Südtirol defeats Venezia after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

VENEZIA. Südtirol found a way to reverse the scoreline against Venezia.

By
John Ross
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Südtirol defeats Venezia after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

VENEZIA. Südtirol was able to reverse the score against Venezia. Venezia was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo stadium in Venezia on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Paride Tremolada who was helped by Stefano Del Giovane and Domenico Fontemurato. The 4th official was Maria Marotta. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 9.06 degrees Celsius or 48.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Venezia

2 - 3

Team 1

Südtirol

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 155 Attack 82
  • 65 Dangerous attack 38
  • 90 Ball safe 71
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Venezia had a strong ball possession 62% while Südtirol was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Venezia had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Südtirol succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Venezia shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Südtirol shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Venezia received 2 yellow cards (Dennis Johnsen and Marco Olivieri). On the other side, Südtirol received 3 yellow cards (Simone Davi, Andrea Giorgini and Silvio Merkaj).

Match Timeline

9'
Nicola Rauti(goal)Silvio Merkaj
Christian Gytkjaer(goal)Gianluca Busio
13'
Christian Gytkjaer(penalty)
45'
46'
Riccardo Ciervo- sub ->Andrea Cisco
Mato Jajalo- sub ->Mikael Ellertsson
46'
52'
Silvio Merkaj(goal)
55'
Silvio Merkaj- Yellow
Lorenzo Busato- sub ->Marin Šverko
59'
73'
Silvio Merkaj(VAR)
76'
Daniele Casiraghi(penalty)
Denis Cheryshev- sub ->Francesco Zampano
77'
Marco Olivieri- sub ->Nicholas Pierini
77'
Maximilian Ullmann- sub ->Gianluca Busio
77'
78'
Jérémie Broh- sub ->Daouda Peeters
78'
85'
Andrea Giorgini- Yellow
85'
89'
Simone Davi- Yellow
Marco Olivieri(yellowredcard)
90'
Marco Olivieri- Yellow
90'
90'
Emanuele Pecorino - sub ->Silvio Merkaj

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
73
35
Como
68
35
Venezia
67
35
Cremonese
60
35
Catanzaro
57
35
Palermo
52
35
Brescia
47
35
Sampdoria
46
35
Pisa
45
35
Cittadella
45
35
Südtirol
43
35
Modena
43
35
Reggiana
43
35
Cosenza
42
35
Ascoli
37
35
Ternana
37
35
Spezia
37
35
Bari 1908
36
35
FeralpiSalò
32
35
Lecco
26
35

After this contest, Venezia stays with 33 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Südtirol will has 20 points like Cosenza to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Venezia will host Lecco on the 23rd of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Südtirol will host Reggiana on the 23rd of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Reggiana (6 draws).

Venezia – Formation

Venezia
G
Bruno Bertinato 12.Brazil
6.1
D
Francesco Zampano 7.Italy
6.4
77'
D
Marco Modolo  13.Italy
6.3
D
Antonio Candela 27.Italy
6.4
D
Marin Šverko 33.Croatia
7.1
59'
M
G. Busio 6.United States
7.0
77'
M
T. Tessmann 8.United States
7.5
M
Mikael Egill Ellertsson 77.Iceland
7.3
46'
F
Christian Gytkjaer 9.Denmark
8.5
Goals13', 45'
F
Nicholas Pierini 10.Italy
7.3
77'
F
Dennis Johnsen 17.Norway
7.3
85'
Substitutes
G
M. Grandi 23.Italy
D
Ali Dembélé 25.France
D
Michael Svoboda 30.Austria
D
Maximilian Ullmann 31.Austria
7.1
77'
D
Lorenzo Busato 60.Italy
6.4
59'
M
Mato Jajalo 18.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
46'
M
Bjarki Bjarkason 19.Iceland
M
Denis Cheryshev 21.Russia
6.8
77'
M
Nunzio Lella 24.Italy
M
Magnus Kofod Andersen 38.Denmark
F
Marco Olivieri 99.Italy
5.6
77' 90'

Venezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Paolo Vanoli decided to play with the following team: Bruno Bertinato (6.1), Antonio Candela (6.4), Marco Modolo (6.3), Marin Šverko (7.1), Francesco Zampano (6.4), Gianluca Busio (7.0), Tanner Tessmann (7.5), Mikael Ellertsson (7.3), Nicholas Pierini (7.3), Christian Gytkjær (8.5) and Dennis Johnsen (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Mato Jajalo (6.6), Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason, Denis Cheryshev (6.8), Matteo Grandi, Nunzio Lella, Ali Dembélé, Michael Svoboda, Maximilian Ullmann (7.1), Magnus Kofod Andersen, Lorenzo Busato (6.4), Gregor Pürg and Marco Olivieri (5.6).

Venezia could not rely on the presence of Lorenzo Busato (injured).

Substitutions

Venezia made 5 changes: Mikael Ellertsson for Mato Jajalo (46′), Marin Šverko for Lorenzo Busato (59′), Francesco Zampano for Denis Cheryshev (77′), Nicholas Pierini for Marco Olivieri (77′) and Gianluca Busio for Maximilian Ullmann (77′).

Player of the match: Christian Gytkjær​

The player that probably impressed the most for Venezia was Christian Gytkjær.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6.

Südtirol – Formation

Südtirol
G
Giacomo Poluzzi 1.Italy
7.0
D
Kévin Vinetot  5.France
7.0
D
Simone Davi 24.Italy
6.7
89'
D
Andrea Giorgini 30.Italy
6.4
85'
D
Andrea Masiello 55.Italy
6.3
M
Daniele Casiraghi 17.Italy
7.0
Goals76'
M
Fabian Tait  21.Italy
6.6
M
Andrea Cisco 26.Italy
6.3
46'
M
Daouda Peeters 42.Belgium
7.0
78'
F
Nicola Rauti 23.Italy
7.5
78' Goals9'
F
Silvio Merkaj 33.Albania
9.4
90' 55' Goals52'
Substitutes
G
Giacomo Drago 12.Italy
D
Luca Ghiringhelli 6.Italy
D
C. Shiba 27.Albania
D
Lorenzo Lonardi 77.Italy
M
Gabriel Lunetta 8.Italy
6.7
78'
M
Jérémie Broh 15.Italy
6.7
78'
M
Raphael Kofler 28.Italy
M
A. Moutassime 70.Italy
F
Emanuele Pecorino  9.Italy
90'
F
Riccardo Ciervo 11.Italy
6.7
46'

Südtirol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Federico Valente played with: Giacomo Poluzzi (7.0), Andrea Giorgini (6.4), Kévin Vinetot (7.0), Andrea Masiello (6.3), Simone Davi (6.7), Andrea Cisco (6.3), Fabian Tait  (6.6), Daouda Peeters (7.0), Daniele Casiraghi (7.0), Nicola Rauti (7.5) and Silvio Merkaj (9.4).

These were the players on the bench: Luca Ghiringhelli, Gabriel Lunetta (6.7), Emanuele Pecorino, Riccardo Ciervo (6.7), Giacomo Drago, Jérémie Broh (6.7), Cristian Shiba, Raphael Kofler, Jakob Tschöll, Amney Moutassime and Lorenzo Lonardi.

Substitutions

Südtirol made 4 changes: Andrea Cisco for Riccardo Ciervo (46′), Daouda Peeters for Jérémie Broh (78′), Nicola Rauti for Gabriel Lunetta (78′) and Silvio Merkaj for Emanuele Pecorino (90′).

Player of the match: Silvio Merkaj​

The player that probably impressed the most for Südtirol was Silvio Merkaj.

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 28. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​