It’s a celebration at the municipality of Casola di Napoli for Virtus Stabia who in the first playoff round of group D of Promozione beat Atletico San Gregorio thanks to a goal from Farriciello and goes through, awaiting the match between Campagna and Battipagliese to find out the next one opponent. Very tactical match in the first half, with the first conclusion arriving in the fifteenth with the signature of Pagano. Farriciello is served on the counterattack, from the right he centers himself and leans on his teammate who from the edge challenges Russo who puts it in the corner. From the development of the corner, Porzio arrives first of all but his header is blocked by the opposing shirts. On the half hour mark, Savarese takes a free kick from a tight angle, but the visiting goalkeeper manages to save the result with the complicity of the woodwork. In the 38th minute, Formisano breaks away well on the left and crosses to the center where the defense and goalkeeper puncture the ball, Farriciello arrives first of all and finishes on goal with a powerful right-footed shot that finds Russo’s chest as he comes out low to avoid the goal. Shortly afterwards it was Formisano himself who took a shot on his own, shooting from outside the area which went wide, half a meter from the post to Russo’s right. At the beginning of the second half, a great opportunity for the hosts immediately, with Porzio who with a long throw catches Farriciello in the area who crosses with his right foot and comes close to the net with Russo immobile. In the sixtieth minute, a back-and-forth between the two teams, with Serrano inserting himself well and serving, challenging Inserra for the first time, who was good at closing. On the inversion from the front, Farriciello serves Pagano who misses the goal by a few centimetres. Shortly afterwards Savarese sent shivers with a cross shot. In the fortieth minute, Simeri, with a header, comes close to taking the lead for Atletico San Gregorio on the first real guest opportunity with the ball caressing the post to the right of a beaten Inserra. In football, the unwritten rule of missed goal-goal conceded often rules the roost, so Farriciello scores with a right-footed shot on Pagano’s side three minutes from the end, bringing the Stabiesi to glory.
By Antonio Di Martino, head of communications at Virtus Stabia
