Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Spezia, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
FT
0 - 0
Spezia

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 3': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 3': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior with a headed pass.
  • 10': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
  • 10': Kelvin Amian (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Offside, Empoli. Mattia Viti tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 14': Hand ball by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 15': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 16': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
  • 18': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 20': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
  • 20': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 21': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Hand ball by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 27': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 27': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 29': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
  • 29': Kelvin Amian (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 30': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
  • 30': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
  • 33': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Spezia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a cross.
  • 40': Offside, Empoli. Andrea Pinamonti tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 44': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
  • 45'+2': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Spezia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Spezia 0.
  • 46': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 50': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
  • 52': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
  • 52': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
  • 54': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
  • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Benassi replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 56': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 58': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kelvin Amian.
  • 59': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 60': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
  • 62': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
  • 62': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
  • 64': Marco Benassi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross.
  • 66': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Marco Benassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Kevin Agudelo.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 71': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 76': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
  • 76': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
  • 78': Hand ball by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
  • 78': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 79': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Simone Romagnoli.
  • 82': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
  • 82': Martin Erlic (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Rey Manaj.
  • 83': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a cross.
  • 86': Hand ball by Marco Benassi (Empoli).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Marco Benassi (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 90': Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Spezia 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Spezia 0.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 4
42.7 Possession 57.3
11 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
221 Accurate Passes 310
318 Passes 413
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 53
16 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 7
20 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 6
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 8,123

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 1 +2 3
2 Genoa 1 0 1
3 Lecce 1 0 1
4 Atalanta 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
42 Mattia Viti
6 Simone Romagnoli
65 Fabiano Parisi
30 Petar Stojanovic
99 Andrea Pinamonti
23 Kristjan Asllani
10 Nedim Bajrami
25 Filippo Bandinelli
27 Szymon Zurkowski Yellow Card
11 Federico Di Francesco Yellow Card
Empoli Substitutes:
Jacopo Furlan, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Andrea La Mantia, Samir Ujkani, Liam Henderson, Valerio Verre, Patrick Cutrone, Leo Stulac, Liberato Cacace, Adrian Ismajli, Marco Benassi, Leonardo Pezzola.

SPE Spezia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
94 Ivan Provedel (GK)
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
28 Martin Erlic
13 Arkadiusz Reca
27 Kelvin Amian Yellow Card
33 Kevin Agudelo
14 Jakub Kiwior
25 Giulio Maggiore
9 Rey Manaj
20 Simone Bastoni
11 Emmanuel Gyasi Yellow Card
Spezia Substitutes:
Daniele Verde, Viktor Kovalenko, Petar Zovko, Janis Antiste, M'Bala Nzola, Aurelien Nguiamba, Petko Hristov, Jeroen Zoet, Salvador Ferrer, Jacopo Sala, Nicolò Bertola, Ebrima Colley.

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