Italian Serie A

Udinese vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Udinese
  • 19': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
  • 65': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
  • 90': Florian Thauvin
FT
3 - 0
Empoli

    About

    Udinese are hosting Empoli at Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Udinese).
    • 4': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
    • 4': Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur Atta.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio.
    • 9': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli).
    • 9': Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kingsley Ehizibue.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson following a fast break.
    • 14': Foul by Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese).
    • 14': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Udinese).
    • 15': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Udinese).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Sandi Lovric (Udinese) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Arthur Atta.
    • 18': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Arthur Atta (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 19': Goal! Udinese 1, Empoli 0. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur Atta following a corner.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a through ball.
    • 21': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
    • 23': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jesper Karlström.
    • 24': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 25': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese).
    • 25': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli).
    • 28': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Florian Thauvin (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 30': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
    • 30': Jesper Karlström (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
    • 31': Oumar Solet (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 33': Sandi Lovric (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Offside, Empoli. Liam Henderson is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Jaka Bijol (Udinese) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oumar Solet.
    • 38': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli).
    • 38': Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Offside, Empoli. Christian Kouamé is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Arthur Atta (Udinese) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Udinese).
    • 43': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Oumar Solet.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Empoli. Alberto Grassi is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Udinese 1, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Udinese 1, Empoli 0.
    • 46': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese).
    • 46': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 47': Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Florian Thauvin (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Atta.
    • 51': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Lorenzo Colombo.
    • 52': Foul by Oumar Solet (Udinese).
    • 52': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
    • 54': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Kouamé with a cross following a corner.
    • 55': Arthur Atta (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 57': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 57': Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
    • 58': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
    • 59': Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp following a corner.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a through ball.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 61': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Oumar Solet.
    • 62': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
    • 62': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jesper Karlström.
    • 63': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese).
    • 63': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Substitution, Udinese. Martín Payero replaces Arthur Atta.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandi Lovric.
    • 65': Goal! Udinese 2, Empoli 0. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Lucca following a fast break.
    • 67': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
    • 67': Jaka Bijol (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese).
    • 70': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
    • 71': Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross.
    • 74': Substitution, Udinese. Rui Modesto replaces Kingsley Ehizibue.
    • 74': Substitution, Udinese. Alexis Sánchez replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
    • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Youssef Maleh.
    • 76': Foul by Oumar Solet (Udinese).
    • 76': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 77': Sandi Lovric (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Martín Payero (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sandi Lovric.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandi Lovric.
    • 81': Substitution, Udinese. Simone Pafundi replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
    • 81': Substitution, Udinese. Iker Bravo replaces Sandi Lovric.
    • 82': Alexis Sánchez (Udinese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
    • 83': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
    • 83': Oumar Solet (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Udinese).
    • 84': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Liberato Cacace.
    • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 85': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
    • 86': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Ismael Konaté.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Goal! Udinese 3, Empoli 0. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Martín Payero with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Udinese) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jaka Bijol.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Udinese 3, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Udinese 3, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 4
    42.9 Possession 57.1
    16 SHOTS 17
    4 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    266 Accurate Passes 390
    344 Passes 466
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    19 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 50
    25 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    14 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 9
    31 Effective Clearances 24
    31 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
    Location: Udine, Italy
    Attendance: 19,539

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 33 +40 71
    2 Napoli 33 +27 71
    3 Atalanta 33 +36 64
    4 Bologna 33 +15 60
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    UDI Udinese (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    90 Razvan Sava (GK)
    28 Oumar Solet
    29 Jaka Bijol
    11 Hassane Kamara
    19 Kingsley Ehizibue
    25 Jesper Karlström
    8 Sandi Lovric
    32 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
    14 Arthur Atta
    17 Lorenzo Lucca
    10 Florian Thauvin
    Udinese Substitutes:
    Iker Bravo, Oier Zarraga, Simone Pafundi, Edoardo Piana, Martín Payero, Daniele Padelli, Thomas Kristensen, Jordan Zemura, Alexis Sánchez, Rui Modesto, Christian Kabasele, Lautaro Giannetti.

    EMP Empoli (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marco Silvestri (GK)
    2 Saba Goglichidze
    13 Liberato Cacace
    22 Mattia De Sciglio
    6 Liam Henderson
    5 Alberto Grassi
    93 Youssef Maleh
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    18 Christian Kouamé
    29 Lorenzo Colombo
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Ismael Konaté, Sebastiano Esposito, Devis Vásquez, Viktor Kovalenko, Jacopo Seghetti, Lorenzo Tosto, Dawid Bembnista, Junior Sambia, Szymon Zurkowski.

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