Spezia vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Dec 19, 2021, 2:00 PMIntroduction
Match Commentary
- 21': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Empoli 0.
- 50': Own Goal by Riccardo Marchizza, Empoli. Spezia 1, Empoli 0.
- 59': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
- 71': Own Goal by Dimitrios Nikolaou, Spezia. Spezia 1, Empoli 1.
- 72': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Rey Manaj.
- 72': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Simone Bastoni.
- 82': Substitution, Spezia. Ebrima Colley replaces M'Bala Nzola.
- 88': Kelvin Amian (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
2:00 PM, Sun, Dec 19, 2021
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,414
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 |
Statistics
| EMP | SPE | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 65.4 | Possession | 34.6 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 455 | Accurate Passes | 204 |
| 533 | Passes | 283 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 28 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 3 | Clearances | 18 |
Spezia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian  |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 9 | Rey Manaj |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 26 | Lorenzo Tonelli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
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