Italian Serie B

Empoli vs Cesena, 2017-18 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Empoli
  • 14': Alfredo Donnarumma
  • 59': Alfredo Donnarumma (P)
  • 72': Francesco Caputo
  • 85': Miha Zajc
  • 87': Rade Krunic
FT
5 - 3
Cesena
  • 76': Nicolò Fazzi
  • 90'+2': Lamin Jallow
  • 90'+4': Gabriele Moncini

About

Empoli are hosting Cesena at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Commentary

  • 12': Lorenzo Lollo (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Goal! Empoli 1, Cesena 0. Alfredo Donnarumma (Empoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Untersee.
  • 57': Andrea Esposito (Cesena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Goal! Empoli 2, Cesena 0. Alfredo Donnarumma (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Cesena. Ettore Gliozzi replaces Nicola Dalmonte.
  • 61': Moustapha Seck (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Bennacer replaces Lorenzo Lollo.
  • 67': Michele Rigione (Cesena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Moustapha Seck.
  • 72': Goal! Empoli 3, Cesena 0. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Frederic Veseli.
  • 76': Goal! Empoli 3, Cesena 1. Nicolò Fazzi (Cesena) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ettore Gliozzi.
  • 81': Substitution, Empoli. Miha Zajc replaces Alfredo Donnarumma.
  • 84': Substitution, Cesena. Alessio Vita replaces Romano Perticone.
  • 85': Goal! Empoli 4, Cesena 1. Miha Zajc (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Substitution, Cesena. Gabriele Moncini replaces Tomasz Kupisz.
  • 87': Goal! Empoli 5, Cesena 1. Rade Krunic (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miha Zajc.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Empoli 5, Cesena 2. Lamin Jallow (Cesena) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Empoli 5, Cesena 3. Gabriele Moncini (Cesena) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Koné.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,138

Italian Serie B Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Modena 3 +5 7
2 Cesena 3 +3 7
3 Palermo 3 +3 7
4 Frosinone 3 +3 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Ivan Provedel (GK)
2 Lorenco Simic
5 Frederic Veseli
28 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
20 Lorenzo Lollo Yellow Card
8 Rade Krunic
19 Michele Castagnetti
3 Moustapha Seck Yellow Card
31 Joel Untersee
11 Francesco Caputo
9 Alfredo Donnarumma
Empoli Substitutes:
Alessandro Piu, Nikola Ninkovic, Simone Romagnoli, Arnel Jakupovic, Ismaël Bennacer, Sebastiano Luperto, Davide Zappella, Alessandro Giacomel, Pietro Terracciano, Miha Zajc, Alberto Picchi.

CES Cesena (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Federico Agliardi (GK)
32 Michele Rigione Yellow Card
16 Andrea Esposito Yellow Card
7 Nicolò Fazzi
2 Romano Perticone
8 Andrea Schiavone
23 Moussa Kone
14 Nicola Dal Monte
20 Tomasz Kupisz
30 Lamin Jallow
5 Karim Laribi
Cesena Substitutes:
Riccardo Melgrati, Tommaso Farabegoli, Carmine Setola, Gabriele Moncini, Gennaro Scognamiglio, Isaac Donkor, Giuseppe Panico, Ettore Gliozzi, Youssef Maleh, Davide Mordini, Alessio Vita, Giovanni Sbrissa, Andrea Fulignati.

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