The first home success of the season has yet to be postponed forIren Genova Quinto: on the eighth day of the A1 series the red and whites were tripped by the Rare Nantes Florencecapable of winning 12-11. A tense and hard-fought match, made up of a continuous back-and-forth between the two teams, with the Tuscans managing to gain the narrow advantage in the end.
“AWe played a game of character – the technician’s comment Luca Bittarello – But we made too many individual errors in defence, giving away far too many goals to even men and we cannot allow this against any team. We are experiencing a difficult moment from which we can escape through work and that is exactly what we will do. A thought for little Emma, our great fan who passed away: she, with her strength to fight with a smile, must teach everyone, and us first and foremost, to enjoy every moment of life, made up of victories and defeats“.
Pietro Roth, IREN GENOVA QUINTO Press Officer
IREN GENOVA QUINTO-RN FLORENTIA 11-12 Scoreboard
IREN GENOVA FIFTH: F. Ghiara, N. Gambacciani, A. Di Somma 1, S. Villa, F. Panerai 4, M. Perongini, D. Puccio 3, A. Nora, N. Figari 2, A. Massa, M. Aicardi 1, J. Gambacciani, A. Noli, F. Gandolfo. All. Bittarello
RN FLORENCE: M. Cicali, G. Chemeri, M. Stocco, C. Di Fulvio 1, T. De Mey 2, D. Borghigiani, T. Turchini, G. Cardoni 1, S. Sordini 2, N. Benvenuti 1, G. Bini 5, N. Hofmeijer, G. Gioia, U. Visciani. All. Minetti
Referees: Colombo and Petronilli
Note: Halftime: 1-3 5-3 4-4 1-2 Chemeri (F) left due to foul limit in the third half, Turchini (F) in the fourth. Numerical superiorities: Quinto 3/9 + a penalty and Florentia 5/8 + a penalty. Aicardi (Q) sent off for protests in the fourth half. Approximately 350 spectators. From the middle of the second half to the beginning of the third half in goal for Quinto Noli. At the start of the match, a minute of silence in memory of Emma, a very young Quinto fan who recently passed away
