Parma – Empoli: the match ends 1-1 thanks to Charpentier

Table of Contents

• 1 Coulibaly’s own goal
• 2 Charpentier equals, Bonny misses the penalty
• 3 How did ‍the ⁢tactical changes made by either team influence the outcome of the match?

Parma’s present and past compared. On the one hand Fabio Pecchiafresh from contract renewal, on the other Roberto D’Aversa which marked the history of the Emilian club, bringing it back to Serie A after the failure of 2015. Memories that are worth little in a match that matters a lot for the race for salvation. The Tuscans can boast a good advantage in the hot zone, while Parma is lower and therefore, whoever wins at the Tardini really takes a double step forward. In the end no one will do it for a 1-1 which, perhaps, even saw a penalty kick missed in the second half, he was tight against Parma.

«Match report»

The first half of the game was entirely in favor of Empoli. D’Aversa’s 3-4-2-1 hampers the hosts who can’t find any openings, in midfield the Tuscans always get to the ball first and on the flanks Man and Cancellieri don’t sink. A completely different match in the second half with Parma as the absolute protagonists. This will lead to Charpentier’s equalizer and many other occasions, including the penalty missed by Bonny.

Returning to the first half, the first flash came from Parma in the 11th minute when Man protected the ball in the penalty area and served Bonny to the limit, the right-footed shot from the Crociati attacker was angled but Vasquez saved well with a dive. In the 17th minute there was danger for Parma’s goal: on a cross from the right, Suzuki missed the exit, but on the opposite side Pezzella didn’t take advantage. The Emilian goalkeeper was ready in the 24th minute following a central shot by Fazzini, well served by Pezzella. Parma’s response in the 27th minute with Bonny, a powerful shot but the shot is deflected into a corner by Viti’s back.

Coulibaly’s own goal

In the 35th minute, Empoli deservedly broke the deadlock. The Tuscans quickly find space on the right wing with Colombo, in the area he receives Gyasi who extends where there is Fazzini who, in a slide, anticipates Coulibaly, but the Parma defender makes the decisive deflections on goal. The Emilian reaction struggled to arrive but in the 43rd minute the equalizer was stopped by the crossbar on which Cancellieri’s beautiful shot went off, served to the limit by Man.

At the beginning of the second half Pecchia strengthens the attack by introducing Charpentier for Man, but Empoli takes the shot with Anjorin, high over the crossbar. Two more changes in the Emilians with Keita and Almqvist for Hernani and Cancellieri but it is Bonny who becomes dangerous in the 12th minute when a low shot explodes which Vasquez still manages to deflect with great difficulty. The Empoli goalkeeper, however, did very well in the 18th minute when, following a free kick from Bernabé, he flew and intercepted the ball destined to end up in the seven on his left. In the 20th minute another opportunity for Parma but Sohm serves Charpentier too long, left alone in front of the opponent’s goal.

Charpentier equals, Bonny misses the penalty

The game goes away until the 35th minute when Charpentier unleashes a powerful shot from the right on the edge of the area, the ball is touched by Viti, but it doesn’t change trajectory and Vasquez, between the posts, doesn’t get there. It’s the equalizer. But it doesn’t end here. A minute and a half later and Almqvist enters the area from the right, the player passes Vasquez well on his way out but the goalkeeper brings him down. It’s a penalty kick and Bonny doesn’t make the pass on the spot: a powerful shot but it hits the top of the crossbar. Parma tries again and in the 43rd minute first Mihaila, who misses the shot, and then Charpentier who I put just wide. In the final Emilian siege continues but the match remains at 1-1.

Parma-Empoli 1-1 (0-1)
PARMA (4-2-3-1): Suzuki, Coulibaly, Delprato, Balogh, Valeri, Bernabé (39’st Mihaila), Sohm, Man (1’st Charpentier), Hernani (10’st Keita), Cancellieri (10′ st Almqvist), Bonny (39’st Camara). (1 Chichizola, 40 Corvi, 5 Valenti, 7 Benedyczak, 8 Estevez, 46 Leoni, 61 Haj, 77 Di Chiara) All.: Pecchia.
EMPOLI (3-4-2-1): Vasquez, Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti, Gyasi, Grassi (34’st Maleh), Anjorin (23’st Henderson), Pezzella, Fazzini (34’st Haas), Solbakken (42′ st Ekong), Colombo (23’st Pellegri). (12 Seghetti, 98 Brancolini, 7 Sambia, 13 Cacace, 16 Belardinelli, 22 De Sciglio, 31 Tosto, 35 Marianucci, 90 Konate). All.: D’Aversa.
Referee: The Penna of Rome.
Rarely: In the 35th minute Coulibaly (own goal). In st 35′ Charpentier.
Angles: 9-3 for Parma.
Recovery: 1′ e 4′.
Warned: Delprato, Anjorin, Hernani, Ismajli, Grassi, Vasquez, Balogh, Pellegri and Sohmper foul play.
Note: In the 38th minute Bonny misses a penalty kick for Parma, awarded by the referee due to a foul by Vasquez on Almqvist.
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