On 9 March, one of the matches of the 28th round of the Italian football championship took place. Sassuolo (Italy) and Frosinone (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, 28th round
Sassuolo (Italy) - Frosinone (Italy) - 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Christian Torstvedt (58)
Warnings: Christian Thorstvedt (23), Doig (32), F. Ghedjemis (50), A. Loriente (73).
Sassuolo secured a confident victory over Frosinone in a Serie A match played at the MAPEI - Città del Tricolore stadium. At the beginning of the match both teams played cautiously, which led to a goalless first half, but in the 58th minute Sassuolo's K. Thorstvedt put his team ahead with a header. Frosinone tried to respond by making several substitutions, but failed to succeed. Several yellow cards were shown in the match: K. Thorstvedt and G. Doig from Sassuolo, as well as F. Gedgemis from Frosinone received warnings from the referee.
On 73 minutes A. Loriente was also sent off. Frosinone had a chance to equalise in the 90th minute when a penalty was awarded, but Caio Jorge failed to convert it from the spot. The home side were able to hold on to their lead until the final whistle with a 1-0 victory over Frosinone. Overall it was a tense match between Sassuolo and Frosinone, with both teams showing determination and fighting spirit throughout the game. With the win, Sassuolo moved up the Serie A table, while Frosinone will be looking to bounce back from this defeat in the coming matches.
In the next round of fixtures the following matches await the rivals: Roma vs Sassuolo, Frosinone vs Lazio.
| Sassuolo | Frosinone | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks to the goal | 0 |
| 10 | Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 5 | Penalty kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Kicks from outside the penalty area | 6 |
| 13 | Offences | 9 |
| 1 | Corner | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 39% | Ball possession | 61% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 333 | Total assists | 518 |
| 246 | Accurate assists | 423 |
| 74% | Accuracy of passes | 82% |