PISA. Genoa tops Pisa 1-0 after C. Ekuban scored just 1 goal (29′). Pisa lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
A. Calabresi received a red card (85′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Pisa lost the match.
The match was played at the Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani stadium in Pisa on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Chiffi who was helped by Antonio Vono and Gaetano Massara. The 4th official was Giuseppe Collu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Pisa had a superior ball possession 58% while Genoa was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pisa was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Genoa managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Pisa shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Genoa shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Pisa received 3 yellow cards (A. Calabresi, A. Nagy and S. Canestrelli). On the other side, Genoa received 2 yellow cards (M. Pajac and M. Coda).
A. Calabresi (Pisa) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Pisa stays with 1 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Genoa has 7 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Pisa will host Bari 1908 on the 22nd of April with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Bari 1908 (3 draws).
Genoa will host Bari 1908 on the 19th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Pisa – Formation
Pisa started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Rolando Maran decided to play with the following team: Nicolas , Arturo Calabresi , Adrian Rus , Simone Canestrelli , Pietro Beruatto , Idrissa Toure , Ádám Nagy , Marius Marin , Artur Ioniță , Giuseppe Sibilli and Ernesto Torregrossa .
The home team had on the bench: Gabriele Piccinini , Giuseppe Mastinu, Olimpiu Moruțan , Roko Jureskin, Hjörtur Hermannsson, Alessandro De Vitis, Vladan Đekić, Alessandro Livieri, Lisandru Tramoni, Moustapha Cissé , Matteo Tramoni and Gaetano Masucci .
Substitutions
Pisa made 5 changes: E. Torregrossa for O. Morutan (12′), M. Marin for M. Cisse (46′), A. Nagy for G. Masucci (80′), G. Sibilli for M. Tramoni (80′) and A. Rus for G. Piccinini (84′).
Best player: Nicolas
The most impressive player for Pisa was the goalkeeper: Nicolas. His rating is 7.32. He performed 5 saves.
Genoa – Formation
Genoa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Alexander Blessin played with: Josep Martínez , Silvan Hefti , Mattia Bani , Radu Drăguşin , Marko Pajač , Manolo Portanova , Morten Frendrup , Milan Badelj , Albert Guðmundsson , Massimo Coda and Caleb Ekuban .
They had on the bench: Güven Yalçın , Mattia Aramu, Stefano Sabelli, Kelvin Yeboah , Rok Vodišek, Lennart Czyborra, Stefan Ilsanker , Pablo Galdames , Patrizio Masini, Adrian Šemper, Alessandro Vogliacco and Filip Jagiełło .
Substitutions
Genoa made 5 changes: M. Pajac for S. Ilsanker (46′), M. Coda for G. Yalcin (64′), M. Portanova for F. Jagiello (64′), M. Badelj for P. Galdames (76′) and C. Ekuban for K. Yeboah (89′).
Best player: Caleb Ekuban
The player that probably impressed the most for Genoa was Caleb Ekuban.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Perugia – Bari 1908 – 1-3
- Reggina – Südtirol – 4-0
- Pisa – Genoa – 0-1
- Parma – Cosenza – 1-0
- Cittadella – Venezia – 1-1
- Benevento – Frosinone – 2-1