Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Venezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 89': Nedim Bajrami (P)
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  • 13': Thomas Henry
  • 68': David Okereke

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 7': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Goal! Empoli 0, Venezia 1. Thomas Henry (Venezia) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mattia Aramu with a cross.
  • 15': Mattia Aramu (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Substitution, Venezia. Daan Heymans replaces Mattia Aramu.
  • 34': Luca Lezzerini (Venezia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Dennis Johnsen (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Venezia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Venezia. Cristian Molinaro replaces David Schnegg.
  • 45': Substitution, Venezia. Niki Mäenpää replaces Luca Lezzerini.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Venezia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli replaces Ardian Ismajli.
  • 54': Substitution, Venezia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Luca Fiordilino because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Samuele Ricci.
  • 62': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 67': Substitution, Venezia. David Okereke replaces Antonio Vacca because of an injury.
  • 68': Goal! Empoli 0, Venezia 2. David Okereke (Venezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Henry following a fast break.
  • 83': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Petar Stojanovic.
  • 86': Daan Heymans (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Niki Mäenpää (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Goal! Empoli 1, Venezia 2. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 2,511

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Atalanta 0 0 0
0 Bologna 0 0 0
0 Cagliari 0 0 0
0 Como 0 0 0
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Statistics

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21 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 1
32 Possession 68
10 SHOTS 22
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
185 Accurate Passes 449
256 Passes 532
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
9 Crosses 36
0.3 Cross % 0.2
63 Long Balls 70
26 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 9
35 Effective Clearances 9
35 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
34 Adrian Ismajli Yellow Card
28 Samuele Ricci
3 Riccardo Marchizza
30 Petar Stojanovic
10 Nedim Bajrami
25 Filippo Bandinelli
32 Nicolas Haas Yellow Card
9 Patrick Cutrone
7 Leonardo Mancuso

VEN Venezia (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Luca Lezzerini (GK) Yellow Card
32 Pietro Ceccaroni
31 Mattia Caldara
28 David Schnegg
7 Pasquale Mazzocchi
5 Antonio Junior Vacca
27 Gianluca Busio
16 Luca Fiordilino
14 Thomas Henry
17 Dennis Johnsen Yellow Card
10 Mattia Aramu

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