Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Empoli
  • 51': Andrea La Mantia
  • 69': Ryder Matos
FT
2 - 1
Lecce
  • 24': Pablo Rodriguez

About

Empoli are hosting Lecce 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.
  • 5': Offside, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Boban Nikolov (Lecce).
  • 6': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Biagio Meccariello (Lecce).
  • 10': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Biagio Meccariello (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Foul by Pablo Rodriguez (Lecce).
  • 12': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
  • 14': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Mariusz Stepinski (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Lecce).
  • 15': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 17': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 18': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 18': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli).
  • 20': Mariusz Stepinski (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Goal! Empoli 0, Lecce 1. Pablo Rodriguez (Lecce) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Paganini with a headed pass.
  • 26': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 26': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce).
  • 27': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Biagio Meccariello (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
  • 32': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce).
  • 32': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 37': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Lecce).
  • 37': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kastriot Dermaku.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
  • 39': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 39': Luca Paganini (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Mariusz Stepinski (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabio Pisacane.
  • 42': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Fabio Pisacane (Lecce).
  • 42': Fabio Pisacane (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Pablo Rodriguez (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 45': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Biagio Meccariello.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami tries a through ball, but Andrea La Mantia is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Lecce 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Lecce 1.
  • 47': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Luca Paganini (Lecce).
  • 50': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 50': Gabriel (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Goal! Empoli 1, Lecce 1. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a cross.
  • 54': Fabio Pisacane (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 55': Foul by Pablo Rodriguez (Lecce).
  • 55': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 57': Substitution, Empoli. Ryder Matos replaces Andrea La Mantia.
  • 57': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 58': Boban Nikolov (Lecce) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Pablo Rodriguez.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Boban Nikolov (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ryder Matos (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 63': Luca Paganini (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Luca Paganini (Lecce).
  • 67': Substitution, Lecce. Fabio Lucioni replaces Kastriot Dermaku.
  • 67': Substitution, Lecce. Marco Mancosu replaces Liam Henderson.
  • 68': Substitution, Lecce. Guven Yalcin replaces Pablo Rodriguez.
  • 68': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Fabiano Parisi because of an injury.
  • 69': Goal! Empoli 2, Lecce 1. Ryder Matos (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Boban Nikolov (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guven Yalcin.
  • 72': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Biagio Meccariello (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Mancosu with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Boban Nikolov (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariusz Stepinski.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Marco Mancosu (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 77': Foul by Biagio Meccariello (Lecce).
  • 77': Ryder Matos (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Olivieri replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 77': Substitution, Lecce. Zan Majer replaces Boban Nikolov.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 79': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fabio Lucioni.
  • 79': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
  • 80': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fabio Lucioni.
  • 80': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuele Ricci following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Lecce. John Björkengren replaces Fabio Pisacane.
  • 84': Hand ball by Marco Olivieri (Empoli).
  • 84': Marco Olivieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 85': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Marco Mancosu (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 88': Foul by Fabio Lucioni (Lecce).
  • 88': Ryder Matos (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Marco Olivieri (Empoli).
  • 89': Luca Paganini (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Mariusz Stepinski (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 90': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Luca Paganini (Lecce).
  • 90'+2': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryder Matos.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fabio Lucioni.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, Lecce 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 2, Lecce 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 1
50.7 Possession 49.3
13 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
373 Accurate Passes 367
438 Passes 426
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
8 Accurate Crosses 7
23 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.4
53 Long Balls 36
32 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 12
13 Effective Clearances 13
13 Clearances 13

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 10 +9 23
2 Sassuolo 10 +11 21
3 Spezia 10 +7 20
4 Cremonese 10 +4 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
22 Jacopo Furlan (GK)
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
6 Simone Romagnoli
65 Fabiano Parisi Yellow Card
21 Stefano Sabelli
5 Leo Stulac
25 Filippo Bandinelli
32 Nicolas Haas Yellow Card
11 Nedim Bajrami
7 Leonardo Mancuso
19 Andrea La Mantia
Empoli Substitutes:
Andrea Cambiaso, Stefano Moreo, Mattia Viti, Szymon Zurkowski, Roberto Pirrello, Marco Olivieri, Samuele Ricci, Giovanni Crociata, Ryder Matos, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Leandro Pratelli, Samuele Damiani.

LEC Lecce (3-5-2)

No. Name
21 Gabriel (GK)
17 Kastriot Dermaku
6 Biagio Meccariello Yellow Card
4 Fabio Pisacane Yellow Card
53 Liam Henderson
16 Boban Nikolov
42 Morten Hjulmand
25 Antonino Gallo
7 Luca Paganini
14 Mariusz Stepinski
99 Pablo Rodriguez
Lecce Substitutes:
Mauro Vigorito, Zan Majer, Leonard Zuta, Marco Bleve, Marco Mancosu, Christian Maggio, Marco Calderoni, Guven Yalcin, Massimo Coda, Fabio Lucioni, John Bjorkengren.

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