LECCE. Hellas Verona tops Lecce 1-0 after M. Folorunsho scored just 1 goal (17′). Lecce lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
Hellas Verona remained in 10 after Thomas Henry received a red card in the 90′. On the other side, also Roberto D’Aversa received a red card (38′). This red card was one of the reason why Lecce lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare stadium in Lecce on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 25,222 spectators. The referee was Daniele Chiffi with the support of Valerio Colarossi and Valerio Vecchi. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.25 degrees Celsius or 61.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 3 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 7
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 91 Attack 81
- 52 Dangerous attack 34
- 91 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Lecce was in firm control of the ball 56% while Hellas Verona was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lecce was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Hellas Verona was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Lecce shot 15 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Hellas Verona shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lecce received 3 yellow cards (Marin Pongracic, Nicola Sansone and Lameck Banda ). Talking about the opposition, Hellas Verona received 3 yellow cards (Thomas Henry, Daniel Silva and Jackson Tchatchoua).
(Lecce) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (38′).
Also, Hellas Verona didn’t end the match with 11 players after Thomas Henry (Hellas Verona) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lecce stays with 25 points like Empoli to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Hellas Verona will has 26 points like Cagliari to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lecce will play away with Salernitana on the 17th of March with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Lecce (2 draws).
Hellas Verona will host Milan on the 17th of March with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Milan (4 draws).
Lecce – Formation
Lecce
90'
70'
Lecce started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Roberto D’Aversa decided to play with the following team: Wladimiro Falcone , Valentin Gendrey , Marin Pongracic , Federico Baschirotto , Antonino Gallo , Joan González , Ylber Ramadani , Rémi Oudin , Pontus Almqvist , Nikola Krstović and Lameck Banda .
The home team had on the bench: Nicola Sansone , Lorenzo Venuti, Patrick Dorgu , Medon Berisha, Alexis Blin , Jasper Samooja, Santiago Pierotti , Ahmed Touba, Roberto Piccoli , Alexandru Borbei and Hamza Rafia.
Substitutions
Lecce made 5 changes: Ylber Ramadani for Alexis Blin (81′), Pontus Almqvist for Roberto Piccoli (60′), Rémi Oudin for Santiago Pierotti (81′), Antonino Gallo for Patrick Dorgu (70′) and Lameck Banda for Nicola Sansone (70′).
Player of the match: Antonino Gallo
The most impressive player for Lecce was Antonino Gallo.
His rating is with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Hellas Verona – Formation
Hellas Verona
17'
90'
Hellas Verona started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Baroni played with: Lorenzo Montipò , Jackson Tchatchoua , Giangiacomo Magnani , Diego Coppola , Juan Cabal , Ondrej Duda , Suat Serdar , Tomas Suslov , Michael Folorunsho , Darko Lazović and Tijjani Noslin .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Reda Belahyane, Elayis Tavsan , Thomas Henry , Stefan Mitrović , Mattia Chiesa, Fabien Centonze , Rúben Vinagre, Daniel Silva , Simone Perilli, Charlys, Federico Bonazzoli and Karol Swiderski .
Substitutions
Hellas Verona made 5 changes: Tijjani Noslin for Karol Swiderski (58′), Jackson Tchatchoua for Fabien Centonze (58′), Darko Lazović for Stefan Mitrović (76′), Suat Serdar for Daniel Silva (76′) and Tomas Suslov for Thomas Henry (86′).
Player of the match: Michael Folorunsho
The most impressive player for Hellas Verona was Michael Folorunsho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
