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

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

70': Nicolas Haas

FT
1 - 1

Venezia

25': Pasquale Mazzocchi

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Empoli are hosting Venezia at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Anthony Taugourdeau.
3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Marco Modolo.
4': Offside, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia tries a through ball, but Nicolas Haas is caught offside.
12': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
12': Mattia Aramu (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Venezia).
14': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
17': Foul by Mattia Aramu (Venezia).
17': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jacopo Dezi.
20': Foul by Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli).
20': Francesco Forte (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
23': Attempt saved. Francesco Forte (Venezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gian Filippo Felicioli with a cross.
23': Foul by Anthony Taugourdeau (Venezia).
23': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Goal! Empoli 0, Venezia 1. Pasquale Mazzocchi (Venezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Taugourdeau.
26': Pasquale Mazzocchi (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
28': Foul by Marco Modolo (Venezia).
28': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt saved. Mattia Aramu (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
31': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
31': Jacopo Dezi (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Offside, Venezia. Pietro Ceccaroni tries a through ball, but Dennis Johnsen is caught offside.
32': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
32': Gian Filippo Felicioli (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Marco Modolo (Venezia).
33': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
38': Attempt missed. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
39': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pietro Ceccaroni.
40': Foul by Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli).
40': Mattia Aramu (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Venezia 1.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Venezia 1.
45': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolò Casale replaces Dimitris Nikolaou.
46': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Venezia).
47': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
47': Jacopo Dezi (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Offside, Venezia. Pasquale Mazzocchi tries a through ball, but Mattia Aramu is caught offside.
52': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia with a headed pass.
52': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
52': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pietro Ceccaroni.
53': Substitution, Empoli. Giovanni Crociata replaces Samuele Ricci.
53': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
53': Marco Modolo (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Substitution, Venezia. Francesco Di Mariano replaces Dennis Johnsen.
56': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
56': Gian Filippo Felicioli (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
57': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli).
59': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Empoli).
60': Mattia Aramu (Venezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Hand ball by Samuele Damiani (Empoli).
61': Hand ball by Francesco Forte (Venezia).
63': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
65': Attempt missed. Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
69': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
69': Substitution, Venezia. Gabriele Ferrarini replaces Pasquale Mazzocchi.
70': Substitution, Venezia. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Jacopo Dezi.
70': Goal! Empoli 1, Venezia 1. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
72': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
74': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alberto Pomini.
75': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
76': Attempt missed. Samuele Damiani (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Crociata.
78': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi with a cross.
81': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
81': Marco Modolo (Venezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Hand ball by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
82': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pietro Ceccaroni.
82': Attempt missed. Nicolò Casale (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
83': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Olivieri replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
83': Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Nedim Bajrami.
83': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Foul by Gabriele Ferrarini (Venezia).
85': Foul by Mattia Aramu (Venezia).
85': Nicolò Casale (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli tries a through ball, but Andrea La Mantia is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Venezia. Michael Svoboda replaces Mattia Aramu.
86': Substitution, Venezia. Cristian Molinaro replaces Gian Filippo Felicioli.
88': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
88': Sebastiano Esposito (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Anthony Taugourdeau (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Marco Olivieri (Empoli).
90'+1': Substitution, Empoli. Aleksa Terzic replaces Fabiano Parisi.
90'+5': Foul by Anthony Taugourdeau (Venezia).
90'+5': Stefano Moreo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Venezia 1.
0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Venezia 1.

Statistics

VEN		EMP
11	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
38.6	Possession	61.4
3	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	4
1.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
285	Accurate Passes	482
387	Passes	589
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
3	Crosses	29
0.7	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	83
32	Accurate Long Balls	47
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	16
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	8
26	Effective Clearances	4
26	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

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

Italian Serie B Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Pisa	11	+9	24
2	Sassuolo	11	+11	22
3	Spezia	11	+7	21
4	Cremonese	11	+4	18

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
43	Dimitris Nikolaou
6	Simone Romagnoli
65	Fabiano Parisi
20	Riccardo Fiamozzi
19	Andrea La Mantia
30	Samuele Damiani
11	Nedim Bajrami
28	Samuele Ricci
32	Nicolas Haas
7	Leonardo Mancuso

Empoli Substitutes:

Ryder Matos, Szymon Zurkowski, Marco Olivieri, Nicolo Casale, Stefano Moreo, Jacopo Furlan, Roberto Pirrello, Stefano Sabelli, Aleksa Terzic, Leo Stulac, Giovanni Crociata, Andrea Cambiaso.

Venezia (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
22	Alberto Pomini (GK)
32	Pietro Ceccaroni
13	Marco Modolo
14	Gian Filippo Felicioli
7	Pasquale Mazzocchi
17	Dennis Johnsen
4	Anthony Taugourdeau
10	Mattia Aramu
8	Jacopo Dezi
16	Luca Fiordilino
11	Francesco Forte

Venezia Substitutes:

Michele Cremonesi, Sebastiano Esposito, Harvey St Clair, Riccardo Bocalon, Niki Mäenpää, Gabriele Ferrarini, Michael Svoboda, Giacomo Ricci, Francesco Di Mariano, Cristian Molinaro, Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason, Domenico Rossi.

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