A great derby, all Catania, with the Coppa Italia at stake. In front of 1,200 spectators at the beach stadium of Torre Faro di Messina, Catania Fc wins its first trophy by beating the reigning champions Catania Bs 5-4 after extra time.
Beautiful match, a compendium of the best beach soccer in the world. Regardless of the result, the public was able to appreciate two courageous teams with a lot of imagination, two solid groups who honored the challenge thanks to flashes of class from the many champions present on the sand. In Messina there were national beachers from all over the world, it couldn’t have been a banal final, and it wasn’t.
Catania Bs tried to escape in the first half, but Catania Fc clung to the match and put the match back on par in the last half. In extra time it was Camillo Augusto who found the winning deflection on goalkeeper Gean Pietro’s shot. Yet another great performance from the green and gold champions Eudin (a brace) and Bruno Xavier (a centre) who branded themselves in the final for the umpteenth time, demonstrating their winning spirit. The goal that put everything back in balance was scored by the Portuguese champion Jordan.
Catania Bs came close to winning their seventh Italian Cup, losing by a matter of centimeters. Be Martins, who remained empty until the final, scored a splendid brace in the important moments of the match but it wasn’t enough. Farinha also broke the deadlock in the final act while the immense Brazil defender Catarino scored his third goal of the competition.
CATANIA BS-CATANIA FC 4-5 dts (2-1; 1-1; 1-2; 0-1)
Catania Bs: Rafael Padilha, Giordani, Campagna, Josep Jr, Barbagallo, Caique, De Nisi, Costa, Catarino, Farinha, Be Martins, Percia Montani. All. Fabricio Santos
Catania Fc: Gean Pietro, Giuffrida, Miola, Bruno Xavier, Del Duca, Palazzolo, Caltabiano, Randis, Di Benedetto, Jordan, Eudin, Camillo Augusto. All. D’Amico
Referees: Longo of Paola, Pedarra of Foggia and Bottalico of Bari
Rarely: 1′ pt Catarino (D), 10′ pt Farinha (D), 12′ pt Eudin (C); 6′ st Bruno Xavier (C), 9′ st Be Martins (D); 2′ tt Eudin (C), 7′ tt Be Martins (D), 8′ tt Jordan (C); 2′ ts Camillo Augusto (C)
