PESCARA. Pescara prevails over Pineto with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. De (80′) and a goal from D. Merola (89′). Pescara took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia stadium in Pescara on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Luca De Angeli. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 13.94 degrees Celsius or 57.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Pescara

2 - 0

Pineto

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 9 Total 4
  • 5 On Target 0
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 118 Attack 105
  • 70 Dangerous attack 44
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 21 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Pescara was in firm control of the ball 60% while Pineto was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pescara was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pescara won the match​.

Pescara shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Pineto shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Pescara received 2 yellow cards (Lorenzo Meazzi and Salvatore Aloi). Talking about the opposition, Pineto received 1 yellow card (Simone De Santis).

Match Timeline

R. Pierno- sub ->Romano Floriani
28'
S. Aloi- Yellow
45'
A. De Marco- sub ->Andrea Capone
46'
L. Meazzi- sub ->Salvatore Aloi
46'
53'
S. De Santis- Yellow
69'
D. Manu- sub ->Marco Teraschi
74'
F. Baggi- sub ->Gianluca Germinario
74'
M. Chakir- sub ->Diego Gambale
A. De Marco(goal)
80'
L. Meazzi- Yellow
82'
84'
M. Njambe- sub ->Daniel Sannipoli
84'
A. Pellegrino- sub ->Matteo Borsoi
D. Merola(goal)
89'
I. Mesík- sub ->Davide Merola
90'

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 playing this contest, Pescara has 41 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Pineto will stays with 29 points like Arezzo and Rimini to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone B, Pescara will play away with Gubbio on the 11th of February with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Pescara (1 draw).

Pineto will host Lucchese on the 11th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Lucchese (0 draws).

Pescara – Formation

Pescara
G
A. Plizzari 22.Italy
D
L. Milani 2.Italy
D
D. Di Pasquale 5.Italy
D
Mauricio Caranta 13.Italy
D
R. Floriani Mussolini 15.Italy
28'
M
S. Aloi 8.Italy
46' 45'
M
G. Tunjov 17.Estonia
M
M. Dagasso 30.Italy
F
D. Merola 10.Italy
90' 89'
F
A. Capone 21.Italy
46'
F
L. Cuppone 29.Italy
Substitutes
G
M. Gasparini 1.Italy
D
R. Pierno 18.Italy
28'
D
F. Pellacani 23.Italy
D
I. Mesík 24.Slovakia
90'
D
C. Staver 25.Moldova
D
B. Moruzzi 27.Italy
M
N. Squizzato 6.Italy
M
A. De Marco 28.Italy
46' 80'
F
Michele Masala 7.Italy
F
L. Meazzi 20.Italy
46' 82'

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, Matteo Dagasso, Davide Merola, Luigi Cuppone and Andrea Capone.

The home team had on the bench: Manuel Gasparini, Niccolo Squizzato, Michele Masala, Roberto Pierno, Lorenzo Meazzi, Filippo Pellacani, Ivan Mesík, Cornelius Staver, Brando Moruzzi, Antonino De Marco and Michael Zeppieri.

Substitutions

Pescara made 4 changes: Romano Floriani for Roberto Pierno (28′), Salvatore Aloi for Lorenzo Meazzi (46′), Andrea Capone for Antonino De Marco (46′) and Davide Merola for Ivan Mesík (90′).

Pineto – Formation

Pineto
G
A. Tonti 22.Italy
D
G. Ingrosso 28.Italy
D
A. Marafini 14.Italy
D
M. Borsoi 19.Italy
84'
D
S. De Santis 23.Italy
53'
M
E. Volpicelli 7.Italy
M
G. Germinario 8.Italy
74'
M
D. Sannipoli 10.Italy
84'
M
L. Lombardi 21.Italy
M
M. Teraschi 70.Italy
69'
F
D. Gambale 9.Italy
74'
Substitutes
G
S. Mercorelli 1.Italy
G
M. Grilli 36.Italy
D
R. Della Quercia 20.Italy
D
F. Baggi 27.Italy
74'
D
L. Villa 30.Italy
M
D. Manu 17.Italy
69'
M
G. Macario 32.Italy
M
M. Foglia 77.Italy
M
P. Iaccarino 82.Italy
M
A. Pellegrino 99.Italy
84'
F
M. Njambe 11.Cameroon
84'
F
M. Chakir 29.Italy
74'

Pineto started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Daniele Amaolo played with: Andrea Marafini, Alessandro Tonti, Gianmarco Ingrosso, Simone De Santis, Marco Teraschi, Luca Lombardi, Daniel Sannipoli, Gianluca Germinario, Matteo Borsoi, Diego Gambale and Emilio Volpicelli.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Simone Mercorelli, Moussadja Njambe, Denis Manu, Riccardo Della Quercia, Federico Baggi, Amine Chakir, Lorenzo Villa, Giuseppe Macario, Matteo Grilli, Mattia Foglia, Pasquale Iaccarino and Alessandro Pellegrino.

Substitutions

Pineto made 5 changes: Gianluca Germinario for Federico Baggi (74′), Diego Gambale for Amine Chakir (74′), Daniel Sannipoli for Moussadja Njambe (84′), Marco Teraschi for Denis Manu (69′) and Matteo Borsoi for Alessandro Pellegrino (84′).

Results of the day

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