“Jamie Vardy opened the scoring, converting to make it 1-0 and capitalising on Cremonese's numerical advantage as the hosts pressed relentlessly against a depleted Pisa defence.”
Pivotal“Federico Bonazzoli doubled Cremonese's lead just after the interval, driving the nail further into Pisa's coffin and ending any theoretical hope of a comeback.”
Pivotal“Felipe Loyola was shown a straight red card for a foul, reducing Pisa to nine men and turning an already hopeless situation into a humiliating one for the visitors.”
“David Okereke, introduced from the bench, completed the scoring with a composed finish to make it 3-0 and put the full gloss on a commanding Cremonese display.”
Cremonese
Pisa
Outstanding performance
Cremonese•MidfielderCremonese were utterly dominant from start to finish, racking up 77% possession, 10 shots to Pisa's zero, and a staggering 736 passes completed at 93% accuracy — numbers that told the story long before the final whistle. Pisa's afternoon unravelled early when Rosen Bozhinov was shown a second yellow card in the 23rd minute, leaving the visitors to defend with ten men for the majority of the contest. Jamie Vardy broke the deadlock on 31 minutes, and Federico Bonazzoli doubled the lead just after the restart, before Felipe Loyola's red card in the 57th minute reduced Pisa to nine men and extinguished any faint hope of a response. David Okereke, introduced from the bench, applied the finishing touch late on, and the result leaves Cremonese in solid mid-table shape while Pisa face a sobering debrief after a display in which they registered not a single shot.
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Arturo CalabresiYellow CardYellow card for Arturo Calabresi.
Federico BonazzoliShot from Federico Bonazzoli with his left foot results in a goal.
Matteo Bianchetti attempts a header but misses the shot.
Federico Bonazzoli takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Alberto Grassi takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Youssef Maleh takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Arturo Calabresi comes on for Stefano Moreo.
Samuele Angori comes on for Mehdi Leris.
Jamie VardyJamie Vardy scores with a left-footed shot.
Rosen Bozhinov receives a second yellow card.
Rosen BozhinovYellow CardYellow card issued to Rosen Bozhinov.
Stefano Moreo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
