Pescara prevails over Sestri Levante 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

PESCARA. Pescara was after all too good for Sestri Levante.

By
David Brown
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Pescara prevails over Sestri Levante 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

PESCARA. Pescara was after all too much to handle for Sestri Levante with the goal of Luigi Cuppone (25′), Davide Merola (37′) and Davide Di Pasquale (68′). Pescara took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia stadium in Pescara on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 13.14 degrees Celsius or 55.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Pescara

3 - 0

Team 1

Sestri Levante

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 13 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 131 Attack 92
  • 86 Dangerous attack 39
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Pescara was in firm control of the ball 59% while Sestri Levante was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pescara was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pescara won the match​.

Pescara shot 13 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sestri Levante shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Pescara received 1 yellow card (Simone Franchini). Regarding the opposition, Sestri Levante received 6 yellow cards (Luca Troiano, Maiko Candiano, Massimilano Pane, Cristiano Furno, Gabriele Parlanti and Filippo Oliana).

Match Timeline

L. Cuppone(goal)
25'
S. Franchini- Yellow
28'
29'
F. Oliana- Yellow
D. Merola(goal)
37'
46'
B. Omoregbe- sub ->Antonio Gala
52'
M. Pane- Yellow
61'
S. Andreis- sub ->Lorenzo Podda
61'
D. Fossati- sub ->Francesco Margiotta
D. Di Pasquale(goal)
68'
65'
M. Candiano- Yellow
A. De Marco- sub ->Davide Merola
71'
Michele Masala- sub ->Simone Franchini
71'
72'
E. Matteucci- sub ->Maiko Candiano
72'
L. Troiano- sub ->Mattia Sandri
80'
G. Parlanti- Yellow
88'
C. Furno- Yellow
90'
L. Troiano- 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 match, Pescara has 38 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Sestri Levante will stays with 22 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone B, Pescara will host Pineto on the 4th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Pineto (0 draws).

Sestri Levante will play away against Sassari Torres on the 4th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sassari Torres (0 draws).

Pescara – Formation

Pescara
G
A. Plizzari 22.Italy
D
L. Milani 2.Italy
D
D. Di Pasquale 5.Italy
Goals68'
D
Mauricio Caranta 13.Italy
D
R. Floriani Mussolini 15.Italy
M
S. Aloi 8.Italy
M
G. Tunjov 17.Estonia
M
S. Franchini 33.Italy
71' 28'
F
D. Merola 10.Italy
71' Goals37'
F
L. Cuppone 29.Italy
85' Goals25'
F
G. Cangiano 32.Italy
Substitutes
G
M. Gasparini 1.Italy
D
R. Pierno 18.Italy
D
I. Mesík 24.Slovakia
D
B. Moruzzi 27.Italy
M
N. Squizzato 6.Italy
M
A. De Marco 28.Italy
71'
F
Michele Masala 7.Italy
71'

Pescara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Zdenek Zeman decided to play with the following team: Alessandro Plizzari, Romano Floriani, Mauricio Caranta, Davide Di Pasquale, Lorenzo Milani, Salvatore Aloi, Georgi Tunjov, Simone Franchini, Davide Merola, Luigi Cuppone and Gianmarco Cangiano.

The home team had on the bench: Manuel Gasparini, Niccolo Squizzato, Michele Masala, Roberto Pierno, Ivan Mesík, Brando Moruzzi, Antonino De Marco and Antonio Palumbo.

Substitutions

Pescara made 2 changes: Davide Merola for Antonino De Marco (71′) and Simone Franchini for Michele Masala (71′).

Sestri Levante – Formation

Sestri Levante
G
J. Anacoura 1.Italy
D
F. Oliana 5.Italy
29'
D
L. Podda 27.Italy
61'
D
G. Parlanti 77.Italy
80'
D
M. Pane 4.Italy
52'
M
M. Candiano 8.Germany
72' 65'
M
M. Sandri 21.Italy
72'
M
A. Gala 23.Italy
46'
M
C. Furno 3.Italy
88'
F
R. Forte 7.Italy
F
Francesco Margiotta 28.Italy
61'
Substitutes
G
M. Raspa 74.Italy
D
E. Grosso 24.Italy
D
V. Regini 25.Italy
D
E. Matteucci 33.Italy
72'
M
L. Troiano 6.Italy
72' 90'
M
S. Andreis 10.Italy
61'
M
B. Omoregbe 11.Italy
46'
M
S. Raggio Garibaldi 86.Italy
F
D. Fossati 20.Italy
61'

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

Enrico Barillari played with: Francesco Anacoura, Lorenzo Podda, Filippo Oliana, Massimilano Pane, Cristiano Furno, Gabriele Parlanti, Antonio Gala, Mattia Sandri, Maiko Candiano, Francesco Margiotta and Riccardo Forte.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luca Troiano, Simone Andreis, Bob Murphy Omoregbe, Pietro Balducci, Daniel Fossati, Edoardo Grosso, Vasco Regini, Emanuele Matteucci, Matteo Raspa and Silvano Raggio Garibaldi.

Substitutions

Sestri Levante made 5 changes: Antonio Gala for Bob Murphy Omoregbe (46′), Lorenzo Podda for Simone Andreis (61′), Francesco Margiotta for Daniel Fossati (61′), Maiko Candiano for Emanuele Matteucci (72′) and Mattia Sandri for Luca Troiano (72′).

Results of the day

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