Since when Thiago Motta was reported near the Juventusafter qualification for the Champions League reached, the Bologna it has lost its luster and liveliness. Third place is now almost impossible to reach. The Genoahowever, greets his audience, truly commendable, with perfect match conduct and wins 2-0, with merit, a match put into decline by a magic of Malinovskyi and closed, almost on the hour, by Vitinha.
Malinovskyi’s goal
Then first skirmishes starting Gudmundsson doesn’t reach the ball (12′). A minute and a billiard shot from Malinovskyi gave the Griffins the lead. The left-footed low shot from the edge touches the post to the left of Ravaglia and it gets stuck. The action had been masterfully conducted by Frendrup And Martin. Bologna attacks, Martin saves Orsolini (19′), Lucumi he makes a mistake, Vitinha didn’t expect the mistake (24′) and the action fades away. In the 26th minute Orsolini crosses for the head Fabbian and full pole. A cross shot from Vitinha with a high ball closes the first half.
“match report”
Double Vitinha
After the interval Fabbian, with a diagonal shot, screams for goal: the ball goes wide of nothing. In the 8th minute Fabbian finds the ball again, he shoots well but Wings para. Gudmundsson tries to surprise Ravaglia directly from a free kick but the visiting goalkeeper blocks safely (12′). Two minutes and there is a break from Gudmundsson, the Icelandic reaches the limit, serves Vitinha with the right timing who, from first, sends it into the net at the far post.
Griffins double their lead and the game ends prematurely. Gudmundsson searches Ekuban (33′) which arrives a second late then the substitution of both goalkeepers is the emblem of a match that is just waiting for the final whistle. Thus ends Thiago Motta’s adventure on the Bologna bench Gilardino comes out to the applause of the Genoa public. As well as Kevin Strootmanin his last match at Marassi.
The Genoa-Bologna scoreboard
Genoa 2 (13′ st Malinovskyi, 14′ st Vitinha)
Bologna 0
Genoa (3-5-2): Leali 6 (41′ st Sommariva sv) – Cittadini 6.5 (31′ st Matturro 6), Vogliacco 6.5, Vasquez 6.5 – Sabelli 6 (18′ st Spence 6), Malinovskyi 7 (18′ st Strootman 6), Frendrup 6.5, Thorsby 6, Martin 6.5 – Vitinha 7 (31′ st Ekuban sv), Gudmundsson 6.5. All. Gilardino 7
Bologna (4-1-4-1): Ravaglia 6 (41′ st Bagnolini sv) – De Silvestri 5.5 (41′ st Corazza sv), Beukema 5.5, Lucumì 5, Lykogiannis 5 – Moro 5.5 – Orsolini 6 (15′ st Odgaard 6), El Azzouzi 6, Fabbian 6.5 ( 15′ st Urbanski 6), Saelemaekers 5 (25′ st Karlsson 6) – Castro 6. All. Motta 5.5
Referee: Santoro 6
Note: booked: El Azzouzi, Castro and Leali. Spectators 32 thousand.
