We are about to witness a substitution. Alberto Paloschi (Spal) is replacing Andrea Petagna.
86'
Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) latches onto a cross but somehow sends his close-range header high over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Spal.
85'
Jasmin Kurtic (Spal) delivers a crossfield pass, but the ball is cut out before it reaches its intended target.
83'
Сhange
It is time for a substitution. Thiago Rangel Cionek (Spal) is on for Manuel Lazzari.
79'
Сhange
The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Pasquale Schiattarella (Spal) replaces Mirko Valdifiori.
77'
Сhange
The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) comes onto the pitch for Andrea Poli.
77'
Сhange
Filippo Inzaghi prepares a substitution. Riccardo Orsolini is replaced by Federico Santander (Bologna).
75'
Yellow Card
Michael Fabbri shows a yellow card to Filip Helander (Bologna) for his blatant foul.
73'
Mirco Antenucci (Spal) wastes a golden opportunity inside the box by shooting straight into the back of an opponent when the goal was at his mercy.
72'
Erick Pulgar (Bologna) gets into a good shooting position. He wins some space for himself and drills a long-range daisy-cutter towards the middle of the goal. His good effort is, however, superbly saved by Emiliano Viviano!
65'
Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) is flagged for offside.
64'
Manuel Lazzari (Spal) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Michael Fabbri blows his whistle for a foul.
62'
Gooool!
Manuel Lazzari showcases his great technique and produces a beautiful lofted cross into the box. Jasmin Kurtic (Spal) meets the cross and gets himself onto the scoresheet with a header inside the right post. It's 1:1.
61'
Roberto Soriano (Bologna) beats an opponent and drives towards the edge of the penalty area. He steadies himself and hits a tremendous shot that flashes a whisker past the right post.
60'
Filip Helander (Bologna) commits a rough challenge and Michael Fabbri blows his whistle for an infringement.
58'
Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) bends the ball in from the edge of the box which worries the keeper, but it eventually sails just wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Spal will have a goal kick.
57'
Corner Kick
Spal didn't take advantage of the corner and score as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
57'
Jasmin Kurtic (Spal) attempts to find one of his teammates with a fine lofted pass, but the defence reacts well to intercept the effort.
56'
Here comes the VAR decision. NO GOAL, the ref disallows it due to offside.
55'
Referee Michael Fabbri gets a signal in his ear and goes over to the VAR monitor to check whether the goal can stand.
52'
Gooool!
Mirco Antenucci (Spal) received a pass and blasted a beautiful rocket of a shot from just outside the penalty area into the bottom right corner. He was given an ovation. Excellent finish.
48'
Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) fires a shot at goal from a very promising position outside the penalty area, but it is blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.
47'
Corner Kick
Bologna take a short corner instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
47'
Roberto Soriano (Bologna) attempts to find one of his teammates with a fine lofted pass, but the defence reacts well to intercept the effort.
47'
The ball spins up and hits the hand of Andrea Poli (Bologna) after he fails to control it and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
45'
Whistle
The second half gets underway.
45+2'
Whistle
Michael Fabbri has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.
45+1'
Corner Kick
The resulting set piece from Bologna is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
45+1'
Nicola Sansone (Bologna) attempts to find one of his teammates with a fine lofted pass, but the defence reacts well to intercept the effort.
45'
Info
The fourth official shows 2 min. of added time.
43'
Corner Kick
Bologna have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.
43'
Roberto Soriano (Bologna) sends a long crossfield pass searching out one of his teammates, but his effort comes to nothing and they lose possession.
39'
Yellow Card
The game has begun to heat up. Mirko Valdifiori (Spal) challenges an opponent and receives a deserved yellow card for his ugly tackle.
39'
Mirko Valdifiori (Spal) was too forceful with his tackle and Michael Fabbri interrupted the game to signal a free kick. Bologna are awarded a free kick. Let's see what they create from this.
36'
Felipe (Spal) commits a minor foul to interrupt the attacking move of his opponent and is warned by the referee that he will get a yellow card if he does it again.
36'
Corner Kick
Spal have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.
35'
Jasmin Kurtic (Spal) attempts to find one of his teammates with a fine lofted pass, but the defence reacts well to intercept the effort.
33'
Felipe (Spal) is obviously not following the Golden Rule: „Treat others as you want to be treated.“ He makes a bad challenge and leaves Michael Fabbri with no other option than to blow for a foul.
31'
Felipe (Spal) attempts to surprise the keeper with a shot from distance, but it lacks accuracy and goes high over the crossbar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Bologna.
30'
Corner Kick
Jasmin Kurtic (Spal) steps up to take the corner, but the ball just sails in among the defenders.
29'
Corner Kick
Spal didn't take advantage of the corner and score as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
29'
Yellow Card
The game is interrupted because of a yellow card that is shown to Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
29'
Andrea Petagna (Spal) places a shot from the edge of the box towards the bottom left corner, but Lukasz Skorupski makes a terrific save to deny him. Nice play all round!
26'
Corner Kick
The resulting set piece from Spal is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
26'
A raking crossfield pass from Andrea Petagna (Spal) lacks accuracy and the opposition gain possession.
23'
Gooool!
Goal! That was a fantastic finish by Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) from just outside the box. He wasted little time in getting away a bullet of a shot that flew past the goalkeeper into the top right corner of the net.
22'
Andrea Petagna (Spal) finds space inside the box to shoot after collecting a short pass, but it's a wasted effort as it flies well wide of the left post.
22'
Dangerous play by Nicola Sansone (Bologna). Michael Fabbri blows his whistle for a foul.
19'
Corner Kick
Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) goes over to take a corner kick after one of the defenders makes a good clearance.
19'
Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) delivers a crossfield pass, but the ball is cut out before it reaches its intended target.
19'
A rebound spins to Roberto Soriano (Bologna) inside the box, but his sliced shot flies just wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Spal will have a goal kick.
17'
Corner Kick
Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) lifts the ball into the box from the corner, but one of the defending players gets there first to head it clear.
17'
A lofted pass picks out Roberto Soriano (Bologna) in space in the box, he beats the keeper with a low drive but it's blocked on the line by a defender.
15'
The opposition back off Mirco Antenucci (Spal), who needs no second invitation to shoot from inside the box. It's a decent effort towards the middle of the goal corner, but Lukasz Skorupski denies him with the save.
13'
Mohamed Salim Fares (Spal) has picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue.
12'
Mohamed Salim Fares (Spal) is asking for medical treatment after picking up an injury.
8'
Corner Kick
Spal take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with nice clearance by the defence.
8'
Andrea Petagna (Spal) crosses the ball forward but it is intercepted.
5'
Michael Fabbri has a clear sight and sees a foul from Filip Helander (Bologna).
3'
Corner Kick
Andrea Poli (Bologna) takes the corner which is cleared.
3'
Roberto Soriano (Bologna) finds himself in space on the edge of the box and smashes a glorious looking effort towards the bottom left corner, but Emiliano Viviano thwarts him with a great two-handed save.
2'
Corner Kick
Bologna work the corner short. The ball is passed to a nearby teammate.
2'
A snap shot by Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) from the edge of the area flies towards the bottom right corner, but Emiliano Viviano produces a good save to thwart him.
2'
Andrea Petagna (Spal) jumps inside the box to meet the corner and aims a low header towards the right post, but the goalkeeper pulls off an astonishing save to deny him.
2'
Corner Kick
The referee points to the corner flag. It's a corner to Spal.
1'
Mirco Antenucci (Spal) attempts a long crossfield pass, but the defence does well to intercept the ball.
Whistle
The first half has just begun.
The players are out at last! Bologna will take the kick-off.
Michael Fabbri is the one to supervise the game today.
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