VENEZIA. Venezia overcome FeralpiSalò to win 2-1. J. Pohjanpalo was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Venezia to strike first with a goal of Joel Pohjanpalo at the 60′. Then it was a goal in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Joel Pohjanpalo gave the win to Venezia in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Venezia took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo stadium in Venezia on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri with the help of Alessandro Costanzo and Matteo Passeri. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.34 degrees Celsius or 70.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Venezia

2 - 1

FeralpiSalò

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 13 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 111 Attack 105
  • 28 Dangerous attack 51
  • 104 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 5 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Venezia had a strong ball possession 57% while FeralpiSalò was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FeralpiSalò was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Venezia was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Venezia shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FeralpiSalò shot 14 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Venezia received 5 yellow cards (Nunzio Lella, Mikael Egill Ellertsson, Ali Dembélé, Magnus Kofod Andersen and Michael Svoboda). On the opposite side, FeralpiSalò received 1 yellow card (A. La Mantia).

Match Timeline

Nunzio Lella- Yellow
22'
Nicholas Pierini- sub ->Nunzio Lella
46'
T. Tessmann- sub ->Mato Jajalo
46'
51'
A. La Mantia- Yellow
Michael Svoboda- Yellow
57'
Joel Pohjanpalo(goal)Christian Gytkjaer
60'
Mikael Egill Ellertsson- sub ->Bjarki Bjarkason
61'
64'
M. Compagnon- sub ->E. Dubickas
72'
A. Pietrelli- sub ->L. Fiordilino
Magnus Kofod Andersen- sub ->G. Busio
73'
Ali Dembélé- sub ->Giorgio Altare
73'
73'
L. Giudici- sub ->M. Zennaro
Ali Dembélé- Yellow
78'
79'
D. Krastev- sub ->L. Ceppitelli
83'
M. Compagnon(goal)C. Kourfalidis
Mikael Egill Ellertsson- Yellow
85'
Magnus Kofod Andersen- Yellow
90'
Joel Pohjanpalo(goal)Michael Svoboda
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
76
38
Como
73
38
Venezia
70
38
Cremonese
67
38
Catanzaro
60
38
Palermo
56
38
Sampdoria
55
38
Brescia
51
38
Cosenza
47
38
Südtirol
47
38
Modena
47
38
Reggiana
47
38
Pisa
46
38
Cittadella
46
38
Spezia
44
38
Ternana
43
38
Ascoli
41
38
Bari 1908
41
38
FeralpiSalò
33
38
Lecco
26
38

After playing this contest, Venezia has 70 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, FeralpiSalò will stays with 33 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Venezia will play away with Spezia on the 10th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Venezia (5 draws).

FeralpiSalò will host Ternana on the 10th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Venezia – Formation

Venezia
G
Jesse Joronen 1.Finland
7.0
D
Jay Idzes 4.Netherlands
7.7
D
Giorgio Altare 15.Italy
7.3
73'
D
Michael Svoboda 30.Austria
7.9
57'
M
G. Busio 6.United States
7.1
73'
M
Mato Jajalo 18.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
46'
M
Bjarki Bjarkason 19.Iceland
6.7
61'
M
Nunzio Lella 24.Italy
6.4
46' 22'
M
Antonio Candela 27.Italy
7.0
F
Christian Gytkjaer 9.Denmark
6.7
F
Joel Pohjanpalo 20.Finland
9.1
60', 90'
Substitutes
G
Bruno Bertinato 12.Brazil
G
M. Grandi 23.Italy
D
Marco Modolo 13.Italy
D
Ali Dembélé 25.France
6.8
73' 78'
D
Maximilian Ullmann 31.Austria
M
T. Tessmann 8.United States
7.1
46'
M
Denis Cheryshev 21.Russia
M
Magnus Kofod Andersen 38.Denmark
6.6
73' 90'
M
Mikael Egill Ellertsson 77.Iceland
6.4
61' 85'
F
Nicholas Pierini 10.Italy
6.7
46'
F
Marco Olivieri 99.Italy

Venezia adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Paolo Vanoli decided to play with the following team: Jesse Joronen (7.0), Giorgio Altare (7.3), Michael Svoboda (7.9), Jay Idzes (7.7), Antonio Candela (7.0), Nunzio Lella (6.4), Mato Jajalo (7.1), G. Busio (7.1), Bjarki Bjarkason (6.7), Joel Pohjanpalo (9.1) and Christian Gytkjaer (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: T. Tessmann (7.1), Nicholas Pierini (6.7), Bruno Bertinato, Marco Modolo , Denis Cheryshev, M. Grandi, Ali Dembélé (6.8), Maximilian Ullmann, Magnus Kofod Andersen (6.6), Mikael Egill Ellertsson (6.4) and Marco Olivieri.

Substitutions

Venezia made 5 changes: Bjarki Bjarkason for Mikael Egill Ellertsson (61′), G. Busio for Magnus Kofod Andersen (73′), Giorgio Altare for Ali Dembélé (73′), Nunzio Lella for Nicholas Pierini (46′) and Mato Jajalo for T. Tessmann (46′).

Player of the match: Joel Pohjanpalo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Venezia was Joel Pohjanpalo.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.

FeralpiSalò – Formation

FeralpiSalò
G
S. Pizzignacco 1.Italy
7.7
D
A. Pilati 19.Italy
7.3
D
L. Ceppitelli 23.Italy
6.7
79'
D
F. Bergonzi 66.Italy
6.7
M
L. Fiordilino 16.Italy
6.6
72'
M
M. Zennaro 20.Italy
6.4
73'
M
C. Kourfalidis 39.Greece
7.3
M
G. Letizia 94.Italy
7.7
M
M. Felici 97.Italy
7.0
F
E. Dubickas 11.Lithuania
6.6
64'
F
A. La Mantia 91.Italy
7.1
51'
Substitutes
G
L. Liverani 18.Italy
G
G. Volpe 61.Italy
D
D. Krastev 17.Bulgaria
6.3
79'
M
M. Compagnon 14.Italy
7.1
64' 83'
M
D. Hergheligiu 27.Romania
M
C. Attys 70.Haiti
M
A. Pietrelli 99.Italy
6.8
72'
M
L. Giudici 6.Italy
7.0
73'
M
D. Voltan 7.Italy

Also FeralpiSalò adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Marco Zaffaroni played with: S. Pizzignacco (7.7), A. Pilati (7.3), L. Ceppitelli (6.7), F. Bergonzi (6.7), G. Letizia (7.7), M. Zennaro (6.4), L. Fiordilino (6.6), C. Kourfalidis (7.3), M. Felici (7.0), E. Dubickas (6.6) and A. La Mantia (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: L. Giudici (7.0), D. Voltan, M. Compagnon (7.1), D. Krastev (6.3), L. Liverani, D. Hergheligiu, G. Volpe, C. Attys and A. Pietrelli (6.8).

Substitutions

FeralpiSalò made 4 changes: E. Dubickas for M. Compagnon (64′), L. Ceppitelli for D. Krastev (79′), L. Fiordilino for A. Pietrelli (72′) and M. Zennaro for L. Giudici (73′).

Player of the match: G. Letizia​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FeralpiSalò was G. Letizia.

His rating is 7.7 with 47 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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