CESENA-PERUGIA 2-0
CESENA (3-4-2-1): Klinsmann; Ciofi, Prestia, Pieraccini; Adamo, Saber (24′ st Varone), De Rose (24′ st Francesconi), Donnarumma (37′ st David); Berti, Kargbo (14 st Shpendi) ; Corazza (14′ st Ogunseye). On the bench: 1 Pisseri, 61 Siano, 3 Pitti, 13 Coccolo, 26 Piacentini, 28 Silvestri, 24 Pierozzi, 4 Chiarello, 77 Nannelli, 30 Giovannini. Coach Domenico Toscano.
PERUGIA (3-4-2-1): Adamonis; Souarè, Angella, Dell’Orco; Cudrig (32′ st Bezziccheri), Bartolomei, Kouan (32′ st Lickunas), Cancellieri (1 st Bozzolan); Agosti (14 st Matos), Giunti, Sylla (43 ‘st Ronchi). On the bench: 58 Yimga, 96 Viti, 73 Polizzi, 20 Ricci, 23 Lisi, 9 Vazquez. Coach: Alessandro Formisano.
REFEREE: Mazzoni from Prato.
GOALS: 18′ pt Prestia, 36′ pt Corazza (pen.)
WARNINGS: De Rose, Bartolomei, Varone
NOTE: 11,988 spectators for a revenue of 92,137.07 euros. Corners 4-4
Time for awards and ovations for the whole team, with a grand finale for De Rose and Toscano.
OVER: With this evening’s victory, Cesena won all the matches played at home in the second half of the season. Equaled at 96 points the record set last year by Catanzaro for points won in a Serie C season.
48′ st Shpendi released in the area by Ogunseye shoots and hits the crossbar.
47′ st Ronchi tries a slalom at the left edge of the area and unleashes a low right-footed shot that ends up wide.
46′ st Bezziccheri tries to challenge Klinsmann from outside the area but the ball goes high.
45′ st Foul in midfield. Varone is booked, there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
44′ st Adamo from the edge tries to challenge Adamonis with a curling shot without luck. As the action develops, the Grifoni goalkeeper blocks Shpendi’s shot.
43′ st Perugia substitution. Sylla exits and Ronchi enters
39′ st. Ogunseye tries to collect with his right a cross from David fouled by a defender. The attacker misses a difficult shot from the edge of the box.
38′ st Adamo – Shpendi dialogue on the edge of the area, shot outside by the Juventus number 9.
37′ st Cesena substitution: Donnarumma comes out and David comes in
32′ st Double change in Perugia, Lickunas and Bezziccheri enter and Kouan and Cudrig exit.
29′ st Free kick from the right taken short by Adamo for Donnarumma who shoots badly high and wide from a step outside the area.
24′ st Cesena tries to slow down the pace, Perugia seeks glory in the Juventus half of the field but always finds an insurmountable wall in Prestia. Bartolomei tries a shot from outside which Klinsmann blocks with his arms together, a muscle injury for Saber who comes out and is replaced by Varone. De Rose is also out and Francesconi comes in.
14′ st Changes in Cesena Kargbo exits and Shpendi enters Corazza exits and Ogunseye enters. Matos enters Perugia and Agosti exits.
6′ st Corazza for Berti who lets a right-footed shot go just wide from the edge.
4′ st Berti for Kargbo triggered on the right in the area, cross shot without luck.
3′ st Berti and Ciofi talk closely in the area on the right, ball in the center with Kargbo who narrowly misses the winning hook.
1’st Cancellieri exits and Bozzolan enters. Choreography of the Distinti with banners of all the winning coaches in the history of Cesena.
47′ st The first half ends with Cesena leading 2-0.
45′ pt given two minutes of added time.
43′ pt Kargbo tries with a sombrero to take the visiting defense by surprise. Adamonis anticipates him with a low exit. Despite the unimportant stakes for the two teams, tempers on the pitch often tend to flare up. During a mid-field argument he warns De Rose and Bartolomei.
36′ pt GOAL: Corazza doubles the score 2-0 from the spot. It is the second penalty awarded in favor of Cesena this season, Corazza had also scored on the previous occasion.
35′ pt PENALTY KICK FOR CESENA. Berti launches Adamo on the right. Low cross for Saber who is knocked down by Bartolomei at the height of the penalty spot.
33′ pt Another recovery of the ball by De Rose in mid-field, but this time the pass to the lively Berti arrives when his teammate is now out of play,
31′ pt De Rose steals the ball in the area from Kouan. It triggers Berti’s counterattack who runs all over the right flank before serving Saber. Right from the high limit.
26′ pt After the goal conceded, Perugia has raised its center of gravity but in doing so offers Cesena more space to restart. Especially thanks to the speed of Berti and Kargbo.
24′ pt Corazza crosses from the right Souare anticipates Berti and clears the area.
19′ pt Left-footed shot by Berti Adamonis stretches to the right and deflects it for a corner.
18′ pt CESENA GOAL. Prestia heads a corner taken from the right by Adamo and scores his first goal of the year. He is Cesena’s 17th goalscorer of the season.
16′ pt. Corazza loses the ball in the three quarters. Angella triggers Sylla who in turn finds Bartolomei on the right. For a shot outside. On the reverse, first corner for Cesena.
11′ pt Not high pace on the pitch. Cesena tries to keep the ball and build in front of a very closed Perugia. Berti tries a through ball for Corazza anticipated in the area by Angella’s closing intervention.
8′ pt Agosti from three quarters lets loose a shot easily blocked by Kinsmann: the first German in history to wear the magic of Cesena.
3′ pt Perugia settles like a mirror with 3-4-2-1 and Agosti is slightly advanced. When Cesena is in possession, Formisano’s team quickly switches to 5 defenders.
1’pt Parties. Kick-off awarded to Cesena.
Entry of the teams onto the pitch. Ten thousand black and white flags wave in the stands while the curve sings “Romagna Mia”.
Warm-up of the two teams in progress
Alberto Zaccheroni and Jurgen Klinsmann at Manuzzi (Zanotti)
Last act of the championship for Cesena hosting Perugia at the Manuzzi (8pm). Toscano makes Jonathan Lee Klinsmann debut between the posts: he is the first German to play for Cesena. and in midfield, where Francesconi could be seen again. In front Kargbo, Corazza and Shpendi by two jerseys.
At the entrance of the two teams, Curva Mare has prepared a special choreography that will involve the entire sector, which sold out in the first hours of presale. But even the distinguished ones will not be outdone. In the stands the Coordination will open the dance with another special choreography, while Insieme per il Cesena has a surprise ready during the interval. Speaking of interval, between the first and second half, Nicola Campedelli’s Primavera team will also be paid homage to, who won promotion at Villa Silvia against Bari last Saturday. The baby Bianconeri, with their full technical staff, will parade onto the pitch to take the deserved applause from Manuzzi. The highlight of the evening is scheduled after the final whistle, when the stage will be set up in midfield for the presentation of the cup directly by the president of Lega Pro, Matteo Marani. Captain De Rose will lift the trophy, the last tribute before the final catwalk. Tomorrow evening, however, the party will move to the Da Vinci in Cesenatico, on the occasion of the gala evening organized by Dionigio Dionigi’s Panathlon, which will celebrate Cavalluccio’s return to Serie B in front of more than 400 guests and which will be broadcast within Pianeta Bianconero on channel 14 of Teleromagna.
