ASCOLI PICENO. Ascoli tops Catanzaro 1-0 after P. Mendes scored just 1 goal (14′). Catanzaro was truly better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium in Ascoli Piceno on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Alberto Santoro with the help of Emanuele Prenna and Vito Mastrodonato. The 4th official was Domenico Mirabella. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.04 degrees Celsius or 44.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Catanzaro had a strong ball possession 69% while Ascoli was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ascoli was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ascoli won the match.
Ascoli shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Catanzaro shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ascoli received 6 yellow cards (Nicola Falasco, Pablo Rodríguez, Giuseppe Bellusci, Samuel Giovane, Francesco Di Tacchio and Eric Botteghin). Talking about the opposition, Catanzaro received 5 yellow cards (Andrea Oliveri, Tommaso Biasci, Stefano Scognamillo, Nicolò Brighenti and Jari Vandeputte).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ascoli has 16 points like Spezia and Lecco to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Catanzaro will stays with 30 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Ascoli will play away against Pisa on the 23rd of December with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Pisa (3 draws).
Catanzaro will host TBC on the 23rd of December with a 0-0 head to head record.
Ascoli – Formation
Ascoli
25'
74'
14'
Ascoli started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Fabrizio Castori decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Viviano , Giuseppe Bellusci , Eric Botteghin , Danilo Quaranta , Brian Bayeye , Francesco Di Tacchio , Samuel Giovane , Nicola Falasco , Patrizio Masini , Pedro Mendes and Pablo Rodríguez .
The home team had on the bench: Davide Barosi, Kevin Haveri, Eddy Gnahoré, Vincenzo Millico, Luca Bolletta, Simone D’Uffizi, Claud Adjapong, Tommaso Milanese , Giacomo Manzari , Ilija Nestorovski, Yehiya Maiga Silvestri and Emiliano Rossi.
Substitutions
Ascoli made 3 changes: Samuel Giovane for Tommaso Milanese (74′), Brian Bayeye for Claud Adjapong (90′) and Pablo Rodríguez for Giacomo Manzari (83′).
Player of the match: Pablo Rodríguez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ascoli was Pablo Rodríguez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Catanzaro – Formation
Catanzaro
Catanzaro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Vincenzo Vivarini played with: Andrea Fulignati , Stefano Scognamillo , Nicolò Brighenti , Luka Krajnc , Panos Katseris , Marco Pompetti , Andrea Ghion , Jari Vandeputte , Dimitrios Sounas , Tommaso Biasci and Giuseppe Ambrosino .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dimo Krastev, Luca D’Andrea , Luca Verna, Andrea Sala, Enrico Brignola , Matteo Stoppa, Simone Pontisso , Edoardo Borrelli, Andrea Oliveri , Kevin Miranda and Mario Šitum .
Substitutions
Catanzaro made 5 changes: Giuseppe Ambrosino for Luca D’Andrea (79′), Dimitrios Sounas for Enrico Brignola (65′), Marco Pompetti for Simone Pontisso (65′), Panos Katseris for Mario Šitum (65′) and Jari Vandeputte for Andrea Oliveri (86′).
Player of the match: Andrea Fulignati
The most impressive player for Catanzaro was the goalkeeper: Andrea Fulignati. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Brescia – Como – 2-0
- Venezia – Südtirol – 2-3
- Reggiana – Sampdoria – 1-2
- Palermo – Pisa – 3-2
- Modena – Cittadella – 1-1
- FeralpiSalò – Cremonese – 1-0
- Cosenza – Parma – 0-0
- Ascoli – Catanzaro – 1-0
