Smoke bombs on the pitch and attempted invasion: maxi-recovery at the end

Throwing of objects and smoke bombs onto the pitch: match interrupted and maxi-recovery at the end of the match

The referee was forced to suspend the game for several minutes: some fans tried to enter the pitch.

Moments of tension during Vicenza-Avellino, return of the semi-final of the Lega Pro play-offs. After the 0-0 draw in Irpinia in the first leg match, access to the double final was up for grabs with Carrarese beating Benevento. The match ended with a 2-1 result in favor of the Venetian team coached by Stefano Vecchi who thus gained access to the final to conquer the last place in the next Serie B championship.

A fiery match, especially after the controversies of the Campania team following the first leg: which ended with a 0-0 result, the green and whites complained about some refereeing choices, raising a media fuss in the days preceding the return match. And on the occasion of the match played at the ‘Romeo Menti’ stadium, the atmosphere was immediately fiery, with the stands very full and hot.

Vicenza-Avellino, chaos during the play-off semi-final

The situation degenerated in the 64th minute, after the goal of Vicenza’s momentary 2-0, scored by Della Morte and Costa. After the home team’s lead, in fact, match director Crezzini from Siena was forced to interrupt the game for several minutes.

The reason? From the visitors’ sector, a lot of objects were thrown onto the pitch, in particular smoke bombs and firecrackers. An interruption which also annoyed the green and white players themselves and which led the referee to grant a maxi-recovery of 7 minutes at the end of which Avellino was eliminated after reopening the match with a penalty converted by striker Patierno in a fiery final of the match, with one expulsion on each side. Moments of tension were also reported in the stands after the second goal and in the frenetic final seconds of the match.

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