With D’Andrea’s brace and Capomaggio’s goal, Cerignola beat Giugliano and achieved the playoffs and seventh place in the standings, which projects the Ofantina team into the first round of the promotion play-offs, to be played at Monterisi against the Campania team. Great performance for Giuseppe Raffaele’s team who won their third consecutive victory, confirming their good momentum and applying for the role of loose cannon in the play-offs to win the second place.
Cerignola on the pitch with the usual 3-5-2 with Barosi in goal, Ligi, Gonnelli and Visentin in the three-man defence, Tentardini and Coccia as the wingers, Bianchini, Sainz-Maza and Capomaggio in the midfield, the D’Andrea tandem confirmed as forward , Vuthaj. In Giugliano Bertotto confirms the 4-3-3 but with several changes compared to the match against Casertana, Yabre, Menna, Maselli, Barba and Oviszach on the pitch, Salvemini, Ciuferri and Maselli in the offensive trident.
At 3′ Cerignola is already in the lead, a personal action by Capomaggio who skips two opponents, kicks with his right and hits the crossbar, on the tap-in D’Andrea is quickest of all who surpasses Russo and makes Monterisi explode, fourteenth joy personal best this season for the Roman attacker. After two minutes the guests try to reply with Salvemini who enters the area and shoots with his right foot, Barosi responds, in the tenth minute Audace tries again, a pass from Capomaggio to D’Andrea who heads the ball for Vuthaj’s left-footed shot. ball to the side. In the 15th minute another chance for the yellow and blues with Bianchini who steals the ball on the right and puts it in the middle for Vuthaj who doesn’t find the time to score, after two minutes another chance for the Ofantini with a corner from Sainz-Maza which he pounces on Capomaggio extends the ball, ball goes wide, in the 18th minute a long range shot from Sainz-Maza himself, a weak ball to hit which Russo has no problems with, after three minutes Cerignola doubles the lead with D’Andrea himself who heads past Russo again, collecting a splendid cross from Coccia from the right wing, the Roman striker thus rises to fifteen in second place in the scorers’ rankings, Monterisi in ecstasy with the performance of Raffaele’s team. In the 29th minute a penalty kick arrives for Cerignola, Vuthaj shoots from the edge of the area and Menna hits the ball with his arm, the referee has no doubts and awards the maximum free kick, Capomaggio comes from the spot and corners the shot and surpasses Russo, great joy for Monterisi who dedicates a big round of applause to the Argentine midfielder, after a difficult personal period. First great opportunity for the guests in the 37th minute with Salvemini who crossed for Romano who on the turn found the response from Barosi, who deftly deflected it for a corner. Corner also for the hosts in the 40th minute with Sainz-Maza finding D’Andrea at the far post who heads wide. In the 44th minute the referee expelled Cagnazzo, the goalkeeper coach of the Ofantina team for protests. Three minutes of injury time were granted which ended without further emotion, applause for a good first half by Cerignola, who went into the dressing room and deservedly took the lead.
The second half begins without changes for both teams, the first chance of the second half arrives in the 54th minute with Vuthaj who receives the ball and kicks on the turn, high ball, after a minute another chance for the hosts with D’Andrea who serves on the restart Sainz-Maza who kicks and finds the response from Russo, Bianchin is anticipated by the closing of the visiting defense, from the corner comes D’Andrea’s header which ends high over the crossbar. Another opportunity for the Audace in the 62nd minute with Vuthaj with an overhead kick following a coner, high ball. A minute later D’Andrea’s match ends with applause, replaced by Malcore, Vuthaj also out for Leonetti. Giugliano tries in the 70th minute with a shot by Romano from distance, the ball goes to the back, another opportunity for the guests in the 73rd minute again from distance, this time with the new substitute Di Dio, Barosi responds present. In the 74th minute another substitution for Cerignola, Ghisolfi on for Bianchini, in the 85th standing ovation for Capomaggio who leaves the field for Bianco, Ligi also out for Allegrini. In the 89th minute, a penalty for Giugliano due to a hand in the area by Gonnelli, Salvemini appears from the spot but Barosi makes a great save with his foot and saves his goal, five minutes of added time are given in which nothing else happens, it ends with the joy of Monterisi who celebrated their third consecutive victory and achieved seventh place which earned them the first leg of the first round at home against the Campania team. Great season finale for Giuseppe Raffaele’s team, who now dreams of a leading role in the play-offs for Serie B.
“We were chickens – Giugliano coach Valerio Bertotto commented at the end of the match – we wasted the opportunity to play the first match of the playoffs at home in a match that was complicated by the goal scored in the first minutes”.
AUDACE CERIGNOLA 30 Barosi, 5 Capomaggio (85′ Bianco), 6 Visentin, 7 Coccia, 13 Bianchini (74′ Ghisolfi), 15 Ligi (85′ Allegrini), 17 D’Andrea (63′ Malcore), 20 Sainz-Maza, 21 Tentardini, 23 Gonnelli, 99 Vuthaj (63′ Leonetti) ALL. Giuseppe Raffaele AVAILABLE 12 Fares, 22 Trezza, 3 Russo, 4 Allegrini, 8 Bianco, 9 Malcore, 10 Lombardi, 11 Leonetti, 34 Rizzo, 77 Ghisolfi, 80 Carnevale
GIUGLIANO 1 Russo, 3 Yabre, 5 Menna, 7 Romano, 10 Salvemini, 23 Giorgione (69′ Di Dio), 24 Caldore (82′ Grasso), 30 Ciuferri, 34 Maselli (82′ Gladestony), 44 Barba (69′ Boccia ), 77 Oviszach (54′ Diop) ALL. Valerio Bertotto AVAILABLE 22 Scognamiglio, 98 Rob Coprean, 6 Scognamiglio, 9 Diop, 11 Oyewale, 14 Gladestony, 15 Perdonò, 16 Bernardocco, 18 Grasso, 19 Boccia, 25 De Sena, 28 Cargnelutti, 72 Esposito, 80 Di Dio
REFEREE Mr. Giuseppe Mucera from Palermo, ASSISTANTS Mr. Davide Conti from Seregno, Mr. Alessio Miccoli from Lanciano, IV MAN Mr. Fabrizio Ramondino from Palermo
GOALSCORERS 3′ and 21′ D’Andrea, 29′ Capomaggio on penalty (Audace Cerignola)
AMMONITES Yabre, Caldore (Giugliano), Ghisolfi (Audace Cerignola)
EXPELLED Cagnazzo (Audace Cerignola)
RESULTS AND RANKING
