Frosinone beat Venezia 3-2 in Serie A's third round of the regular season. The hosts held on at Stadio Benito Stirpe after Venezia had equalised. Antonio Raimondo opened the scoring and added a second before the break.
The first goal came in the twenty-first minute. Raimondo found space and finished past the keeper. Venezia kept possession but struggled to create clear chances.
Frosinone doubled their lead just before the break. Raimondo struck again in the thirty-ninth minute. Several yellow cards followed - Halhal, Schmid and Stroppa all went to the referee.
Venezia pulled one back in the sixty-sixth minute. Yeboah found the net after a period of sustained pressure. The visitors had more possession but their shots lacked accuracy.
Sagrado restored Frosinone's advantage in the seventy-fourth minute. And here's the thing - we had backed the hosts beforehand at 38 per cent confidence. The decision looked sensible now.
Kvernadze sealed the result in the eighty-third minute. The Georgian attacker finished a move through the middle. Venezia pushed for a late equaliser but could not find one.
The statistics tell a different story. Venezia dominated possession at sixty-one per cent but created fewer clear chances. Frosinone registered eight shots on target against four. Expected goals showed 1.74 for the hosts and 2.18 for the visitors.
Frosinone moved to sixth with six points from three games. Venezia remain bottom with nothing from their opening three fixtures. The home side kept their heads after the equaliser.
