MESSINA. Foggia was after all too much to handle for ACR Messina with the goal of Luca Gagliano (20′), Simone Tascone (56′) and Vincenzo Millico (90′).

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio stadium in Messina on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Rosario Luongo. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.74 degrees Celsius or 62.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

ACR Messina

0 - 3

Foggia

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 9 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 70 Attack 69
  • 63 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 2 Red Card 0

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. ACR Messina was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Foggia that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

ACR Messina was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Foggia found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

ACR Messina shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Foggia shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

ACR Messina received 4 yellow cards (Francesco Giunta, Antonino Ragusa, Marco Manetta and Domenico Franco). On the other side, Foggia received 4 yellow cards (Moses Odjer, Andrea Marino, Andrea Marino and Simone Tascone).

(ACR Messina) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (81′).

Match Timeline

D. Franco- Yellow
15'
G. Frisenna- Yellow
15'
20'
Luca Gagliano(goal)
M. Manetta- Yellow
33'
43'
Moses Odjer- Yellow
M. Manetta(yellowredcard)
53'
A. Ragusa- Yellow
55'
56'
Simone Tascone(goal)
55'
Giovanni Di Noia- sub ->Joshua Tenkorang
F. Giunta- sub ->Marco Rosafio
59'
V. Polito- sub ->Antonino Ragusa
59'
65'
Jacopo Martini- sub ->Simone Tascone
65'
Riccardo Tonin- sub ->Luca Gagliano
V. Plescia- sub ->Michele Emmausso
70'
F. Scafetta- sub ->Domenico Franco
70'
72'
Andrea Marino- sub ->Moses Odjer
73'
Tomislav Papazov- sub ->Luca Ercolani
78'
Simone Tascone- Yellow
79'
Andrea Marino- Yellow
G. Frisenna(yellowredcard)
81'
G. Salvo- sub ->Damiano Lia
83'
F. Giunta- Yellow
78'
90'
Vincenzo Millico(goal)
G. Frisenna(yellowredcard)
81'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Juve Stabia
79
38
Avellino
69
38
Benevento
66
38
Taranto
65
38
Casertana
65
38
Picerno
58
38
Audace Cerignola
53
38
SSC Giugliano
53
38
Crotone
52
38
Latina
51
38
Foggia
48
38
Sorrento
48
38
Catania
45
38
ACR Messina
45
38
Turris
44
38
Potenza Calcio
43
38
Monopoli
42
38
Nuova Monterosi
35
38
Virtus Francavilla
35
38
Brindisi
25
38

After playing this match, ACR Messina stays with 41 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Foggia will has 45 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, ACR Messina will play away with Juve Stabia on the 30th of March with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Juve Stabia (2 draws).

Foggia will play away against Latina on the 30th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Latina (1 draw).

ACR Messina – Formation

ACR Messina
G
E. Fumagalli 30.Italy
D
D. Lia 7.Italy
83'
D
F. Pacciardi 23.Italy
M
M. Manetta 6.Italy
33'
M
G. Frisenna 8.Italy
15'
M
D. Franco 16.Italy
70' 15'
M
P. Ortisi 24.Italy
F
M. Emmausso 10.Italy
70'
F
M. Zunno 11.Italy
F
M. Rosafio 70.Italy
59'
F
A. Ragusa 90.Italy
59' 55'
Substitutes
G
E. Piana 1.Italy
D
S. Zona 3.Italy
D
D. Dumbrăvanu 4.Moldova
D
G. Salvo 21.Italy
83'
D
V. Polito 33.Italy
59'
D
J. Fumagalli 83.
M
M. Firenze 5.Italy
M
F. Giunta 19.Italy
59' 78'
M
F. Scafetta 77.Italy
70'
M
M. Civilleri 91.Italy
F
P. Luciani 9.Italy
F
S. Signorile 17.Italy
F
C. Cavallo 27.Italy
F
V. Plescia 28.Italy
70'

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

The manager Giacomo Modica decided to play with the following team: Ermanno Fumagalli, Pasqualino Ortisi, Marco Manetta, Federico Pacciardi, Damiano Lia, Giulio Frisenna, Domenico Franco, Michele Emmausso, Antonino Ragusa, Marco Rosafio and Marco Zunno.

The home team had on the bench: Edoardo Piana, Samuele Zona, Daniel Dumbravanu , Marco Firenze, Pierluca Luciani, Sabino Signorile, Francesco Giunta, Giuseppe Salvo, Carlo Cavallo, Vincenzo Plescia, Vincenzo Polito, Francesco Paolo Scafetta, Jacopo Fumagalli and Marco Civilleri.

Substitutions

ACR Messina made 5 changes: Domenico Franco for Francesco Paolo Scafetta (70′), Marco Rosafio for Francesco Giunta (60′), Damiano Lia for Giuseppe Salvo (83′), Antonino Ragusa for Vincenzo Polito (60′) and Michele Emmausso for Vincenzo Plescia (70′).

Foggia – Formation

Foggia
G
Pietro Perina 1.Italy
D
Alessandro Silvestro 2.Italy
D
Alberto Rizzo 3.Italy
D
L. Ercolani 15.Italy
73'
D
Emmanuele Salines 31.Italy
M
Joshua Tenkorang 5.Italy
55'
M
Moses Odjer 19.Ghana
72' 43'
M
Simone Tascone 26.Italy
65' 78' 56'
F
Vincenzo Millico 10.Italy
90'
F
Mattia Rolando 11.Italy
F
Luca Gagliano 37.Italy
65' 20'
Substitutes
G
Tommaso Nobile 96.Italy
D
Gianmarco Antonacci 16.Italy
D
Tomislav Papazov 24.Bulgaria
73'
M
Jacopo Martini 6.Italy
65'
M
Andrea Schenetti 7.Italy
M
Andrea Marino 8.Italy
72' 79'
M
Giovanni Di Noia 28.Italy
55'
F
Riccardo Tonin 9.Italy
65'
F
Kalifa Manneh 23.Gambia
F
Carlos Embalo 95.Guinea-Bissau

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

Mirko Cudini played with: Pietro Perina, Emmanuel Salines, Luca Ercolani, Alberto Rizzo, Alessandro Silvestro, Moses Odjer, Simone Tascone, Joshua Tenkorang, Luca Gagliano, Vincenzo Millico and Mattia Rolando.

These were the players on the bench: Giovanni Castaldi, Jacopo Martini, Andrea Schenetti, Andrea Marino, Riccardo Tonin, Luca De Simone, Gianmarco Antonacci, Kalifa Manneh, Tomislav Papazov, Giovanni Di Noia, Carlos Embalo, Tommaso Nobile  and De Simone De Simone.

Substitutions

Foggia made 5 changes: Moses Odjer for Andrea Marino (72′), Luca Ercolani for Tomislav Papazov (73′), Luca Gagliano for Riccardo Tonin (65′), Joshua Tenkorang for Giovanni Di Noia (69′) and Simone Tascone for Jacopo Martini (65′).

Results of the day

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