Varese 2-2 Empoli: result and report
Serie B · Saturday 6 October 2012
Result
Varese 2-2 Empoli
Serie B · Saturday 6 October 2012, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Varese 2-2 Empoli: match report
Varese drew with Empoli 2-2 in Serie B on Saturday 6 October 2012. The half-time score was 1-1.
Riccardo Saponara opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Varese's goals came from Osarimen Ebagua (14', penalty) and Osarimen Ebagua (48'). Empoli scored through Riccardo Saponara (12') and Riccardo Saponara (90+6').
Discipline: Varese received 4 yellow cards; Empoli received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Varese were 5th on 13 points from 7 and Empoli 22nd on 3 points from 7. Varese went on to finish that season 8th with 61 points, and Empoli 4th with 78.
Going into the match Varese's last five read L-L-W-D-W and Empoli's D-L-L-L-L.
Key events
- 12'Yellow card · Ricardo Ferreira
- 12'Goal · Riccardo Saponara
- 14'Penalty goal · Osarimen Ebagua
- 31'Yellow card · Davide Moro
- 35'Yellow card · Raffaele Pucino
- 42'Yellow card · Osarimen Ebagua
- 42'Yellow card · L. Mchedlidze
- 48'Goal · Osarimen Ebagua
- 69'Yellow card · Daniele Corti
- 75'Yellow card · Lorenzo Tonelli
- 79'Yellow card · T. Kink
- 90+6'Goal · Riccardo Saponara
Team news
Varese line-up
Walter Bressan, Raffaele Pucino, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Fabrizio Grillo, Magnus Troest, Loris Damonte, Filipe, Tarmo Kink, Moussa Koné, Leonidas, Osarimen Ebagua
Empoli line-up
Renato Dossena, Vasco Regini, Francesco Pratali, Ricardo Ferreira, Lorenzo Tonelli, Davide Moro, Nova Arianto, R. Saponara, Massimo Maccarone, Levan Mchedlidze, Vincent Laurini