Match report

Venezia Hold Cittadella to a 1-1 Draw in Serie B Clash

Venezia

1–1

Cittadella

May 27, 2021

Venezia

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Match

May 27, 2021 · FT

Cittadella

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Venezia managed to secure a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Cittadella in a dramatic Serie B encounter, overcoming a deficit and playing much of the game with ten men. The visitors took the lead through F. Proia in the 26th minute, assisted by M. Iori. Venezia's R. Bocalon equalized in stoppage time, with an assist from Y. Maleh, ensuring a share of the points for both sides.

Key Facts

• F. Proia (Cittadella) scored the opening goal in the 26th minute, assisted by M. Iori
• P. Mazzocchi (Venezia) was sent off in the 36th minute after receiving a yellow card for tripping
• R. Bocalon (Venezia) equalized in the 90th minute, with an assist from Y. Maleh
• M. Aramu (Venezia) was shown a red card in the 70th minute for unsportsmanlike conduct

Lineups

Venezia

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

1 Niki Mäenpää (G)
7 Pasquale Mazzocchi (D)
13 Marco Modolo (D)
32 Pietro Ceccaroni (D)
3 Cristian Molinaro (D)
33 Domen Črnigoj (M)
4 Anthony Taugourdeau (M)
29 Youssef Maleh (M)
10 Mattia Aramu (F)
11 Francesco Forte (F)
20 Francesco Di Mariano (F)

Substitutes

22 Alberto Pomini
2 Gabriele Ferrarini
31 Giacomo Ricci
6 Michele Cremonesi
14 Gian Filippo Felicioli
8 Jacopo Dezi
19 Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason
16 Luca Fiordilino
17 Dennis Johnsen
24 Riccardo Bocalon
70 Sebastiano Esposito
23 Harvey St Clair

Cittadella

Formation: 4-3-1-2

Starting XI

36 Elhan Kastrati (G)
24 Luca Ghiringhelli (D)
2 Romano Perticone (D)
5 Davide Adorni (D)
17 Daniele Donnarumma (D)
8 Federico Proia (M)
4 Manuel Iori (M)
23 Simone Branca (M)
16 Alessio Vita (M)
9 Frank Tsadjout (F)
11 Giacomo Beretta (F)

Substitutes

77 Luca Maniero
15 Domenico Frare
3 Amedeo Benedetti
6 Agostino Camigliano
84 Tommaso Cassandro
26 Nicola Pavan
10 Christian D'Urso
29 Valerio Mastrantonio
20 Mario Gargiulo
21 Camillo Tavernelli
7 Marco Rosafio
32 Roberto Ogunseye

Timeline

10' Cittadella Card · Yellow Card

Romano Perticone

Foul
21' Cittadella Card · Yellow Card

Luca Ghiringhelli

Holding
26' Cittadella Goal · Normal Goal

F. Proia · Assist: M. Iori
36' Venezia Card · Yellow Card

P. Mazzocchi

Tripping
36' Venezia Card · Red Card

P. Mazzocchi

Tripping
39' Venezia subst · Substitution 1

Off: G. Ferrarini · On: M. Aramu
55' Venezia subst · Substitution 2

Off: L. Fiordilino · On: Francesco Di Mariano
56' Venezia subst · Substitution 3

Off: D. Johnsen · On: A. Taugourdeau
65' Cittadella Card · Yellow Card

M. Iori

Holding
65' Cittadella subst · Substitution 1

Off: Domenico Frare · On: Romano Perticone
66' Cittadella subst · Substitution 2

Off: M. Gargiulo · On: Luca Ghiringhelli
66' Cittadella subst · Substitution 3

Off: N. Pavan · On: F. Proia
66' Venezia Card · Yellow Card

M. Modolo

Diving
70' Venezia Card · Red Card

M. Aramu

Not on pitch, Unsportsmanlike conduct
75' Venezia subst · Substitution 4

Off: M. Cremonesi · On: D. Crnigoj
76' Venezia Card · Yellow Card

F. Forte

Delay of game
76' Venezia subst · Substitution 5

Off: R. Bocalon · On: F. Forte
78' Cittadella subst · Substitution 4

Off: R. Ogunseye · On: G. Beretta
83' Cittadella subst · Substitution 5

Off: Marco Rosafio
90'+3 Venezia Goal · Normal Goal

R. Bocalon · Assist: Y. Maleh
90'+4 Venezia Card · Yellow Card

R. Bocalon

Unsportsmanlike conduct

Match Stats

Stat	Venezia	Cittadella
Fouls	13	23
Pass Accuracy	58%	79%
Offsides	0	2
Red Cards	2	0
Total Shots	4	16
Corners	1	8
Total Passes	221	485
Yellow Cards	5	3
Blocked Shots	1	3
Shots on Target	3	5
Shots off Target	0	8
Possession	30%	70%
Accurate Passes	129	381
Shots Inside Box	2	14
Saves	4	2
Shots Outside Box	2	2

Key Match Notes

▸ The match took a pivotal turn when Venezia's P. Mazzocchi was sent off in the 36th minute, leaving the home side to play the majority of the game with ten men
▸ R. Bocalon's stoppage-time equalizer, in the 90th minute, was a crucial moment that saw Venezia snatch a point from a seemingly lost game