L'Rossoneri coach Gaetano Fontana recovers Castaldo in extremis who goes to form a pair in attack with Floro Flores. So nothing to do for Alfageme who goes to the bench. Vacca, preferred to Romano, acts as a playmaker in the new 4-3-1-2. In Vibonese Tito, Finizio and Taurino on the field from the first minute. Bubas is positioned as a “false nine” with Taurino and Scaccabarozzi by coach Nevio Orland. Casertana enters the field with the right vivacity. The first attempt is by Floro Flores: Mengoni stretches out for a corner (5'). The former Udinese goalscorer rehearses the goal that arrives in the 11th minute. Castaldo finds Floro Flores in depth who slips between Malberti and Camilleri, goes around Mengoni and bulges the net. Angry celebration for the Neapolitan striker who goes to hug Gaetano Fontana, at the center of controversy for a disappointing start to the championship. Vibonese's reaction was immediate, as they didn't come to play the sacrificial victim and held their own against Casertana throughout the match. Quick action with Scaccabarozzi who puts a poisonous ball in the center, the ball bounces on the wet ground and arrives on the left for Tito who kicks hard: Russo blocks and on the rebound Bubas swerves over the crossbar (13'). Two turns of the clock and Scaccabarozzi again passes vertically to Bubas: strong shot and the ball goes wide of the net (15'). The Falcons suffer but emerge unscathed from the vehement response of the guests. De Marco's coordination on Castaldo's pass was good: Mengoni saved centrally (18'). From the same Calabrian goalkeeper a quick action starts again, with Prezioso finding Tito on the left: the motor enters the area and goes for the conclusion, saved on the ground by Russo (19'). There are constant reversals of front, thanks also to a very slippery turf that adds speed to the ball. Vacca's launch for Castaldo deserves applause, and he finishes from the left towards the near post: Mengoni takes refuge in a corner (22'). Prezioso tries from outside and finds a deflection that scares Russo: ball out and corner for Vibonese (31'). After several minutes of frenetic pace, the defenses find the measure of the opponents' attacks, making it more difficult to find scoring opportunities and the first half ends with the score of 1-0. The second half started in the worst possible way for Casertana. On Tito's cross, the ball is deflected and arrives near the opposite flag. Zito avoids the corner but makes a bad pass, intercepted by Taurino, the ball arrives in a bizarre way to Prezioso who kicks hard and finds Russo unprepared who lets the ball pass under his body. It's the equalising goal that freezes Pinto and scares Casertana (51'). Suddenly the ghosts of the previous matches reappear, with the team once again becoming awkward for a few minutes. Fontana takes cover and inserts Romano in place of an evanescent Vacca, light years away from the midfield warrior who won promotions with Foggia and Parma as a true leader (57'). Shortly after Floro Flores was replaced by Alfageme, loudly cheered by the rossoblu fans (64'). Tired from over seventy minutes of pressing, Nevio Orlando's Oppini lowered their center of gravity and Casertana took advantage of this, carrying out a relentless assault. The Calabrian wall holds but in the 76th minute a great chance to overtake is created. From the left, a cross with a rev counter from Zito, in the center of the area Alfageme, climbs onto the elevator, anticipates Mengoni and heads the ball: incredibly, the ball hits the post and goes out, to the disappointment of the Caserta supporters. An episode that is in line with the moment of misfortune of Casertana who cannot get anything right. And even fate turns its back on the falcons.
Scoreboard: CASERTANA-VIBONESE = 1-1 (partials: 1-0; 0-1)
CASERTANA (4-3-1-2): Russo; De Marco, Blondett, Pinna, Zito; Vacca (86' Romano); Floro Flores (57' Alfageme), Castaldo. On the bench: Zivkovic, Adamonis, Ciriello, Lorenzini, Ferrara. Coach: Gaetano Fontana
VIBONESE (4-3-3): Mengoni, Finizio, Malberti, Camilleri, Tito; Scaccabarozzi (86' Maciucca), Budas, Taurino (86' Ciotti). On the bench: Viscovo, Cani, De Carolis, Melillo, Raso, La Gamba, Carrozza, Di Santo. Coach: Nevio Orlandi
GOALS: 11' Floro Flores (C), 51' Prezioso (W)
REFEREE: Daniel Amabile from the Vicenza section (assistants: Leonardo Di Palma from Foggia and Salvatore Dibenedeto from Barletta)
NOTE: Yellow cards: Finizio, Prezioso, Taurino (V). Corners: 6-2. Offside: 3-0. Injury: 0 in the first half; 5 in the second half. Spectators: 1.800 with 20 fans from Vibo Valentia
Article published on 29 October 2018 - 23:07
