Empoli 1-3 Hellas Verona: result and report
Serie B · Saturday 19 November 2011
Result
Empoli 1-3 Hellas Verona
Serie B · Saturday 19 November 2011, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Empoli 1-3 Hellas Verona: match report
Empoli were beaten by Hellas Verona 1-3 in Serie B on Saturday 19 November 2011. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Matteo Abbate opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Empoli's goal came from F. Tavano (88'). Hellas Verona scored through Matteo Abbate (16'), Jorginho (31') and E. Hallfreðsson (90+4').
Discipline: Empoli received 2 yellow cards; Hellas Verona received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Empoli were 19th on 14 points from 15 and Hellas Verona 6th on 25 points from 15. Empoli went on to finish that season 15th with 50 points, and Hellas Verona 5th with 79.
Going into the match Empoli's last five read W-D-W-L-L and Hellas Verona's W-W-W-W-D.
Key events
- 16'Goal · Matteo Abbate
- 31'Goal · Jorginho
- 44'Yellow card · Nicola Ferrari
- 44'Yellow card · Lorenzo Stovini
- 52'Yellow card · M. Valdifiori
- 88'Goal · F. Tavano
- 90+4'Goal · E. Hallfreðsson
Team news
Empoli line-up
Alberto Pelagotti, Vasco Regini, Lorenzo Stovini, Daniele Ficagna, Alessandro Vinci, Nova Arianto, Flavio Lazzari, Franco Signorelli, R. Saponara, Claudio Coralli, Francesco Tavano
Hellas Verona line-up
Rafael, Luca Ceccarelli, Matteo Abbate, Victor Hugo Mareco, Massimilano Scaglia, Giuseppe Russo, Emil Hallfreðsson, Jorginho, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Nicola Ferrari, Juanito Gómez