14 May 2017
14 May 2017

CROTONE - UDINESE 1-0

Bianconeri were defeated in Crotone but they still have a chance to reach the tenth place.

CROTONE – UDINESE 1-0
Scorer: at 18' of the first half Rhoden.

CROTONE:
Cordaz; Rosi, Ceccherini, Ferrari, Rohden; Nalini (72' Acosty), Barberis (85' Suljic), Crisetig, Sampirisi; Trotta (91' Simy), Falcinelli.
Available:  Festa, Viscovo, Dos Santos, Mesbah, Cuomo, Dussenne, Tonev, Nwankwo. 
Coach Nicola

UDINESE:
Scuffet; Widmer, Danilo, Felipe, Adnan; De Paul (81' Ewandro), Kums (60' Balic), Badu, Jankto; Thereau (60' Perica), Zapata.
Available:  Karnezis, Perisan, Gabriel Silva, Heurtaux, Evangelista, Matos. 
Coach Delneri
Referee: Michael Fabbri from Ravenna. Assistants: Giallatini and Lo Cicero. Fourth man: Alassio. Additionals: Calvarese and Marini. 

Cautioned: Falcinelli, Sampirisi, Kums, Adnan.
 
Udinese is in Crotone, trying to get closer to Sampdoria before the head-on, the opponents are projected to a sensational league ending, in which their stay in Serie A is on the table. Udinese plays with a 4-3-3 with Zapata supported by Thereau and De Paul. In the midfield Kums replaces Hallfredsson, who is disqualified.
At the beginning Udinese does well with an input by Widimer, who gets deeper into the field and makes a good cross for Badu, who pounces on it. But the Ghanian from a good position makes a skyrocketing shot. Crotone's reaction comes right after that, and at 3' Trotta misses the goal after he received a cross coming from the right side.
At 8' Falcinelli receives a long ball, outruns Adnan and shoots high, but not by much. At 10' a great input comes from the Iraqui who, starting from the left side, comes to the center and shoots with his right foot, but his great shot ends slightly out. At 17' Crotone scores with Rhoden, who was left completely alone on the goal area. Scuffet can't do anything on this precise diagonal shot. Udinese tries to fight back but doesn't find room to harm the local defense. De Paul makes an attempt at 25', the Argentinian manages to get away from his opponent and shoots, but Cordaz answers very well. At 31' Danilo makes an attempt after a corner. The captain kicks without stopping the ball but his shot goes high.
At 37' Crotone has a chance with Falcinelli, who is good at finalising with a wonderful turn, but finds a great answer by Scuffet, who is able to deviate it in corner. At 40'there still is a dangerous situation in the bianconeri's goal area with a series of back and forth reboundings, but in the ens Scuffet manages to block the ball. The first half ends with a restless Udinese, which is being put under pressure by Crotone's players. The second half starts with a double chance for Udinese to even: at 6' with Felipe, who is stopped from scoring first by Cordaz and then by the goalpost. At 14' Delneri tries to change the match by substituting Thereau with Perica and Kums with Balic. At 16' Crotone hits the crossbar with a header by Trotta. At 20' there is another chance for Crotone with Rosi who, with an header on a corner kick, highlights Scuffet's reflexes. At 26' Udinese tries to get forward with Zapata, who puts a good ball in the goal area, but Jankto is anticipated by a local defender. Udinese lacks the right determination in the goal area to at least even the match. At 33' De Paul makes an attempt on a free kick but his shot hits the barrier. At 35' Delneri substitutes a very tired De Paul with Ewandro. In the last ten minutes Crotone makes the time pass until the referee's final whistle.
Udinese gets back home with a defeat but still with the chance to fight for the tenth place. Next Sunday there will be the head-on with Samp and for Udinese there is only one possible result.