Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Crotone
  • 27': Simy
  • 38': Simy
  • 63': Giovanni Crociata
FT
3 - 1
Virtus Entella
  • Red Card 62':
  • 79': Giuseppe De Luca

About

Crotone are hosting Virtus Entella at Ezio Scida, Crotone, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
  • 3': Marco Chiosa (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Offside, Crotone. Ahmad Benali tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Simy (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Barberis.
  • 11': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
  • 11': Matteo Mancosu (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Luca Marrone (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Hand ball by Simy (Crotone).
  • 14': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
  • 14': Nikita Contini (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Vladimir Golemic.
  • 16': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Alex Cordaz.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Marco Chiosa (Virtus Entella) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrea Paolucci following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Salvatore Molina (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.
  • 17': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Michele Pellizzer.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mirko Eramo (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Mancosu.
  • 22': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
  • 22': Leonardo Sernicola (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
  • 25': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
  • 25': Marco Chiosa (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, Virtus Entella. Nikita Contini tries a through ball, but Matteo Mancosu is caught offside.
  • 27': Goal! Crotone 1, Virtus Entella 0. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antonio Mazzotta.
  • 31': Foul by Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella).
  • 31': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Luca Nizzetto (Virtus Entella).
  • 34': Offside, Crotone. Andrea Barberis tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
  • 35': Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Junior Messias (Crotone) hits the left post with a left footed shot from long range on the right. Assisted by Ahmad Benali.
  • 38': Goal! Crotone 2, Virtus Entella 0. Simy (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
  • 39': Luca Nizzetto (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Matteo Mancosu (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Antonio Mazzotta (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 40': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Nikita Contini.
  • 42': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Andrea Paolucci.
  • 42': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
  • 42': Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Offside, Virtus Entella. Marco Chiosa tries a through ball, but Giuseppe De Luca is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Guillaume Gigliotti.
  • 44': Foul by Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella).
  • 44': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Antonio Mazzotta (Crotone).
  • 45': Mirko Eramo (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
  • 45': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
  • 45'+1': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Crotone 2, Virtus Entella 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Crotone 2, Virtus Entella 0.
  • 47': Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Crotone).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 48': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
  • 49': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
  • 49': Marco Chiosa (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Andrea Barberis (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
  • 51': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
  • 51': Matteo Mancosu (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Andrea Barberis (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Salvatore Molina (Crotone) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 53': Foul by Marco Chiosa (Virtus Entella).
  • 53': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Marco Chiosa (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Marco Chiosa (Virtus Entella).
  • 54': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
  • 54': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Fabrizio Poli.
  • 55': Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Vladimir Golemic (Crotone).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Antonio Mazzotta (Crotone) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
  • 57': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Marco Sala replaces Mirko Eramo.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Simy.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Nizzetto.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ahmad Benali (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Messias following a fast break.
  • 63': Goal! Crotone 3, Virtus Entella 0. Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
  • 65': Offside, Crotone. Ahmad Benali tries a through ball, but Junior Messias is caught offside.
  • 65': Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
  • 66': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Claudio Morra replaces Matteo Mancosu.
  • 66': Offside, Virtus Entella. Marco Sala tries a through ball, but Giuseppe De Luca is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Crociata.
  • 68': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Marco Chiosa.
  • 69': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella).
  • 69': Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella).
  • 71': Substitution, Crotone. Luca Vido replaces Junior Messias.
  • 71': Substitution, Crotone. Maximiliano López replaces Simy.
  • 71': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Federico Bonini replaces Fabrizio Poli.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Luca Vido (Crotone) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Mazzotta with a cross.
  • 73': Offside, Virtus Entella. Marco Sala tries a through ball, but Andrea Schenetti is caught offside.
  • 74': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Marco Chiosa.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Giovanni Crociata (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
  • 76': Foul by Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone).
  • 76': Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Crotone).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Claudio Morra (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola.
  • 78': Offside, Crotone. Giovanni Crociata tries a through ball, but Luca Vido is caught offside.
  • 78': Substitution, Crotone. Niccolò Zanellato replaces Giovanni Crociata.
  • 79': Claudio Morra (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone).
  • 79': Goal! Crotone 3, Virtus Entella 1. Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Sala.
  • 80': Foul by Federico Bonini (Virtus Entella).
  • 80': Maximiliano López (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Andrea Barberis (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Luca Nizzetto.
  • 82': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Nikita Contini.
  • 85': Offside, Crotone. Ahmad Benali tries a through ball, but Luca Vido is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
  • 86': Marco Sala (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Claudio Morra (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone).
  • 87': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Antonio Mazzotta (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Claudio Morra (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Nizzetto.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Luca Nizzetto (Virtus Entella).
  • 90'+2': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Luca Vido (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato.
  • 90'+5': Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Luca Vido (Crotone).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Crotone 3, Virtus Entella 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Crotone 3, Virtus Entella 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 21
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
34.9 Possession 65.1
12 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
174 Accurate Passes 432
267 Passes 514
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 56
20 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 6
20 Effective Tackles 10
28 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 15
16 Effective Clearances 7
16 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Ezio Scida
Location: Crotone, Italy
Attendance: 5,902

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

CRO Crotone (3-5-2)

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

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

No. Name
13 Nikita Contini (GK)
33 Fabrizio Poli Yellow Card
15 Michele Pellizzer
5 Marco Chiosa Yellow Card
26 Leonardo Sernicola
7 Giuseppe De Luca
23 Andrea Paolucci
34 Andrea Schenetti
10 Luca Nizzetto
27 Mirko Eramo
32 Matteo Mancosu
Virtus Entella Substitutes:
Carlo Crialese, Claudio Morra, Andrea Settembrini, Federico Bonini, Marco Sala, Marco Toscano, Daniele Borra, Andrea Paroni, Michele Currarino, Manuel De Luca, Mauro Coppolaro, Krisztián Adorján.

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