Catania conquers Taranto 5-1 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

TARANTO. Catania tops Taranto 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

By
Mark Hall
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Catania conquers Taranto 5-1 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

TARANTO. Catania prevails over Taranto 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Catania capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone stadium in Taranto on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.25 degrees Celsius or 57.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Taranto

1 - 5

Team 1

Catania

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 4 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 72 Attack 88
  • 36 Dangerous attack 41
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 6 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Catania had a superior ball possession 58% while Taranto was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Catania was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Catania won the contest.​

Taranto shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Catania shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Taranto received 5 yellow cards (Francesco Verde, Ivan De Santis, Tomislav Papazov, Sergio Contessa and Antonio Matera). On the opposite side, Catania received 1 yellow card (Roberto Inglese).

Match Timeline

23'
Mario Ierardi(goal)Matteo Stoppa
24'
Matteo Stoppa(goal)
23'
Francesco Verde- Yellow
39'
42'
Roberto Inglese- Yellow
45'
Roberto Inglese(goal)Gianluca Carpani
52'
58'
Filippo D'Andrea- sub ->Matteo Stoppa
58'
Adriano Montalto- sub ->Roberto Inglese
58'
Ivan De Santis- Yellow
57'
Mariano Guarracino(goal)
67'
Mariano Guarracino- sub ->Giammarco Schirru
59'
71'
Ottavio Gabriele Garau- sub ->Francesco Verde
72'
79'
Adriano Montalto(goal)
76'
Gabriel Lunetta- sub ->Stefano Sturaro
65'
85'
84'
Forti- sub ->Francesco De Rose
Giuseppe Giovinco- sub ->Giuseppe Battimelli
85'
86'
Forti(goal)
Gianluca Fernando Fiorentino- sub ->Mattia Speranza
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benevento
44
23
Monopoli
44
23
Potenza Calcio
42
23
Audace Cerignola
42
23
Avellino
40
23
Crotone
39
23
Picerno
33
23
Trapani 1905
32
23
Catania
32
23
SSC Giugliano
31
23
Cavese
28
23
Foggia
28
23
Team Altamura
28
23
Sorrento
28
23
Juventus Next Gen
27
23
Latina
26
23
Casertana
23
23
ACR Messina
19
23
Turris
12
23
Taranto
3
23

After playing this match, Taranto stays with 3 points to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Catania has 28 points like Picerno to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, Taranto will play away against Monopoli on the 15th of December with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Monopoli (1 draw).

Catania will host Potenza Calcio on the 14th of December with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Potenza Calcio (3 draws).

Taranto – Formation

Taranto
G
Mattia Del Favero 1.Italy
D
Sergio Contessa 3.Italy
23'
D
Ivan De Santis 4.Italy
57'
D
Bubacarr Marong 5.Gambia
D
Tomislav Papazov 13.Bulgaria
52'
D
Francesco Verde 14.Italy
72' 39'
M
Giammarco Schirru 18.Italy
59'
M
Antonio Matera 21.Italy
71' 65'
M
Mattia Speranza 24.Italy
86'
F
Gianmarco Zigoni 11.Italy
F
Giuseppe Battimelli 99.Italy
85'
Substitutes
G
Gabriel Meli 94.Italy
D
Gianluca Fernando Fiorentino 80.
86'
M
Antonio Iervolino 39.Italy
71'
F
Patrizio Zerbo 77.Italy
F
Francesco Sacco 17.Italy
F
Mariano Guarracino 20.Italy
59' Goals67'
F
Ottavio Gabriele Garau 27.Italy
72'
F
Giuseppe Giovinco 32.Italy
85'

Taranto started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Michele Cazzarò decided to play with the following team: Mattia Del Favero, Tomislav Papazov, Ivan De Santis, Bubacarr Marong, Francesco Verde, Giammarco Schirru, Mattia Speranza, Antonio Matera, Sergio Contessa, Giuseppe Battimelli and Gianmarco Zigoni.

The home team had on the bench: Francesco Sacco, Mariano Guarracino, Ottavio Gabriele Garau, Giuseppe Giovinco, Patrizio Zerbo, Gianluca Fernando Fiorentino, Gabriel Meli, Antonio Iervolino and Patrizio Zerbo.

Substitutions

Taranto made 5 changes: Francesco Verde for Ottavio Gabriele Garau (72′), Antonio Matera for Antonio Iervolino (71′), Giuseppe Battimelli for Giuseppe Giovinco (85′), Mattia Speranza for Gianluca Fernando Fiorentino (86′) and Giammarco Schirru for Mariano Guarracino (59′).

Catania – Formation

Catania
G
Klavs Bethers 1.Latvia
D
Matteo Di Gennaro 15.Italy
D
Alessandro Raimo 19.Italy
D
Mario Ierardi 68.Italy
Goals23'
M
Francesco De Rose 6.Italy
84'
M
Stefano Sturaro 8.Italy
76'
M
Kaleb Jimenez 10.Italy
58'
M
Alessandro Quaini 16.Italy
M
Gianluca Carpani 20.Italy
F
Roberto Inglese 9.Italy
58' 42' Goals45'
F
Matteo Stoppa 21.Italy
58' Goals24'
Substitutes
G
Damiano Butano 12.
D
Erti Gega 24.Albania
D
Alessio Castellini 27.Italy
M
Luca Verna 14.Italy
58'
M
Gabriel Lunetta 23.Italy
76'
M
Allegra 36.
M
Forti 37.
84' Goals86'
F
Filippo D'Andrea 11.Italy
58'
F
Adriano Montalto 32.Italy
58' Goals79'

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

Domenico Toscano played with: Klavs Bethers, Mario Ierardi, Matteo Di Gennaro, Alessandro Quaini, Alessandro Raimo, Francesco De Rose, Stefano Sturaro, Gianluca Carpani, Matteo Stoppa, Kaleb Jimenez and Roberto Inglese.

They had on the bench: Filippo D’Andrea, Damiano Butano, Luca Verna, Gabriel Lunetta, Erti Gega, Alessio Castellini, Adriano Montalto, Allegra and Forti.

Substitutions

Catania made 5 changes: Stefano Sturaro for Gabriel Lunetta (76′), Francesco De Rose for Forti (84′), Roberto Inglese for Adriano Montalto (58′), Matteo Stoppa for Filippo D’Andrea (58′) and Kaleb Jimenez for Luca Verna (58′).

Results of the day

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