Audace Cerignola: “the perfect victory”

Audacious Cerignola-Giugliano 3-0. The match point available on the last day of the championship had the “catch-all” effect and in one fell swoop the team Mister Raffaele pulls down from the ranking: Giugliano, Latina and Crotone thus placing themselves in seventh place in the play-off grid. The victory, with a clear 3-0 already achieved in the first half, is deserved and leaves no doubt about the substantial growth of the team. Ironically, Giugliano will be the opponent in the first round of the play-offs which will be played at “Monterisi” with the advantage of the double result and the field factor in favor of Cerignola. But this is another story. Today’s match was simply perfect from Cerignola who in half an hour burned the Campania team by flooding them with goals and opportunities goalscorer. Super “Pippo” D’Andrea was the creator of a splendid brace. Capomaggio was touching with the goal “dedication” to his mother who passed away a few days ago. Chapeu the gesture of the penalty takers and all the teammates towards Galo.

The news: the Stadium “Monterisi“presents a beautiful sight, Mister Raffaele instead he presents the Cerignola with the usual 3-5-2. Barosi is in goal, Krapikas is disqualified. Three-man defense with Ligi, Gonnelli and Visentin. External: Coccia and Tentardini. In midfield Capomaggio plays the centre-back, Sainz Maza and Bianchini the midfielders. Tascone does not play due to disqualification. The attacking pair is made up of Vuthaj and D’Andrea. He replies Valerio Bertotto with the 4-3-3 offensive as per his football creed. The study phase lasts very little, 3 minutes and Cerignola is already in the lead: personal action by Capomaggio and a bomb that hits under the crossbar and returns to the field where Pippo D’Andrea is there who dives with a header to catch a “fish” the corner and does 1-0. The Campania team already plays with a high defense and is open to entering spaces. Cerignola senses the mechanism and with tactical intelligence keeps the lines short, plays quickly with two touches and punches towards the opponent’s penalty area. Capomaggio, Sainz Maza and Bianchini get together in midfield and produce repeated scoring opportunities for Vuthaj and the wild D’Andrea. 21st minute the second goal arrives: great cross from the right by Coccia to the center of the area where D’Andrea pounces and crushes the ball with his head and Giugliano for the goal 2-0. Beautiful execution from a true center forward. About 10 minutes pass and the Giugliano file is practically archived. 29th there is a handball in the area, for the referee Mucera there is no doubt, it is a penalty for Cerignola. Vuthaj has the ball in his hands and calls to him… the other penalty taker Sainz Maza… all his teammates look towards Galo Capomaggio, Vuthaj and Maza have no doubts and make room for the Argentine midfielder. Beautiful gesture, Capomaggio appears on the diskette and presents the bill 3-0 with the touching dedication to his mother. The embrace of companions who form a group is emotional. Some traces of the guests arrive in the 36th with De Sena calling for a shot from Barosi. Ends 3-0 a first half of a Cerignola “chopper”.

The initial part of the second half pushes the Audace Cerignola for a little longer with Sainz Maza, D’Andrea and Vuthaj looking for poker, before managing the result. At minute 62 a double substitution arrives and Malcore and Leonetti enter for D’Andrea and Vuthaj. It will be Leonetti himself who has the chance to make it 4-0, but goalkeeper Russo accompanies him to slip away and everything vanishes. Ghisolfi, Allegrini and Bianco also enter in place of Bianchini, Ligi and Capomaggio. In the closing credits of a match played by the “great” Cerignola, a penalty kick arrives for Giugliano. Salvemini pulls for Barosi. After 5 minutes of injury time, referee Mucera from Palermo blew the whistle three times and sent Cerignola to celebrate seventh place in the standings and access to the play-offs under the curve which was bubbling with enthusiasm together with the whole stadium. Thus ends Cerignola’s perfect victory!

Next appointment with the first round of the play-offs. Waiting to know the official date of Cerignola-Giugliano.

The scoreboard.

Audacious Cerignola-Giugliano 3-0.

Markers: 3′, 22′ D’Andrea (AC), 29′ pen.
Capomaggio (AC)

Audacious Cerignola (3-5-2): Barosi, Visentin, Gonnelli, Ligi (85′ Allegrini), Coccia, Capomaggio (85′ Bianco), Sainz-Maza, Bianchini (74′ Ghisolfi), Tenterdini, D’Andrea (62′ Malcore), Vuthaj (62′ Leonetti ). Available: Fares, Trezza, Russo, Allegrini, Bianco, Malcore, Lombardi, Leonetti, Rizzo, Ghisolfi, Carnevale. Coach: Giuseppe Raffaele.

Giugliano (4-3-3): Russo, Yabre, Menna, Romano, Salvemini, Giorgione (68′ Di Dio), Caldore, De Sena (82′ Grasso), Maselli (82′ Paulino), Barba (68′ Boccia), Oviszach (54′ Diop). Available: Scognamiglio, Rob Coprean, Scognamiglio, Diop, Oyewale, Paulino, Perdonò, Berardocco, Grasso, Boccia, De Sena, Cargnelutti, Esposito, Di Dio. Coach: Valerio Bertotto.

Referee: Giuseppe Mucera of Palermo.

Warned: 38′ Yabre (C), 45′ + 1′ Maselli (C), 79′ Ghisolfi (AC).

Note: warm evening, pitch in good condition, approximately 3000 spectators.