Lecce-Genoa 1-0, Oudin beats the Grifone left with ten men

Lecce, 22 September 2023 - Il Lecce emerged victorious from the Friday evening match valid for the fifth day of Serie A. The victim of the Salento team was the Genoa, sunk by the goal of Oudin scored in the 83rd minute. Grifone played a good part of the match with ten men, due to Martin's expulsion in the 36th minute, and only capitulated towards the end after playing a game of heart and competitive spirit.

The starting lineups

Roberto D'Aversa hosts Lecce field with 4-3-3. Between the posts there is Falcone, supported by the rearguard made up of Gendrey, Pongracic, Touba and Gallo. Kaba, Ramadani and Rafia work in midfield, while the offensive trident is made up of Almqvist, Krstovic and Strefezza. On the other hand, Alberto Gilardino he prefers 4-4-2 as a starting formation. Martinez defends the goal, De Winter and Martin are the two full-backs and Dragusin and Bani the central defenders. In midfield there are Sabelli, Badelj, Strootman and Frendrup, while Retegui teams up with Gudmundsson up front.

First half

Il Lecce he starts off on the right foot and worries Genoa's defense from the first minutes. In particular, in the 10th minute Almqvist supports Strefezza, who shoots right-footed but well over the crossbar of the goal protected by Martinez. The same rossoblù goalkeeper, only sixty seconds later, saved a modest shot from Krstovic. The first real, delicious scoring opportunity arrives in the 22nd minute and is for the Salento team: Gallo runs down the right wing, puts a good cross into the center and Kristovic head turns slightly high. The home tip shows up again shortly after, when it grazes the post to the left of the visiting goalkeeper. The Grifone he finally shows up in the opposing area on the half hour mark: De Winter looks for the shot Gudmundsson, who finishes first with his right foot and is opposed by Touba, who deflects it into a corner. At minute 36, however, Gilardino's team's match becomes complicated. Martin commits a serious naivety and receives the second yellow card of his match, after a harsh challenge on Almqvist and leaves his teammates with ten men for the rest of the match. The last emotion of the first half comes from the usual Krstovic, who heads wide.

Second half

In the second half the Lecce immediately try to exploit the numerical superiority. At 51' it is always Cock to invent an assist for Almqvist, who stops and shoots off Martinez's posts. Genoa gets back on track at a time when the Salento team is in decline badelj he comes close to scoring in the 58th minute, when Falcone he saves in two stages on the rossoblù midfielder's shot. Half an hour from the end Krstovic comes close to scoring the Eurogoal of the year with an overhead kick, but misses the target. The hosts push for the goal and only find it in the 83rd minute: Oudin he controls the ball on the edge of the area, shoots with his left foot and, thanks to a slight deviation from Frendrup, beats the opposing goalkeeper.

The match scoreboard

Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Touba, Gallo (60' Dorgu); Kaba (80' Samson), Ramadani, Rafia (60' Oudin); Almqvist, Krstovic (87' Blin), Strefezza (80' Piccoli). Coach: D'Aversa. Genoa (4-4-2): Martinez; De Winter (46' Vasquez), Dragusin, Bani, Martin; Sabelli, Badelj (76' Hefti), Strootman (90' Puscas), Frendrup; Gudmundsson, Retegui (76' Ekuban). Coach: Gilardino. Markers: 83' Oudin (Lec) Race director: Antonio Rapuano Yellow cards: De Winter, Almqvist Red cards: Martin (double yellow card) Read also: Salernitana-Frosinone 1-1, Cabral responds to Romagnoli