
Empoli vs Palermo, 2015-16 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AEmpoli 0-0 Palermo
Empoli 0-0 Palermo
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
- 1': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 6': Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Empoli).
- 7': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
- 7': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Oscar Hiljemark.
- 9': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 10': Offside, Palermo. Stefano Sorrentino tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Trajkovski is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Quaison.
- 13': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Empoli).
- 13': Gastón Brugman (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Mário Rui (Empoli).
- 13': Robin Quaison (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Quaison.
- 14': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 14': Andrea Costa (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Sinisa Andjelkovic (Palermo).
- 16': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 17': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Empoli).
- 17': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt saved. Robin Quaison (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Empoli).
- 20': Giuseppe Pezzella (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Hand ball by Manuel Pucciarelli (Empoli).
- 21': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
- 21': Mário Rui (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Palermo. Sinisa Andjelkovic tries a through ball, but Franco Vázquez is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
- 23': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
- 26': Attempt missed. Manuel Pucciarelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 26': Aljaz Struna (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Empoli).
- 28': Offside, Empoli. Leandro Paredes tries a through ball, but Riccardo Saponara is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 30': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 32': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Tonelli.
- 33': Foul by Aljaz Struna (Palermo).
- 33': Massimo Maccarone (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Offside, Empoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Riccardo Saponara is caught offside.
- 34': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Vincent Laurini.
- 34': Foul by Sinisa Andjelkovic (Palermo).
- 34': Lukasz Skorupski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Palermo).
- 35': Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
- 35': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
- 36': Foul by Aljaz Struna (Palermo).
- 36': Mário Rui (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Manuel Pucciarelli (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Tonelli.
- 38': Foul by Andrea Costa (Empoli).
- 38': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Manuel Pucciarelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara.
- 40': Offside, Palermo. Stefano Sorrentino tries a through ball, but Franco Vázquez is caught offside.
- 42': Delay in match Vincent Laurini (Empoli) because of an injury.
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Substitution, Empoli. Luca Bittante replaces Vincent Laurini because of an injury.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (Palermo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt missed. Oscar Hiljemark (Palermo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 45'+1': Foul by Gastón Brugman (Palermo).
- 45'+1': Manuel Pucciarelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Offside, Empoli. Andrea Costa tries a through ball, but Massimo Maccarone is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Palermo 0.
- 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Palermo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Palermo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Palermo. Achraf Lazaar replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 46': Foul by Robin Quaison (Palermo).
- 46': Leandro Paredes (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Empoli).
- 47': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Gastón Brugman (Palermo).
- 49': Manuel Pucciarelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
- 49': Mário Rui (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Massimo Maccarone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Foul by Oscar Hiljemark (Palermo).
- 53': Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Palermo).
- 55': Leandro Paredes (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Luca Bittante (Empoli).
- 57': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
- 58': Offside, Palermo. Achraf Lazaar tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Trajkovski is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Gastón Brugman (Palermo).
- 59': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark.
- 61': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
- 63': Substitution, Empoli. Marcel Büchel replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 65': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
- 65': Leandro Paredes (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
- 66': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Offside, Palermo. Achraf Lazaar tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Trajkovski is caught offside.
- 67': Offside, Empoli. Marcel Büchel tries a through ball, but Manuel Pucciarelli is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Empoli).
- 68': Gastón Brugman (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Leandro Paredes (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 71': Andrea Costa (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
- 72': Attempt missed. Massimo Maccarone (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Daniele Croce with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 75': Foul by Luca Bittante (Empoli).
- 75': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt saved. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mato Jajalo.
- 77': Achraf Lazaar (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Massimo Maccarone (Empoli).
- 78': Attempt missed. Aljaz Struna (Palermo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sinisa Andjelkovic with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 79': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Achraf Lazaar.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, Palermo. Accursio Bentivegna replaces Robin Quaison.
- 81': Foul by Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo).
- 81': Leandro Paredes (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 85': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Vázquez following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Palermo. Enzo Maresca replaces Gastón Brugman because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Empoli. Levan Mchedlidze replaces Massimo Maccarone.
- 90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Aljaz Struna.
- 90'+1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Levan Mchedlidze (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Büchel with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Palermo 0.
Statistics
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18 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Offsides | 4 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
41.8 | Possession | 58.2 |
13 | SHOTS | 12 |
2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
287 | Accurate Passes | 438 |
377 | Passes | 523 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
18 | Crosses | 25 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
63 | Long Balls | 63 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
18 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
21 | Tackles | 11 |
0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
22 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 8,597
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 8,597
Serie A Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Napoli | 2 | +3 | 6 |
2 | Juventus | 2 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Cremonese | 2 | +2 | 6 |
4 | AS Roma | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
15 | Andrea Costa |
26 | Lorenzo Tonelli |
21 | Mário Rui |
2 | Vincent Laurini |
7 | Massimo Maccarone |
32 | Leandro Paredes ![]() |
5 | Riccardo Saponara |
11 | Daniele Croce |
17 | Piotr Zielinski |
20 | Manuel Pucciarelli |
Palermo (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
70 | Stefano Sorrentino (GK) |
4 | Sinisa Andelkovic |
12 | Giancarlo González |
28 | Mato Jajalo ![]() |
97 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
23 | Aljaz Struna |
16 | Gastón Brugman |
10 | Oscar Hiljemark |
8 | Aleksandar Trajkovski |
21 | Robin Quaison |
20 | Franco Vázquez |
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