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65% Ball Possession PALERMO and 35% Ball Possession CARPI
Palermo 2 – 2 Carpi
6′ Oscar Hiljemark            23′ Roberto Vitiello (own goal)
88′ Uros Djurdevic            63′ Marco Borriello

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 6th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Carpi, 19th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Palermo	2	2	0	0	2:0	2	6
19	Carpi	2	0	0	2	3:7	-4	0

 

Palermo starting the season with the right foot… yep.  Palermo winning their 2 games having 6 points while Carpi promoted from Serie B have not won a game, yet.   For Carpi, it is an uphill battle to attempt to defeat Palermo at the Renzo Barbera Stadium and almost made it.  There are no precedents between Palermo – Carpi in Serie A.  A defeat for Carpi will be a total crisis for survival.

Palermo opening the score in the 6th minute. It is midfielder Oscar Hiljemark to defeat Carpi goalkeeper with a left footed shot in the center.   Party starting at the Barbera.

What a luck for Palermo with an own goal in the 23rd minute.
Palermo defender Roberto Vitiello give this involuntary equalizer goal to Carpi after his own goal in the center… cold shower at the Barbera.

It’s a good debut for Carpi forward Marco Borriello scoring a goal in the 63rd minute putting Carpi  in the lead.  Borriello defeating goalkeeper Sorrentino with a left footed shot in the center.  The assist is by Ryder Matos.    Borriello with only two minutes on the pitch and making a difference.  Borriello replaced forward Jerry Mbakogu in the 62nd minute.

Palermo crashing Carpi’s dream to grab their first victory by equalizing in the 88th minute.   It is forward Uros Djurdjevic to grab the equalizer goal for Palermo after defeating goalkeeper Benussi with a headed shot in the bottom right corner.  The assist is by Achraf Lazaar.   Djurdjevic not disappointing Carpi coach who gave him a chance to play in the 63rd minute after replacing forward Alberto Gilardino.

 

Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giuseppe Iachini:

Palermo (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, González, El Kaoutari; Rispoli, Hiljemark, Jajalo, Lazaar; Quaison, Vázquez; Gilardino.  i.

Here is CARPI official starting lineup by coach Fabrizio Castori:

Carpi (3-5-1-1): Benussi; Zaccardo, Bubnjić, Gagliolo; Letizia, Lollo, Bianco, Fedele, Gabriel Silva; Matos, Mbakogu.

 

Click the video to watch the highlights of the match Palermo 2- 2 Carpi, Sunday 13 September 2015 including all goals.

 

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Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for PALERMO:  El Kaoutari and Luca Rigoni with 1 goal each

Top scorer for CARPI:  Andrea Lazzari, Ryder, and Di Gaudio with 1 goal each

Palermo	Goals	Goals	Carpi
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari	1	1	Lazzari, Andrea
Luca Rigoni	1	1	Ryder
		1	Di Gaudio, Antonio

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO:  3 wins

30/08/15	SA	Udinese – Palermo	0:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Palermo – Genoa	1:0	Round 1
15/08/15	CI	Palermo – Avellino	2:1	R3

 

Here are the last 3 games of CARPI:  1 win, 2 lost

30/08/15	SA	Carpi – Inter	1:2	2
23/08/15	SA	Sampdoria – Carpi	5:2	1
16/08/15	CI	Carpi – Livorno	2:0 (OT)	R3

 

 

Photos of the match Palermo vs Carpi courtesy of  facebook.com/palermocalcioit

 

Djurdjevic congratulated by teammates after his goal against Carpi

 

Carpi defender Cristian Zaccardo challenging Palermo goalkeeper Alberto Gilardino

 

 

Palermo coach Giuseppe Iachini

 

2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 3

Palermo 2 – 2 Carpi
Sunday 13 September 2015
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy

15:00

Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: COSTANZO – DE TROIA
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: RIPA

Goals: 6′ Oscar Hiljemark  (P), 23′ Roberto Vitiello (C), 63′ Marco Borriello (C), 88′ Uros Djurdevic (P),

Official formations – lineups:

Palermo (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, González, El Kaoutari; Rispoli, Hiljemark, Jajalo, Lazaar; Quaison, Vázquez; Gilardino.

Subs.: Alastra, Colombi, Anđelković, Goldaniga, Trajkovski, Cassini, Brugman, Chochev, Maresca, Daprelà, Djurdjević.

Coach.:  Giuseppe Iachini.

Carpi (3-5-1-1): Benussi; Zaccardo, Bubnjić, Gagliolo; Letizia, Lollo, Bianco, Fedele, Gabriel Silva; Matos, Mbakogu.

Subs: Brkić, Belec, Wallace, Wilczek, Lazzari, Di Gaudio, Borriello, Gino, Lasagna, Romagnoli, Martinho, Iñíguez.

Coach: Castori.

Match Stats

Palermo	Match Stats	Carpi
2	Goals	2
13(6)	Shots (on goal)	9(2)
16	Fouls	18
3	Corner kicks	3
1	Offsides	5
65%	Time of Possession	35%
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Saves	4