Sensational slip for Nc Civitavecchia in game 2 of the Serie B playoff semi-final. In Vicenza the rossocelesti lost 15-7 and did not obtain an early place for the final of the promotion play-offs, where, however, the name of the team is already present Metanopoli, who defeated Lerici in two matches. It was simply the worst match of the season for Aurelio Baffetti’s team, in what can probably be defined as a defeat. Nothing went well for the rossocelesti, who offered a performance that was not at all positive and were dominated by the home team, fully supported in the stands by almost 300 spectators, who had the upper hand in every phase of the match and in every detail of the meeting. As happened in game 1, a terrible approach from the rossocelesti, who went 4-0 down after a few minutes. Except that Romiti and his teammates are unable to come out on top as happened at PalaGalli, but instead slide further and further down, so much so that at a certain point in the third half the result was 11-3.
It is difficult to understand what could have happened to the team, which in game 1 had already understood that it would not be easy to overcome a team that, perhaps, will not have the technical consistency of a Piacenza or a Metanopoli, but which has resources at its full disposal , with three players from the South who have raised the bar from a technical point of view and many local elements who know each other deeply and know how to provide a lot of help for themselves, for their team-mates and for the team. On the other side, an anonymous, lifeless Civitavecchia, who wasted many opportunities to score up front and had a bland attitude at the back, with the Rangers sealing the ovation from the public. All this in a very warm atmosphere, something that happened throughout the season and was expected, also because in the previous days the coach Dal Bosco had made himself heard in the local press, talking about less than idyllic attitudes in the first part of the PalaGalli by the public, who would have gone beyond the purely competitive aspect. Obviously the hope is that both sides will keep their guard levels high, so as not to add fuel to the fire in view of the third challenge, scheduled for tomorrow at 8.15pm once again at the Stadio del Nuoto, for which there will be heat and a support that has not been seen for some time now. Whoever must have the warmth inside must also be the team, which from a technical point of view has frankly disappointed. This group is neither expected to win the championship nor to achieve, at least in the short term, who knows what goals. In Vicenza you can also lose, but not in this way, not with an eight goal difference, not without a minimum of bite, against a team and a city that have achieved their best result in their history, not done, unfortunately for them , of incredible peaks. Suffice it to say that last year Rangers were relegated to Serie C and are only playing in Serie B thanks to the repechage. So the foundations to do better were all there and certainly Mr. Baffetti in these hours is looking his boys in the eyes as to why there was this blackout.
Obviously it is not at all easy to face a playoff with a Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday match plan, obviously it is not easy to have a period clogged with commitments, where work and personal ones must also be included, but the feeling is that more can be done , also because these types of issues also exist for opposing teams. This group must give a strong reaction, beyond the playoff question, beyond the result, but to underline that the belonging and the heart are all there. During this season, the environment has brought to the attention of the journalists’ notebooks the efforts that have been made to face this Serie B championship, from the long away trips, to the long training sessions, even on the “red” days of the calendar, to ensure that some former players could return to be part of the group, to keep alive a group that had suffered heavily from the backlash of the double relegation. Well, does Vicenza’s performance do justice to all the good things, in particular the sacrifices, that have been made over the course of these months? We would like to say that the answer is “no”. But there is some great news. That is, everything hasn’t gone up in smoke yet and Vicenza can be relegated to a day to forget. The appointment is for tomorrow at 8.15pm at PalaGalli.
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