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

· Italian Serie B

Crotone

FT
0 - 0

Empoli

About

Crotone are hosting Empoli 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.
1': Attempt blocked. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Mazzotta.
1': Attempt blocked. Ahmad Benali (Crotone) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
1': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Luca Antonelli.
2': Attempt saved. Ahmad Benali (Crotone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
2': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
3': Attempt blocked. Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Offside, Empoli. Luca Antonelli tries a through ball, but Karim Laribi is caught offside.
10': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
10': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
10': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Stefano Moreo.
13': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Karim Laribi is caught offside.
14': Attempt missed. Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Simy.
15': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Luca Antonelli (Empoli).
17': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guillaume Gigliotti with a cross.
18': Offside, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli tries a through ball, but Stefano Moreo is caught offside.
20': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
20': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt missed. Andrea Barberis (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
23': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
23': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Antonino La Gumina (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
27': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
27': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
30': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimir Golemic.
31': Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Mazzotta with a cross.
31': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
32': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.
33': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
34': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andrea Barberis with a cross following a corner.
34': Offside, Empoli. Alberto Brignoli tries a through ball, but Antonino La Gumina is caught offside.
37': Attempt saved. Jacopo Dezi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
38': Attempt blocked. Karim Laribi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Dezi.
38': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
38': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
41': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
42': Foul by Stefano Moreo (Empoli).
42': Luca Marrone (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt blocked. Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Jacopo Dezi.
45'+2': First Half ends, Crotone 0, Empoli 0.
45': Second Half begins Crotone 0, Empoli 0.
45': Substitution, Crotone. Luca Vido replaces Junior Messias.
47': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Jacopo Dezi.
49': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
49': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt blocked. Andrea Barberis (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
51': Luca Vido (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Stefano Moreo (Empoli).
54': Luca Marrone (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Substitution, Empoli. Jure Balkovec replaces Luca Antonelli because of an injury.
56': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
56': Guillaume Gigliotti (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Jacopo Dezi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
58': Stefano Moreo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt missed. Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Stulac following a set piece situation.
59': Substitution, Empoli. Davide Frattesi replaces Karim Laribi.
59': Attempt blocked. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Dezi.
59': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Guillaume Gigliotti.
61': Attempt missed. Salvatore Molina (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
62': Attempt missed. Jure Balkovec (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacopo Dezi.
63': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Stefano Moreo is caught offside.
64': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frederic Veseli.
64': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonio Mazzotta.
65': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Stefano Moreo.
66': Substitution, Crotone. Mattia Mustacchio replaces Antonio Mazzotta.
67': Attempt missed. Salvatore Molina (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Barberis following a corner.
68': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Domenico Maietta.
69': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
69': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Jacopo Dezi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a cross.
70': Attempt missed. Ahmad Benali (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato.
72': Offside, Empoli. Jacopo Dezi tries a through ball, but Antonino La Gumina is caught offside.
74': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Domenico Maietta.
75': Offside, Crotone. Luca Marrone tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Empoli. Leonardo Mancuso replaces Stefano Moreo.
77': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Foul by Andrea Barberis (Crotone).
77': Substitution, Crotone. Maximiliano López replaces Simy.
78': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
78': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Mattia Mustacchio (Crotone) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato.
80': Attempt saved. Maximiliano López (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salvatore Molina with a headed pass.
81': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
81': Jacopo Dezi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Hand ball by Luca Vido (Crotone).
83': Attempt saved. Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Barberis.
83': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
84': Foul by Jacopo Dezi (Empoli).
84': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Attempt blocked. Luca Vido (Crotone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato.
85': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Jacopo Dezi.
86': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
86': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Jure Balkovec.
88': Dangerous play by Maximiliano López (Crotone).
88': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
90'+2': Luca Marrone (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Antonino La Gumina (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Crotone 0, Empoli 0.
0': Match ends, Crotone 0, Empoli 0.

Statistics

EMP		CRO
16	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	14
4	Saves	1
37.9	Possession	62.1
10	SHOTS	19
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
205	Accurate Passes	370
279	Passes	451
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
9	Crosses	34
0.2	Cross %	0.1
55	Long Balls	74
23	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	7
8	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
7	Interceptions	7
24	Effective Clearances	7
24	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Ezio Scida
Location: Crotone, Italy
Attendance: 6,203

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

Crotone (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Alex Cordaz (GK)
34	Luca Marrone
6	Guillaume Gigliotti
5	Vlasmir Golemic
21	Niccolò Zanellato
10	Ahmad Benali
18	Andrea Barberis
23	Antonio Mazzotta
17	Salvatore Molina
25	Simy
30	Junior Messias

Crotone Substitutes:

Maxi López, Tomislav Gomelt, Moreno Rutten, Jean Lambert Evans, Gabriele Bellodi, Giovanni Crociata, Mattia Mustacchio, Mateo Itrak, Federico Panza, Giacomo Figliuzzi, Marco Festa, Luca Vido.

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
3	Domenico Maietta
6	Simone Romagnoli
13	Luca Antonelli
5	Frederic Veseli
9	Stefano Moreo
8	Leo Stulac
21	Karim Laribi
25	Filippo Bandinelli
10	Jacopo Dezi
20	Antonio La Gumina

Empoli Substitutes:

Nedim Bajrami, Tommaso Fantacci, Filippo Perucchini, Davide Frattesi, Jure Balkovec, Davide Merola, Samuele Ricci, Dimitris Nikolaou, Leonardo Mancuso, Roberto Pirrello, Kevin Piscopo, Ivan Provedel.

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