Spezia vs Verona 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Relegation Playoff
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68': Davide FaraoniVerona beat Spezia in relegation playoff to stay in Serie A
Hellas Verona secured another season in Serie A on Sunday after defeating Spezia 3-1 in their relegation playoff, with Cyril Ngonge's two goals sending Spezia into the second tier.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Spezia 0, Verona 1. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 14': Isak Hien (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Goal! Spezia 1, Verona 1. Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov following a set piece situation.
- 26': Goal! Spezia 1, Verona 2. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan Djuric.
- 28': Fabio Depaoli (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Spezia 1, Verona 3. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Verona 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Verona 3.
- 53': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Przemyslaw Wisniewski.
- 59': Substitution, Verona. Juan Cabal replaces Pawel Dawidowicz.
- 59': Substitution, Verona. Simone Verdi replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 65': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 66': Lorenzo Montipò (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the red card.
- 70': Penalty saved! MBala Nzola (Spezia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 70': Cyril Ngonge (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Verona. Filippo Terracciano replaces Cyril Ngonge.
- 76': Substitution, Verona. Adolfo Gaich replaces Milan Djuric.
- 77': Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Spezia. Tio Cipot replaces Salvatore Esposito.
- 83': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Salvador Ferrer.
- 85': Substitution, Verona. Diego Coppola replaces Giangiacomo Magnani.
Game Information
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 10,000
Statistics
 VER |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Saves | 2 |
| 31.3 | Possession | 68.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 132 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 221 | Passes | 463 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 10 | Crosses | 39 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 24 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 35 | Clearances | 19 |
Spezia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 55 | Przemyslaw Wisniewski |
| 6 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 77 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 25 | Salvatore Esposito  |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 14 | Eldor Shomurodov |
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 6 | Isak Hien |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 77 | Sulemana |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 29 | Fabio Depaoli |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 19 | Milan Djuric |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 26 | Cyril Ngonge |
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