Like two years ago, when Barletta scored the goal in the 90th minute, blowing away Ossese’s attempt to reach the final of the Italian Amateur Cup, against Terni too the Bianconeri conceded a 1-1 goal in the final minutes which made it vanish the dream of reaching the final that gives a place in Serie D. Gueli and his teammates still shed bitter tears, eliminated in the first round of the promotion play-offs with a double draw that rewarded the Umbrians for scoring their away goal. It must be said that Borrello’s rossoverdi, who went a goal down after just 3′ due to Fancellu’s bicycle kick feat, played an excellent match while Fadda’s boys, concentrated on maintaining their precious advantage, maintained a lower center of gravity than usual, taking advantage less than they could of the spaces created on the restart. At the moment in which, halfway through the second half, some favorable situations for the second goal were not exploited, Leonardi’s left-foot volley arrived which froze Walter Frau. And it’s a great shame because in the final minutes Ossese built two important opportunities, with Oggiano and Llanos, making it clear that access to the final was within reach of the Bianconeri.
FIRST HALF. Few changes compared to the first match with Ossese returning Villa in attack in place of Vita while Terni recovers Bagnato, knocked out by an intestinal virus seven days ago, as well as Tozzi Borsoi and Pescicani in place of De Sagastizabal and Ronconi . The Bianconeri’s match immediately gets better after less than 3′: free kick from the left wing by Gueli, ball raised into the bell tower for Scanu’s left-footed volley on which Cunzi responds, Llanos’ ball goes towards Fancellu who performs a splendid overhead kick, bagging the ball to the jubilation of the home fans. The red-greens chase and try already in the 10th minute with the Pacilli-Gaggiotti combination with the ball in the area for Bagnato who, on the turn, kicks full-neck with his right but hits the outside of the net with the decisive touch from Cherchi. In the 18th minute another tasty opportunity for the Umbrians: Bagnato moves back a few meters to get the ball, Tozzi Borsoi makes the cut and leaves Carletti the freedom to slip into the hole receiving the assist with a kiss from his teammate, control and a left foot angled just inside the goal. area but Cherchi dives and sends it into the corner. The goal was born from the flag and then canceled out: he beat Pacilli, Scanu went down in contact with Pescicani, the ball went to Bagnato who scored with a right-footed volley of rare beauty. The Bianconeri are grateful. In the second part of the first half, Ossese took better measures of their opponents who, apart from a contact in the area between Ubertazzi and Bagnato in the 31st minute, did not risk anything else while, in the 39th minute, following a perfect change of play by Gueli, Bah stopped the shot well the ball converges from the right and lets Mainardi shoot with his right foot but Cunzi saves. In the 44th minute Villa on the counterattack, converges from the left, resists Gaggiotti’s return and shoots with his right foot from sixteen meters but too weakly and Cunzi saves easily.
SECOND HALF. Same twenty-two of the first 45′ and, as happened some time ago, the Ossese does not score but comes very close and again from a free kick: in the 5th minute he beats Gueli from the left, the ball towards Scanu which bounces off the feet of Fancellu who looks for the instinctive deviation from a few steps but it is a support for Cunzi who thanks and saves. Terni resumes the hunt for the goal, in the 16th minute Flavioni penetrates well from the left, ball to Pacilli for the left-footed volley blocked by Madeddu, the attacker asks for the penalty but a touch of the hand but the referee Iudicone does not intervene . Mister Borrello comes off the bench, removing defender Dianda for striker De Sagastizabal with Bagnato dropping to midfield. The Ossese tries to take advantage of the spaces, in the 26th minute Ubertazzi’s strike on the left is stopped by Cunzi’s timely low exit. Oggiano, who came on in place of Bah, didn’t properly control a ball that would have put him ahead of Cunzi. Borrello draws well from the deck with the entry of Leonardi in place of Dida. The number 8 slots the ball well into the area for Pacilli, control and cross for Sechi’s header, Leonardi himself arrives and with his left foot volley finds the unstoppable trajectory for Cherchi. Ossese’s world collapses but in the long recovery he tries. First with a semi-inverted kick from Oggiano with the ball raised too high and which goes over the crossbar, and then with Llanos who, in intention, wanted to assist three teammates (Villa, Vita and Oggano ready to deflect it into the net but raises the ball instead keep it low. At the final whistle, Terni celebrates their access to the final, the Ossese sheds bitter tears but the coach and players are honored by the long applause of the public who packed the Walter Frau stands hoping to be able to experience a second match in June.
OBSESS: Cherchi, Ubertazzi, Madeddu (21′ st Al. Sechi), Tanda, Llanos, Fancellu, Mainardi, Scanu (45′ st Vita), Villa, Gueli, Bah (25′ st Oggiano). Available Ant. Sechi, Melis, Fadda, Chiappetta, Contini, Mudadu. All: Mario Fadda.
TERNI FC: Cunzi, Dianda (21′ st De Sagastizabal), Flavioni, Gaggiotti, Dida (39′ st Leonardi), Romeo, Carletti, Bagnato, Tozzi Borsoi (43′ st Valerio), Pacilli, Pescicani (31′ st Ronconi). Available Ambrogi, Cianchetta, Fabris, Lora Almonte, Proietti Zolla. Coach Roberto Borrello.
REFEREE: Alessandro Iudicone of Formia.
NETWORKS: 2′ pt Fancellu, 41′ st Leonardi.
NOTE: Booked: Flavioni, Gaggiotti, Dida, Cunzi, Leonardi, Tanda, Madeddu, Bah. Recovery: 0′ + 5′. Spectators: approximately 1200.
