Pescara beats Pontedera 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Merola. HIGHLIGHTS

PESCARA. Pescara prevails over Pontedera 1-0 after D. Merola scored just 1 goal (44').

By
John Ross
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Pescara beats Pontedera 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Merola. HIGHLIGHTS

PESCARA. Pescara overcomes Pontedera 1-0 after D. Merola scored just 1 goal (44′).

The match was played at the Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia stadium in Pescara on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.91 degrees Celsius or 64.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Pescara

1 - 0

Team 1

Pontedera

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 5 Total 6
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 100 Attack 103
  • 40 Dangerous attack 58
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Pescara was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Pontedera that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pontedera had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Pescara succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Pescara shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Pontedera shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Pescara received 2 yellow cards (Lorenzo Milani and Lorenzo Meazzi). On the other side, Pontedera received 2 yellow cards (Andrea Salvadori and Gabriele Calvani).

Match Timeline

22'
G. Calvani- Yellow
L. Milani- Yellow
38'
D. Merola(goal)
44'
46'
M. Pretato- sub ->Gabriele Calvani
50'
L. Ignacchiti- sub ->Alessandro Lombardi
61'
S. Angori- sub ->Lorenzo Peli
61'
G. Selleri- sub ->Alessandro Provenzano
A. De Marco- sub ->Matteo Dagasso
69'
L. Sasanelli- sub ->Luigi Cuppone
69'
78'
A. Salvadori- sub ->Michele Ambrosini
L. Meazzi- sub ->Federico Accornero
80'
81'
A. Salvadori- Yellow
L. Meazzi- Yellow
90'
0'
A. Salvadori- Yellow
L. Meazzi- Yellow
0'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cesena
96
38
Sassari Torres
75
38
Carrarese
73
38
Perugia
63
38
Gubbio
59
38
Pescara
55
38
Juventus Next Gen
54
38
Arezzo
53
38
Pontedera
52
38
Rimini
50
38
SPAL
49
38
Virtus Entella
45
38
Pineto
45
38
Lucchese
45
38
Sestri Levante
44
38
Ancona
42
38
Vis Pesaro
39
38
Recanatese
38
38
Fermana
31
38
Olbia
26
38

After playing this match, Pescara has 48 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Pontedera will stays with 47 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone B, Pescara will play away with Cesena on the 30th of March with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Pescara (4 draws).

Pontedera will play away against Virtus Entella on the 30th of March with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Virtus Entella (0 draws).

Pescara – Formation

Pescara
G
A. Plizzari 22.Italy
D
L. Milani 2.Italy
38'
D
Mauricio Caranta 13.Italy
D
R. Floriani Mussolini 15.Italy
D
I. Mesík 24.Slovakia
M
N. Squizzato 6.Italy
M
S. Aloi 8.Italy
M
F. Accornero 11.Italy
80'
M
M. Dagasso 30.Italy
69'
F
D. Merola 10.Italy
Goals44'
F
L. Cuppone 29.Italy
69'
Substitutes
G
M. Gasparini 1.Italy
G
T. Zandri 12.
D
D. Di Pasquale 5.Italy
D
R. Pierno 18.Italy
D
C. Staver 25.Moldova
D
B. Moruzzi 27.Italy
M
A. Capone 21.Italy
M
A. De Marco 28.Italy
69'
M
S. Franchini 33.Italy
F
Michele Masala 7.Italy
F
L. Sasanelli 19.Italy
69'
F
L. Meazzi 20.Italy
80' 0'

Pescara started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Emmanuel Cascione decided to play with the following team: Alessandro Plizzari, Ivan Mesík, Mauricio Caranta, Romano Floriani, Lorenzo Milani, Salvatore Aloi, Niccolo Squizzato, Matteo Dagasso, Davide Merola, Federico Accornero and Luigi Cuppone.

The home team had on the bench: Manuel Gasparini, Davide Di Pasquale, Michele Masala, Tommaso Zandri, Roberto Pierno, Luca Sasanelli, Lorenzo Meazzi, Andrea Capone, Cornelius Staver, Brando Moruzzi, Antonino De Marco and Simone Franchini.

Substitutions

Pescara made 3 changes: Matteo Dagasso for Antonino De Marco (69′), Luigi Cuppone for Luca Sasanelli (69′) and Federico Accornero for Lorenzo Meazzi (80′).

Pontedera – Formation

Pontedera
G
N. Vivoli 30.Italy
D
G. Calvani 4.Italy
46' 22'
D
M. Espeche 19.Argentina
M
Alessandro Lombardi 14.Italy
50'
M
I. Delpupo 20.Italy
M
G. Perretta 21.Italy
M
A. Provenzano 27.Italy
61'
M
M. Guidi 18.Italy
F
M. Ambrosini 7.Italy
78'
F
S. Ianesi 11.Italy
F
L. Peli 15.Italy
61'
Substitutes
G
L. Lewis 1.United States
G
J. Busi 40.
D
L. Gagliardi 2.Italy
D
S. Angori 3.Italy
61'
D
R. Martinelli 5.Italy
D
M. Pretato 6.Italy
46'
M
L. Ignacchiti 16.Italy
50'
F
G. Selleri 26.Italy
61'
F
A. Salvadori 29.Italy
78' 0'

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

Massimiliano Canzi played with: Niccolò Vivoli, Gabriele Calvani, Marcos Espeche, Matteo Guidi, Matteo Guidi, Gabriele Perretta, Alessandro Lombardi, Alessandro Provenzano, Isaías Delpupo, Lorenzo Peli and Simone Ianesi, Michele Ambrosini.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luca Lewis, Lorenzo Gagliardi, Samuele Angori, Riccardo Martinelli, Mattia Pretato, Lorenzo Ignacchiti, Gabriele Selleri, Andrea Salvadori and Jacopo Busi.

Substitutions

Pontedera made 5 changes: Lorenzo Peli for Samuele Angori (61′), Alessandro Provenzano for Gabriele Selleri (61′), Gabriele Calvani for Mattia Pretato (46′), Alessandro Lombardi for Lorenzo Ignacchiti (50′) and Michele Ambrosini for Andrea Salvadori (78′).

Results of the day

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