A tradition that has continued for over ten years. Yesterday afternoon at the Giacomo Filippi stadium in Forlimpopoli Cesena, champions of everything in this splendid season, worked their last sweat before breaking ranks. The first team of the ‘Cavalluccio’, after the triumphant ride with first place in group B of the C series and the victory on Sunday in the category’s Super Cup, took to the field in the presence of the hosts who recently finished in mid-table own Promotion group. A match, which ended 0-5, which Forlimpopoli 1928 organized in collaboration with the Red Cross of Forlimpopoli and Bertinoro and with the patronage of the Municipality.
Different situations on the two benches. With Cesena still dealing with the possible and, apparently, not simple confirmation of coach Domenico Toscano while Forlimpopoli, after saying goodbye to coach Dario ‘Cobra’ Bettini, and awaiting the debut of the new coach Ivan Graziani, have Marco on the bench Maiolichini, coach of the junior team of the Artusian club. Free entry with the entire proceeds donated, as per consolidated tradition, to charity, this year destined for some families in difficulty in the area. In the stands there was a good audience of a few hundred spectators with many kids ready to cheer for the most important team in Romagna. There was no shortage of selfies and autographs at the end of the match. Initially starting from the bench is the 24-year-old striker Augustus Kargbo, whose ten goals scored in the championship with the Bianconeri have earned him a very recent call-up for the next two matches with his Sierra Leone. Out captain De Rosa, Silvestri and Shpendi.
As expected, Cesena’s superiority was not questioned by the willing hosts. Ciofi broke the deadlock after a handful of minutes. Then Cesena scored four more goals, all in the first half hour of the match, with Saber, David, Ciofi and Giovannini bringing the result to 0-5 which closes the first half of the friendly match. In the second part the Forlimpopoli goal, surprisingly enough, remained unbeaten. The home boys take pride in it, those from Cesena no longer find the goal: they hit three posts.
This is the match scoreboard. Forlimpopoli: Lani, Ruscelli, Celli, Giulianini, Stramiello, Dall’Ara, Ensini, Buscherini, Chiarini, Diop, Pascucci. Substitutes: Billi, Gugnoni, Amaducci, Biondini, Montevecchi, Mancini, Dervishi, Milandri, Di Perna, Di Nodica, Zauli, Bartolini, Giorgioni. All.: Majolica
Cesena: Siano, Ciofi (Varone), Prestia, Valentini (Berti), Adamo, Saber (Berti), Francesconi (Ogunseye), David, Chiarello, Corazza (Campedelli), Giovannini (Donnarumma). All.: Toscano. Referee: Felicioni (Dellacasa – Marani).
Goals: 7′ pt Ciofi, 10′ pt Saber, 20′ pt David, 21′ pt Corazza, 30′ pt Giovannini.
