Cremonese conquers Modena 1-0 with a late goal scored by M. Bianchetti. HIGHLIGHTS

MODENA. Cremonese snatched a late win Modena 1-0 after M. Bianchetti scored just 1 goal (90').

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Luke Meyer
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Cremonese conquers Modena 1-0 with a late goal scored by M. Bianchetti. HIGHLIGHTS

MODENA. Cremonese snatched a late win Modena 1-0 after M. Bianchetti scored just 1 goal (90′). Cremonese took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

Cremonese remained in players after Dennis Johnsen received a red card in the 84′. Anyway, Cremonese still found a way to win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Braglia stadium in Modena on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marcenaro with the collaboration of Stefano Liberti and Niccolò Pagliardini. The 4th official was Giorgio Bozzetto. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.89 degrees Celsius or 57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Modena

0 - 1

Team 1

Cremonese

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 15 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 90 Attack 112
  • 38 Dangerous attack 58
  • 189 Ball safe 161
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cremonese had a strong ball possession 56% while Modena was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cremonese was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cremonese won the encounter.​

Modena shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cremonese shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Modena received 4 yellow cards (Simone Santoro, Fabio Ponsi, Thomas Battistella and Shady Oukhadda). Talking about the opposition, Cremonese received 1 yellow card (Matteo Bianchetti).

Also, Cremonese didn’t end the match with 11 players after Dennis Johnsen (Cremonese) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (84′).

Match Timeline

Thomas Battistella- Yellow
20'
Jacopo Manconi- sub ->Ettore Gliozzi
24'
Shady Oukhadda- Yellow
37'
Luca Magnino- sub ->Shady Oukhadda
46'
Simone Santoro- sub ->Thomas Battistella
46'
62'
Franco Vázquez- sub ->César Falletti
68'
Gonzalo Abrego- sub ->Charles Pickel
68'
Paolo Ghiglione- sub ->Luca Zanimacchia
70'
Matteo Bianchetti - Yellow
80'
Daniel Ciofani- sub ->Massimo Coda
80'
Zan Majer- sub ->Michele Castagnetti
84'
Dennis Johnsen- Red
Fabio Ponsi- Yellow
84'
Kleis Bozhanaj- sub ->Niccolò Corrado
90'
Simone Santoro- Yellow
90'
90'
Matteo Bianchetti (goal)Leonardo Sernicola

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
73
35
Como
68
35
Venezia
67
35
Cremonese
60
35
Catanzaro
57
35
Palermo
52
35
Brescia
47
35
Sampdoria
46
35
Pisa
45
35
Cittadella
45
35
Südtirol
43
35
Modena
43
35
Reggiana
43
35
Cosenza
42
35
Ascoli
37
35
Ternana
37
35
Spezia
37
35
Bari 1908
36
35
FeralpiSalò
32
35
Lecco
26
35

After this contest, Modena stays with 36 points like Cittadella to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Cremonese will has 53 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Modena will host FeralpiSalò on the 9th of March with a 2-2 head to head.

Cremonese will host Como on the 9th of March with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Cremonese (3 draws).

Modena – Formation

Modena
G
Andrea Seculin 12.Italy
6.8
D
Fabio Ponsi 3.Italy
7.0
84'
D
Giovanni Zaro 19.Italy
7.8
D
Cristian Cauz  33.Italy
7.5
M
Antonio Palumbo 5.Italy
7.5
M
Fabio Gerli 16.Italy
7.3
M
Thomas Battistella 23.Italy
7.0
46' 20'
M
Fabio Abiuso 90.Italy
7.5
M
Niccolò Corrado 91.Italy
6.7
90'
M
Shady Oukhadda 99.Morocco
6.7
46' 37'
F
Ettore Gliozzi 9.Italy
6.4
24'
Substitutes
G
F. Vandelli 22.Italy
G
Riccardo Gagno 26.Italy
D
Antonio Pergreffi  4.Italy
D
Alessandro Pio Riccio 27.Italy
D
Matteo Cotali 29.Italy
M
Luca Magnino 6.Italy
7.0
46'
M
Simone Santoro 8.Italy
7.1
46' 90'
M
Luca Tremolada 10.Italy
M
Kleis Bozhanaj 30.Albania
90'
M
Lukas Mondele 42.Belgium
F
Jacopo Manconi 17.Italy
6.8
24'
F
Lorenzo Di Stefano 73.Italy

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

The manager Paolo Bianco decided to play with the following team: Andrea Seculin (6.8), Fabio Ponsi (7.0), Giovanni Zaro (7.8), Cristian Cauz (7.5), Shady Oukhadda (6.7), Fabio Gerli (7.3), Thomas Battistella (7.0), Niccolò Corrado (6.7), Fabio Abiuso (7.5), Antonio Palumbo (7.5) and Ettore Gliozzi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Antonio Pergreffi, Luca Magnino (7.0), Simone Santoro (7.1), Luca Tremolada, Jacopo Manconi (6.8), Filippo Vandelli, Riccardo Gagno, Alessandro Pio Riccio, Matteo Cotali, Kleis Bozhanaj, Lukas Mondele and Lorenzo Di Stefano.

Modena could not rely on the presence of Jacopo Manconi (injured).

Substitutions

Modena made 4 changes: Shady Oukhadda for Luca Magnino (46′), Thomas Battistella for Simone Santoro (46′), Ettore Gliozzi for Jacopo Manconi (24′) and Niccolò Corrado for Kleis Bozhanaj (90′).

Player of the match: Giovanni Zaro​

The most impressive player for Modena was Giovanni Zaro.

His rating is 7.8 with 51 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Cremonese – Formation

Cremonese
G
A. Jungdal 22.Denmark
7.8
D
Luca Ravanelli 5.Italy
7.8
D
Matteo Bianchetti  15.Italy
8.1
70' Goals90'
D
Valentin Antov 26.Bulgaria
8.4
M
Charles Pickel 6.Switzerland
7.3
68'
M
Leonardo Sernicola 17.Italy
7.3
M
Michele Castagnetti 19.Italy
7.1
80'
M
Dennis Johnsen 71.Norway
6.6
84'
M
Luca Zanimacchia 98.Italy
7.1
68'
F
César Falletti 7.Uruguay
7.0
62'
F
Massimo Coda 90.Italy
7.5
80'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Saro 21.Italy
D
Luca Marrone 4.Italy
D
Paolo Ghiglione 18.Italy
6.7
68'
D
Yuri Rocchetti 31.Italy
D
Giacomo Quagliata 33.Italy
D
Luka Lochoshvili 44.Georgia
M
Franco Vázquez 20.Argentina
6.4
62'
M
Gonzalo Abrego 32.Argentina
7.1
68'
M
Zan Majer 37.Slovenia
6.4
80'
F
Daniel Ciofani 9.Italy
6.7
80'
F
Felix Afena-Gyan 11.Ghana
F
Frank Tsadjout 74.Italy

Cremonese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Giovanni Stroppa played with: Andreas Jungdal (7.8), Valentin Antov (8.4), Luca Ravanelli (7.8), Matteo Bianchetti (8.1), Luca Zanimacchia (7.1), Charles Pickel (7.3), Michele Castagnetti (7.1), Dennis Johnsen (6.6), Leonardo Sernicola (7.3), Massimo Coda (7.5) and César Falletti (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Luca Marrone, Daniel Ciofani (6.7), Felix Afena-Gyan, Paolo Ghiglione (6.7), Franco Vázquez (6.4), Gianluca Saro, Yuri Rocchetti, Gonzalo Abrego (7.1), Giacomo Quagliata, Žan Majer (6.4), Luka Lochoshvili and Frank Tsadjout.

Cremonese could not rely on the presence of Franco Vázquez (injured).

Substitutions

Cremonese made 5 changes: Luca Zanimacchia for Paolo Ghiglione (68′), César Falletti for Franco Vázquez (62′), Charles Pickel for Gonzalo Abrego (68′), Michele Castagnetti for Žan Majer (80′) and Massimo Coda for Daniel Ciofani (80′).

Player of the match: Valentin Antov​

The most impressive player for Cremonese was Valentin Antov even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 72 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​