PIACENZA. Ascoli tops FeralpiSalò 1-0 after P. Masini scored just 1 goal (32′). FeralpiSalò was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
Ascoli remained with 10 players after Fabrizio Castori received a red card in the 31′. Nevertheless, Ascoli still found a way to win this match playing only in players.
The match was played at the Stadio Leonardo Garilli stadium in Piacenza on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marcenaro who had the assistance of Dario Garzelli and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Gabriele Totaro. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.03 degrees Celsius or 50.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 143 Attack 83
- 63 Dangerous attack 21
- 86 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 18 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FeralpiSalò had a strong ball possession 67% while Ascoli was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FeralpiSalò was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Ascoli managed to find the solution to win this match.
FeralpiSalò shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Ascoli shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FeralpiSalò received 2 yellow cards (Giacomo Manzari and Davide Balestrero). Regarding the opposition, Ascoli received 3 yellow cards (Francesco Di Tacchio, Pablo Rodríguez and Jeremiah Streng).
Also, Ascoli didn’t end the match with 11 players after Fabrizio Castori (Ascoli) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (31′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FeralpiSalò stays with 21 points like Lecco to remain in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Ascoli will has 26 points like Ternana to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, FeralpiSalò will play away against Spezia on the 27th of February with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Spezia (1 draw).
Ascoli will host Brescia on the 27th of February with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Ascoli (8 draws).
FeralpiSalò – Formation
FeralpiSalò
72'
82'
FeralpiSalò started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Marco Zaffaroni decided to play with the following team: Semuel Pizzignacco , Davide Balestrero , Luca Ceppitelli , Bruno Martella , Federico Bergonzi , Christos Kourfalidis , Luca Fiordilino , Davide Di Molfetta , Mattia Felici , Giacomo Manzari and Karlo Butić .
The home team had on the bench: Mattia Tonetto, Davide Voltan, Dimo Krastev, Luca Liverani, Alessandro Pilati, Mattia Zennaro, Denis Hergheligiu, Mauro Verzelletti, Giacomo Volpe, Andrea La Mantia , Gaetano Letizia and Alessandro Pietrelli .
Substitutions
FeralpiSalò made 3 changes: Karlo Butić for Andrea La Mantia (63′), Federico Bergonzi for Gaetano Letizia (63′) and Davide Di Molfetta for Alessandro Pietrelli (82′).
Player of the match: Davide Di Molfetta
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FeralpiSalò was Davide Di Molfetta.
His rating is with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.
Ascoli – Formation
Ascoli
32'
Ascoli started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Fabrizio Castori played with: Emiliano Viviano , Sauli Väisänen , Giuseppe Bellusci , Valerio Mantovani , Marcello Falzerano , Luca Valzania , Francesco Di Tacchio , Patrizio Masini , Karim Zedadka , Pedro Mendes and Pablo Rodríguez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Samuel Giovane , Fabrizio Caligara, Jeremiah Streng , Luca Bolletta, Raffaele Celia , Danilo Quaranta, Simone D’Uffizi , Tommaso Milanese , David Duris, Devis Vasquez, Eric Botteghin and Brian Bayeye.
Ascoli could not rely on the presence of Simone D’Uffizi (injured), Samuel Giovane (injured) and Raffaele Celia (injured).
Substitutions
Ascoli made 5 changes: Patrizio Masini for Tommaso Milanese (46′), Pablo Rodríguez for Jeremiah Streng (46′), Jeremiah Streng for Simone D’Uffizi (59′), Luca Valzania for Samuel Giovane (70′) and Karim Zedadka for Raffaele Celia (79′).
Player of the match: Emiliano Viviano
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ascoli was the goalkeeper: Emiliano Viviano. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Südtirol – Bari 1908 – 1-0
- Brescia – Reggiana – 0-0
- Ternana – Lecco – 0-0
- Pisa – Venezia – 1-2
- FeralpiSalò – Ascoli – 0-1
- Cremonese – Palermo – 2-2
- Como – Parma – 1-1
- Cittadella – Catanzaro – 1-2
