“Nicholas Rizzo picks up a yellow card for a foul as the match descends into a scrappy, foul-ridden finish with both sides making wholesale changes.”
Südtirol
Ascoli
Ascoli controlled the ball for long stretches, racking up 58% possession and 542 passes against Südtirol's 386, but it was the home side who carried the greater attacking threat. Südtirol doubled their opponents' shot count, 16 to 9, and their pressing produced the game's two clearest chances through Riccardo Stivanello, who first fired wide before crashing a effort off the post just past the hour mark. The second half turned increasingly feisty, with five of the match's yellow cards coming after the break amid a flurry of fouls and nine substitutions as both managers searched for a breakthrough that never arrived. For Südtirol, sat mid-table and treading water in form, the point extends a run without a win in the final third despite the underlying numbers suggesting they deserved more; Ascoli will take the clean sheet gladly given they were outshot and out-tackled, but their lack of punch going forward, just one big chance created, will concern a side with bigger ambitions this season.
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Corner awarded.
Amine Chakir takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Kenny Mixtur takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Don Bolsius is substituted for Simone Duffizi.
Giacomo De Pieri takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Dhirar Brik replaces Fabio Rispoli.
Substitution: Davide Veroli comes on for Giacomo Stabile.
Andrea Oliveri takes a shot with his head but misses.
Corner awarded.
Fabio Rispoli takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Lorenzo Anghele comes on for Aljosa Vasic.
Nicholas RizzoYellow CardYellow card issued to Nicholas Rizzo.
Gennaro Acampora is on, and Tommaso Milanese is off.
Amine Chakir comes on for Matteo Brunori Sandri.
Giacomo De Pieri is on, and Andrea Silipo is off.
Rareș BurneteYellow CardYellow card issued to Rares Burnete.
Rares Burnete is on, and Vasco Miguel Lopes de Matos is off.
Kenny Mixtur takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kenny Mixtur takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Riccardo StivanelloRiccardo Stivanello takes a right-footed shot, but it hits the post.
Yellow card issued to Vasco Miguel Lopes de Matos.
Corner awarded.
Riccardo StivanelloRiccardo Stivanello's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Matteo Brunori Sandri takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Riccardo StivanelloRiccardo Stivanello takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Simone Tronchin's left-footed shot is blocked.
Vasco Miguel Lopes de Matos takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Abdoul Guiebre takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Vasco Miguel Lopes de Matos takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Kenny Mixtur takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Giacomo StabileYellow CardYellow card issued to Giacomo Stabile.
Kenny Mixtur comes on for Alvin Okoro.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Vasco Miguel Lopes de Matos takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Salvatore MolinaYellow CardSalvatore Molina receives a yellow card.
Aljosa Vasic takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Aljosa Vasic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Aljosa Vasic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Andrea Oliveri takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Samuele Damiani takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Simone Tronchin's right-footed shot is blocked.
Giovanni Corradini takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Andrea Silipo's right-footed shot is saved.
Simone Tronchin takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Niccolo Turrini.
Second-placed Südtirol's unbeaten run meets an Ascoli side riding a comeback win over Avellino, with just one point separating the two clubs near the top of Serie B. A packed Druso Stadium, bolstered by hundreds of traveling Ascoli fans, sets the stage for an early promotion-race statement.
