Cesena 2-1 Empoli — Serie B,
Cesena beat Empoli 2-1 in Serie B on at Dino Manuzzi, Cesena. Cristian Shpendi scored for Cesena; Edoardo Saporiti for Empoli. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cesena have won 0 and Empoli 4, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 14'Foul
- 24'
- 31'Foul
- 34'
- 1-039'assist: Luca D'Andrea
- 45'
- 45'out: Dawid Bembnista
- 45'
- 45+3'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 56'
- 1-162'
- 71'
- 71'
- 71'
- 1-274'Own Goal
- 75'
- 79'Time Wasting
- 81'Foul
- 83'
- 89'Foul
- 90+3'VARCard upgrade confirmed
- 90+5'Serious Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Cesena
- 7.6Cristian ShpendiF
- 7.2Riccardo PaganoM
- 7.0L. D'AndreaM
- 6.7J. GelliD
- 6.7A. SianoG
- 6.6Massimiliano MangravitiD
- 6.6M. PiacentiniD
- 6.4Dimitri BisoliM
- 6.4Andrea CiofiD
- 6.3A. DavidD
- 6.3Alessandro DebenedettiF
- 6.2M. GuidiM
- 6.2X. DruiventakM
- 6.1E. BohinenM
- 6.0G. FrabottaD
- 5.9Vittorio MagniD
- 6.6M. NattaD
- 6.6M. FrancesconiM
- 6.6Mihajlo IlićD
- 6.6Maat CapriniF
- 6.6Marco Dalla VecchiaM
- 6.6Niccolò FontanaG
- 6.6Filippo Galvagno
Empoli
- 7.4Edoardo SaporitiM
- 6.7Gerard YepesM
- 6.6Gabriele IndragoliD
- 6.5D. BembnistaD
- 6.5C. CauzD
- 6.4Karim ZedadkaM
- 6.3Filippo DistefanoF
- 6.3S. RomagnoliD
- 6.2N. CorradoM
- 6.2E. BiondiniM
- 6.1Stiven ShpendiF
- 6.1Filippo BandinelliM
- 6.0Luca MagninoD
- 6.0J. CeesayD
- 5.9Jacopo SeghettiG
- 5.8Bohdan PopovF
- 6.6L. DeliM
- 6.6S. PerisanG
- 6.6D. Degli InnocentiM
- 6.6E. FilippisG
- 6.6M. EganD
Line-ups
Substitutes
CesenaAlessandro Diamanti
Substitutes
- 15Andrea Ciofi45'D6.4
- 2M. NattaD6.6
- 8M. FrancesconiM6.6
- 6Mihajlo IlićD6.6
- 3A. DavidD6.3
- 18M. GuidiM6.2
- 11Maat CapriniF6.6
- 23Vittorio Magni89'83'D5.9
- 91Alessandro Debenedetti79'71'F6.3
- 27Marco Dalla VecchiaM6.6
- 39Niccolò FontanaG6.6
EmpoliM. Andreoletti
Substitutes
- 23Filippo Bandinelli71'M6.1
- 1S. PerisanG6.6
- 15J. CeesayD6.0
- 28Gabriele Indragoli45'D6.6
- 5D. Degli InnocentiM6.6
- 20Filippo Distefano75'F6.3
- 36D. BembnistaD6.5
- 13E. FilippisG6.6
- 35M. EganD6.6
- 44L. DeliM6.6
Team statistics
Cesena
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Shpendi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Riccardo Pagano | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| L. D'Andrea | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| J. Gelli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.7 |
| A. Siano | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Massimiliano Mangraviti | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| M. Piacentini | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Dimitri Bisoli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Andrea Ciofi | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| A. David | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Alessandro Debenedetti | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| M. Guidi | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| X. Druiventak | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| E. Bohinen | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
| G. Frabotta | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Vittorio Magni | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| M. Natta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| M. Francesconi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Mihajlo Ilić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Maat Caprini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marco Dalla Vecchia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Niccolò Fontana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Filippo Galvagno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Empoli
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edoardo Saporiti | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.4 |
| Gerard Yepes | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Gabriele Indragoli | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| D. Bembnista | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| C. Cauz | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Karim Zedadka | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Filippo Distefano | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| S. Romagnoli | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| N. Corrado | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| E. Biondini | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Stiven Shpendi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Filippo Bandinelli | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Luca Magnino | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| J. Ceesay | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jacopo Seghetti | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Bohdan Popov | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| L. Deli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| S. Perisan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| D. Degli Innocenti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| E. Filippis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| M. Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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