CHIETI 0 – 2 CAMPOBASSO
CHIETI (4-4-2): Greenhouse 6.5; Vesi 6.5, Laziz 7 (76′ Di Sabatino 6), Esposito 6.5, Caterino 6 (76′ Tortora 6); Gaye 7, Forgione 6.5 (83′ Mancini 6), Castellano 6.5; Mercuri 7, Fall 6 (84′ Sueva 6), Cucciniello 6.5.
Available: Antignani, Marino, Ardemagni, Gatto, Canale.
Coach: Pasquale LUISO 6.5
CAMPOBASSO (3-5-2): Esposito 8; Di Filippo 8, Gonzalez (K) 8, Bonacchi 8; Pacillo 8 (46′ Lumbari 8), Serra 8, Maldonado (VK) 8, Grandis 8 (69′ Abonckelet 8), Parisi 8; Di Nardo 8, Romero 8 (69′ Rasi 8).
Available: Di Donato, Lambiase, Coquin, Pontillo, De Cerchio, Persichini.
Coach: Rosario PERGOLIZZI 9
Referee: Andrea TERRIBLE FROM Bassano del Grappa
Assistants: Thomas Vora from Como and Cristiano Annoni from Como
NOTES: Land in excellent condition. Spectators around 1500 of which around 500 came from Campobasso. Corner kicks 6 to 5 for Campobasso. Time added: 0′ in the first half and 6′ in the second half.
SCOREERS: 61′ Romero (Cb), 84′ Di Nardo (Cb)
AMMONITI: 39′ Fall (Ch), 59′ Gonzalez (Cb),
CHIETI – All fears vanished in the 90′ minutes in Chieti. Campobasso clearly prevails 2-0 on the difficult Teatro pitch and arrives in Lega PRO a day early, also taking advantage of L’Aquila’s contemporary draw in Termoli.
Campobasso arrives at Angelini knowing that the championship is in their hands. To win it you don’t have to do calculations but take home the 6 points available in the last two matches.
Against Chieti, therefore, the match takes on the value of a real final.
And Pergolizzi decides to play it by sending Pacillo onto the field from the start, confirming the 3-5-2 formation in which Romero once again finds space.
Usual 4-4-2, however, for Mr. Luiso who inserts Laziz and Esposito in defense, relying on the Fall/Mercuri duo in attack with Cucciniello supporting the offensive department.
The match: Campobasso started strong and in the 3rd minute they became dangerous with Romero who headed the ball just wide. Two minutes pass and Parisi tries with a great left that shaves the post. In the 8th minute it seemed to be done when Gonzalez headed the ball, but Laziz denied him the joy of scoring by clearing it on the goal line. Pergolizzi’s team seems to be in control of the pitch and appears very determined, aware that today their championship is being played. And she continues to push on the accelerator, still coming close to scoring around the tenth minute with the usual Di Nardo and then again with Maldonado. Chieti seems to be on the ropes, unable to restart. The rossoblù close down all the spaces, implement high pressing and force the Teatini defensively.
The only conclusion from Luiso’s team was recorded in the 14th minute with Esposito who, however, failed to head the goal defended by his namesake.
The first 15 minutes of the match seem to promise a great first half. In reality, the Theatines settle down in the various departments and begin to take the measures of Pergolizzi’s men who, until the end of the first half of the game, are no longer able to make themselves dangerous in the area of the local goalkeeper Serra.
In the second half Lombari was immediately on the pitch in place of Pacillo. And the attacker returns the trust by making himself very dangerous in the 6th minute when he hits the crossbar with a great curling shot. Campobasso tries to force the tempo, the goal is in the air and arrives on time in the 61st minute thanks to Romero, who did well to find the winning deflection in front of goal on a ball put in the center by Gonzalez.
The curve occupied by the 500 rossoblù fans explodes.
Pergolizzi wants fresh forces on the pitch for the final sprint. He recalls the scorer Romero and Grandis, author of an excellent performance, inserting Rasi and Abonckelet. A change that allows him to recompose the Lombari-Di Nardo attack duo, strengthening the midfield with the two new additions.
And the new arrangement immediately sends Di Nardo towards goal, but his shot is rebounded and the action fades. The rossoblù striker wants the goal at all costs and with stubbornness he finds it in the 84th minute when from the edge of the area he unleashes a right-footed shot that goes into the bottom corner, exploding for the second time the corner occupied by his fans.
Campobasso therefore returns to Serie C after two years of purgatory, first in the regional amateurs and then in the national amateurs.
Luca Marracino
SERIES D RESULTS – GROUP F – MATCH 33 – 28/04/2024
Avezzano – Fano 2 – 0
SN Notaresco – Atletico Ascoli 0 – 1
Chieti – Campobasso 0 – 2
United Riccione – Vigor Senigallia 2 – 1
Real Monterotondo – Matese 3 – 0
Termoli – L’Aquila 0 – 0
Connect – Roma City 1 – 1
Forsempronese 1949 – ASD Sora Calcio 0 – 0
Vastogirardi – Tivoli 1 – 4
SERIES D – GROUP F RANKING
Campobasso 69
L’Aquila 65
Avezzano 56
Sambenedettese 55
Vigor Senigallia 49
Roma City FC 49
Chieti 47
Atletico Ascoli 47
SN Notaresco 45
Termoli 42
Sora Calcio 41
Fossombrone 41
Real Monterotondo 41
United Riccione 37
Tivoli 34
AJ Fano 29
Vastogirardi 29
F.C. Matese 25
NEXT ROUND – 34TH DAY – 05/05/2024
ASD Sora Calcio – Avezzano
Campobasso – Termoli
Matese – Chieti
Tivoli – Forsempronese 1949
Fano – Real Monterotondo
L’Aquila – SN Notaresco
Vigor Senigallia – Cont
Atletico Ascoli – United Riccione
Roma City – Vastogirardi
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