Bologna vs Cesena, 2023-24 Coppa Italia, First Round

· Coppa Italia
Bologna
  • 2': Tommaso Corazza
  • 80': Joshua Zirkzee
FT
2 - 0
Cesena

    About

    Bologna are hosting Cesena at Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Coppa Italia.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Goal! Bologna 1, Cesena 0. Tommaso Corazza (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 3': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
    • 3': Nicolò Bianchi (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
    • 12': Foul by Giuseppe Prestia (Cesena).
    • 12': Marko Arnautovic (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Bologna) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nikola Moro with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Emanuele Adamo (Cesena).
    • 17': Tommaso Corazza (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Emanuele Adamo (Cesena).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bumbu (Cesena) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Giovannini.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Nikola Moro (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
    • 24': Delay in match (Bologna).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Nikola Moro (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a cross.
    • 30': Foul by Cristian Shpendi (Cesena).
    • 30': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 33': Foul by Niklas Pyyhtia (Bologna).
    • 33': Jonathan Bumbu (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
    • 37': Foul by Emanuele Adamo (Cesena).
    • 37': Nikola Moro (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Moro (Bologna).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Foul by Niklas Pyyhtia (Bologna).
    • 40': Giuseppe Prestia (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
    • 40': Jonathan Bumbu (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Corner, Cesena. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Giovannini.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Cesena. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Luigi Silvestri (Cesena) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniele Donnarumma with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
    • 45'+4': Jonathan Bumbu (Cesena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Bologna 1, Cesena 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bologna 1, Cesena 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cesena. Matteo Piacentini replaces Luigi Silvestri.
    • 45': Substitution, Cesena. Saber Hraiech replaces Jonathan Bumbu.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Saber Hraiech (Cesena) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Francesconi.
    • 46': Corner, Cesena. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Daniele Donnarumma (Cesena) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuele Adamo.
    • 50': Foul by Alessandro Giovannini (Cesena).
    • 50': Tommaso Corazza (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
    • 58': Offside, Cesena. Andrea Ciofi tries a through ball, but Emanuele Adamo is caught offside.
    • 60': Corner, Cesena. Conceded by Michel Aebischer.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Daniele Donnarumma (Cesena) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 60': Offside, Cesena. Matteo Francesconi tries a through ball, but Nicolò Bianchi is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Niklas Pyyhtia.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Nikola Moro (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Matteo Francesconi (Cesena) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Saber Hraiech.
    • 64': Substitution, Cesena. Simone Corazza replaces Cristian Shpendi.
    • 65': Substitution, Cesena. Edoardo Pierozzi replaces Emanuele Adamo.
    • 67': Foul by Saber Hraiech (Cesena).
    • 67': Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Delay in match (Bologna).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
    • 72': Simone Corazza (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Saber Hraiech (Cesena).
    • 72': Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Dangerous play by Tommaso Corazza (Bologna).
    • 73': Edoardo Pierozzi (Cesena) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Offside, Cesena. Giuseppe Prestia tries a through ball, but Edoardo Pierozzi is caught offside.
    • 76': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Bologna).
    • 76': Giuseppe Prestia (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Bologna. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Tommaso Corazza.
    • 77': Substitution, Bologna. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Marko Arnautovic.
    • 77': Substitution, Bologna. Kacper Urbanski replaces Nikola Moro.
    • 78': Foul by Sam Beukema (Bologna).
    • 78': Simone Corazza (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Goal! Bologna 2, Cesena 0. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Michel Aebischer (Bologna) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michel Aebischer with a through ball.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 83': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
    • 83': Saber Hraiech (Cesena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Substitution, Cesena. Tommaso Berti replaces Alessandro Giovannini.
    • 84': Edoardo Pierozzi (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
    • 87': Substitution, Bologna. Lorenzo De Silvestri replaces Stefan Posch.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
    • 90'+2': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Saber Hraiech (Cesena).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Bonifazi.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giuseppe Prestia.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bologna 2, Cesena 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bologna 2, Cesena 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    2 Saves 0
    32.3 Possession 67.7
    7 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    311 Accurate Passes 766
    388 Passes 852
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    15 Crosses 12
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    35 Long Balls 65
    19 Accurate Long Balls 42
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 18
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    16 Interceptions 8
    8 Effective Clearances 9
    8 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: Coppa Italia

    Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
    Location: Bologna, Italy

    Line-Ups

    BOL Bologna (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    28 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
    14 Kevin Bonifazi
    31 Sam Beukema
    16 Tommaso Corazza
    3 Stefan Posch
    8 Nicolás Domínguez
    20 Michel Aebischer
    19 Lewis Ferguson
    10 Marko Arnautovic
    6 Nikola Moro
    25 Niklas Pyyhtia
    Bologna Substitutes:
    Lorenzo De Silvestri, Kacper Urbanski, Tommaso Ravaglioli, Joaquín Sosa, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Jerdy Schouten, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Riccardo Stivanello, Nicola Bagnolini, Oussama El Azzouzi, Joshua Zirkzee, Federico Ravaglia, Jhon Lucumí.

    CES Cesena (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Matteo Pisseri (GK)
    19 Giuseppe Prestia
    28 Luigi Silvestri
    15 Andrea Ciofi
    70 Matteo Francesconi
    52 Nicoló Bianchi
    6 Jonathan Bumbu
    7 Daniele Donnarumma
    17 Emanuele Adamo Yellow Card
    30 Alessandro Giovannini
    9 Cristian Shpendi
    Cesena Substitutes:
    Tommaso Berti, Roberto Ogunseye, Saber Hraiech, Matteo Piacentini, Francesco De Rose, Ivan Kontek, Simone Corazza, Antonio David, Giulio Veliaj, Alessandro Siano, Edoardo Pierozzi, Simone Pieraccini, Giovanni Nannelli.

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