Empoli 2-2 Spezia
February 11th 2023 Empoli 2-2 Spezia football match highlights and all goals. You can watch this video here and for you can find all football highlights here.
Goals of Home:
- 71' Nicolo Cambiaghi
- 90 + 4' Emanuel Vignato
Goals of Away:
- 25' Daniele Verde
- 31' Daniele Verde
Yellow Cards of Home:
- 25' Guglielmo Vicario
Yellow Cards of Away:
- 25' Dimitrios Nikolaou
- 33' Daniele Verde
- 39' Salvatore Esposito
- 63' Albin Ekdal
Red Cards of Home:
- 21' Fabiano Parisi
Red Cards of Away:
- 49' Salvatore Esposito
Referee: Antonio Giua (Italy)
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Spectators:
Commentary:
Welcome to Stadio Carlo Castellani, the match will start in about 5 minutes.
Before we get underway, the players and crowd observe a minute' s silence.
The referee starts the match.
1' Spezia kick-off, and the game is underway.
1' A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine.
1' The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play
1' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
1' Ardian Ismajili relieves the pressure with a clearance
1' A shot by Mehdi Bourabia is blocked.
2' Daniele Verde makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
2' The referee signals a free kick as Nicolo Cambiaghi from Empoli trips Daniele Verde
3' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
3' Empoli are in control of the ball.
4' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
4' The cross by Filippo Bandinelli from Empoli successfully finds a teammate in the box.
4' A chance presents itself to Francesco Caputo from Empoli but his header goes wide
5' Goal kick for Spezia.
5' Ball possession: Empoli: 60%, Spezia: 40%.
5' Empoli are trying to create something here.
5' Salvatore Esposito makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
5' The ref blows his whistle. Razvan Marin charged Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi from behind and it' s a free-kick
6' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
6' Empoli are trying to create something here.
7' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
7' Kelvin Amian relieves the pressure with a clearance
7' Empoli are trying to create something here.
7' Tyronne Ebuehi from Empoli tries to score from outside the penalty box, but the shot is nowhere near the target.
8' Goal kick for Spezia.
8' Empoli are trying to create something here.
8' Good effort by Tommaso Baldanzi as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
8' Spezia with a potentially dangerous attack.
8' Arkadiusz Reca from Spezia is ruled offside.
9' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
10' Ball possession: Empoli: 67%, Spezia: 33%.
10' Goal kick for Spezia.
10' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
11' Empoli are in control of the ball.
12' Spezia are in control of the ball.
12' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
12' Salvatore Esposito makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
13' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
13' Empoli are trying to create something here.
14' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
15' Ball possession: Empoli: 64%, Spezia: 36%.
15' Kevin Agudelo makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
15' Filippo Bandinelli makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
15' Empoli are in control of the ball.
16' Spezia are in control of the ball.
16' Dimitrios Nikolaou wins an air challenge against Francesco Caputo
16' The play is stopped for a brief moment, as the ball was touched by the referee.
17' The match resumes with a drop ball.
17' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
18' The referee signals a free kick as Ardian Ismajili from Empoli trips Mehdi Bourabia
19' Sebastiano Luperto relieves the pressure with a clearance
19' Daniele Verde swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
19' Fabiano Parisi from Empoli intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
20' VAR – PENALTY ! – The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty situation.
20' Ball possession: Empoli: 54%, Spezia: 46%.
21' After VAR check, the referee changed the call and decided to award a penalty for Spezia!
21' PENALTY! – Fabiano Parisi handles the ball in the penalty box! Heavy protests from Fabiano Parisi but the ref is uninterested.
21' SENT OFF! – After having handled the ball, Fabiano Parisi is sent off!
23' HE MISSES – Daniele Verde takes the penalty, but the keeper blocks it back into play.
23' Guglielmo Vicario makes a crucial save!
23' Sebastiano Luperto relieves the pressure with a clearance
23' VAR – PENALTY ! – The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty situation.
24' VAR – RETAKE PENALTY! – VAR check in progress. The referee will check the execution of the penalty taken by Spezia.
25' The referee shows Guglielmo Vicario the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct.
25' The referee shows Dimitrios Nikolaou the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct.
25' Ball possession: Empoli: 47%, Spezia: 53%.
25' G O O O A A A L – Daniele Verde from Spezia puts it away from the penalty spot with the left foot! Guglielmo Vicario was close to denying the opportunity.
26' Spezia managed to score the important first goal. Will they build on that?
27' Tommaso Baldanzi is leaving the field to be replaced by Liberato Cacace in a tactical substitution.
27' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
27' Przemyslaw Wisniewski from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
28' Empoli are trying to create something here.
28' Razvan Marin fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
28' Goal kick for Spezia.
28' Kelvin Amian is penalised for pushing Francesco Caputo.
29' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
30' Ball possession: Empoli: 63%, Spezia: 37%.
30' Spezia are trying to create something here.
30' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
31' Przemyslaw Wisniewski wins an air challenge against Nicolo Cambiaghi
31' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
31' Spezia are trying to create something here.
31' G O O O A A A L – Daniele Verde from Spezia scores from outside the box with the left foot!
32' A great goal by Daniele Verde
33' Daniele Verde from Spezia is very pleased with the goal and can' t stop celebrating. The referee sees no other way than to book him.
33' Safe hands from Bartlomiej Dragowski as he comes out and claims the ball
34' Spezia are in control of the ball.
34' Liberato Cacace makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
34' Nicolo Cambiaghi shoots from outside the box, but Bartlomiej Dragowski has it under control
35' Ball possession: Empoli: 49%, Spezia: 51%.
35' Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro from Empoli goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Salvatore Esposito
36' Ardian Ismajili from Empoli intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
36' Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro relieves the pressure with a clearance
36' Daniele Verde from Spezia takes a short corner kick from the right.
36' Salvatore Esposito creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
36' Dimitrios Nikolaou goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
36' Goal kick for Empoli.
37' Empoli are trying to create something here.
37' Arkadiusz Reca from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
37' Safe hands from Bartlomiej Dragowski as he comes out and claims the ball
38' Spezia are in control of the ball.
38' Ardian Ismajili from Empoli goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Kevin Agudelo
38' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
39' Przemyslaw Wisniewski wins an air challenge against Francesco Caputo
39' Ardian Ismajili wins an air challenge against Eldor Shomurodov
39' Reckless challenge there. Salvatore Esposito commits a rough foul on Nicolo Cambiaghi
39' Salvatore Esposito commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee' s book.
40' Ball possession: Empoli: 49%, Spezia: 51%.
40' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
41' Eldor Shomurodov from Spezia goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Razvan Marin
42' Razvan Marin swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
42' Dimitrios Nikolaou from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
42' Filippo Bandinelli goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
42' Goal kick for Spezia.
42' Spezia are in control of the ball.
43' Spezia are in control of the ball.
43' Empoli are trying to create something here.
43' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
43' Kelvin Amian is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
44' The game is restarted.
44' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
44' The referee signals a free kick as Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi from Spezia trips Nicolo Cambiaghi
44' Tyronne Ebuehi from Empoli heads the ball, but it' s a terrible effort nowhere near the goal.
45' Arkadiusz Reca from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
45' Ball possession: Empoli: 51%, Spezia: 49%.
45' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
45' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
45+1' The fourth official shows there are 4 minute(s) of time to be added.
45+1' Liberato Cacace makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+2' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
45+2' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
45+2' Sebastiano Luperto from Empoli intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
45+3' Przemyslaw Wisniewski from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
45+4' Goal kick for Spezia.
45+4' Arkadiusz Reca is penalised for pushing Ardian Ismajili.
45+4' Mehdi Bourabia wins an air challenge against Nicolo Cambiaghi
45+5' The referee signals a free kick as Tyronne Ebuehi from Empoli trips Arkadiusz Reca
45+5' Ball possession: Empoli: 56%, Spezia: 44%.
45+5' It' s over! The referee blows for half time
45+5' Spezia has been the better team in this half
46' The second half is underway.
46' Empoli are in control of the ball.
46' The referee signals a free kick as Kelvin Amian from Spezia trips Francesco Caputo
46' Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro shoots from outside the box, but Bartlomiej Dragowski has it under control
47' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
47' Francesco Caputo from Empoli is ruled offside.
48' Reckless challenge there. Salvatore Esposito commits a rough foul on Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro
49' SENT OFF! – Salvatore Esposito gets his 2nd yellow card and is dismissed!
50' Ball possession: Empoli: 56%, Spezia: 44%.
50' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
51' Empoli are in control of the ball.
52' Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
52' Daniele Verde is leaving the field to be replaced by Albin Ekdal in a tactical substitution.
52' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
53' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
53' Empoli are trying to create something here.
53' Dimitrios Nikolaou makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
53' Nicolo Cambiaghi is penalised for pushing Dimitrios Nikolaou.
54' Sebastiano Luperto makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
54' The cross by Razvan Marin from Empoli successfully finds a teammate in the box.
54' Kelvin Amian relieves the pressure with a clearance
54' Albin Ekdal relieves the pressure with a clearance
55' Razvan Marin swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
55' Przemyslaw Wisniewski from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
55' A shot by Razvan Marin is blocked.
55' A shot by Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro is blocked.
55' Nicolo Cambiaghi goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
55' Ball possession: Empoli: 58%, Spezia: 42%.
56' VAR – PENALTY ! – The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty situation.
57' VAR CHECK OVER – No further actions have been taken after the VAR check.
57' Goal kick for Spezia.
57' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
57' Przemyslaw Wisniewski is penalised for pushing Nicolo Cambiaghi.
58' Liberato Cacace from Empoli tries to score from outside the penalty box, but the shot is nowhere near the target.
58' Goal kick for Spezia.
59' Safe hands from Bartlomiej Dragowski as he comes out and claims the ball
59' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
59' Spezia are trying to create something here.
59' Razvan Marin makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
60' Kelvin Amian from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
60' Tyronne Ebuehi is leaving the field to be replaced by Petar Stojanovic in a tactical substitution.
60' Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro is leaving the field to be replaced by Roberto Piccoli in a tactical substitution.
60' Ball possession: Empoli: 59%, Spezia: 41%.
60' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
60' Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
61' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
61' Empoli with a potentially dangerous attack.
61' Petar Stojanovic creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
61' A shot by Francesco Caputo is blocked.
61' Dimitrios Nikolaou successfully blocks the shot
62' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
62' Goal kick for Spezia.
62' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
63' Liberato Cacace makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
63' Albin Ekdal makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
63' The referee is not having the complaints from Albin Ekdal who is given a yellow card for dissent
64' Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi is leaving the field to be replaced by Emil Holm in a tactical substitution.
65' Empoli are trying to create something here.
65' Ball possession: Empoli: 61%, Spezia: 39%.
65' Obstruction as Emil Holm cuts off the run of Nicolo Cambiaghi. A free-kick is awarded.
65' Przemyslaw Wisniewski from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
66' Razvan Marin swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
66' Albin Ekdal from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
66' Razvan Marin swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
66' Przemyslaw Wisniewski from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
66' Spezia start a counter attack.
67' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
68' Goal kick for Empoli.
68' Kelvin Amian from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
68' Razvan Marin from Empoli swings in the corner from the right.
69' Francesco Caputo sends a header towards goal, but Bartlomiej Dragowski is there to comfortably save it
69' Razvan Marin swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
69' Albin Ekdal from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
69' Spezia are trying to create something here.
69' Arkadiusz Reca creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
69' Eldor Shomurodov from Spezia sends an effort wide of target
69' Goal kick for Empoli.
70' Ball possession: Empoli: 62%, Spezia: 38%.
70' Empoli are trying to create something here.
70' Emil Holm relieves the pressure with a clearance
70' Razvan Marin swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
70' Mehdi Bourabia from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
71' Przemyslaw Wisniewski from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
71' Spezia start a counter attack.
71' Kelvin Amian from Spezia sends a shot inches wide of the post. Close!
71' Oooh… that was a sitter! Kelvin Amian should have scored from that position
71' Goal kick for Empoli.
71' Empoli with a potentially dangerous attack.
71' G O O O O O A A L – Nicolo Cambiaghi finds the net with the left foot!
72' Mehdi Bourabia with a bad execution which leads to a goal for the opponent
72' With the goal, Empoli have reduced their deficit. Will they be capable of pulling something out of the game?
72' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
73' Safe hands from Bartlomiej Dragowski as he comes out and claims the ball
73' Spezia are trying to create something here.
73' Ardian Ismajili relieves the pressure with a clearance
74' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
74' Empoli are trying to create something here.
75' The cross by Liberato Cacace from Empoli successfully finds a teammate in the box.
75' A chance presents itself to Roberto Piccoli from Empoli but his header goes wide
75' Goal kick for Spezia.
75' Ball possession: Empoli: 63%, Spezia: 37%.
76' The play is stopped for a brief moment, as the ball was touched by the referee.
76' The match resumes with a drop ball.
76' Przemyslaw Wisniewski makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
76' The referee signals a free kick as Nicolo Cambiaghi from Empoli trips Emil Holm
77' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
77' Petar Stojanovic creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
77' Francesco Caputo goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
78' Goal kick for Spezia.
78' Emil Holm wins an air challenge against Filippo Bandinelli
78' Empoli are trying to create something here.
79' Liberato Cacace from Empoli sends an effort wide of target
79' Kevin Agudelo is leaving the field to be replaced by Tio Cipot in a tactical substitution.
79' Goal kick for Spezia.
79' Sebastiano Luperto wins an air challenge against Eldor Shomurodov
80' Emil Holm is penalised for pushing Nicolo Cambiaghi.
80' Ball possession: Empoli: 63%, Spezia: 37%.
80' Empoli take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
80' Kelvin Amian makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
80' Dimitrios Nikolaou relieves the pressure with a clearance
81' Francesco Caputo from Empoli is ruled offside.
81' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
82' Empoli are trying to create something here.
82' The cross by Filippo Bandinelli from Empoli successfully finds a teammate in the box.
82' Petar Stojanovic creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
82' Good effort by Roberto Piccoli as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
83' Roberto Piccoli from Empoli is ruled offside.
84' Spezia are trying to create something here.
84' Sebastiano Luperto relieves the pressure with a clearance
84' Tio Cipot swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
84' Roberto Piccoli from Empoli intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
85' Ball possession: Empoli: 64%, Spezia: 36%.
85' The referee signals a free kick as Arkadiusz Reca from Spezia trips Razvan Marin
85' Francesco Caputo is leaving the field to be replaced by Martin Satriano in a tactical substitution.
85' Filippo Bandinelli is leaving the field to be replaced by Emanuel Vignato in a tactical substitution.
86' Empoli are trying to create something here.
86' Mehdi Bourabia makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
87' The cross by Petar Stojanovic from Empoli successfully finds a teammate in the box.
87' A shot by Nicolo Cambiaghi is blocked.
87' Kelvin Amian successfully blocks the shot
87' Dimitrios Nikolaou from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
87' Arkadiusz Reca relieves the pressure with a clearance
87' Empoli are trying to create something here.
87' Razvan Marin shoots from outside the box, but Bartlomiej Dragowski has it under control
88' Nicolo Cambiaghi fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
89' Goal kick for Spezia.
89' Emil Holm wins an air challenge against Sebastiano Luperto
89' Spezia are trying to create something here.
89' Eldor Shomurodov from Spezia sends an effort wide of target
89' Goal kick for Empoli.
89' The referee signals a free kick as Roberto Piccoli from Empoli trips Arkadiusz Reca
90' Kelvin Amian from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90' Ball possession: Empoli: 64%, Spezia: 36%.
90+1' The fourth official shows there are 5 minute(s) of time to be added.
90+1' Spezia are trying to create something here.
90+1' Spezia take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
90+2' Spezia take a throw-in in the opponent' s half of the field.
90+2' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
90+3' Dimitrios Nikolaou from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+3' The cross by Petar Stojanovic from Empoli successfully finds a teammate in the box.
90+3' A chance presents itself to Razvan Marin from Empoli but his header goes wide
90+3' Goal kick for Spezia.
90+3' Empoli take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
90+4' Dimitrios Nikolaou from Spezia intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+4' A shot by Liberato Cacace is blocked.
90+4' G O O O O O A A L – Emanuel Vignato finds the net with the right foot!
90+4' With that goal, Empoli equalised. Game on!
90+5' Dangerous challenge by Eldor Shomurodov from Spezia. Sebastiano Luperto on the receiving end of that.
90+5' Ball possession: Empoli: 65%, Spezia: 35%.
90+5' Empoli are trying to create something here.
90+6' Empoli with a potentially dangerous attack.
90+6' Goal kick for Empoli.
90+6' Ball possession: Empoli: 65%, Spezia: 35%.
90+6' That' s it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+6' Plenty of chances in this game but neither team could score the decisive goal
90+6' Empoli with a potentially dangerous attack.
