Ascoli and SPAL draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ASCOLI PICENO. Ascoli and SPAL draw 1-1. C. Gondo scored the first goal (21') for Ascoli. F. Maistro settled the score (26').

Luke Meyer

August 22, 2022

ASCOLI PICENO. Ascoli and SPAL draw 1-1. C. Gondo scored the first goal (21′) for Ascoli. F. Maistro settled the score (26′).

The match was played at the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium in Ascoli Piceno on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Gariglio who was helped by Domenico Fontemurato and Andrea Niedda. The 4th official was Matteo Centi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

Ascoli

1 - 1

SPAL

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

15 Total 12
2 On Target 6
13 Off Target 6
4 Shots blocked 3

86 Attack 102
46 Dangerous attack 30
84 Ball safe 91

1 Penalties 0
10 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

15 Total 14
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ascoli was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. SPAL that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Ascoli had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Ascoli to win the match.

Ascoli shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, SPAL shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Ascoli received 4 yellow cards (C. Gondo, G. Bellusci, A. Salvi and N. Falasco). On the other side, SPAL received 5 yellow cards (N. Zanellato, A. Murgia, F. Maistro, S. Esposito and M. Arena).

Match Timeline

20'

21'

23'

Giuseppe Bellusci- Yellow

24'

26'

Fabio Maistro(goal)

32'

35'

Fabio Maistro- Yellow

56'

59'

Matteo Arena - Yellow

62'

Nicola Falasco - sub ->S. Giordano

62'

Raffaele Celia- sub ->A. Tripaldelli

65'

66'

Simone Rabbi- sub ->F. Maistro

Marcello Falzerano - sub ->M. Collocolo

71'

78'

80'

Nicola Falasco - Yellow

85'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Ascoli has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the opposite side, SPAL has points (0th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Ascoli will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of March with a 6-6 head to head stats.

SPAL will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of SPAL (2 draws).

Ascoli – Formation

Ascoli

Nicola Leali 1.Italy

7.5

Giuseppe Bellusci 55.Italy

6.8

24'

Eric Botteghin 33.Brazil

6.9

Alessandro Salvi 2.Italy

6.4

62'

32'

Simone Giordano 21.Italy

6.5

62'

Marcel Büchel 77.Liechtenstein

7.2

Fabrizio Caligara 8.Italy

6.5

Michele Collocolo 18.Italy

7.0

71'

Soufiane Bidaoui 26.Morocco

6.1

Cedric Gondo 15.Ivory Coast

7.6

62'

21'

21'

Christopher Lungoyi 7.Switzerland

6.8

78'

Substitutes

Enrico Guarna 13.Italy

F. Donati 20.Italy

7.2

62'

Danilo Quaranta 5.Italy

L. Šimić 4.Croatia

Nicola Falasco 54.Italy

6.5

62'

85'

Mirko Eramo 27.Italy

Anthony Fontana 99.United States

Dario Saric 30.Bosnia and Herzegovina

Marcello Falzerano 23.Italy

6.4

71'

S. Giovane 32.Italy

Federico Dionisi 9.Italy

6.7

62'

Amato Ciciretti 10.Italy

6.9

78'

Ascoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Christian Bucchi decided to play with the following team: Nicola Leali (7.5), Alessandro Salvi (6.4), Eric Botteghin (6.9), Giuseppe Bellusci (6.8), Simone Giordano (6.5), Michele Collocolo (7.0), Marcel Büchel (7.2), Fabrizio Caligara (6.5), Christophe Lungoyi (6.8), Cedric Gondo (7.6) and Soufiane Bidaoui (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Francesco Donati (7.2), Danilo Quaranta, Mirko Eramo, Federico Dionisi (6.7), Anthony Fontana, Enrico Guarna, Dario Šarić, Marcello Falzerano (6.4), Samuel Giovane, Amato Ciciretti (6.9), Lorenco Šimić and Nicola Falasco (6.5).

Substitutions

Ascoli made 5 changes: A. Salvi for F. Donati (62′), C. Gondo for F. Dionisi (62′), S. Giordano for N. Falasco (62′), M. Collocolo for M. Falzerano (71′) and C. Lungoyi for A. Ciciretti (78′).

Best player: Cedric Gondo

The player that probably impressed the most for Ascoli was Cedric Gondo.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 7 passes (28% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

SPAL – Formation

SPAL

Enrico Alfonso 1.Italy

6.7

Andrea Cardinale 6.Italy

7.1

Lorenzo Dickmann 24.Italy

7.4

Alessandro Tripaldelli 3.Italy

5.8

65'

Matteo Arena 18.Italy

6.8

59'

A. Murgia 23.Italy

6.4

80'

23'

Niccolò Zanellato 10.Italy

6.2

20'

Fabio Maistro 37.Italy

6.8

66'

35'

26'

Salvatore Esposito 5.Italy

8.2

56'

A. La Mantia 19.Italy

7.3

90'

Gabriele Moncini 9.Italy

6.4

80'

Substitutes

D. Thiam 22.Senegal

P. Peda 27.Poland

M. Varnier 13.Italy

Alberto Almici 29.Italy

Raffaele Celia 21.Italy

6.4

65'

Christian Dalle Mura 4.Italy

Federico Viviani 7.Italy

Matteo Prati 20.Italy

G. Tunjov 40.Estonia

6.8

80'

Nicola Rauti 32.Italy

90'

Simone Rabbi 99.Italy

6.8

66'

M. Finotto 11.Italy

6.4

80'

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

Roberto Venturato played with: Enrico Alfonso (6.7), Lorenzo Dickmann (7.4), Matteo Arena (6.8), Biagio Meccariello (7.1), Alessandro Tripaldelli (5.8), Alessandro Murgia (6.4), Salvatore Esposito (8.2), Niccolò Zanellato (6.2), Fabio Maistro (6.8), Andrea La Mantia (7.3) and Gabriele Moncini (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Patryk Peda, Federico Viviani, Matteo Prati, Marco Varnier, Nicola Rauti, Alberto Almici, Simone Rabbi (6.8), Raffaele Celia (6.4), Georgi Tunjov (6.8), Demba Thiam, Mattia Finotto (6.4) and Christian Dalle Mura.

Substitutions

SPAL made 5 changes: A. Tripaldelli for R. Celia (65′), F. Maistro for S. Rabbi (66′), A. Murgia for G. Tunjov (80′), G. Moncini for M. Finotto (80′) and A. La Mantia for N. Rauti (90′).