Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Spezia
  • 50': Riccardo Marchizza (OG)
FT
1 - 1
Empoli
  • 71': Dimitris Nikolaou (OG)

About

Spezia are hosting Empoli at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, 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.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 5': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 7': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
  • 8': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 8': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 14': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 16': Hand ball by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a cross.
  • 21': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 21': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 23': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 23': Attempt missed. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 28': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
  • 28': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Offside, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
  • 31': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Offside, Empoli. Samuele Ricci tries a through ball, but Filippo Bandinelli is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 34': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 34': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 37': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
  • 37': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
  • 38': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli).
  • 38': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Empoli).
  • 39': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
  • 41': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
  • 43': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 44': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 45': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 45': Offside, Empoli. Liam Henderson tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Tonelli is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Empoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Empoli 0.
  • 46': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 46': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
  • 47': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross.
  • 50': Own Goal by Riccardo Marchizza, Empoli. Spezia 1, Empoli 0.
  • 51': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
  • 51': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
  • 51': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Samuele Ricci following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 56': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 56': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
  • 57': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 58': Offside, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 59': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 65': Hand ball by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
  • 66': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a headed pass.
  • 67': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 71': Own Goal by Dimitrios Nikolaou, Spezia. Spezia 1, Empoli 1.
  • 72': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Rey Manaj.
  • 72': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Simone Bastoni.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': VAR Decision: No Penalty Empoli.
  • 82': Substitution, Spezia. Ebrima Colley replaces M'Bala Nzola.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
  • 84': Offside, Spezia. Ivan Provedel tries a through ball, but Ebrima Colley is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
  • 85': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 87': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
  • 88': Kelvin Amian (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko.
  • 89': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
  • 90': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90': Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia).
  • 90': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 90'+5': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Empoli 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Spezia 1, Empoli 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 20
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 6
65.4 Possession 34.6
22 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
455 Accurate Passes 204
533 Passes 283
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 4
28 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.4
48 Long Balls 70
27 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 10
22 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
2 Interceptions 14
3 Effective Clearances 18
3 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,414

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atalanta 0 0 0
2 Bologna 0 0 0
3 Cagliari 0 0 0
4 Como 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SPE Spezia (3-5-2)

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

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33 Sebastiano Luperto
26 Lorenzo Tonelli Yellow Card
3 Riccardo Marchizza
30 Petar Stojanovic
11 Federico Di Francesco
28 Samuele Ricci
8 Liam Henderson
27 Szymon Zurkowski
25 Filippo Bandinelli Yellow Card
99 Andrea Pinamonti
Empoli Substitutes:
Andrea La Mantia, Mattia Viti, Nedim Bajrami, Leo Stulac, Fabiano Parisi, Kristjan Asllani, Patrick Cutrone, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Samir Ujkani, Leonardo Mancuso, Simone Romagnoli.

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