CASERTA. Casertana had a narrow win over Nuova Monterosi. Casertana was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Alberto Pinto stadium in Caserta on Thursday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 24 Total 9
- 8 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 96 Attack 81
- 65 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 9
Fouls
- 12 Total 23
- 3 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Casertana was in firm control of the ball 63% while Nuova Monterosi was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Casertana was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Casertana won the match.
Casertana shot 24 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Nuova Monterosi shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Casertana received 2 yellow cards (Daniele Celiento and Francesco Deli). On the opposite side, Nuova Monterosi received 7 yellow cards (Mirko Gori, Mirko Gori, Fabio Scarsella, Michele Vano, Emmanuel Mbende, Danilo Piroli and Simone Sini).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Casertana has 44 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Nuova Monterosi will stays with 16 points to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, Casertana will play away against Avellino on the 19th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Avellino (1 draw).
Nuova Monterosi will play away against Audace Cerignola on the 18th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Audace Cerignola (0 draws).
Casertana – Formation
Casertana started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Vincenzo Cangelosi decided to play with the following team: Giacomo Venturi, Giacomo Sciacca, Daniele Celiento, Loris Bacchetti, Luca Calapai, Francesco Deli, Marco Toscano, Armando Anastasio, Camillo Tavernelli, Leonardo Taurino and Mirko Carretta.
The home team had on the bench: Davide Marfella, Marco Soprano, Umberto Galletta, Giacomo Casoli, Stefano Paglino, Gianluca Turchetta, Pietro Rovaglia and Manuel Nicoletti.
Substitutions
Casertana made 4 changes: Francesco Deli for Giacomo Casoli (46′), Giacomo Sciacca for Manuel Nicoletti (56′), Leonardo Taurino for Pietro Rovaglia (74′) and Armando Anastasio for Marco Soprano (90′).
Nuova Monterosi – Formation
Nuova Monterosi started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Cristiano Scazzola played with: Francesco Forte, Emmanuel Mbende, Danilo Piroli, Simone Sini, Francesco Verde, Tommaso Fantacci, Samuele Parlati, Mirko Gori, Roberto Crivello, Umberto Eusepi and Michele Vano.
These were the players on the bench: Alessandro Crescenzi, Davide Di Francesco, Alessandro Rossi, Andrea Rigon, Angelo Tartaglia, Luca Bittante, Lorenzo Gavioli, Filippo Tolomello, Fabio Scarsella, Gabriele Ferreri and Andrea Silipo.
Substitutions
Nuova Monterosi made 5 changes: Roberto Crivello for Alessandro Crescenzi (55′), Danilo Piroli for Alessandro Rossi (80′), Mirko Gori for Andrea Silipo (80′), Tommaso Fantacci for Fabio Scarsella (55′) and Umberto Eusepi for Lorenzo Gavioli (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone C.
- Benevento – Audace Cerignola – 1-1
- Picerno – Crotone – 0-0
- Foggia – Monopoli – 3-2
- Casertana – Nuova Monterosi – 4-3