The journey in the Under 19 Campania Cup begins in the best possible way for Real Forio who beat Real Gaetano Scirea 1-0 at the Salvatore Calise stadium thanks to captain Andrea Di Meglio’s penalty.
The match begins with Real Forio imposing its dominance over the ball while Real Gaetano Scirea tries to cause damage on the counterattack. In the 8th minute Di Meglio puts it in the middle where Castagna arrives, but his shot goes high over the crossbar. The green and whites begin to increase the pace of the game and easily reach the conclusion: in the 14th minute Chiarolanza tries but Matuozzo stretches out and puts it in the corner. The guests try to respond on the counterattack with Soares and Bianco but the Iaccarino-Ottato duo are never overcome. As the minutes passed, Antonio Castagna took center stage and created two important scoring opportunities but none of his teammates scored. In the 38th minute comes the episode that changes everything: pass for Peluso, Ottieri lacks control which frees the Foriano winger in the area who, however, is brought down by the visiting defender, for the referee it is a penalty kick. Andrea Di Meglio appears on the spot and displaces the goalkeeper and unlocks the match. 1-0. The guests try to respond with Ottieri himself but his left-footed shot is lost on the bottom. After 8 minutes of injury time it ends with the victory for Real Forio.
In the second half the plot of the match changes: the guests are in control of the match with the hosts responding on the counterattack. In the 17th minute of the second half Bianco has the opportunity to equalize but Santaniello, coming out, responds. The guests until the end: in the 32nd minute Paolelli tries but, again, Santaniello says no. In the 37th minute Bianco would have the opportunity to equalize again but his shot goes high over the crossbar.
REAL FORIO-REAL G. SCIREA: 1-0
REAL FORIO: Santaniello, Ottato, Iaccarino, Chiarolanza (21’st Di Meglio G.), Verde, Peluso (30’st Sonko), Castagna (1’st Napolione), Cerciello (44’st Distinct), Di Meglio A. (1’st Licciardello), Aiello, Vitiello. Bench: Macrì, Raia. Coach: Catello Volo
REAL GAETANO SCIREA: Matuozzo (1’st Colaleo), Di Girolamo (32’st Sommaiuolo), Ottieri, Morra, Capuano, Natale, Soares (17’st Ottaiano), Scogliamiglio (7’st Iodice), Piccolo, Paolillo, Bianco . Bench: Granata. Coach: Mario Galeota Lanza
SCOREERS: 38’pt Andrea Di Meglio (R)
CORNERS: 2-6
