Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Hellas Verona, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Relegation Playoff

· Italian Serie A
Spezia
  • 15': Ethan Ampadu
FT
1 - 3
Hellas Verona
  • 5': Davide Faraoni
  • 26': Cyril Ngonge
  • 38': Cyril Ngonge
  • Red Card 68': Davide Faraoni

Verona beat Spezia in relegation playoff to stay in Serie A

Hellas Verona secured another season in Serie A on Sunday after defeating Spezia 3-1 in their relegation playoff, with Cyril Ngonge's two goals sending Spezia into the second tier.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Milan Djuric (Verona).
  • 1': Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 3': Isak Hien (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Goal! Spezia 0, Verona 1. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Verona).
  • 8': Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 11': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia).
  • 11': Isak Hien (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Isak Hien with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 14': Foul by Isak Hien (Verona).
  • 14': MBala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Isak Hien (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Goal! Spezia 1, Verona 1. Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 18': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Sulemana.
  • 22': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
  • 22': Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Spezia).
  • 23': Isak Hien (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Goal! Spezia 1, Verona 2. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan Djuric.
  • 28': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
  • 28': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Fabio Depaoli (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Foul by Milan Djuric (Verona).
  • 30': Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
  • 31': Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
  • 33': Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
  • 36': Foul by Isak Hien (Verona).
  • 36': MBala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Goal! Spezia 1, Verona 3. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 40': Foul by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 40': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Faraoni with a headed pass.
  • 43': Offside, Verona. Sulemana tries a through ball, but Darko Lazovic is caught offside.
  • 45': Adrien Tameze (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia).
  • 45'+1': Sulemana (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Verona 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Verona 3.
  • 48': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
  • 48': Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Djuric.
  • 53': Foul by Eldor Shomurodov (Spezia).
  • 53': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Przemyslaw Wisniewski.
  • 54': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Verona).
  • 56': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
  • 58': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Spezia).
  • 58': Milan Djuric (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Substitution, Verona. Juan Cabal replaces Pawel Dawidowicz.
  • 59': Substitution, Verona. Simone Verdi replaces Darko Lazovic.
  • 61': Eldor Shomurodov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Delay in match (Spezia).
  • 65': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Sulemana.
  • 66': Lorenzo Montipò (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Eldor Shomurodov (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Penalty conceded by Marco Faraoni (Verona) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 68': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the red card.
  • 70': Penalty saved! MBala Nzola (Spezia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 70': Eldor Shomurodov (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Verona).
  • 70': Cyril Ngonge (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
  • 71': Simone Verdi (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 73': Isak Hien (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 74': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Verona).
  • 74': Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Juan Cabal.
  • 75': Substitution, Verona. Filippo Terracciano replaces Cyril Ngonge.
  • 76': Substitution, Verona. Adolfo Gaich replaces Milan Djuric.
  • 76': Eldor Shomurodov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Simone Verdi (Verona).
  • 77': Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Adolfo Gaich (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Salvatore Esposito (Spezia).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross.
  • 81': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 83': Substitution, Spezia. Tio Cipot replaces Salvatore Esposito.
  • 83': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Salvador Ferrer.
  • 83': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Adolfo Gaich (Verona).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 85': Attempt missed. MBala Nzola (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 85': Substitution, Verona. Diego Coppola replaces Giangiacomo Magnani.
  • 86': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Sulemana.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia.
  • 89': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 90': Delay in match (Spezia).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match (Spezia).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Simone Verdi.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. MBala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Adolfo Gaich (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Verona 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Spezia 1, Verona 3.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 11
5 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 9
8 Saves 2
31.3 Possession 68.7
9 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
132 Accurate Passes 379
221 Passes 463
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 9
10 Crosses 39
0.1 Cross % 0.2
73 Long Balls 59
31 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 6
24 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 5
35 Effective Clearances 19
35 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 10,000

Line-Ups

SPE Spezia (3-5-2)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
4 Ethan Ampadu
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
55 Przemyslaw Wisniewski
6 Mehdi Bourabia
77 Szymon Zurkowski
25 Salvatore Esposito Yellow Card
13 Arkadiusz Reca Yellow Card
21 Salvador Ferrer
18 M'Bala Nzola
14 Eldor Shomurodov
Spezia Substitutes:
Albin Ekdal, Tio Cipot, Daniele Verde, Viktor Kovalenko, Jeroen Zoet, Federico Marchetti, Petar Zovko, Raimonds Krollis, Kevin Agudelo.

VER Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK) Yellow Card
6 Isak Hien Yellow Card
27 Pawel Dawidowicz Yellow Card
23 Giangiacomo Magnani
77 Sulemana
61 Adrien Tamèze
29 Fabio Depaoli Yellow Card
5 Davide Faraoni
19 Milan Djuric
8 Darko Lazovic
26 Cyril Ngonge
Hellas Verona Substitutes:
Simone Perilli, Juan Cabal, Simone Verdi, Filippo Terracciano, Josh Doig, Oliver Abildgaard, Alessandro Berardi, Diego Coppola, Kevin Lasagna, Jayden Braaf, Ajdin Hrustic, Miguel Veloso, Yayah Kallon, Adolfo Gaich, Federico Ceccherini.

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