Frosinone vs Sassuolo 4-2

Frosinone beat Sassuolo 4-2 at PSC Arena, with Antonio Raimondo’s hat-trick and a first-half burst deciding it after both sides had scored three times before the interval.

Giacomo Calò opened the scoring in the 9th minute, before Domenico Berardi levelled for Sassuolo in the 15th minute from Darryl Bakola’s assist. Giorgi Kvernadze then had a goal ruled out by VAR in the 17th minute, but Frosinone restored the lead through Antonio Raimondo on 26 minutes and he made it 3-1 four minutes later for his second of the match. Kristian Thorstvedt pulled Sassuolo back to 3-2 in the 37th minute, and Frosinone led 3-2 at the break.

Raimondo completed his hat-trick in the 57th minute to make it 4-2, and from there Frosinone saw out the match while Sassuolo turned to the bench. Sassuolo made three changes in two windows, with Kieron Bowie replacing Thorstvedt on 58 minutes before further changes on 67 and 68 minutes. Frosinone then made two changes on 74 minutes and another two on 80 minutes, with Raimondo going off on 90 minutes after settling the contest.

The numbers backed a lively contest. Sassuolo had 58% of the possession and 463 passes to Frosinone’s 332, but Frosinone had more shots, 21 to 14, and more on target, 10 to 6. Frosinone also led expected goals 2.12 to 1.94, had 5 corners to Sassuolo’s 4, and both sides were level on 3 offsides. Sassuolo made 6 saves to Frosinone’s 4, while Frosinone committed 13 fouls to Sassuolo’s 10.

Only one booking was recorded, with Kieron Bowie shown a yellow card on 82 minutes after coming on for Sassuolo. There were no red cards.