MESSINA – The curtain falls on Beach Soccer in Capo Peloro. In the end, Catania Fc, who had only been in the beach for two years, got the better of Catania Beach Soccer who were reigning champions and already had six Italian Cups on their list. The final was exciting, a tight match in which the teams were so evenly matched that they deserved extra time at the end of the three 12-minute halves which ended in a draw at 4-4. In the three additional minutes of extra time, Catania FC finally took the lead, after having chased the whole match, scoring the fifth goal, the winning one, with Augusto deflecting the shot from distance from his goalkeeper.
The Chronicle. Catania Beach Soccer in the white jersey scores immediately after three seconds. From the kick-off Catarino finds the winning conclusion and shortly after doubles Farinha by heading a loose ball in the area with 3 minutes left in the first half. Right at the end of the first half, however, Catania Fc also broke the deadlock, in the classic red and blue kit, finding the goal that halved the deficit with Eudin. In the middle of the second half, Catania Fc were equal with a great team effort completed by Xavier, but Bs took the lead again 4′ from the end with a free kick from close range that Martins violently threw into the net to make it 3-2. In the third half FC free throw with Eudin who almost from midfield shoots a shot under the crossbar which temporarily makes it 3-3, but there are still 10 minutes to go. The team in the white shirts gets back ahead thanks to Martins’ goal, the kicked ball bounces in front of the goalkeeper and makes the save more complicated. At 4-3 not even a minute passes and FC equalizes again with Jordan scoring a perfectly successful move from a corner. The match ends 4-4 and a three-minute extra time will then be played to decide the winner of the 2024 Italian Cup. In the last minute FC takes the lead, for the first time in the match, when Jordan deflects the ball into the goal. shot from distance by his goalkeeper, scoring. Catania Bs tries everything in the last minute by fielding an active goalkeeper but will not have the opportunity to equalize.
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 the 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. At the end of the match, the Etna people received the trophy from the Councilor of the Bs Lnd Department Fabio Nicosia and from the Mayor of Messina Federico Basile. The Lnd Provincial Delegate of Messina Leonardo La Cava and the President of the Sports and Entertainment Commission of Messina Raimondo Mortelliti presented the medals to the players in the second place. A tribute also for the four referees from the Member of the Bs Lnd Council Giuseppe Bosco. Also present was the Councilor of the Bs Lnd Department Salvatore D’Augello.
The final for third place
City of Milan can be considered satisfied, she achieved another fourth place after last season. Also the Farmaè Viareggio who beat the Milanese team 2-1 replicated the 2023 result. But the Corosiniti boys certainly can’t be happy if we think that Viareggio has won the trophy twice, also reaching a final. Gabriele Gori seems to be experiencing a new youth, for him five goals in four matches.
The final ranking
1° Catania Fc
2° Catania Beach Soccer
3rd Viareggio
4th City of Milan
5° Alsa Lab Napoli
6° Lenergy Pisa
7th Sambenedettese
8th Friuli Venezia Giulia
9th Terracina
10th Ice Lamezia
11th Chiavari
12th Vastese
13° Genova
14th Sicily
15th Brancaleone
16th Riccione
The other matches
Lenergy Pisa after the success of 2022, the finals of 2023 and 2021 must settle for 6th place. The 4 goals of the new Brazilian purchase Hulk were not enough. TheAlsa Lab Napoli, 5th after the last-gasp 2-1 win over Pisa, remains on the trend of the last four years, always fluctuating between 4th and 6th place. Zurlo, the Brazilian Lucao, the Spanish Koeman finished with 3 goals each.
L’Happy Car Sambenedettese manages to get the better of theFVG but certainly cannot settle for seventh place, the fourth worst result ever for mister Di Lorenzo’s boys. Rafael repeated the performances of the Championship (4 seals). FVG climbs one place compared to 2023.
Terracina and Ice Lamezia they put on a show despite playing for 9th and 10th place. In the end, the Pontini beat the Lametini by 10-9. Encouraging signs for Terracina, refounded this year, accustomed in the past to playing cup finals and winning them. As in the Championship, also in the Cup, the Brazilian Duarte made the difference (5 goals). Lamezia gains two places compared to 2023 and shows off the top scorer of this Cup, the Brazilian Balinha (10 goals).
Il Seatram Chiavari of measure on the Vastese. The Ligurians are in 12th position thanks to the Promotion striker, the Brazilian Piu, who scored five times in the Cup. The Vasto team repeats the result of 2023, bomber of the Pollutri team (4 goals).
Il Genova overcomes by 4-3 the Sicily and closes in 13th place with Maxim Zuppiroli with 4 goals. In the other four editions of the cup the Ligurians had done better. Same goes for Sicily, never so far from the top positions despite the 4 goals of the expert Missale. The Brancaleone beats 7-5 Riccione and conquers 15th place, leaving the last place to the Romagnoli.
