VENEZIA. Venezia finds its way back against Modena with a goal on the F. Gerli 61′ and a goal on the A. Palumbo 77′. Venezia was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
Antonio Palumbo squandered a decisive penalty (77′). That would have allowed Modena to win the match.
Antonio Palumbo squandered 1 penalty (77′) for Modena.
The match was played at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo stadium in Venezia on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Livio Marinelli with the support of Mattia Scarpa and Tiziana Trasciatti. The 4th official was Gianluca Grasso. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.12 degrees Celsius or 55.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Venezia had a superior ball possession 57% while Modena was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Venezia was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Venezia to win the match.
Venezia shot 14 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Modena shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Venezia received 2 yellow cards (Tanner Tessmann and Francesco Zampano). Talking about the opposition, Modena received 3 yellow cards (Fabio Gerli, Alessandro Pio Riccio and Thomas Battistella).
Also, Modena didn’t end the match with 11 players after Paolo Bianco (Modena) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (46′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Venezia has 45 points like Palermo and Como to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Modena will has 34 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Venezia will play away against Pisa on the 24th of February with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Venezia (5 draws).
Modena will host Spezia on the 24th of February with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Modena (6 draws).
Venezia – Formation
Venezia
90'
45'
45', 71'
Venezia adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Paolo Vanoli decided to play with the following team: Jesse Joronen , Jay Idzes , Michael Svoboda , Marin Šverko , Antonio Candela , Tanner Tessmann , Gianluca Busio , Magnus Kofod Andersen , Francesco Zampano , Joel Pohjanpalo and Nicholas Pierini .
The home team had on the bench: Christian Gytkjær , Bruno Bertinato, Marco Modolo, Giorgio Altare, Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason , Denis Cheryshev, Matteo Grandi, Ali Dembélé, Maximilian Ullmann, Mikael Ellertsson and Marco Olivieri .
Substitutions
Venezia made 4 changes: Magnus Kofod Andersen for Marco Olivieri (68′), Nicholas Pierini for Christian Gytkjær (68′), Joel Pohjanpalo for Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (90′) and Gianluca Busio for Mikael Ellertsson (90′).
Player of the match: Joel Pohjanpalo
The most impressive player for Venezia was Joel Pohjanpalo.
His rating is with 2 goals, 29 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Modena – Formation
Modena
Also Modena adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Paolo Bianco played with: Andrea Seculin , Alessandro Pio Riccio , Cristian Cauz , Antonio Pergreffi , Simone Santoro , Thomas Battistella , Fabio Gerli , Antonio Palumbo , Niccolò Corrado , Fabio Abiuso and Ettore Gliozzi .
They had on the bench: Luca Magnino , Edoardo Duca, Luca Tremolada , Jacopo Manconi , Filippo Vandelli, Roko Vukušić, Riccardo Gagno, Matteo Cotali, Kleis Bozhanaj, Lukas Mondele and Lorenzo Di Stefano.
Modena could not rely on the presence of Jacopo Manconi (injured).
Substitutions
Modena made 3 changes: Thomas Battistella for Luca Magnino (54′), Fabio Abiuso for Luca Tremolada (78′) and Antonio Palumbo for Jacopo Manconi (90′).
Player of the match: Ettore Gliozzi
The most impressive player for Modena was Ettore Gliozzi.
His rating is with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
