This Bisceglie never dies. One step away from the bitter elimination in the Eccellenza national playoffs, the Nerazzurri made an impact on the last occasion of the “Ventura” match against Vigor Lamezia and grabbed in the most exciting and daring way the pass to the play-off finals for the jump to Serie D , against Costa D’Amalfi.
After the 3-3 draw in the first leg in Calabria, the Nerazzurri were surprised by the sharp play of the green and white captain Bernardi at the stroke of the hour, finding themselves on the brink of the abyss, but snatched qualification in the 99th minute thanks to a foul from Pablo Lucero in an action that also sees Suma and Pignataro as protagonists, to the apotheosis of the Nerazzurri fans.
At the start Di Meo opts for the 4-4-2, with Bonicelli and Kone on the side lanes to support the front line tandem made up of Di Rito and the returning Pignataro. On the opposite front, my colleague Fanello relies on the usual 4-3-3, with Catania (preferred to Foderaro) at the center of the offensive trident completed by Bernardi and Spanò.
The initial study phase is interrupted in the 14th minute by the first flash from Lametina: a quick exchange between Catania and Bernardi with the latter entering the area and finding himself face to face with Suma, who in turn was providential in closing the gap. mirror. Two minutes later the star fullback is careful with a low exit again on Bernardi. Suma is decisive again in the 19th minute in defusing De Nisi’s goring from a corner, then on the reversal in front Pignataro’s right-footed shot forces Columbro to the ground. In the 24th minute Bisceglie is the protagonist of a stubborn initiative first with Bonicelli on the left-handed out, then with Nicolas Di Rito’s volley from a good position fouled for a corner, following which Di Rito’s header is saved by De Nisi with Columbro out of action.
Close to the half hour mark, Curcio’s placed forces Suma to take refuge in the corner. He takes an enterprising shot in the 36th minute: Bonicelli suggests for Pignataro, whose turn with the left foot is out of proportion. In the 40th minute we witness Columbro’s clumsy exit into Stefanini’s square and Lucero narrowly misses the opportunity in his offensive projection. In the last useful action before the break, Amendola’s attempt from a tight angle is powerful, but imprecise.
The second half opens with Pignataro’s rising chance (9′) following an assist from Mangialardi’s flag, however the central trajectory is easy prey for the green and white goalkeeper. Vigor creates the first threat in the 14th minute with Curcio’s solution deflected by Sanchez for a corner, following which the short rebound from the Bisceglie rearguard allows Bernardi to produce a left-footed shot that passes through a forest of legs and goes past the innocent player Suma for the green and white lead. At this point the match changes characteristics: the visiting eleven relies on the shrewdness of its more experienced players to break up the game, while Bisceglie struggles a bit to organize themselves, hit in morale. In the 33rd minute we see an impromptu initiative on the Dembele – Pignataro axis, whose backheel is thwarted by the opposing defence, then in the 36th minute Kone tries in vain to come into his own with an attempt on the outside of the net. Gianni Foderaro enters the Lametine ranks, who in the 38th minute on the counterattack scores the first match point only ahead of Suma by kicking wide. It’s the prologue to the long extra-time (granted due to the numerous interruptions due to the obstructionist behavior of the green and whites), in which really everything happens: in the 48th minute Monaco feeds Lucero from the back, whose intervention in the “estirada” misses the goal , while in the 51st minute Foderaro devours the second colossal chance one-on-one with Suma.
The most famous unwritten rule of football turns out to be lethal for the Calabrians: in the 54th minute, in the last useful action of the match, Monaco’s free kick is harpooned by goalkeeper Suma with an excellent half-overhead kick into the opponent’s area, his colleague Columbro saves with difficulty on the feet of Pignataro who in turn stamps the right post, then the ball dances on the goal line before Lucero’s decisive header for the explosion of the “Ventura”.
BISCEGLIE – VIGOR LAMEZIA 1-1
BISCEGLIE (4-4-2): Suma; Farucci, Lucero, Sanchez (42′ st Monaco), Morisco; Bonicelli, Mangialardi (29′ st Dembele), Stefanini, Kone; Pignataro, Di Rito (13′ st Fucci). Available Addario, Marinelli, Cassatella, N. Rodriguez, Losapio, Naples. All. Di Meo.
VIGOR LAMEZIA (4-3-3): Columbro; Villella, De Nisi, Scalon, Amendola; Lavrendi (51′ st Mascaro), P. Rodriguez, Curcio (48′ st Silvagni); Bernardi, Catania (29′ st G. Foderaro), Spanò (41′ st M. Foderaro). Available Diano, Donoso, Calomino, Gouveia, Verso. All. Fanello.
REFEREE: Montevergine di Ragusa.
ASSISTANTS: Cordeddu and Proietti.
NETWORKS: 15′ st Bernardi, 54′ st Lucero.
NOTE: corners 4-9. Recovery: st 3′, st 9′.
WARNINGS: Catania, Spanò, Bernardi, Farucci, Villella, Pignataro.
EXPELLED: Bernardi for protests at the end of the match.
