Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Empoli
  • 71': Davide Frattesi
FT
1 - 1
Spezia
  • 56': Soufiane Bidaoui

About

Empoli are hosting Spezia at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, 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 missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
  • 2': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Domenico Maietta (Empoli).
  • 3': Offside, Spezia. Claudio Terzi tries a through ball, but Soufiane Bidaoui is caught offside.
  • 5': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Antonelli with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
  • 7': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 7': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Antonelli.
  • 13': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 14': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 14': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
  • 15': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Federico Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Luca Antonelli (Empoli).
  • 21': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
  • 21': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Elio Capradossi (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Ramos with a cross.
  • 23': Federico Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Luca Antonelli (Empoli).
  • 23': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
  • 23': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Juan Ramos (Spezia).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonino La Gumina.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Luca Antonelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer.
  • 30': Antonino La Gumina (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Juan Ramos (Spezia).
  • 30': Offside, Empoli. Domenico Maietta tries a through ball, but Antonino La Gumina is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
  • 30': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 32': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
  • 34': Luca Antonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
  • 37': Luca Antonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 44': Juan Ramos (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Spezia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Spezia 0.
  • 47': Foul by Salvador Ferrer (Spezia).
  • 47': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 49': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
  • 50': Juan Ramos (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Jacopo Dezi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
  • 51': Luca Antonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
  • 52': Offside, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli tries a through ball, but Luca Antonelli is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 53': Luca Antonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
  • 54': Jacopo Dezi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Offside, Empoli. Domenico Maietta tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
  • 56': Goal! Empoli 0, Spezia 1. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 58': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Juan Ramos.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer following a fast break.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonino La Gumina.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Leo Stulac (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
  • 60': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Paolo Bartolomei.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 64': Substitution, Spezia. Luca Mora replaces Paolo Bartolomei.
  • 64': Substitution, Empoli. Jure Balkovec replaces Luca Antonelli.
  • 65': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
  • 65': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Domenico Maietta.
  • 67': Substitution, Empoli. Karim Laribi replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 67': Substitution, Spezia. Antonino Ragusa replaces Soufiane Bidaoui.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Luca Mora (Spezia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Antonino La Gumina (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso with a headed pass.
  • 71': Goal! Empoli 1, Spezia 1. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
  • 72': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
  • 72': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Leo Stulac.
  • 75': Foul by Elio Capradossi (Spezia).
  • 75': Karim Laribi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Jure Balkovec (Empoli) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Ricci.
  • 76': Antonino La Gumina (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
  • 76': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Spezia. Delano Burgzorg replaces Federico Ricci.
  • 78': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giulio Maggiore.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 79': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Juan Ramos.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Domenico Maietta (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Laribi with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
  • 84': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Karim Laribi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacopo Dezi with a headed pass.
  • 88': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 88': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Juan Ramos.
  • 89': Antonino Ragusa (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Karim Laribi (Empoli).
  • 89': Karim Laribi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Claudio Terzi (Spezia) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Mora with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 90'+1': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Antonino Ragusa (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Laribi with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Spezia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Spezia 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 14
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
38.4 Possession 61.6
13 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
292 Accurate Passes 498
369 Passes 577
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 12
8 Crosses 30
0.4 Cross % 0.4
78 Long Balls 54
45 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 6
9 Tackles 9
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 6
17 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 5,384

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

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
3 Domenico Maietta
6 Simone Romagnoli
13 Luca Antonelli
5 Frederic Veseli
20 Antonio La Gumina
8 Leo Stulac
10 Jacopo Dezi Yellow Card
11 Nedim Bajrami
16 Davide Frattesi
7 Leonardo Mancuso
Empoli Substitutes:
Tommaso Fantacci, Dimitris Nikolaou, Ivan Provedel, Kevin Piscopo, Davide Merola, Kevin Cannavò, Jure Balkovec, Filippo Perucchini, Marcello Gazzola, Karim Laribi, Samuele Ricci, Roberto Pirrello.

SPE Spezia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Simone Scuffet (GK)
13 Elio Capradossi Yellow Card
19 Claudio Terzi Yellow Card
3 Juan Ramos
21 Salvador Ferrer Yellow Card
8 Matteo Ricci Yellow Card
16 Paolo Bartolomei Yellow Card
25 Giulio Maggiore
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
26 Soufiane Bidaoui
10 Federico Ricci
Spezia Substitutes:
Antonino Ragusa, Delano Burgzorg, Luca Vignali, Luca Mora, Giuseppe Mastinu, Simone Bastoni, Axel Desjardins, Leonardo Benedetti, Titas Krapikas, Martin Erlic.

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