Spezia vs Cittadella, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Spezia

12': Emmanuel Gyasi

FT
1 - 1

Cittadella

36': Manuel Iori (P)

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Spezia are hosting Cittadella at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
3': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia).
7': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
7': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
8': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
12': Goal! Spezia 1, Cittadella 0. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Ricci.
15': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Christian D'Urso (Cittadella).
15': Offside, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer tries a through ball, but Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen is caught offside.
16': Foul by Davide Luppi (Cittadella).
16': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Federico Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
18': Attempt saved. Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Ricci.
19': Offside, Cittadella. Alessio Vita tries a through ball, but Davide Luppi is caught offside.
20': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
20': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt blocked. Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Elio Capradossi.
26': Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessio Vita with a cross following a corner.
26': Attempt missed. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Davide Diaw following a corner.
27': Offside, Cittadella. Amedeo Benedetti tries a through ball, but Davide Luppi is caught offside.
28': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
30': Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
30': Attempt saved. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
30': Attempt missed. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
31': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
31': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia).
32': Offside, Spezia. Elio Capradossi tries a through ball, but Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen is caught offside.
33': Offside, Cittadella. Davide Diaw tries a through ball, but Davide Luppi is caught offside.
34': Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
35': Penalty Cittadella. Davide Diaw draws a foul in the penalty area.
35': Penalty conceded by Martin Erlic (Spezia) after a foul in the penalty area.
36': Goal! Spezia 1, Cittadella 1. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
38': Offside, Cittadella. Manuel Iori tries a through ball, but Christian D'Urso is caught offside.
39': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
39': Giuseppe Mastinu (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
41': Attempt missed. Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen (Spezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
42': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
45': Attempt saved. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Diaw.
45': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Cittadella 1.
45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Cittadella 1.
45': Substitution, Cittadella. Zan Celar replaces Davide Diaw.
48': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
49': Federico Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
49': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
54': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia).
55': Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
57': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
57': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt saved. Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessio Vita with a cross.
62': Attempt missed. Davide Luppi (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mario Gargiulo.
62': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen.
63': Offside, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
64': Offside, Cittadella. Manuel Iori tries a through ball, but Davide Luppi is caught offside.
64': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
64': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Zan Celar (Cittadella).
66': Martin Erlic (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Offside, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer tries a through ball, but Federico Ricci is caught offside.
68': Substitution, Spezia. Gennaro Acampora replaces Giuseppe Mastinu.
69': Attempt missed. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola with a headed pass.
70': Hand ball by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
72': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Riccardo Marchizza.
73': Foul by Davide Luppi (Cittadella).
73': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
73': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt saved. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
76': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
76': Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Cittadella. Andrea Bussaglia replaces Alessio Vita.
82': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
82': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Substitution, Cittadella. Francesco Stanco replaces Christian D'Urso.
84': Substitution, Spezia. Antonino Ragusa replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
85': Offside, Spezia. Simone Scuffet tries a through ball, but Antonino Ragusa is caught offside.
86': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
89': Davide Luppi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
90': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
90': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Foul by Davide Luppi (Cittadella).
90'+4': Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Cittadella 1.
0': Match ends, Spezia 1, Cittadella 1.

Statistics

CIT		SPE
15	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	5
2	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	2
53.8	Possession	46.2
8	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
390	Accurate Passes	317
492	Passes	427
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	2
20	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	103
26	Accurate Long Balls	49
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	7
8	Effective Clearances	24
8	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 4,981

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Pisa	10	+9	23
2	Sassuolo	11	+11	22
3	Spezia	11	+7	21
4	Cremonese	11	+4	18

Full Table

Line-Ups

Spezia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Simone Scuffet (GK)
13	Elio Capradossi
28	Martin Erlic
5	Riccardo Marchizza
21	Salvador Ferrer
16	Paolo Bartolomei
15	Giuseppe Mastinu
25	Giulio Maggiore
17	Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
10	Federico Ricci

Spezia Substitutes:

Antonino Ragusa, Simone Barone, Titas Krapikas, Luca Mora, M'Bala Nzola, Juan Ramos, Gennaro Acampora, Matteo Ricci, Claudio Terzi, Tobías Reinhart, Delano Burgzorg, Luca Vignali.

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Paleari (GK)
5	Davide Adorni
15	Domenico Frare
3	Amedeo Benedetti
24	Luca Ghiringhelli
14	Davide Luppi
4	Manuel Iori
10	Christian D'Urso
20	Mario Gargiulo
16	Alessio Vita
9	Davide Diaw

Cittadella Substitutes:

Francesco Stanco, Christian Mora, Zan Celar, Alberto Rizzo, Nicola Pavan, Federico Proia, Romano Perticone, Cristian Ventola, Luca Maniero, Marco Rosafio, Andrea Bussaglia.

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