Monopoli 2-0 Catania · Serie C, Girone C
Monopoli beat Catania 2-0 in the Serie C, Girone C. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Monopoli and Catania met in the Serie C, Girone C on Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Monopoli: L. Garritano 18'; J. Greco 55'. Catania did not score.
How the match went
Catania saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Monopoli had 12 shots with 3 on target, Catania 9 with 4 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 3 to Monopoli and 4 to Catania. Monopoli conceded 20 fouls, Catania 12. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Monopoli, 1 for Catania).
Line-ups
Monopoli started in a 3-5-2: Michele Tommasi, Matteo Colombara, Stefano Piccinini, Antony Angileri, Bruno Valenti, Jean Greco, Cristian Battocchio, Luca Garritano, Filippo Tosi, Emanuele Scipioni, Maguette Fall.
Catania started in a 4-3-3: Filippo Rinaldi, Alessandro Raimo, Mario Ierardi, Marco Perrotta, Gabriele Pagliai, Alessandro Quaini, Kaleb Jiménez, Tommaso Di Marco, Giovanni Bruzzaniti, Flavio Russo, Emanuele Cicerelli.
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Minute by minute
- 18'Goal! Monopoli 1-0 Catania. L. Garritano (Monopoli) scores, assisted by E. Scipioni.
- 45'VAR: no penalty for Catania.
- 45'Half-time. Monopoli 1-0 Catania.
- 55'Goal! Monopoli 2-0 Catania. J. Greco (Monopoli) scores, assisted by E. Scipioni.
- 85'VAR: no penalty for Monopoli.
- 90'Full-time. Monopoli 2-0 Catania.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Monopoli vs Catania.
- 2'Attempt saved. E. Cicerelli (Catania), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 2'Attempt saved. E. Cicerelli (Catania), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 9'Attempt blocked. G. Bruzzaniti (Catania), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 9'Attempt blocked. G. Bruzzaniti (Catania), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 12'Attempt blocked. E. Scipioni (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 12'Attempt blocked. E. Scipioni (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 14'Attempt missed. M. Perrotta (Catania), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 14'Attempt saved. K. Jiménez (Catania), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 14'Attempt missed. M. Perrotta (Catania), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 15'Attempt saved. K. Jiménez (Catania), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 18'Goal! Monopoli 1-0 Catania. L. Garritano (Monopoli) scores, assisted by E. Scipioni.
- 32'Attempt blocked. L. Garritano (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 32'Attempt blocked. L. Garritano (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 33'Attempt blocked. J. Greco (Monopoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 33'Attempt blocked. J. Greco (Monopoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 40'Substitution, Catania: A. Corbari comes on for T. Di Marco.
- 42'Attempt missed. S. Piccinini (Monopoli), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 43'Attempt missed. S. Piccinini (Monopoli), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 44'Attempt blocked. K. Jiménez (Catania), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 44'Attempt blocked. K. Jiménez (Catania), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 45'VAR: no penalty for Catania.
- 45'7 minutes of added time.
- 45+7'Attempt missed. F. Russo (Catania), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 45+7'Attempt missed. F. Russo (Catania), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.24.
- 45'Half-time. Monopoli 1-0 Catania.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Catania: S. Leonardi comes on for K. Jiménez.
- 47'Attempt missed. A. Corbari (Catania), left-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 55'Goal! Monopoli 2-0 Catania. J. Greco (Monopoli) scores, assisted by E. Scipioni.
- 57'Substitution, Catania: M. Liguori comes on for G. Bruzzaniti.
- 59'Attempt missed. J. Greco (Monopoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Attempt missed. J. Greco (Monopoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 63'Substitution, Monopoli: G. Bernardotto comes on for L. Garritano.
- 66'Substitution, Catania: E. Masciangelo comes on for A. Raimo.
- 66'Substitution, Catania: G. Lunetta comes on for E. Cicerelli.
- 66'Attempt missed. M. Fall (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 66'Attempt missed. M. Fall (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 71'Yellow card for C. Battocchio (Monopoli) for foul.
- 74'Attempt saved. S. Leonardi (Catania), header. xG 0.14.
- 74'Attempt saved. S. Leonardi (Catania), header. xG 0.15.
- 75'Attempt missed. E. Scipioni (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 75'Attempt missed. E. Scipioni (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 76'Substitution, Monopoli: M. Sardo comes on for F. Tosi.
- 76'Substitution, Monopoli: C. Cerretti comes on for M. Fall.
- 77'Yellow card for F. Russo (Catania) for foul.
- 78'Attempt blocked. J. Greco (Monopoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 78'Attempt blocked. J. Greco (Monopoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 79'Attempt saved. F. Russo (Catania), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 79'Attempt saved. F. Russo (Catania), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 85'VAR: no penalty for Monopoli.
- 88'Substitution, Monopoli: F. Gioielli comes on for E. Scipioni.
- 88'Substitution, Monopoli: R. Pucino comes on for B. Valenti.
- 90'Attempt saved. C. Cerretti (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'Attempt saved. C. Cerretti (Monopoli), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. C. Cerretti (Monopoli), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. C. Cerretti (Monopoli), header from a corner. xG 0.17.
- 90'Full-time. Monopoli 2-0 Catania.