MESSINA. Crotone tops ACR Messina 1-0 after G. Comi scored just 1 goal (79′). ACR Messina lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
Michele Emmausso received a red card (86′). This red card was one of the reason why ACR Messina lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio stadium in Messina on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Stefano Nicolini. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.28 degrees Celsius or 57.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 16 Total 16
- 6 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 104 Attack 98
- 62 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 16 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Ball possession
ACR Messina had a superior ball possession 58% while Crotone was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
ACR Messina was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Crotone found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
ACR Messina shot 16 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crotone shot 16 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
ACR Messina received 3 yellow cards (Marco Manetta, Domenico Franco and Michele Emmausso). Talking about the opposition, Crotone received 3 yellow cards (Guillaume Gigliotti , Giuseppe Loiacono and Niccolò Zanellato).
(ACR Messina) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, ACR Messina stays with 39 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Crotone will has 46 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, ACR Messina will play away against Benevento on the 10th of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Benevento (3 draws).
Crotone will host Latina on the 10th of March with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Crotone (4 draws).
ACR Messina – Formation
ACR Messina
88'
81'
86'
ACR Messina adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Giacomo Modica decided to play with the following team: Ermanno Fumagalli, Damiano Lia, Marco Manetta, Daniel Dumbravanu , Pasqualino Ortisi, Domenico Franco, Giulio Frisenna, Marco Rosafio, Michele Emmausso, Marco Zunno and Antonino Ragusa.
The home team had on the bench: Samuele Zona, Marco Firenze, Pierluca Luciani, Sabino Signorile, Francesco Giunta, Giuseppe Salvo, Antonio Di Bella, Carlo Cavallo, Vincenzo Plescia, Vincenzo Polito, Francesco Paolo Scafetta and Jacopo Fumagalli.
Substitutions
ACR Messina made 5 changes: Marco Rosafio for Vincenzo Plescia (79′), Damiano Lia for Giuseppe Salvo (88′), Antonino Ragusa for Francesco Paolo Scafetta (88′), Giulio Frisenna for Marco Civilleri (90′) and Domenico Franco for Marco Firenze (90′).
Crotone – Formation
Crotone
79'
Also Crotone adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Silvio Baldini played with: Andrea Dini, Daniel Leo, Guillaume Gigliotti , Giuseppe Loiacono, Maxime Giron, Lucas Felippe, Niccolò Zanellato, Giovanni Bruzzaniti, Alessio Tribuzzi, Eugenio D’Ursi and Gianmario Comi.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Davide Bove, Guido Gomez, Dimitar Kostadinov, Matteo Battistini, Carlo Crialese, Francesco D’Alterio, Andrea D’Errico , Mattia Vitale, Raffaele Cantisani, Andrea Rispoli, Riccardo Costa and Marco Tumminello .
Substitutions
Crotone made 2 changes: Giovanni Bruzzaniti for Carlo Crialese (61′) and Gianmario Comi for Mattia Vitale (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone C.
- Monopoli – Brindisi – 2-2
- Avellino – Catania – 5-2
- ACR Messina – Crotone – 0-1
- Foggia – Picerno – 2-0
- SSC Giugliano – Turris – 2-1
- Taranto – Virtus Francavilla – 1-0
