Modica Calcio 2
Milazzo 0
Markers: st 20′ Azzara, st 33′ Cacciola
Modica Football: Marino, Parisi, Ballatore, Strano, Trovato Diop, Azzara (45′ st Vindigni), Palmisano (37′ st Prezzabile), Cacciola (48′ st Yu Suwa), Palermo (30′ st Alfieri), Savasta (40′ st Famà). Available: Trovato, Ababei, Biondi, Agodirin. Coach Alessandro Settineri.
Milazzo: Quartarone, Agolli (35′ st Pitale), Gitto, Bucolo (7′ st Gazzè), Tosolini, Trimboli (32′ st Dama), La Spada, Gatto, Ten Lopez, Isgrò’, Scolaro (17′ st Cambria). Available: Catelli, Leo, Insana, Spaticchia. Coach Antonio Venuto (suspended) Gaetano Accept on the bench.
Referee: Roberto De Paolis from Cassino.
Assistants: Valeria Spizuoco from Cagliari and Giuseppe Chiarillo from Moliterno.
Modica – With a goal in each half, the Modica Football beats with the most English of scores the Milazzo in the regional final of the playoffs of group B of the championship Excellence and access the national semifinal where he will face the Molise playersAurora Alto Casertano.
In a “Vincenzo Barone” packed beyond belief, with a massive presence of Mamertine fans, the two teams faced each other head-on, but had to deal with the first real heat of the season.
The rossoblù of Countythey took to the field after a month’s rest and in the end the lack of match pace was felt a bit.
“Thrilling” welcome, the one prepared by the organized fans of Modica who with one big D on a red and blue banner held by two hands and with the writing “Let’s conquer it” welcomed the entry of the rossoblu onto the pitch.
After a short study phase, it is the Modica who had two results out of three available, to break the deadlock. At 11′ Savasta heel is needed Palermo who shoots from the sixteen meter line with the ball going out at the bottom.
At 16′ Dancer (his test is capitalized) wins back a ball, transforming the rossoblù action from defensive to offensive, serves Azzara on the left, the number 7 of the “Tiger cubs” converges to the center and goes to the shot that Quartarone para without difficulty.
At 20′ the Modica Football moves on to lead. Cacciola he is fouled on the short left side of the Mamertine sixteen metres. He takes charge of the placed shot Azzara who gives power and precision to the ball with the ball going to die in the seven to the left of Quartarone (in the cover photo) for the Modican advantage that makes the player explode with joy “Vincenzo Barone”.
The Milazzo he experiences an immediate reaction and in the 22nd minute Isgro works a good ball on the right out and crosses to the center where Ten Lopez in advance slide Diop, but raises above the crossbar.
In the 31st minute, the former player scored a long-range free kick Christmas Cat. The captain of the Milazzese eleven aims for the seven to the right of Marine who dives and deflects into a corner. From the next corner Cat he tries again directly from the flag, but Marine he is careful and deflects into the corner again.
At 41′ Dancer is fouled, but the referee lets it go, the ball reaches Schoolboy who crosses into the area from the right, from the left comes out of nowhere The sword, who anticipates everyone and scores, but the match director cancels following a report from the second assistant due to an alleged offside by the scorer of the goal.
Thus we go to half-time amid protests from the guests according to which Milazzo’s goal needed to be validated.
In the second half the Milazzo starts strong in search of equalizer and in the 2nd minute Cat he tries again with a free kick from twenty meters, which Marine diving to his left he rejects, the ball arrives from the area of Isgro that doesn’t get there and the action fades away.
In the 6th minute, cross from the right midfield Agolli, Ten Lopez take a good head start, anticipate Marine coming out high, but does not frame the goal.
At 20′ it’s the Modica to push forward with Parisi which is needed on a throw-in Savasta who converges in the center and when he reaches the limit he shoots towards goal with the ball finishing high over the crossbar.
At 23′ Christmas Cat he tries again on a “placement” from the edge with the ball that doesn’t drop and ends up high over the crossbar.
At 33′ Strange from almost midfield he crosses into the area where Parisi he finds time to cut in, but his header ends up just wide.
In the 34th minute the home team doubled their lead. Gazze commits a bad foul in midfield, but the referee allows it to continue according to the advantage rule, the ball lands on the feet of Azzara which verticalizes immediately for Cacciola who runs on the edge of offside and takes it Quartarone in a desperate exit with a surgical touch that lands in the left corner of the Mamertina goal.
Then the Modica Calcio tries to make the time pass until the final whistle which confirms the passage to the national semi-final with i “Tiger cubs” who go to party under the red and blue steps.
“We played the match the way we had prepared it and the way it needed to be played – he declared at the end of the match Alessandro Settineri – I don’t remember, in fact, a truly dangerous action by Milazzo. We are not used to speculating, in fact, we played 25 minutes of spectacular football and found the advantage. Then with a good move we doubled the lead. I made some changes because we have an important squad and therefore I think that this victory and the passage to the national stage was well deserved. In this month of forced stoppage – he continues – we worked well, we were aware of our means, we always played to win and we succeeded. Let’s enjoy the moment because since I arrived at Modica we earned everything we achieved on the pitch and then from Tuesday we will plan the immediate future. We have made up for a lot of lost time, but as an environment I think we have already understood what is being done, all the components are giving their all and – he concludes Settineri – I believe that we must value everything we have done and never take it for granted.”
