MANTOVA. Mantova defeats Lumezzane 1-0 after F. Galuppini scored a penalty (58′). Mantova was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Danilo Martelli stadium in Mantova on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Giuseppe Vingo. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 9.08 degrees Celsius or 48.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mantova was in firm control of the ball 70% while Lumezzane was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mantova was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mantova won the match.
Mantova shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Lumezzane shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Mantova received 1 yellow card (Gaetano Monachello). Talking about the opposition, Lumezzane received 4 yellow cards (Stefano Fligheddu, Marco Moscati, Simone Pesce and Erik Gerbi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Mantova has 44 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Lumezzane will stays with 22 points like Trento Calcio 1921 to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie C: Girone A, Mantova will play away with Legnago Salus on the 22nd of December with a 1-1 head to head record.
Lumezzane will host AlbinoLeffe on the 23rd of December with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Lumezzane (2 draws).
Mantova – Formation
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Mantova adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Davide Possanzini decided to play with the following team: Marco Festa, Fabrizio Brignani, Alex Redolfi, Erik Panizzi, Simone Trimboli, Nicolò Radaelli, Mattia Muroni, Salvatore Burrai, Davis Mensah, Francesco Galuppini and Antonio Fiori.
The home team had on the bench: Christian Celesia, Cristiano Bani, Alessandro Debenedetti, David Wieser, Luca Sonzogni, Tommaso Cavalli, Emanuele Suagher, Giacomo Fedel, Alessio Napoli, Gabriele Argint, Davide Bragantini, Gaetano Monachello and Cosimo Inguscio.
Substitutions
Mantova made 5 changes: Davis Mensah for Gaetano Monachello (70′), Antonio Fiori for Giacomo Fedel (71′), Simone Trimboli for Alessandro Debenedetti (81′), Francesco Galuppini for David Wieser (81′) and Mattia Muroni for Cristiano Bani (90′).
Lumezzane – Formation
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Also Lumezzane adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Arnaldo Franzini played with: Stefano Fligheddu, Samuele Regazzetti, Eros Pisano, Alessandro Dalmazzi, Samuele Righetti, Marco Moscati, Liam Buchanan, Simone Pesce, Michele Calì, Cristian Spini and Erik Gerbi, Kevin Cannavò.
They had on the bench: Anthony Taugourdeau, Cesare Pogliano, Manuele Malotti, Andrea Capelli, Ernesto Greco, Alberto Basso, Carlo Ilari, Gianluca Parodi, Cesare Galeotti, Manuel Poledri and Aristidi Kolaj.
Substitutions
Lumezzane made 5 changes: Marco Moscati for Carlo Ilari (69′), Simone Pesce for Anthony Taugourdeau (69′), Cristian Spini for Manuele Malotti (70′), Erik Gerbi for Alberto Basso (87′) and Kevin Cannavò for Andrea Capelli (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone A.
- AlbinoLeffe – Pergolettese – 1-0
- Giana Erminio – Renate – 2-1
- Mantova – Lumezzane – 1-0
- Pro Sesto – Atalanta II – 0-1