On 22 October one of the matches of the 9th round of the Italian football championship took place. Bologna (Italy) and Frosinone (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, 9th round
Bologna (Italy) - Frosinone (Italy) - 2:1 (2:0)
Goals: Ferguson (19), De Silvestri (22) - M. Soule (63). Soule (63)
Warnings: Ebischer (59)
Bologna vs Frosinone: a thriller in Serie A ended with Bologna's victory over Frosinone In a thrilling Serie A match, Bologna defeated Frosinone in a hard-fought 2-0 win in favour of the home side. Despite an active fight in the second half, Frosinone were unable to win the game and the final score was 2-1 in favour of Bologna. The Renato Dall'Ara Stadium was filled with anticipation as both teams took to the pitch. Bologna wasted no time and already in the 19th minute L. Ferguson equalised. The young striker demonstrated his goal scoring prowess by hitting the goal post and giving his team their first lead. Not content with one goal, Bologna continued to pile on the pressure. In the 22nd minute, L. De Silvestri, demonstrating his attacking skills, crossed the ball into the opponents' goal, doubling Bologna's lead. Frosinone's defence had to hold back Bologna's onslaught with difficulty. At the start of the second half Frosinone decided that it was time to change something. On 56 minutes V. Cheddira came on in place of M. Cooney. Hoping for magic, Frosinone soon made another substitution, replacing L. Garritano with J. Baez. Bologna had a slight hiccup when M. Aebischer was yellow carded in the 59th minute.
Frosinone took advantage of this opportunity and managed to get back on track in the 63rd minute thanks to a penalty awarded to M. Sule. Bologna held their breath as their lead was reduced to one goal. Both teams continued to make changes as they strived for the win. In the 74th minute, R. Orsolini came on in place of D. Ndoye, hoping to restore the two goal advantage. K. Lykogiannis also came into the game, replacing V. Christiansen. Christiansen. In response, Frosinone made two substitutions: Reinier replaced A. Ibrahimovic and E. Barrenechea came on in place of M. Brescianini. As time ran out, Bologna made a flurry of quick substitutions. In the 83rd minute A. Salemaekers came on in place of N. Moro, and L. De Silvestri replaced T. Corazza. To strengthen the attack, R. Fröhler replaced O. El Azzouzi in the 84th minute. Frosinone also made a late substitution: A. Ojono replaced Caio Jorge in the 85th minute. The match ended on a somewhat unpleasant note for Bologna: in the 88th minute J. Zirksee received a yellow card. Nevertheless, Bologna held a slight advantage and the final whistle sounded in its favour, securing an important victory. Both teams showed some decent competition, putting on a show for the fans. Bologna's first goal was the deciding factor, although credit must be given to Frosinone's resilience in the second half. The match showed all the intensity and excitement inherent in Serie A and made the fans look forward to the next round of the competition.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Sassuolo vs Bologna, Cagliari vs Frosinone.
| Bologna | Frosinone | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kicks to the goal | 5 |
| 11 | Kicks | 11 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 8 | Penalty kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Penalty kicks | 4 |
| 10 | Offences | 14 |
| 4 | Corner | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 55% | Ball possession | 45% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 4 | Keeper saves | 4 |
| 472 | Total assists | 379 |
| 391 | Accurate assists | 308 |
| 83% | Accuracy of passes | 81% |