Serie C Fermana Pescara: Cascione’s team wins at Recchioni and takes the final 6th place in the regular season. A victory legitimized in the first half. The Marches are relegated to Serie D. Merola (17 goals) and his teammates will start the play-offs from the 1st round of the group, playing at home in a one-off match against ninth-placed Pontedera. The play-offs will start late, the postponement will be made official tomorrow at a Lega Pro press conference.
In the first half, Pescara suffered from the vehemence of Fermana, forced to win the match to have a glimmer of hope of playing in the play-outs. Cascione’s team remains low and compact and tries to start again strong with the inspired Accornero. It is the former Genoa player who provides Merola with the ball that breaks the game: the striker’s diagonal low shot, in the 17th centre, passes under the legs of the Marche goalkeeper. The blue and whites continue to play with the same attitude in a match that is becoming heated. After Franchini’s 2-0, with a valuable left-footed shot, a general brawl comes close on several occasions.
In the second half, Merola serves Milani the ball for the white and blue trio. The full-back doesn’t fail with the shot on the edge of the six-yard box and closes the score. Fermana proudly tries to reopen the game, but has no more fuel. Manuel Giandonato’s great goal at the end from Abruzzo (formerly raised in the youth academy) was of no use, setting the score at 1-3.
The play-offs are postponed, Marani’s announcement (Lega Pro)
“We have convened an extraordinary Board of Directors for tomorrow at 12.30pm to decide the starting date of the playoffs, in light of the judgment still pending before the Coni Board of Guarantee on Taranto’s appeal. The possible postponement of the start date of the playoffs will be discussed by the Council tomorrow. In the next 24 hours, according to the indications of the FIGC – which I thank for their efforts – we should know the official day of the hearing at the CONI”. Thus the president of the Lega Pro, Matteo Marani.
TOP Merola
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HERE IS THE WEB REPORT OF THE MATCH
Fermana Pescara 91′, read Cascione’s statements here
Fermana Pescara 91′, read Franchini’s statements here
Fermana Pescara 91′, read Milani’s statements here
Fermana Pescara, the highlights
