SESTRI LEVANTE. Pontedera had a surprising win over Sestri Levante with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ianesi (67′) and a goal from G. Benedetti (75′). Pontedera made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Sivori stadium in Sestri Levante on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Davide Gandino. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.02 degrees Celsius or 46.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Sestri Levante

0 - 2

Pontedera

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 7 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 76 Attack 62
  • 58 Dangerous attack 61
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Pontedera had a strong ball possession 59% while Sestri Levante was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pontedera was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pontedera won the encounter.​

Sestri Levante shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pontedera shot 17 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sestri Levante didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Pontedera received 2 yellow cards (Matteo Guidi and Riccardo Martinelli).

Match Timeline

M. Sandri- sub ->Simone Andreis
47'
52'
R. Martinelli- Yellow
63'
G. Benedetti- sub ->Isaías Delpupo
D. Fossati- sub ->Gabriele Selleri
64'
67'
S. Ianesi(goal)Gabriele Perretta
L. Troiano- sub ->Silvano Raggio Garibaldi
69'
75'
G. Benedetti(goal)
E. Grosso- sub ->Gabriele Parlanti
76'
85'
M. Ambrosini- sub ->Simone Ianesi
86'
G. Calvani- sub ->Riccardo Martinelli
90'
F. Marrone- sub ->Giovanni Catanese
E. Matteucci- sub ->Massimilano Pane
90'
90'
M. Guidi- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cesena
96
38
Sassari Torres
75
38
Carrarese
73
38
Perugia
63
38
Gubbio
59
38
Pescara
55
38
Juventus Next Gen
54
38
Arezzo
53
38
Pontedera
52
38
Rimini
50
38
SPAL
49
38
Virtus Entella
45
38
Pineto
45
38
Lucchese
45
38
Sestri Levante
44
38
Ancona
42
38
Vis Pesaro
39
38
Recanatese
38
38
Fermana
31
38
Olbia
26
38

After this encounter, Sestri Levante stays with 18 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Pontedera will has 32 points like Pescara to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone B, Sestri Levante will play away with Lucchese on the 14th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Lucchese (0 draws).

Pontedera will host Fermana on the 14th of January with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Fermana (0 draws).

Sestri Levante – Formation

Sestri Levante
G
J. Anacoura 1.Italy
D
M. Pane 4.Italy
90'
D
F. Oliana 5.Italy
D
L. Podda 27.Italy
D
G. Parlanti 77.Italy
76'
M
C. Furno 3.Italy
M
M. Candiano 8.Germany
M
S. Andreis 10.Italy
47'
M
A. Gala 23.Italy
M
S. Raggio Garibaldi 86.Italy
69'
F
Francesco Margiotta 28.Italy
Substitutes
G
Olivieri 12.Italy
G
F. Sias 64.Italy
D
V. Regini 25.Italy
D
E. Matteucci 33.Italy
90'
D
E. Grosso 24.Italy
76'
M
L. Troiano 6.Italy
69'
M
M. Sandri 21.Italy
47'
F
E. Toçi 29.Albania
F
Tommaso Busatto 90.Italy

Sestri Levante started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Enrico Barillari decided to play with the following team: Francesco Anacoura, Lorenzo Podda, Filippo Oliana, Massimilano Pane, Cristiano Furno, Gabriele Parlanti, Simone Andreis, Silvano Raggio Garibaldi, Maiko Candiano, Antonio Gala and Francesco Margiotta.

The home team had on the bench: Giammarco Schirru, Luca Troiano, Mattia Sandri, Vasco Regini, Eljon Toci, Emanuele Matteucci, Tommaso Busatto, Olivieri Olivieri, Edoardo Grosso and Francesco Sias.

Substitutions

Sestri Levante made 4 changes: Simone Andreis for Mattia Sandri (47′), Silvano Raggio Garibaldi for Luca Troiano (69′), Gabriele Parlanti for Edoardo Grosso (76′) and Massimilano Pane for Emanuele Matteucci (90′).

Pontedera – Formation

Pontedera
G
G. Ciocci 12.Italy
D
S. Angori 3.Italy
D
R. Martinelli 5.Italy
86' 52'
D
M. Espeche 19.Argentina
M
M. Guidi 18.Italy
90'
M
G. Catanese 13.Italy
90'
M
L. Ignacchiti 16.Italy
M
I. Delpupo 20.Italy
63'
M
G. Perretta 21.Italy
F
G. Selleri 26.Italy
64'
F
S. Ianesi 11.Italy
85' 67'
Substitutes
G
N. Vivoli 30.Italy
G
J. Busi 40.
D
L. Gagliardi 2.Italy
D
G. Calvani 4.Italy
86'
D
M. Pretato 6.Italy
M
G. Benedetti 10.Italy
63' 75'
M
F. Marrone 8.Italy
90'
M
A. Provenzano 27.Italy
F
M. Ambrosini 7.Italy
85'
F
D. Fossati 9.Italy
64'
F
A. Salvadori 29.Italy

Pontedera started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Massimiliano Canzi played with: Giuseppe Ciocci, Marcos Espeche, Riccardo Martinelli, Matteo Guidi, Matteo Guidi, Gabriele Perretta, Lorenzo Ignacchiti, Giovanni Catanese, Samuele Angori, Isaías Delpupo and Simone Ianesi, Gabriele Selleri, Gabriele Selleri.

They had on the bench: Lorenzo Gagliardi, Gabriele Calvani, Mattia Pretato, Michele Ambrosini, Federico Marrone, Daniel Fossati, Alessandro Provenzano, Andrea Salvadori, Niccolò Vivoli, Jacopo Busi and Giacomo Benedetti.

Substitutions

Pontedera made 5 changes: Isaías Delpupo for Giacomo Benedetti (63′), Gabriele Selleri for Daniel Fossati (64′), Simone Ianesi for Michele Ambrosini (85′), Riccardo Martinelli for Gabriele Calvani (86′) and Giovanni Catanese for Federico Marrone (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone B.​