FROSINONE (4-3-3): Di Chiara; Maura, Pahic, Macej (19′ st Rosati), Stefanelli (15′ st Voncina); Mulattieri jr (15′ st Bruno), Peres, Cangianiello; Gozzo (19′ st Jirillo), Selvini, Condello.
Available: Stellato, Milazzo, Zettera, Gomes, Quadraccia, Pozzi, Stazi, Pera.
Trainer: Gorgon
CESENA (4-3-1-2): Veliaj; Di Francesco, Lepri, Elefante (32′ st Ferretti), Rossi; Francesconi, Lilli (36′ st Campedelli), Balde; pugs; Polli (32′ st Denes), Coveri (44′ st Milli).
Available: Montalti, Guidi, Bifini, Valentini, Trocchia, Manetti, Castorri, Gramignoli.
Trainer: Ceccarelli.
Referee: Mr. Enrico Gemelli of Messina, assistants Mr. Luca Chiavaroli from Pescara and Pierpaolo Carella from L’Aquila.
Scorers: 6′ from 24′ pt Coveri (C), 8′ pt Lepri (aut. F), 22′ st Selvini (F); 43′ St. Danes (C).
Note: spectators: about 300; corners: 8-5 for Cesena; bookings: 9′ pt Cangianiello (F), 22′ pt Balde (C), 35′ pt Peres (F), 42′ pt Gozzo (F), 44′ pt Gorgone (att. F), 18′ st Carlini (C ), 24′ and 28′ st Bruno (F), 44′ st Montalti (C); expelled: 28′ st Bruno (F), 47′ st Lucchese (social doctor F); recoveries: 1′ pt; 5’st.
FERENTINO (FR) – Frosinone pays for the combination of too many fundamental absences, chain mistakes especially in defense, excessive nervousness that leaves 10 in the crucial moment of the match (Bruno sent off for the sum of bookings remedied in 4 ‘) and loses (2- 3) at home with the Cinderella of the championship, Cesena. The people of Romagna do their part to the end. However, Gorgone’s team remains in second place at 45 points, linked by Turin. Insufficient arbitration direction.
THE ASSET – In Frosinone the disqualified Palmisani and Maestrelli are absent, Quadraccia and Bruno are back on the bench. Di Chiara goes between the posts, in front of him the central duo is made up of Pahic and Macej, with Maura on the right and Stefanelli’s entry from 1′ on the left. In the middle of the field Peres captain and play, Mulattieri jr. and Cangianiello are the interiors. In attack trident composed by Selvini in the center, Gozzo (last-minute solution after Afi’s injury in the warm-up) and Condello.
CESENA DOES IT ALL, DOUBLE COVERI AND HARES’ AUTORETE – First action of the Cesena match, the ball bounces off Macej’s body and ends in a corner. Shot from the flag blocked without problems by Di Chiara. Frosinone strikes up a maneuver on the left, Cesena takes refuge in a corner, Condello goes in search of the third Olympic goal of the season but the trajectory is slightly long. In the 6th minute Frosinone goes under, Francesconi’s cross from the right, Coveri is lurking in the center of the area and slips in behind Di Chiara. Frosinone immediately took the lead again, in the 7th minute Condello acted as centre-boa, resisted Elefante’s charge, supported the rushing Gozzo who shot high. The yellow and blue equal goal is in the air. In the 9th minute Gozzo goes to the right without opposition, the ball is cut by first intention in the area, Lepri slips in behind Veliaj. Parity re-established within 3′. But in the 12th minute the referee’s intervention was needed with the help of the assistant to annul a goal in Cesena signed by Carlini who was found behind the Giallozzurri defence. However dangerous Romagnoli, Ciociari quite in difficulty especially in the defensive estate. When Frosinone decides to stretch, it creates problems for the Romagna people. In the 18th minute Peres controls a complicated ball on the edge of the area, a look at the goal and a great shot that Veliaj deflects for a corner with a prodigious leap. In the 22nd minute Maura-Gozzo had a nice tandem, the full-back went to get a foul, a free kick and a yellow card from Balde. Condello goes to the set and finds Pahic’s head, ball out. But Cesena goes back forward: Pahic loses an aerial duel with Polli, spita for the usual Coveri who leaves chased in vain by Macej and just inside the area puts Di Chiara rightly in the opposite corner. The yellow and blue defensive phase is still in evident difficulty. A whole different music instead from the waist up because in the 28th minute Peres first intention widens for Gozzo, control of the ex from Crotone, ball on the left and trajectory that slams on the crossbar and then goes off at the baseline. Unlucky Gorgon’s team. But Cesena is always dangerous every time they appear on the edge of the Giallozzurri area and in the 31st minute we need a nice deflection for a corner by Di Chiara following a shot by Carlini to avoid making it 1-3. The canaries attack, Condello’s percussion action, trajectory extended by the towers of the host defense, the ball rears up, ends up on the crossbar and then for a corner. From the flag a ball for Cangianiello’s volley, the defense of Cesena shields in front of Veliaj and the action vanishes. On the reversal in front it is Lilli who receives the ball with her back to the goal at the height of the small area, not perfect marking, ball that grazes the post. There isn’t a moment’s respite, in the 39th minute Selvini decides to strike out on his own, break, defense and great shot which the Cesena goalkeeper deflects and extends to his right. In the end the match heats up, a foul on Peres is not sanctioned by the referee, Cesena restarts, the match director warns Gozzo for protesting and then also the coach Gorgone. The half ends after 1′ of added time, Cesena go into the break by one goal.
FROSINONE RISKS BIG, GORGONE CHANGES AND SELVINI MAKES 2-2 – It starts again without changes on both sides. A little imprecision in Frosinone’s handling of the ball, in the 2nd minute Peres sends Selvini into space with a 50-metre throw but the attacker slips away and when he tries to pack an assist in the area there is none of the di he. A minute later Cesena packs two goals: the defense of Frosinone fiddles, Polli half-flight looks for the intersection but Di Chiara saves for a corner. Lepri stands out on the shot from the flag, the ball within millimeters of 1-3. Usual problems from the waist down for Frosinone who, however, must also try to occupy the opposing area. Condello from the flag twice, long trajectory twice. Gorgone prepares the substitutions while Maura risks Di Chiara’s penalty, free-kick and big deflection for a corner. Double change in the quarter of an hour for Frosinone: Voncina and Bruno in for Stefanelli and Mulattieri. Three-way defense in Frosinone who struggles to find the measures and in the 17th minute Rossi nearly scores with a diagonal shot. In the meantime, a doubtful offside was whistled against Selvini, but the yellow and blues live on episodes. Two more changes for Frosinone: Jirillo and Rosati for Mulattieri and Macej. Frosinone prepares an assault that until now is slow to arrive. It is Condello who is looking for the Eurogol, a volley from half an overhead kick, the ball just high. But the goal came 1′ later, on 22′: Condello’s cross, Selvini lurking at the far post with a header jumped over the goalkeeper and the ball settled in the opposite corner.
BRUNO, ALL IN 13′: RETURNS, TWO MYSTERIES IN 4′ AND GOES IN THE SHOWER. AND IN THE 44′ CESENA GOES THROUGH – Cesena is now suffering, the Romagna defense dances for the first time during the match but Lepri puts a patch on it. But in perhaps the decisive moment for Frosinone, Bruno – who returned in the 15th minute after a long injury – collected two correct and avoidable bookings within 4′, leaving the team down to 10. The chemistry of the match changed again and Di Chiara saved land a conclusion by Coveri. On the other hand, Condello takes the opponent’s time, wins the baseline but asks too much from ballistics. Action repeated 2′ later, ball out. And we still need a great save from Di Chiara to say no to Francesconi. Who tries again 4′ from the 90 minute, the ball goes off on the outside of the net. Di Chiara comes to the fore and closes all the drafts that open in the rearguard but 2′ from the 90′ Denes beats Rosati in the sprint, crosses his right foot which Di Chiara touches but fails in the miracle of deflecting for a corner. In the 50th minute Voncina sends a header just a few steps away. At the final whistle Cesena ahead and Frosinone who must reflect on excessive nervousness, on their mistakes but also curse too many fundamental absences.
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