A good goalless draw but still dangerous. Ossese scores 0-0 in Terni in the first leg of the first round of the Eccellenza promotion play-offs valid for access to Serie D and in seven days, at Walter Frau, Fadda’s team will have to win because a draw with goal would put the Umbrians through to the final. There is certainly a good thing about the performance of the Bianconeri, who were very proactive in the first half and came close to scoring, especially with Gueli stopped by the post, while in the second half the predictable reaction of the Rossoverdi held up well and came close to scoring with Carletti after 5′ but they risk conceding it 5′ from the twentieth minute with Mainardi’s scissors kick with a super response from goalkeeper Cunzi.
The race. One absence on each side. Terni renounces Bagnato at the last moment, offensive midfielder and best scorer of the rossoverdi with 16 goals, while Ossese does not have the striker Villa (11 goals). Good start for Fadda’s boys who shoot, after 3′, with Gueli but the captain just misses the target, while in the 10th minute Mainardi, well served by Gueli, tries to overcome Cunzi as he comes out with a lob but the home goalkeeper shields himself and saves the result. The response of Borrello’s rossoverdi comes with De Sagastizabal’s shot from the edge, but the ball kicked by the Argentine touches the post, and with Pacilli’s play in the 19th minute when the offensive winger stops his chest and kicks with his right foot, not the his strong foot, sending it just over. In the last quarter of an hour it was Ossese who created dangers again, first with Madeddu’s shot on the left and a conclusion not far from seven, but above all in the 37th minute with Gueli’s great strike from long range with the ball going past Cunzi but is rejected by the post.
In the second half Terni came out of the blocks well, in the 5th minute Carletti had the great chance to break the deadlock but kicked high from a favorable position after Pacilli’s precious assist. On the hour mark Leonardi tries from over twenty meters but Cherchi parries him away. The Ossese, however, doesn’t stand by and watches and the usual Gueli tries this time with a long-range free kick with the ball touching the post to Cunzi’s right. The hosts, who in the meantime rely on the eternal Tozzi Borsoi (born in 1979 and former Torres) who, following the development of the free kick, hits the header, directing the ball to the corner to the right of Cherchi but the diving goalkeeper deflects it and keeps his own clean sheet. Five minutes later it’s Flavioni’s turn, with a left-footed shot from the former Nuorese and a ball close to the post. Ossese tries a coup in the 40th minute when Mainardi aims for the corner to Cunzi’s right, but the goalkeeper dives and deflects the ball destined for the bottom of the bag. The 0-0 remains and from there we start again on June 2nd at Walter Frau when Fadda’s team will try to score to reach the final. Whoever passes the round will probably find Cairese (Liguria) who wins 4-1 at Mapello (Lombardy group B).
TERNI FC: Cunzi, Dianda, Flavioni, Gaggiotti, Dida (43′ st Pucci), Romeo, Carletti, Leonardi (26′ st Fabris), De Sagastizabal (13′ st Tozzi Borsoi), Pacilli, Ronconi (16′ st Pescicani). Available Ambrogi, Cianchetta, Proietti Zolla, Valerio, Lora Almonte. Coach Roberto Borrello.
OBSESS: Cherchi, Ubertazzi (38′ st Melis), Madeddu, Tanda, Fancellu, Llanos, Mainardi, Scanu (41′ st Chiappetta), Vita (22′ st Oggiano, 49′ st Contini), Gueli, Bah (46′ st Mudadu ). Available Ant. Sechi, Al. Sechi, Ongania, Fadda. All. Mario Fadda.
REFEREE: Marco Pascali from Pistoia.
NOTE: Booked: Scanu, Flavioni, Leonardi, Pacilli, Llanos, Gueli. Spectators: approximately 600.
