Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Ascoli
  • 39': Federico Dionisi
  • 60': Riad Bajic
FT
2 - 0
Empoli

    About

    Ascoli are hosting Empoli at Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno, 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.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Ryder Matos (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
    • 4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicola Leali.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicola Leali.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Kragl.
    • 13': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli).
    • 14': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 19': Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Dario Saric (Ascoli).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Riad Bajic (Ascoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 21': Offside, Ascoli. Fabrizio Caligara tries a through ball, but Federico Dionisi is caught offside.
    • 21': Offside, Empoli. Stefano Sabelli tries a through ball, but Andrea La Mantia is caught offside.
    • 22': Federico Dionisi (Ascoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from very close range.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Dario Saric (Ascoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 23': Corner, Ascoli. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Fabrizio Caligara (Ascoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Marcel Büchel.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Ryder Matos (Empoli) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli).
    • 27': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Oliver Kragl (Ascoli).
    • 28': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 29': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Raffaele Pucino.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Nicolò Casale (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryder Matos with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 33': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Anastasios Avlonitis.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 34': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicola Leali.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 39': Goal! Ascoli 1, Empoli 0. Federico Dionisi (Ascoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabrizio Caligara.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Riad Bajic (Ascoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dionisi.
    • 45'+1': Federico Dionisi (Ascoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 45'+1': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Ascoli 1, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ascoli 1, Empoli 0.
    • 46': Foul by Ryder Matos (Empoli).
    • 46': Riccardo Brosco (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 50': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli).
    • 50': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Riccardo Brosco (Ascoli).
    • 54': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 54': Attempt saved. Dario Saric (Ascoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdelhamid Sabiri.
    • 55': Dario Saric (Ascoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
    • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Olivieri replaces Ryder Matos.
    • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Kragl.
    • 58': Fabrizio Caligara (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
    • 58': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Goal! Ascoli 2, Empoli 0. Riad Bajic (Ascoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raffaele Pucino with a through ball.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dionisi.
    • 65': Substitution, Empoli. Giovanni Crociata replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 65': Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Andrea La Mantia.
    • 66': Dario Saric (Ascoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Empoli).
    • 67': Federico Dionisi (Ascoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
    • 69': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli).
    • 69': Giovanni Crociata (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Marcel Büchel (Ascoli).
    • 70': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raffaele Pucino.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Riad Bajic (Ascoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdelhamid Sabiri.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross.
    • 73': Substitution, Ascoli. Soufiane Bidaoui replaces Federico Dionisi because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Ascoli. Mirko Eramo replaces Fabrizio Caligara.
    • 74': Foul by Mirko Eramo (Ascoli).
    • 74': Giovanni Crociata (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Soufiane Bidaoui (Ascoli).
    • 75': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Riccardo Brosco (Ascoli).
    • 75': Giovanni Crociata (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Riccardo Brosco (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Soufiane Bidaoui (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirko Eramo.
    • 77': Foul by Oliver Kragl (Ascoli).
    • 77': Marco Olivieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi replaces Stefano Sabelli.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Casale following a set piece situation.
    • 79': Substitution, Ascoli. Tommaso D'Orazio replaces Oliver Kragl.
    • 79': Substitution, Ascoli. Simone Simeri replaces Riad Bajic.
    • 80': Corner, Ascoli. Conceded by Aleksa Terzic.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Tommaso D'Orazio (Ascoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdelhamid Sabiri with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Anastasios Avlonitis.
    • 82': Foul by Soufiane Bidaoui (Ascoli).
    • 82': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Leo Stulac (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 83': Foul by Anastasios Avlonitis (Ascoli).
    • 83': Stefano Moreo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Anastasios Avlonitis (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Hand ball by Simone Simeri (Ascoli).
    • 86': Corner, Ascoli. Conceded by Aleksa Terzic.
    • 88': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Stefano Moreo (Empoli).
    • 88': Stefano Moreo (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Marcel Büchel (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Tommaso D'Orazio (Ascoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Soufiane Bidaoui.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 90': Foul by Stefano Moreo (Empoli).
    • 90': Raffaele Pucino (Ascoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli).
    • 90'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Anastasios Avlonitis.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Ascoli).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ascoli 2, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ascoli 2, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 7
    60.6 Possession 39.4
    17 SHOTS 16
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    354 Accurate Passes 217
    447 Passes 299
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 5
    33 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    49 Long Balls 75
    25 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 14
    13 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 16
    9 Effective Clearances 22
    9 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

    Venue: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
    Location: Ascoli Piceno, Italy

    Italian Serie B Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Venezia 32 +37 68
    2 Monza 32 +24 65
    3 Frosinone 32 +30 65
    4 Palermo 32 +25 61
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ASC Ascoli (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Nicola Leali (GK)
    24 Anastasios Avlonitis Yellow Card
    23 Riccardo Brosco Yellow Card
    69 Oliver Kragl
    2 Raffaele Pucino
    99 Riad Bajic
    77 Marcel Büchel Yellow Card
    21 Abdelhamid Sabiri
    32 Fabrizio Caligara
    30 Dario Saric
    9 Federico Dionisi
    Ascoli Substitutes:
    Tommaso D'Orazio, Danilo Quaranta, Vittorio Parigini, Mirko Eramo, Mouhamadou Sarr, Soufiane Bidaoui, Gabriel Charpentier, Gabriele Corbo, Nicola Mosti, Simone Simeri, Andrea Danzi, Gianmarco Cangiano.

    EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
    43 Dimitris Nikolaou
    16 Nicolo Casale
    3 Aleksa Terzic
    21 Stefano Sabelli Yellow Card
    8 Ryder Matos
    5 Leo Stulac
    11 Nedim Bajrami
    25 Filippo Bandinelli
    27 Szymon Zurkowski Yellow Card
    19 Andrea La Mantia
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Roberto Pirrello, Marco Olivieri, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Andrea Cambiaso, Fabiano Parisi, Nicolas Haas, Giovanni Crociata, Jacopo Furlan, Mattia Viti, Samuele Damiani, Samuele Ricci, Stefano Moreo.

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