Perhaps not the best derby in terms of gameplay, but certainly full of competitive content, the one staged this afternoon at Ca’ De Rissi, in a context that is as fresh as it is variable in terms of weather. Variable a bit like the result, in reality, made up of continuous back and forth between the coach’s Genoa Women Unleash and my colleague’s Sampdoria Women Barabino.
The Blucerchiati team immediately started strong, after less than three minutes hits the crossbar with a cross shot from the right of Mango. Sampdoria Gastaldi repeats his scoring opportunities in the 7th minute of the game, on the left side, who will represent a factor in the offensive phase of Barabino’s girls throughout the match.
The rossoblù reaction was not long in coming and arrived in the 11th minute of the game with Gabrielli which is challenging Cusanus in the corner. The Blucerchiati goalkeeper repeats himself in the 13th minute when the rossoblù Chiusolo kicks from afar, doing well to get the corner from which the opening goal will be born. AND Aronewith a great goal both of robbery and quality, to send the ball to the top corner.
Sampdoria Women are not there and in the quarter of an hour they come close to the equalizer which will come three minutes later: following a clearance from the goalkeeper, the Blucerchiati equalized with number 7 Pulino. On this occasion, the rossoblu goalkeeper Ruotolo intercepted his shot, but the deflection was not enough to avoid the goal. Nice shot placed at the crossroads, not the first of the afternoon.
The first of the three 25-minute halves of the game ends with a tied score, but the second half immediately reignites. In the 28th minute the Sampdoria advantage came from Ferraro, to which Genoa Women responded eight minutes later with Raverawho again from corners is ready in the center of the area and beats Samp’s goalkeeper with power.
It’s a draw again, while the substitutions begin to follow one another as there is an obligation by regulation to carry out at least three. He enters the rossoblù ranks Goodies for Navone. The actions follow one another and the balance on the pitch remains until the 41st minute when the rossoblù’s 3-2 goal comes from Gabrielli, good at sending it to the corner with her right foot. However, the match and its balance in scoring have refined their harmony and, in fact, not even having time to serve from midfield before Sampdoria serves Gastaldi in depth, who does well to serve in tow to Occhipinti who sends it to the top corner with a precise right-footed shot.
The final half of the match opens at 3-3 with the rossoblù fielding Fabbrizio and Ravera for Baldino and Macció. Even in this last half only a few minutes pass and in the 49th minute comes the fourth goal for Sampdoria, scored by Naudi. Another valuable goal for the Sampdoria players who, however, after the 4-3 goal, dropped down and left the field to the griffins. Genoa Women first played a lot of long balls, often throwing away good offensive conditions, but soon returned to playing the ball on the ground and arrived near the opponent’s half of the pitch more often.
It was precisely from a ball handled patiently on the left by Ravera and placed for Bonadies that the cross was born which Sampdoria’s Es Sidouni attempted to deflect, however resulting in an own goal. There are still about ten minutes left on the clock and the rossoblù are also trying to win it, with Arone who would have the greatest opportunity on his feet and decides, instead of shooting, to serve the onrushing player Ravera, in a more secluded position. The number 10 shoots, but the opposing goalkeeper Morelli closes well in the corner.
This is how the second derby of the season will end at 4-4, which remains in line with the first leg which ended 3-3. For the rossoblù, now at twelve points, a point that keeps them connected to the train of teams that will compete for second position until the end of the Interregional Phase, valid for the passage of the round and now occupied by Pro Sesto and Parma at 13 points. Sampdoria Women who rise to 8 points.
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