ALESSANDRIA. Mantova defeats Alessandria 1-0 after F. Bombagi scored just 1 goal (14′). Mantova was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta stadium in Alessandria on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Centi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.85 degrees Celsius or 51.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 4 Total 6
- 1 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 95 Attack 126
- 49 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 22 Total 11
- 6 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Mantova had a strong ball possession 70% while Alessandria was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mantova had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mantova won the contest.
Alessandria shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Mantova shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Alessandria received 6 yellow cards (Marwen Gazoul, Luigi Samele, Ertijon Gega, Ian Soler, Marco Nichetti and Francesco Paolo Cusumano). On the opposite side, Mantova received 1 yellow card (Alex Redolfi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Alessandria stays with 14 points to sit in the 20th place. On the other side, Mantova will has 63 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie C: Girone A, Alessandria will play away with Pro Sesto on the 9th of February with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Mantova will host Pro Patria on the 17th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Mantova (4 draws).
Alessandria – Formation
Alessandria
78'
47'
Alessandria started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Marco Banchini decided to play with the following team: Enrico Rossi, Théo Parrinello, Alessandro Farroni, Filippo Fiumanò, Ertijon Gega, Simone Ciancio , Marco Nichetti, Ian Soler, Alfonso Sepe, Óscar Siafa and Luigi Samele.
The home team had on the bench: Francesco Paolo Cusumano, Marwen Gazoul, Alessandro Pellitteri, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Nicolás Femia, Yannick Barmaz, Ndir Mame Ass, Karolis Laukžemis, Tommaso Busatto, Andrea Spurio and Doudou Mangni.
Substitutions
Alessandria made 5 changes: Théo Parrinello for Karolis Laukžemis (58′), Luigi Samele for Francesco Paolo Cusumano (59′), Alfonso Sepe for Marwen Gazoul (59′), Ertijon Gega for Nicolás Femia (78′) and Ian Soler for Doudou Mangni (78′).
Mantova – Formation
Mantova
14'
Mantova started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Davide Possanzini played with: Marco Festa, Tommaso Maggioni, Fabrizio Brignani, Alex Redolfi, Christian Celesia, Mattia Muroni, Cristiano Bani, Francesco Galuppini, Francesco Bombagi, David Wieser and Gaetano Monachello, Cosimo Inguscio.
They had on the bench: Davis Mensah, Salvatore Burrai, Alessandro Debenedetti, Antonio Fiori, Luca Sonzogni, Nicolò Radaelli, Giacomo Fedel, Alessio Napoli, Erik Panizzi, Gabriele Argint, Davide Bragantini, Sebastien De Maio and Stefano Giacomelli.
Substitutions
Mantova made 3 changes: Cristiano Bani for Giacomo Fedel (72′), Gaetano Monachello for Davis Mensah (72′) and Francesco Galuppini for Davide Bragantini (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone A.
- Virtus Verona – Union ArzignanoChiampo – 1-0
- AlbinoLeffe – Atalanta II – 0-1
- Giana Erminio – Legnago Salus – 1-2
- Alessandria – Mantova – 0-1
- Pro Patria – Calcio Padova – 0-2
- Novara – Pro Sesto – 1-0
- Vicenza – Pro Vercelli – 2-0
- Triestina – Renate – 1-3
- Lumezzane – Trento Calcio 1921 – 0-2
