Bologna defeats Cremonese 5-1 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

CREMONA. Bologna tops Cremonese 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

May 21, 2023

CREMONA. Bologna defeats Cremonese 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Bologna was surely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Bologna remained in 10 after Riccardo Orsolini received a double yellow card in the 73′. Nonetheless, Bologna still found a way to win this contest playing only with 10 players.

The match was played at the Stadio Giovanni Zini stadium in Cremona on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Paolo Valeri with the assistance of Marcello Rossi and Domenico Fontemurato. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Cremonese

1 - 5

Bologna

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

13 Total 19
2 On Target 9
11 Off Target 10
6 Shots blocked 2

89 Attack 83
42 Dangerous attack 33
71 Ball safe 94

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 9
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bologna was in firm control of the ball 64% while Cremonese was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cremonese had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Bologna was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Cremonese shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Bologna shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Cremonese received 1 yellow card (Cristian Buonaiuto). Regarding the opposition, Bologna received 1 yellow card (Riccardo Orsolini).

Also, Bologna didn’t end the match with 11 players after Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (73′).

Match Timeline

14'

27'

Lewis Ferguson(goal)

29'

Riccardo Orsolini- Yellow

45'

Stefan Posch(goal)Riccardo Orsolini

Cristian Buonaiuto- sub ->Pablo Galdames

46'

Daniel Ciofani- sub ->Frank Tsadjout

46'

59'

Michel Aebischer- sub ->Lewis Ferguson

Luka Lochoshvili- sub ->Vlad Chiriches

59'

Nikola Moro- sub ->Nicolás Domínguez

Cristian Buonaiuto(var)

61'

62'

Riccardo Orsolini(goal)Nikola Moro

65'

Lorenzo De Silvestri- sub ->Stefan Posch

Giacomo Quagliata- sub ->Michele Castagnetti

70'

73'

Riccardo Orsolini(yellowred)

Felix Afena-Gyan- sub ->Leonardo Sernicola

76'

77'

80'

Cristian Buonaiuto- Yellow

86'

Daniel Ciofani(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Cremonese will stay with 24 points to sit in the 19th place. On the other side, Bologna will have 50 points to go up in the 10th place.

Next matches

Cremonese – Formation

Cremonese

Marco Carnesecchi 12.Italy

5.2

Vlad Chiricheș 21.Romania

6.4

59'

Leonardo Sernicola 17.Italy

6.6

76'

Johan Vásquez 5.Mexico

5.9

Emanuele Valeri 3.Italy

5.9

Soualiho Meïté 28.France

6.9

Michele Castagnetti 19.Italy

6.4

70'

Pablo Galdames 27.Chile

6.2

46'

Charles Pickel 6.Switzerland

6.4

David Okereke 77.Nigeria

6.1

Frank Tsadjout 74.Italy

6.5

46'

Substitutes

Gianluca Saro 13.Italy

Mouhamadou Sarr 45.Senegal

Matteo Bianchetti 15.Italy

Luka Lochoshvili 44.Georgia

6.6

59'

Luka Lochoshvili 44.Georgia

6.6

59'

Emanuel Aiwu 4.Austria

Alex Ferrari 24.Italy

Giacomo Quagliata 33.Italy

6.2

70'

C. Acella 23.Italy

Paolo Ghiglione 18.Italy

Cristian Buonaiuto 10.Italy

6.8

46'

86'

Daniel Ciofani 9.Italy

6.8

46'

90'

Daniel Ciofani 9.Italy

6.8

46'

90'

Felix Afena-Gyan 20.Ghana

6.2

76'

Cremonese adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Davide Ballardini decided to play with the following team: Marco Carnesecchi (5.2), Leonardo Sernicola (6.8), Johan Vásquez (5.9), Vlad Chiricheş (6.4), Emanuele Valeri (5.9), Michele Castagnetti (6.4), Soualiho Meïté (6.9), Charles Pickel (6.4), Pablo Galdames (6.2), David Okereke (6.1) and Frank Tsadjout (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Christian Acella, Matteo Bianchetti, Luka Lochoshvili (6.6), Emanuel Aiwu, Paolo Ghiglione, Cristian Buonaiuto (6.8), Gianluca Saro, Alex Ferrari, Daniel Ciofani (6.8), Mouhamadou Sarr, Giacomo Quagliata (6.2) and Felix Afena-Gyan (6.2).

Substitutions

Cremonese made 5 changes: Pablo Galdames for Cristian Buonaiuto (46′), Frank Tsadjout for Daniel Ciofani (46′), Vlad Chiriches for Luka Lochoshvili (59′), Michele Castagnetti for Giacomo Quagliata (70′) and Leonardo Sernicola for Felix Ohene Afena-Gyan (76′).

Best player: Soualiho Meïté

The most impressive player for Cremonese was Soualiho Meïté.

His rating is (6.9) with 46 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

Bologna – Formation

Bologna

Ł. Skorupski 28.Poland

6.8

Stefan Posch 3.Austria

7.9

65'

45'

Kevin Bonifazi 14.Italy

7.4

Jhon Lucumí 26.Colombia

7.1

Jhon Lucumí 26.Colombia

7.1

Andrea Cambiaso 50.Italy

6.3

Andrea Cambiaso 50.Italy

6.3

Jerdy Schouten 30.Netherlands

7.1

65'

Jerdy Schouten 30.Netherlands

7.1

65'

Lewis Ferguson 19.Scotland

7.2

59'

27'

Lewis Ferguson 19.Scotland

7.2

59'

27'

Nicolás Domínguez 8.Argentina

7.2

59'

Nicolás Domínguez 8.Argentina

7.2

59'

Riccardo Orsolini 7.Italy

8.7

73'

62'

Riccardo Orsolini 7.Italy

8.7

73'

62'

Musa Barrow 99.Gambia

8.1

Musa Barrow 99.Gambia

8.1

Marko Arnautovic 9.Austria

7.1

77'

14'

Marko Arnautovic 9.Austria

7.1

77'

14'

Substitutes

Francesco Bardi 1.Italy

Federico Ravaglia 34.Italy

Charalampos Lykogiannis 22.Greece

Lorenzo De Silvestri 29.Italy

6.6

65'

Lorenzo De Silvestri 29.Italy

6.6

65'

Joaquín Sosa 4.Uruguay

Michel Aebischer 20.Switzerland

7.1

59'

Michel Aebischer 20.Switzerland

7.1

59'

Gary Medel 17.Chile

6.8

65'

N. Pyyhtiä 25.Finland

Nikola Moro 6.Croatia

7.4

59'

Nikola Moro 6.Croatia

7.4

59'

Joshua Zirkzee 11.Netherlands

Nicola Sansone 10.Italy

7.7

77'

80'

Also Bologna adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Thiago Motta played with: Łukasz Skorupski (6.8), Stefan Posch (7.9), Kevin Bonifazi (7.4), Jhon Lucumí (7.1), Andrea Cambiaso (6.3), Jerdy Schouten (7.1), Nicolás Domínguez (7.2), Riccardo Orsolini (8.7), Lewis Ferguson (7.2), Musa Barrow (8.1) and Marko Arnautović (7.1).

They had on the bench: Joshua Zirkzee, Francesco Bardi, Michel Aebischer (7.1), Nicola Sansone (7.7), Gary Medel (6.8), Charalampos Lykogiannis, Niklas Pyyhtiä, Federico Ravaglia, Nikola Moro (7.4), Lorenzo De Silvestri (6.6) and Joaquín Sosa.

Substitutions

Bologna made 5 changes: Lewis Ferguson for Michel Aebischer (59′), Nicolás Domínguez for Nikola Moro (59′), Jerdy Schouten for Gary Medel (65′), Stefan Posch for Lorenzo De Silvestri (65′) and Marko Arnautovic for Nicola Sansone (77′).