Italian Serie B

Virtus Entella vs SPAL, 2020-21 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Virtus Entella
    FT
    0 - 1
    SPAL
    • 59': Federico Di Francesco

    About

    Virtus Entella are hosting SPAL at Stadio Enrico Sannazzari, Chiavari, 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': Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Leonardo Morosini with a cross.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alberto Paloschi.
    • 3': Offside, Virtus Entella. Andrea Schenetti tries a through ball, but Leonardo Morosini is caught offside.
    • 3': Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
    • 5': Foul by Davide Mazzocco (Virtus Entella).
    • 5': Marco D'Alessandro (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Davide Mazzocco (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Offside, SPAL. Leonardo Sernicola tries a through ball, but Alberto Paloschi is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella).
    • 14': Lorenzo Dickmann (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Morosini (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 15': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Leonardo Sernicola.
    • 16': Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Marco Crimi (Virtus Entella).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Simone Missiroli.
    • 17': Foul by Simone Missiroli (SPAL).
    • 17': Marco Crimi (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Leonardo Morosini (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Paolucci.
    • 20': Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Alberto Paloschi (SPAL).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Nenad Tomovic (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Dickmann.
    • 25': Foul by Mattia Valoti (SPAL).
    • 25': Mauro Coppolaro (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Nenad Tomovic (SPAL).
    • 25': Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Nenad Tomovic (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Offside, Virtus Entella. Mauro Coppolaro tries a through ball, but Leonardo Morosini is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Dickmann (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Missiroli.
    • 28': Foul by Marco Toscano (Virtus Entella).
    • 28': Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
    • 29': Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Davide Mazzocco (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Toscano.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Leonardo Morosini (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mauro Coppolaro.
    • 32': Alberto Paloschi (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella).
    • 36': Offside, Virtus Entella. Leonardo Morosini tries a through ball, but Andrea Schenetti is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Marco Crimi (Virtus Entella).
    • 37': Lorenzo Dickmann (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Marco Toscano (Virtus Entella).
    • 38': Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Morosini.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco D'Alessandro.
    • 41': Foul by Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella).
    • 41': Nenad Tomovic (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella).
    • 42': Attempt saved. Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito.
    • 43': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Andrea Paolucci.
    • 44': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Marco Toscano (Virtus Entella).
    • 44': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Marco Toscano (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mattia Valoti (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+1': Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Alberto Paloschi (SPAL).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Virtus Entella 0, SPAL 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Virtus Entella 0, SPAL 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Andrea Settembrini replaces Davide Mazzocco.
    • 47': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Bartosz Salamon.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Mauro Coppolaro (Virtus Entella) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Paolucci with a cross.
    • 48': Demba Thiam (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella).
    • 48': Offside, SPAL. Mattia Valoti tries a through ball, but Alberto Paloschi is caught offside.
    • 52': Substitution, SPAL. Marco Sala replaces Lorenzo Dickmann because of an injury.
    • 53': Offside, SPAL. Nenad Tomovic tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Marco Toscano (Virtus Entella).
    • 57': Simone Missiroli (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Offside, SPAL. Federico Di Francesco tries a through ball, but Alberto Paloschi is caught offside.
    • 58': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Mauro Coppolaro.
    • 59': Goal! Virtus Entella 0, SPAL 1. Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Foul by Leonardo Morosini (Virtus Entella).
    • 61': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Hand ball by Marco Toscano (Virtus Entella).
    • 62': Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella).
    • 62': Offside, SPAL. Marco D'Alessandro tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Matteo Mancosu replaces Leonardo Morosini.
    • 63': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Tomi Petrovic replaces Andrea Schenetti.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 65': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Demba Thiam.
    • 67': Foul by Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella).
    • 67': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, SPAL. Alessandro Murgia replaces Mattia Valoti.
    • 70': Substitution, SPAL. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Marco D'Alessandro.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mauro Coppolaro.
    • 73': Foul by Marco Toscano (Virtus Entella).
    • 73': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Offside, SPAL. Simone Missiroli tries a through ball, but Bartosz Salamon is caught offside.
    • 75': Andrea Settembrini (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Foul by Matteo Mancosu (Virtus Entella).
    • 77': Marco Sala (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Alberto Paloschi (SPAL).
    • 78': Alberto Paloschi (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL).
    • 80': Marco Crimi (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Offside, Virtus Entella. Marco Toscano tries a through ball, but Matteo Mancosu is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, SPAL. Sergio Floccari replaces Alberto Paloschi.
    • 82': Substitution, SPAL. Enrico Brignola replaces Federico Di Francesco.
    • 83': Offside, SPAL. Gabriel Strefezza tries a through ball, but Sergio Floccari is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Marco Toscano (Virtus Entella).
    • 84': Marco Sala (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Marco Crimi (Virtus Entella).
    • 84': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Alessandro Murgia (SPAL) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Sergio Floccari (SPAL).
    • 86': Sergio Floccari (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Foul by Marco Crimi (Virtus Entella).
    • 87': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Marco Sala (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 89': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Cassio Cardoselli replaces Marco Toscano.
    • 90': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Nenad Tomovic.
    • 90': Demba Thiam (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella).
    • 90'+2': Bartosz Salamon (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Matteo Mancosu (Virtus Entella).
    • 90'+3': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Daniele Borra.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Enrico Brignola (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bartosz Salamon with a through ball.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Virtus Entella 0, SPAL 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Virtus Entella 0, SPAL 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 25
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    7 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    35.6 Possession 64.4
    11 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    241 Accurate Passes 478
    313 Passes 571
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    71 Long Balls 62
    37 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    3 Effective Tackles 9
    9 Tackles 13
    0.3 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 11
    21 Effective Clearances 10
    21 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

    Venue: Stadio Enrico Sannazzari
    Location: Chiavari, Italy

    Italian Serie B Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Venezia 33 +39 71
    2 Frosinone 33 +32 68
    3 Monza 33 +24 66
    4 Palermo 33 +27 64
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    24 Daniele Borra (GK)
    15 Michele Pellizzer
    13 Fabrizio Poli
    21 Mauro Coppolaro
    25 Marco Toscano Yellow Card
    23 Andrea Paolucci
    8 Marco Crimi
    18 Davide Mazzoco Yellow Card
    7 Giuseppe De Luca
    38 Leonardo Morosini
    99 Andrea Schenetti
    Virtus Entella Substitutes:
    Ilias Koutsoupias, Matteo Brunori Sandri, Tomi Petrovic, Michele Currarino, Gabriel Cleur, Mirko Albertazzi, Cassio Cardoselli, Andrea Paroni, Ivan De Santis, Federico Bonini, Andrea Settembrini, Matteo Mancosu.

    SPA SPAL (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    22 Demba Thiam (GK)
    5 Bartosz Salamon
    17 Leonardo Sernicola
    4 Nenad Tomovic Yellow Card
    6 Salvatore Esposito
    7 Simone Missiroli
    77 Marco D'Alessandro
    41 Lorenzo Dickmann
    9 Alberto Paloschi Yellow Card
    8 Mattia Valoti
    14 Federico Di Francesco
    SPAL Substitutes:
    Riccardo Spaltro, Sebastiano Esposito, Maurice Gomis, Gabriel Strefezza, Luca Moro, Georgi Tunjov, Marco Sala, Alessandro Murgia, Cesare Galeotti, Enrico Brignola, Sergio Floccari, Marko Jankovic.

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