PISA. Pisa beats Ascoli 1-0 after J. Mlakar scored just 1 goal (44′). Pisa was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani stadium in Pisa on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza who was helped by Giuseppe Di Giacinto and Alex Cavallina. The 4th official was Domenico Castellone. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.73 degrees Celsius or 58.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Pisa had a superior ball possession 64% while Ascoli was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ascoli was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Pisa found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Pisa shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Ascoli shot 10 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Pisa received 5 yellow cards (Stefano Moreo, Gabriele Piccinini, Antonio Caracciolo, Tommaso Barbieri and Marco D’Alessandro). Talking about the opposition, Ascoli received 3 yellow cards (Danilo Quaranta, Samuel Giovane and Patrizio Masini).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Pisa has 21 points like Cosenza to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Ascoli will stays with 16 points like Spezia to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Pisa will play away against Ternana on the 26th of December with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
Ascoli will host Cittadella on the 26th of December with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Cittadella (7 draws).
Pisa – Formation
Pisa
45'
89'
44'
Pisa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alberto Aquilani decided to play with the following team: Nicolas , Tommaso Barbieri , Antonio Caracciolo , Simone Canestrelli , Tomás Esteves , Ádám Nagy , Miguel Veloso , Marco D’Alessandro , Mattia Valoti , Jan Mlakar and Stefano Moreo .
The home team had on the bench: Maxime Leverbe, Hjörtur Hermannsson , Lisandru Tramoni, Ettore Gliozzi, Ernesto Torregrossa, Idrissa Touré, Leonardo Loria, Emanuel Vignato, Gaetano Masucci , Alessandro Arena, Alessandro De Vitis and Gabriele Piccinini .
Pisa could not rely on the presence of Gabriele Piccinini (injured).
Substitutions
Pisa made 4 changes: Mattia Valoti for Gabriele Piccinini (69′), Stefano Moreo for Hjörtur Hermannsson (80′), Marco D’Alessandro for Gaetano Masucci (80′) and Jan Mlakar for Idrissa Touré (89′).
Player of the match: Simone Canestrelli
The player that probably impressed the most for Pisa was Simone Canestrelli even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 95 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18.
Ascoli – Formation
Ascoli
Ascoli started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Fabrizio Castori played with: Emiliano Viviano , Claud Adjapong , Eric Botteghin , Danilo Quaranta , Brian Bayeye , Patrizio Masini , Eddy Gnahoré , Samuel Giovane , Nicola Falasco , Pablo Rodríguez and Pedro Mendes .
These were the players on the bench: Davide Barosi, Kevin Haveri , Vincenzo Millico, Simone D’Uffizi , Tommaso Milanese, Giacomo Manzari , Yehiya Maiga Silvestri , Emiliano Rossi and Daniele Amato.
Substitutions
Ascoli made 4 changes: Nicola Falasco for Giacomo Manzari (77′), Pablo Rodríguez for Kevin Haveri (77′), Eddy Gnahoré for Simone D’Uffizi (62′) and Brian Bayeye for Vincenzo Millico (89′).
Player of the match: Patrizio Masini
The most impressive player for Ascoli was Patrizio Masini.
His rating is with 35 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Bari 1908 – Cosenza – 0-0
- Catanzaro – Brescia – 2-3
- Venezia – Lecco – 2-2
- Südtirol – Reggiana – 2-3
- Sampdoria – FeralpiSalò – 2-3
- Pisa – Ascoli – 1-0
- Parma – Ternana – 3-1
- Cremonese – Modena – 4-0
- Como – Palermo – 3-3
- Cittadella – Spezia – 4-1
