Football
Spezia vs Cesena. Italian Serie B.
7:30pm, Sunday 1st September 2024.
Alberto Picco.
Match ends, Spezia 2, Cesena 1.
Second Half ends, Spezia 2, Cesena 1.
Goal! Spezia 2, Cesena 1. Nicolò Bertola (Spezia) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Joseph Ceesay.
Foul by Joseph Ceesay (Cesena).
Filippo Bandinelli (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Massimiliano Mangraviti (Cesena).
Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Giuseppe Prestia (Cesena) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniele Donnarumma with a cross following a set piece situation.
Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ales Mateju (Spezia).
Foul by Matteo Francesconi (Cesena).
Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Cesena. Joseph Ceesay replaces Giacomo Calò.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Mouhamadou Sarr went off injured after Spezia had used all subs.
Delay in match because of an injury Mouhamadou Sarr (Spezia).
Augustus Kargbo (Cesena) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Petko Hristov (Spezia).
Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Spezia).
Goal! Spezia 1, Cesena 1. Edoardo Soleri (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
Attempt saved. Nicolò Bertola (Spezia) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salvatore Esposito with a cross.
Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Daniele Donnarumma.
Attempt missed. Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Vignali following a corner.
Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Emanuele Adamo.
Augustus Kargbo (Cesena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Cesena. Matteo Francesconi replaces Simone Bastoni.
Substitution, Cesena. Giuseppe Prestia replaces Marco Curto.
Attempt saved. Tommaso Berti (Cesena) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Petko Hristov (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
Tommaso Berti (Cesena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Salvatore Esposito (Spezia).
Substitution, Spezia. Diego Falcinelli replaces Pietro Candelari.
Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (Cesena).
Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Cesena. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Mirko Antonucci.
Attempt missed. Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Bertola.
Foul by Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia).
Attempt saved. Edoardo Soleri (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Bertola with a cross.
Substitution, Spezia. Edoardo Soleri replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
Substitution, Spezia. Luca Vignali replaces Przemyslaw Wisniewski.
Massimiliano Mangraviti (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pietro Candelari (Spezia).
Foul by Daniele Donnarumma (Cesena).
Pietro Candelari (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Tommaso Berti (Cesena) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
Attempt blocked. Augustus Kargbo (Cesena) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirko Antonucci.
Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Cesena) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Augustus Kargbo (Cesena) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Augustus Kargbo (Cesena).
Francesco Cassata (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Filippo Bandinelli (Spezia).
Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
Simone Bastoni (Cesena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Simone Bastoni (Cesena).
Pietro Candelari (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
Foul by Mirko Antonucci (Cesena).
Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match because of an injury Augustus Kargbo (Cesena).
Nicolò Bertola (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Augustus Kargbo (Cesena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nicolò Bertola (Spezia).
Foul by Francesco Cassata (Spezia).
Second Half begins Spezia 0, Cesena 1.
Substitution, Spezia. Francesco Cassata replaces Giuseppe Aurelio.
Substitution, Spezia. Filippo Bandinelli replaces Ádám Nagy.
First Half ends, Spezia 0, Cesena 1.
Hand ball by Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia).
Attempt saved. Augustus Kargbo (Cesena) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommaso Berti.
Attempt missed. Pietro Candelari (Spezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giuseppe Aurelio with a cross.
Foul by Emanuele Adamo (Cesena).
Ádám Nagy (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ádám Nagy (Spezia).
Hand ball by Ales Mateju (Spezia).
Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Massimiliano Mangraviti.
Foul by Giacomo Calò (Cesena).
Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Andrea Ciofi (Cesena) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Calò with a cross following a set piece situation.
Hand ball by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia).
Delay in match because of an injury Simone Bastoni (Cesena).
Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Cesena) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Marco Curto (Cesena) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Mirko Antonucci (Cesena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Giacomo Calò (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia).
Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Cesena) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Mirko Antonucci (Cesena) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Simone Bastoni (Cesena) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Massimiliano Mangraviti.
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Simone Bastoni (Cesena) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
Offside, Cesena. Mirko Antonucci is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Pietro Candelari (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ádám Nagy.
Attempt missed. Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pietro Candelari.
Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Cesena) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Augustus Kargbo.
Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Massimiliano Mangraviti (Cesena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Petko Hristov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Mirko Antonucci (Cesena) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giacomo Calò following a corner.
Corner, Cesena. Conceded by Mouhamadou Sarr.
Attempt saved. Augustus Kargbo (Cesena) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
Marco Curto (Cesena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marco Curto (Cesena).
Tommaso Berti (Cesena) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Spezia 0, Cesena 1. Tommaso Berti (Cesena) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniele Donnarumma with a cross following a fast break.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.