Spectacular performance from coach Lodato’s Faenza who, subverting all the predictions in favor of leaders Parma, gave a positive boost to their season. Despite the injuries and dropouts that have affected their progress, the team demonstrates that it deserves to be at the top of the table and thrives against one of the “big” teams.
Faenza started well at 5-0 in the first 8 minutes of the game, with 5 different players scoring. Parma was evidently surprised by the verve of Boukhris and his teammates, but managed to make up for it midway through the half at 5-4, in a situation in which they scored with a dropper. A defense and a “deluxe” version of Donati allow the blue and white to regain the lead by a couple of goals, up to 12-9 at half-time. At the start of the second half Parma hit the score at 13 after 4 minutes. From there until the end the game was point to point at a high competitive pace and tone: Donati scored 15-13 from goal to goal, then Garnero scored 21-20 from the right wing. The Parma team also managed to find their first lead of the evening, with the locals reacting with A.Boukhris and Garnero at 24-25 6 minutes from the siren. Faenza wins thanks to the defense that gains two breakthroughs and turns them into as many goals (Montanari and Landi) for the overtaking 3 minutes and 45 seconds from the end. A. Boukhris and Montanari make Parma’s latest offensives useless: it ends 28-26 with lots of applause for the whole team, with particular mention of goalkeeper Donati and coach Lodato.
RAPID NONANTOLA-ROMAGNA 34-23 (points per half 17-11)
Rapid Nonantola: Botti, Ciuffetti, Zuppiroli 3, D.Venanzi, Sighinolfi 1, Melchiorri 10, A.Rizzello 8, D.Rizzello, J.Venanzi 1, A. Barbieri, Guerzoni 4, Celardo, L.Barbieri 1, Salvarani 1 , Battelli 3, Malavasi 2. All: Zanfi
Romagna: Betti, Conficconi, Ferrante, Fe.Ariotti 5, Romanato Chiarini 3, Pompei 5, Clissa, Rinaldo, Turchi,, Magnani 4, Mazzini, Ceroni 3, Laghi 1, A.Donati 3. All: D.Tassinari
Coach Domenico Tassinari’s Romagna slips at the PalaAlighieri against a good Rapid Nonantola who scores 17 goals in each half and wins the entire stake.
The orange and blues remained close to their opponents in the first half of the half (9-8), but from the 10-9 score scored by Pompei, the Modenese took off until 17-11 which stopped at half-time. In the first fraction, Romanato Chiarini (3) and Pompei, Fe.Ariotti and Ceroni (2 each) and Laghi-Donati (1 each) did well. Among the locals, 5 goals by A.Rizzello, 3 each for Zuppiroli and Melchiorri, 2 each for Malavasi and Battelli, among others.
In the second half, it continued point by point (27-21), until the 20th minute Rapid scored repeated winning goals from Melchiorri, A.Rizzello and Guerzoni. Magnani’s 4 late goals were useless, because the Modena team were already far behind in double figures. We return to the locker room at 34-23 for the hosts.
SECCHIA RUBIERA-IMOLA 33-28 (points per half 19-14)
Rubiera: Mantovani, D’Agata, Mastropaolo 1, Naghavialhosseini, Lugli 1, Patroncini 2, Giubbini 4, Manzini 7, Maffei, Pezzi, Benassi, Mezzetti 3, Borsari 6, Chiesi, Manfredini 7, Tritto 2. All: Ferroni
Imola: Tonini, Foschini, Otshudi, Cristaudo 2, Capra 4, Ballanti, F.Tassinari 4, F.Folli 8, Andalò 4, Vanoli 4, Betti 2. All: Melis
Great balance at the PalaBursi between Imola and Secchia Rubiera who took home the 2 points by winning 33-28, after maintaining the +5 recorded at half-time.
Point-to-point start with the two teams studying each other (3-3 on Andalò’s goal), then after the first 10 minutes the rossoblu begin to place important bricks (9-5, then 12-8 and 14-9 in the middle of the half ). Among the yellow and blacks, everyone scores, but the distance doesn’t decrease: at halftime the score is 19-14.
In the second half Imola pays for the many absences (only 11 on the scoresheet) and the less than perfect physical conditions in some elements: Secchia tries to push on the accelerator, closing in defense and scoring the 27-20 midway through the half. The second part of the second half doesn’t have much history, other than a few Imola rings that only manage to get back to -5. There are 4 yellow and black players who finish with 4 goals, with captain Fabrizio Folli signing the record as top scorer of the match with 8 seals.
Now the Easter break, appointment for the Serie B championship on the weekend of 13-14 April.
9th day return
Faenza-Parma 28-26
Secchia Rubiera-Imola 33-28
Nonantola-Romagna 34-23
San Lazzaro-Estense 29-22
Carpine-Ferrara Utd 24-23
Modena-Valsamoggia 34-30
Rest: Sportinsieme
Next round 10th day return
13.04.24 h 16.30 Romagna-Ferrara Utd
14.04.24 h 18.00 Valsamoggia-Faenza
14.04.24 h 18.30 Nonantola-Imola
13.04.24 h 18.30 Carpine-San Lazzaro
13.04.24 at 8.00 pm Parma-Sportinsieme
13.04.24 h 18.00 Secchia Rubiera-Modena
Rest: Estense
Classification: Carpine, Parma and Ferrara United 33, San Lazzaro 31, Secchia 25, Faenza 24, Estense 23, Rapid Nonantola 17, Modena 12, Imola 11, Romagna 5, Valsamoggia 3, Sportinsieme 0.
