ASCOLI PICENO. Ascoli recovers against Bari 1908 with a penalty kick on the G. Sibilli 9′ and a goal on the M. Edjouma 20′. Ascoli was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium in Ascoli Piceno on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Davide Ghersini who had the assistance of Matteo Passeri and Domenico Fontemurato. The 4th official was Enrico Gigliotti. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 8.21 degrees Celsius or 46.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ascoli had a superior ball possession 58% while Bari 1908 was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ascoli was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Ascoli to win the match.
Ascoli shot 25 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bari 1908 shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ascoli received 4 yellow cards (Patrizio Masini, Eric Botteghin, Francesco Di Tacchio and Nicola Falasco). Talking about the opposition, Bari 1908 received 5 yellow cards (Mehdi Dorval, Ahmad Benali, Yayah Kallon, Malcom Edjouma and Marco Nasti).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Ascoli has 19 points to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Bari 1908 will has 27 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Ascoli will play away against Como on the 27th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Ascoli (3 draws).
Bari 1908 will host Reggiana on the 27th of January with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Ascoli – Formation
Ascoli
71'
79'
72', 79'
Ascoli started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Fabrizio Castori decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Viviano , Sauli Väisänen , Eric Botteghin , Danilo Quaranta , Marcello Falzerano , Luca Valzania , Francesco Di Tacchio , Patrizio Masini , Nicola Falasco , Pedro Mendes and Pablo Rodríguez .
The home team had on the bench: Samuel Giovane , Jeremiah Streng, Luca Bolletta, Raffaele Celia , Simone D’Uffizi , Claud Adjapong, Tommaso Milanese, Giacomo Manzari, Ilija Nestorovski , Devis Vasquez, Yehiya Maiga Silvestri and Emiliano Rossi.
Substitutions
Ascoli made 5 changes: Nicola Falasco for Raffaele Celia (46′), Luca Valzania for Ilija Nestorovski (46′), Pablo Rodríguez for Simone D’Uffizi (61′), Marcello Falzerano for Claud Adjapong (90′) and Francesco Di Tacchio for Samuel Giovane (79′).
Player of the match: Pedro Mendes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ascoli was Pedro Mendes.
His rating is with 2 goals, 29 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Bari 1908 – Formation
Bari 1908
Bari 1908 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Pasquale Marino played with: Brenno , Mehdi Dorval , Emmanuele Matino , Francesco Vicari , Giacomo Ricci , Mattia Maita , Ahmad Benali , Malcom Edjouma , Yayah Kallon , Marco Nasti and Giuseppe Sibilli .
These were the players on the bench: Jérémy Ménez , Nicola Bellomo, Ismail Achik, Karlo Lulic , Andrea Astrologo, Zan Zuzek , Raffaele Pucino , Marco Pissardo, Gennaro Acampora, George Pușcaș and Gregorio Morachioli.
Bari 1908 could not rely on the presence of Zan Zuzek (injured).
Substitutions
Bari 1908 made 5 changes: Marco Nasti for Raffaele Pucino (60′), Yayah Kallon for George Pușcaș (60′), Francesco Vicari for Zan Zuzek (84′), Malcom Edjouma for Karlo Lulic (77′) and Mehdi Dorval for Jérémy Ménez (84′).
Player of the match: Brenno
The player that probably impressed the most for Bari 1908 was the goalkeeper: Brenno. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
