Spezia vs Verona 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Relegation Playoff

Spezia

15': Ethan Ampadu

FT
1 - 3

Hellas Verona

5': Davide Faraoni
26': Cyril Ngonge
38': Cyril Ngonge
68': Davide Faraoni

Verona beat Spezia in relegation playoff to stay in Serie A

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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

Competition: Italian Serie A

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Albin Ekdal, Tio Cipot, Daniele Verde, Viktor Kovalenko, Jeroen Zoet, Federico Marchetti, Petar Zovko, Raimonds Krollis, Kevin Agudelo.

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

Substitutes:

Simone Perilli, Juan Cabal, Simone Verdi, Filippo Terracciano, Josh Doig, Oliver Abildgaard, Alessandro Berardi, Diego Coppola, Kevin Lasagna, Jayden Braaf, Ajdin Hrustic, Miguel Veloso, Yayah Kallon, Adolfo Gaich, Federico Ceccherini.