Barletta NEWS24 | Nardò-Palmese 4-1, podium on ice for the Nardò team, playoffs at home

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Nardò-Palmese 4-1, podium on ice for the Nardò team, playoffs at home

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Nardò puts third place on ice by triumphing 4-1 against the already safe Palmese on the neutral side of Matino due to the disqualification of Giovanni Paolo II –

First insidious action in the 12th minute Esposito serves Silvestro, a shot to the net and the ball muffled by a defender, who for this reason becomes easy prey for the goalkeeper. In the 17th minute, dangerous action also by the locals, but Galdean retreats well and avoids the worst of the incursion by D’Anna and Dambros. 5 minutes of time and the Nerazzurri are left with ten men, a bad straight leg foul by Addae against Fusco, he has no hesitations and draws the direct red card. At the end of the half, they threatened him again from Viola’s side, but Silvestro’s attempt was contained in the corner. In the second half, mister Costantino rearranges the team by inserting Ciraci in Rossi’s place. But it is Palmese (53′) who immediately has a wonderful opportunity, which Volpe does not exploit properly, kicking high over the crossbar once he arrives all alone in front of the home goalkeeper. Nardò thanks them and, after having wasted the chance to take the lead with Dambros (55′), scores the score one nil in the 57th minute benefiting from a penalty kick: the ball is touched with the hand by Aquino in the heart of the match guest area; therefore, the referee awards the maximum free kick converted by D’Anna. Palmese tries to react promptly: Potenza and Attah enter the field, with the latter receiving from Silvestro in the 69th minute and beating weakly on the run, finding the comfortable save from an attentive Viola. In the 73rd minute the Salento team doubled their lead, De Giorgi surprised Moccia from midfield and mocked him with a shot that suddenly fell and went behind the Rossoneri goalkeeper. Palmese loses balance and motivation, in the end the score of expulsions is evened out, with Aquino who knocks Dammacco to the limit and gets the second yellow card. In the 84th minute, Nardò closed the game, with Gennari entering the opponent’s area and heading the ball to make it 3-0 behind Moccia, frustrating the visiting team’s remaining hopes of a comeback. Nardò still managed to strike in injury time, with Dammacco making it 4-0 on the counterattack. The only joy of the day, for Palmese, came in the 95th minute when Kone scored after an assist from Puntoriere, sealing the winning goal. Nardò locks in his place on the podium and will face the playoff at home.

Giuseppe Schiavone