RIMINI. Rimini managed to reverse the scoreline against Pontedera. It was Pontedera to score first with a goal from Simone Ianesi. Nevertheless, later Rimini found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Claudio Morra (49′), Claudio Morra (60′) and Davide Lamesta (77′). Rimini was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Romeo Neri stadium in Rimini on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.38 degrees Celsius or 56.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Rimini

3 - 1

Pontedera

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 16 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 87 Attack 70
  • 88 Dangerous attack 52
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 16
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Rimini had a strong ball possession 62% while Pontedera was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rimini was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rimini won the match​.

Rimini shot 16 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Pontedera shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Rimini didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Pontedera received 1 yellow card (Matteo Guidi).

Match Timeline

10'
S. Ianesi(goal)
45'
M. Guidi- Yellow
C. Morra(goal)
49'
C. Morra(penalty)
60'
G. Quacquarelli- sub ->Tomas Lepri
66'
68'
I. Delpupo- sub ->Alessandro Lombardi
68'
L. Peli- sub ->Samuele Angori
68'
G. Selleri- sub ->Simone Ganz
D. Lamesta(goal)
77'
A. Delcarro- sub ->Marco Garetto
72'
M. Leoncini- sub ->Jacopo Sala
73'
79'
C. Cerretti- sub ->Matteo Guidi
D. Iacoponi- sub ->Davide Lamesta
82'
L. Ubaldi- sub ->Claudio Morra
81'

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 match, Rimini has 35 points to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Pontedera will stays with 39 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone B, Rimini will play away against Ancona on the 25th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Rimini (2 draws).

Pontedera will host Sassari Torres on the 25th of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Pontedera (1 draw).

Rimini – Formation

Rimini
G
S. Colombi 91.Italy
D
N. Pietrangeli 4.Italy
D
N. Tofanari 84.Italy
D
T. Lepri 98.Italy
66'
M
L. Mėgelaitis 23.Lithuania
M
J. Sala 28.Italy
73'
M
L. Malagrida 31.Italy
M
C. Langella 33.Italy
M
M. Garetto 80.Italy
72'
F
C. Morra 9.Italy
81' 49', 60'
F
D. Lamesta 73.Italy
82' 77'
Substitutes
G
Edoardo Colombo 22.San Marino
G
P. De Lucci 27.Italy
D
G. Quacquarelli 3.Italy
66'
D
M. Gorelli 6.Italy
D
F. Semeraro 19.Italy
M
A. Delcarro 8.Italy
72'
M
S. Rosini 67.Italy
M
M. Leoncini 70.Italy
73'
F
L. Ubaldi 34.Italy
81'
F
D. Iacoponi 44.Italy
82'

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

The manager Emanuele Troise decided to play with the following team: Simone Colombi, Niccolò Tofanari, Nicola Pietrangeli, Jacopo Sala, Tomas Lepri, Linas Megelaitis, Christian Langella, Marco Garetto, Lorenzo Malagrida, Claudio Morra and Davide Lamesta.

The home team had on the bench: Gabriele Quacquarelli, Matteo Gorelli, Andrea Delcarro, Francesco Semeraro, Edoardo Colombo, Paolo Antonio De Lucci, Leonardo Ubaldi, Daniele Iacoponi, Samuele Rosini and Matteo Leoncini.

Substitutions

Rimini made 5 changes: Tomas Lepri for Gabriele Quacquarelli (66′), Marco Garetto for Andrea Delcarro (72′), Jacopo Sala for Matteo Leoncini (73′), Claudio Morra for Leonardo Ubaldi (81′) and Davide Lamesta for Daniele Iacoponi (82′).

Pontedera – Formation

Pontedera
G
N. Vivoli 30.Italy
D
M. Espeche 19.Argentina
D
S. Angori 3.Italy
68'
D
G. Calvani 4.Italy
M
G. Benedetti 10.Italy
M
Alessandro Lombardi 14.Italy
68'
M
L. Ignacchiti 16.Italy
M
G. Perretta 21.Italy
M
M. Guidi 18.Italy
79' 45'
F
S. Ianesi 11.Italy
10'
F
S. Ganz 99.Italy
68'
Substitutes
G
J. Busi 40.
G
L. Lewis 1.United States
D
C. Cerretti 23.Italy
79'
D
L. Gagliardi 2.Italy
D
R. Martinelli 5.Italy
D
M. Pretato 6.Italy
M
F. Marrone 8.Italy
M
I. Delpupo 20.Italy
68'
M
A. Provenzano 27.Italy
F
L. Peli 15.Italy
68'
F
G. Selleri 26.Italy
68'
F
A. Salvadori 29.Italy
F
M. Ambrosini 7.Italy

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

Massimiliano Canzi played with: Niccolò Vivoli, Gabriele Calvani, Marcos Espeche, Matteo Guidi, Matteo Guidi, Gabriele Perretta, Lorenzo Ignacchiti, Alessandro Lombardi, Samuele Angori, Giacomo Benedetti and Simone Ianesi, Simone Ganz.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luca Lewis, Lorenzo Gagliardi, Riccardo Martinelli, Mattia Pretato, Michele Ambrosini, Federico Marrone, Lorenzo Peli, Isaías Delpupo, Cristian Cerretti, Gabriele Selleri, Alessandro Provenzano, Andrea Salvadori and Jacopo Busi.

Substitutions

Pontedera made 4 changes: Simone Ganz for Gabriele Selleri (68′), Alessandro Lombardi for Isaías Delpupo (68′), Samuele Angori for Lorenzo Peli (68′) and Matteo Guidi for Cristian Cerretti (79′).

Results of the day

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