Italian Serie B

Empoli vs US Pescara, 2020-21 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Empoli
  • 62': Samuele Ricci
  • 72': Andrea La Mantia
FT
2 - 2
US Pescara
  • 49': Massimiliano Busellato
  • 79': José Machín

About

Empoli are hosting US Pescara 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.
  • 1': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (Pescara).
  • 1': Marco Olivieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Gennaro Scognamiglio (Pescara).
  • 1': Ryder Matos (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Stulac following a set piece situation.
  • 3': Andrea Tabanelli (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 4': Foul by Andrea Tabanelli (Pescara).
  • 4': Stefano Moreo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Antonio Balzano (Pescara).
  • 5': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Leo Stulac (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryder Matos.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Damir Ceter (Pescara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Massimiliano Busellato.
  • 17': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 17': Gennaro Scognamiglio (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Andrea Tabanelli (Pescara).
  • 18': Roberto Pirrello (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Antonio Balzano (Pescara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gennaro Scognamiglio.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ryder Matos (Empoli) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Ryder Matos (Empoli).
  • 23': Rodrigo Guth (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Ryder Matos (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Ryder Matos.
  • 26': Offside, Pescara. José Machín tries a through ball, but Andrea Tabanelli is caught offside.
  • 28': Andrea Tabanelli (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Roberto Pirrello (Empoli).
  • 28': Offside, Pescara. Edoardo Masciangelo tries a through ball, but Salvatore Bocchetti is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 30': Foul by Damir Ceter (Pescara).
  • 30': Ryder Matos (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Damir Ceter (Pescara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 31': Mirko Valdifiori (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (Pescara).
  • 34': Marco Olivieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Massimiliano Busellato (Pescara).
  • 38': Offside, Empoli. Roberto Pirrello tries a through ball, but Marco Olivieri is caught offside.
  • 38': Andrea Tabanelli (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Stefano Moreo (Empoli).
  • 39': Foul by Salvatore Bocchetti (Pescara).
  • 39': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Salvatore Bocchetti (Pescara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Damir Ceter (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 43': Offside, Pescara. Andrea Tabanelli tries a through ball, but Damir Ceter is caught offside.
  • 44': Damir Ceter (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 45': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Rodrigo Guth.
  • 45'+1': Edoardo Masciangelo (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Pescara 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Pescara 0.
  • 47': Edoardo Masciangelo (Pescara).
  • 47': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Goal! Empoli 0, Pescara 1. Massimiliano Busellato (Pescara) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 50': Foul by Damir Ceter (Pescara).
  • 50': Roberto Pirrello (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Pirrello with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Olivieri with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Mirko Valdifiori (Pescara).
  • 53': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Tabanelli.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Ryder Matos (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 54': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Massimiliano Busellato.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Foul by Antonio Balzano (Pescara).
  • 55': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leo Stulac following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Massimiliano Busellato (Pescara) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Machín with a cross.
  • 57': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Massimiliano Busellato (Pescara).
  • 57': Massimiliano Busellato (Pescara) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Foul by Antonio Balzano (Pescara).
  • 58': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Massimiliano Busellato (Pescara).
  • 58': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Substitution, Pescara. Jens Odgaard replaces Damir Ceter.
  • 60': Substitution, Pescara. Stephane Omeonga replaces Massimiliano Busellato.
  • 61': Substitution, Empoli. Leonardo Mancuso replaces Ryder Matos.
  • 61': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Stefano Moreo.
  • 61': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Marco Olivieri.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 62': Goal! Empoli 1, Pescara 1. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 64': Foul by Stephane Omeonga (Pescara).
  • 64': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Stephane Omeonga.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 67': Substitution, Pescara. Nicola Rigoni replaces Mirko Valdifiori.
  • 69': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Stephane Omeonga (Pescara).
  • 70': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gennaro Scognamiglio.
  • 72': Goal! Empoli 2, Pescara 1. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (Pescara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephane Omeonga.
  • 75': Substitution, Pescara. Raoul Bellanova replaces Antonio Balzano.
  • 76': Substitution, Pescara. Mardochee Nzita replaces Edoardo Masciangelo.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Roberto Pirrello (Empoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 79': Penalty saved! José Machín (Pescara) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 79': Goal! Empoli 2, Pescara 2. José Machín (Pescara) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 80': José Machín (Pescara) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Pescara).
  • 80': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Damiani replaces Leo Stulac because of an injury.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Nicola Rigoni (Pescara) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Machín with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Foul by Andrea Tabanelli (Pescara).
  • 84': Samuele Damiani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Salvatore Bocchetti.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 87': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 87': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicola Rigoni.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Andrea Tabanelli (Pescara) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mardochee Nzita.
  • 90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Tabanelli.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Roberto Pirrello.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 90'+2': José Machín (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 2, Pescara 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 2, Pescara 2.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 15
1 Saves 0
27 Possession 72
8 SHOTS 23
5 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

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 13 +14 30
2 Sassuolo 13 +13 28
3 Spezia 13 +11 27
4 Cesena 13 +4 21
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli

No. Name
1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
6 Simone Romagnoli
65 Fabiano Parisi
31 Roberto Pirrello
9 Marco Olivieri
5 Leo Stulac
10 Stefano Moreo
28 Samuele Ricci
32 Nicolas Haas
8 Ryder Matos Yellow Card
Empoli Substitutes:
Giovanni Crociata, Nedim Bajrami, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Andrea La Mantia, Aleksa Terzic, Leandro Pratelli, Mattia Viti, Szymon Zurkowski, Samuele Damiani, Leonardo Mancuso, Andrea Cambiaso, Nicolo Casale.

PES US Pescara

No. Name
1 Vincenzo Fiorillo (GK)
16 Salvatore Bocchetti Yellow Card
6 Gennaro Scognamiglio
26 Rodrigo Guth
19 Edoardo Masciangelo
14 Antonio Balzano
10 Mirko Valdifiori
90 Andrea Tabanelli
31 Massimiliano Busellato
99 José Machín
77 Damir Ceter Valencia Yellow Card
US Pescara Substitutes:
Raoul Bellanova, Abdallah Basit, Dejan Vokic, Stephane Omeonga, Cristian Galano, Fabio Maistro, Leandro Fernandes, Mirko Drudi, Fabrizio Alastra, Nicola Rigoni, Mardochee Nzita, Jens Odgaard.

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