Italian Serie B

Empoli vs SPAL, 2020-21 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Empoli
  • 63': Nedim Bajrami
  • 83': Leonardo Mancuso
FT
2 - 1
SPAL
  • 34': Salvatore Esposito

About

Empoli are hosting SPAL 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.
  • 3': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
  • 4': Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (SPAL).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 5': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nenad Tomovic.
  • 7': Offside, SPAL. Nenad Tomovic tries a through ball, but Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 9': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 9': Lucas Castro (SPAL) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Marko Jankovic (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Francesco Vicari (SPAL).
  • 10': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 14': Offside, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 15': Sebastiano Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Salvatore Esposito (SPAL).
  • 18': Marco Olivieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Leonardo Sernicola.
  • 19': Hand ball by Marco Olivieri (Empoli).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Lucas Castro (SPAL) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
  • 25': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Marco Sala (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 27': Offside, Empoli. Marco Olivieri tries a through ball, but Riccardo Fiamozzi is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Lucas Castro (SPAL).
  • 28': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Simone Missiroli (SPAL) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marko Jankovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Hand ball by Marko Jankovic (SPAL).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Leo Stulac (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
  • 34': Goal! Empoli 0, SPAL 1. Salvatore Esposito (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Castro.
  • 35': Foul by Simone Missiroli (SPAL).
  • 35': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
  • 36': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 36': Lucas Castro (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Marko Jankovic (SPAL) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 43': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Demba Thiam.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross.
  • 44': Offside, SPAL. Leonardo Sernicola tries a through ball, but Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, SPAL 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, SPAL 1.
  • 48': Foul by Marco Sala (SPAL).
  • 48': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Castro.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 57': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Marco Sala.
  • 59': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 59': Sebastiano Esposito (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Marco Olivieri.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Lucas Castro (SPAL) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito.
  • 62': Substitution, SPAL. Federico Di Francesco replaces Marko Jankovic.
  • 63': Goal! Empoli 1, SPAL 1. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 70': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Marco Sala.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Substitution, SPAL. Bartosz Salamon replaces Marco Sala because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, SPAL. Mattia Valoti replaces Lucas Castro.
  • 73': Foul by Salvatore Esposito (SPAL).
  • 73': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Valoti.
  • 73': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 76': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Samuele Ricci.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Haas with a cross.
  • 77': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Demba Thiam.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Bartosz Salamon.
  • 81': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 81': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Goal! Empoli 2, SPAL 1. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 87': Hand ball by Stefano Moreo (Empoli).
  • 88': Federico Di Francesco (SPAL) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Empoli).
  • 89': Foul by Bartosz Salamon (SPAL).
  • 89': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, SPAL. Alessandro Murgia replaces Simone Missiroli.
  • 90': Substitution, SPAL. Enrico Brignola replaces Luca Ranieri.
  • 90': Offside, Empoli. Dimitris Nikolaou tries a through ball, but Andrea La Mantia is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Offside, SPAL. Sebastiano Esposito tries a through ball, but Leonardo Sernicola is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Empoli. Roberto Pirrello replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Murgia (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 90'+5': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Enrico Brignola (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, SPAL 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 2, SPAL 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 2, SPAL 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
50.1 Possession 49.9
13 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
376 Accurate Passes 387
467 Passes 468
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 8
22 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.3
70 Long Balls 60
41 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 12
15 Effective Clearances 26
15 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

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

Italian Serie B Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Venezia 36 +44 78
2 Monza 36 +30 75
3 Frosinone 36 +36 75
4 Palermo 36 +29 69
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
6 Simone Romagnoli
3 Aleksa Terzic
20 Riccardo Fiamozzi
9 Marco Olivieri
5 Leo Stulac
11 Nedim Bajrami
25 Filippo Bandinelli Yellow Card
28 Samuele Ricci
7 Leonardo Mancuso
Empoli Substitutes:
Mattia Viti, Samuele Damiani, Nicolas Haas, Andrea Cambiaso, Stefano Moreo, Davide Zappella, Leandro Pratelli, Jacopo Furlan, Andrea La Mantia, Fabiano Parisi, Nicolo Casale, Roberto Pirrello.

SPA SPAL (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
22 Demba Thiam (GK)
23 Francesco Vicari
3 Luca Ranieri
4 Nenad Tomovic
6 Salvatore Esposito
7 Simone Missiroli
32 Marco Sala
17 Leonardo Sernicola
21 Sebastiano Esposito
19 Lucas Castro
95 Marko Jankovic
SPAL Substitutes:
Bartosz Salamon, Enrico Brignola, Georgi Tunjov, Alessandro Murgia, Federico Di Francesco, Mattia Valoti, Cesare Galeotti, Caleb Okoli, Riccardo Spaltro.

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