The Casarano at the last secondwith the goalkeeper also in attack, wins the playoffs thanks to the goal of Legitimate which condemns the Bitonto and launches the red and blues into the seasonal playoffs.
Mister Laterza recovers Perez from the first minute for the last match of the regular season, behind him are Citro, Gambino and Gjonaj, in Bitonto, Mister Loseto lines up the former Prinari and Palazzo. Just thirty-seven seconds pass and Casarano immediately has the opportunity to take the lead, Giannini in the middle for Perez who challenges Civita at the near post, careful to clear the ball for a corner. The former Virtus Francavilla once again becomes dangerous, with an assist from Gambino, but the number eight’s right-footed shot just misses the bottom. Casarano’s start is super, Citro and Gjonaj work a good ball on the left, the cross in the middle is for Perez who is anticipated by Mazzarano who risks an own goal but saves his goal. At 16′ the Casarano there unlock on free kick: Gjonaj from the flag he crosses the middle and finds the head of Stainkiller that crushes to the ground and beats the goalkeeper black green. In the 21st minute Citro has the opportunity to score the second goal on his left, but face to face with Civita he tries an unlikely lob that goes high over the crossbar. At the end of the first half of the game, Citro tries with his left foot, pushing the Bitonto goalkeeper into the corner with his feet.
In the recovery, the first opportunity is still from the rossoazzurra, Gjonaj and Citro dialogue well on the left, the ten puts in the middle for Nunez who however does not arrive in time with the goal that could have closed the match. Bitonto tries with a series of corner kicks in succession and finds the goal in the melee thanks to one lucky conclusion at the door of Mazzarano and manages to deflect the ball to shoulders of an innocent person Carotenuto. In the 25th minute it was Corvino, who directly from a free kick challenged the opposing goalkeeper who managed to block it, with some difficulty. For the last quarter of an hour, Mr. Laterza unbalances his formation, simultaneously inserting Corvino, Perez and Diop, the young center forward who has just entered even tries an overhead kick, but his shot goes high over the crossbar. In the 41st minute D’Alena has a good ball from the edge on the right but he hits the curve and not the Bitonto goal. Three minutes from the end Loseto was removed from the bench following an argument with some collaborators of the Casarano bench. Just before injury time, first D’Alena and then Giannini came very close to scoring, but Civita was providential on two occasions. In the first minute of injury time the Bitonto goes close to the coupfirst Rotondo severely challenges Carotenuto and then on the rebound it is the pole to save Casarano, who comes close to scoring but Corvino under control sensationally sends the ball into the corner. At the last second with also Carotenuto in attackCorvino put the ball in the middle, after a series of touches, the ball ends up up Legitimate who with his left plate scores the goal that sends Casarano to the play off, in a final match that remains in the history of Casarano. Next Sunday it will be Martina-Casarano.
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THE SCORESHEET
Casarano, “Capozza” stadium
Sunday 05.05.2024, 3pm
Serie D/H 2023/24, matchday 34
CASARANO-BITONTO 2-1
NETWORKS: 16′ pt Guastamacchia (C), 14′ st Mazzarano (B), 51′ st Legittimo (C)
CASARANO (4-3-1-2): Carotenuto; Nunez, Legittimo, Gustamacchia, Giannini; D’Alena, Marconato (29’st De Luca); Gambino (29’st Diop), Citro (9’st Versienti), Gjonaj (20’st Corvino), Perez. Available: Lauretta, Thiandoum, Lombardo, Pedalino, Cataldo. All.: Laterza
BITONTO (3-5-2): Civita; Fioretti, Mazzarano (35’st Ventola), Gianfreda; Chacon, Murillo, Zugaro (24’st Rotondo), Prinari, Stragapede (29’st De Michele); Figliolia, Palazzo (24’st Stasi). Available: Illuzzi, Aprile, Ciannamea, Alba, Mollica. All.: Loseto
REFEREE: Leonardo Leorsini Section Terni
NOTE: spring day, soil in good condition; yellow cards: Gianfreda, Mazzarano, Palazzo, Stragapede, Chacon, expulsion: 43’st Loseto coach from the bench; recoveries: 1’pt; 6’st.
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