (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
    • 51': Foul by Marco Sau (Benevento).
    • 51': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
    • 52': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Substitution, Empoli. Frederic Veseli replaces Marcello Gazzola.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Kragl.
    • 54': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
    • 56': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
    • 56': Oliver Kragl (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Leo Stulac.
    • 57': Substitution, Empoli. Davide Merola replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 57': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Tuia.
    • 59': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Christian Maggio (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 59': Foul by Christian Maggio (Benevento).
    • 59': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Karim Laribi (Empoli).
    • 64': Massimo Coda (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Benevento. Roberto Insigne replaces Marco Sau.
    • 69': Offside, Empoli. Samuele Ricci tries a through ball, but Karim Laribi is caught offside.
    • 71': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
    • 71': Jure Balkovec (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frederic Veseli.
    • 72': Substitution, Benevento. Perparim Hetemaj replaces Pasquale Schiattarella.
    • 73': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 77': Foul by Andrés Tello (Benevento).
    • 77': Frederic Veseli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Substitution, Benevento. Luca Antei replaces Andrés Tello.
    • 84': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento).
    • 84': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Jure Balkovec (Empoli).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Karim Laribi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
    • 90': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Benevento).
    • 90': Frederic Veseli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
    • 90': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Karim Laribi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Domenico Maietta.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
    • 90'+3': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Benevento. Lorenzo Montipò tries a through ball, but Massimo Coda is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Karim Laribi (Empoli).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Benevento 2, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benevento 2, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 3
    62.3 Possession 37.7
    11 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    507 Accurate Passes 271
    587 Passes 355
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    21 Crosses 10
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 66
    30 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    8 Effective Tackles 14
    11 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 17
    10 Effective Clearances 12
    10 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

    Venue: Ciro Vigorito
    Location: Benevento, Italy
    Attendance: 9,222

    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 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
    5 Luca Caldirola
    13 Alessandro Tuia
    3 Gaetano Letizia Yellow Card
    11 Christian Maggio
    10 Nicolas Viola
    28 Pasquale Schiattarella
    8 Andrés Tello
    7 Oliver Kragl
    25 Marco Sau
    9 Massimo Coda
    Benevento Substitutes:
    Dejan Vokic, Lorenzo Del Pinto, Riccardo Improta, Roberto Insigne, Perparim Hetemaj, Niccolò Manfredini, Luca Antei, Pier Graziano Gori, Francesco Rillo, Giuseppe Di Serio, Bright Gyamfi, Christian Pastina.

    EMP Empoli (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
    3 Domenico Maietta
    6 Simone Romagnoli
    29 Jure Balkovec
    23 Marcello Gazzola
    8 Leo Stulac
    25 Filippo Bandinelli
    16 Davide Frattesi
    7 Leonardo Mancuso
    10 Jacopo Dezi
    21 Karim Laribi
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Roberto Pirrello, Kevin Piscopo, Samuele Ricci, Davide Merola, Tommaso Fantacci, Dimitris Nikolaou, Filippo Perucchini, Frederic Veseli, Luca Antonelli, Nedim Bajrami, Ivan Provedel.

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