LA SPEZIA. Spezia was able to clinch a draw against Modena with a late goal from I. Gelashvili scored in the (90′) after Modena got a lead with a penalty from A. Palumbo (64′).
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Giua who was helped by Mauro Vivenzi and . The 4th official was Lorenzo Maccarini. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.35 degrees Celsius or 56.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Spezia was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Modena that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Spezia was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Spezia to win the match.
Spezia shot 19 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Modena shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 2 yellow cards (Rachid Kouda and Pietro Candelari). On the other side, Modena received 3 yellow cards (Edoardo Duca, Matteo Cotali and Luca Magnino).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Spezia has 17 points like Ascoli to remain in the 19th place. On the other side, Modena will has 28 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Spezia will play away against Como on the 13th of January with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Como (1 draw).
Modena will host TBC on the 13th of January with a 0-0 head to head.
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
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84'
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Spezia started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Luca D’Angelo decided to play with the following team: Jeroen Zoet , Kelvin Amian , Iva Gelashvili , Dimitrios Nikolaou , Daniele Verde , Filippo Bandinelli , Salvatore Esposito , Salvatore Elia , Rachid Kouda , Pietro Candelari and Francesco Pio Esposito .
The home team had on the bench: Tio Cipot, Niccolò Pietra, Szymon Zurkowski , Raimonds Krollis , Giovanni Corradini, Lukas Mühl, Luca Moro , Christian Cugnata, Petar Zovko, Mirko Antonucci , Bartlomiej Dragowski and Nicolò Bertola.
Substitutions
Spezia made 4 changes: Salvatore Elia for Raimonds Krollis (84′), Pietro Candelari for Mirko Antonucci (54′), Filippo Bandinelli for Szymon Zurkowski (84′) and Rachid Kouda for Luca Moro (72′).
Player of the match: Salvatore Esposito
The most impressive player for Spezia was Salvatore Esposito.
His rating is with 59 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
Modena – Formation
Modena
Modena started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paolo Bianco played with: Riccardo Gagno , Fabio Ponsi , Giovanni Zaro , Cristian Cauz , Matteo Cotali , Luca Magnino , Antonio Palumbo , Edoardo Duca , Luca Tremolada , Diego Falcinelli and Jacopo Manconi .
These were the players on the bench: Antonio Pergreffi, Abdoul Guiebre, Nicholas Bonfanti, Andrea Seculin, Fabio Gerli , Romeo Giovannini, Thomas Battistella , Alessandro Pio Riccio, Kleis Bozhanaj, Luca Strizzolo , Fabio Abiuso and Shady Oukhadda .
Substitutions
Modena made 5 changes: Fabio Ponsi for Shady Oukhadda (54′), Jacopo Manconi for Fabio Gerli (46′), Luca Tremolada for Thomas Battistella (70′), Diego Falcinelli for Luca Strizzolo (70′) and Edoardo Duca for Alessandro Pio Riccio (90′).
Player of the match: Antonio Palumbo
The player that probably impressed the most for Modena was Antonio Palumbo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Sampdoria – Bari 1908 – 1-1
- Brescia – Parma – 0-2
- Ternana – Pisa – 1-1
- Spezia – Modena – 1-1
- Reggiana – Catanzaro – 1-0
- Palermo – Cremonese – 3-2
- Lecco – Südtirol – 2-1
- FeralpiSalò – Venezia – 2-2
- Cosenza – Como – 1-2
- Ascoli – Cittadella – 0-0
