THEY JUST WANTED TO RETURN TO VARESE. AND THEY DID IT (photos and videos) – Varesenoi.it

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They wanted to go home. And when you want something so badly, however you get it. The Mastiffs did it, leaving us heartless: we had already launched that onto the ice some time ago. They did so by scoring three goals in the last ten minutes, when Caldaro at 2-1 already felt they were holding the title after two and a half battles. But it doesn’t take much for these men to put on the mantle and become superheroes. A cloak made of experience, suffering, alchemy and people (for that, the real extra man, read the last lines). A broadside from Bertin, a touch from the magician Franchini, a goal into an empty net from King Marcello I from Varese are enough to condense all that these Mastiffs are into what could have been the last 10 minutes of the season. They are a group of people who, even if they were alone in the farthest corners of the planet, would hear a voice in their soul calling them and saying: «The Mastiffs are calling, they need you». And they would flock. And they would win. They are a good story to tell. Words well spent, emotions to share.

We have left at the end the words from which we should have started the article. They are the ones Francesco Caielli sent us before we left for Caldaro. They say it all: there is the essence of this season and all the crazy things that have happened and can still happen.

These words: «I have only one word in mind: people. The one which, paradoxically if the tickets for Race 7 had been put on sale this morning, would have sold out in half an hour. Because it’s not a question of winning the championship, it would change little in the idea of ​​growth and future that we have: yes, it is a question of returning to Varese. And close here. Even losing, of course, because defeats and disappointments are needed. But here. In Varese. So, in my opinion Varese wins tonight. Because he wants to go home.”

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The interview with Marco Raimondi

The fans, outside the changing rooms, are singing and waiting for the Mastiffs

But, first of all, a dedication that comes from the heart of those who love sports in Varese: this enterprise of true Varese citizens who have these colors in their hearts is dedicated to Pallacanestro Varese. All of us who grew up in the city of sport don’t want and can’t believe it will end like this, with our eternal flag relegated to the table for a decision never seen before a few days before the end of the championship. Come on Basketball Varese

Soon all the photos and the comment

And here is the video of the team under the yellow and black people

Vise and Gigi, in front of us, are crying

Here is the video of Marcello Borghi’s 4-2 empty net

Here the mad joy between Varese fans who have arrived in South Tyrol and the team is not over yet: soon the best videos of the season. Marcello Borghi’s goal into an empty net and the embrace between people and team. Franchini, the magician, who scored the 3-2 goal, touched his chest with his cue under the yellow and black people. What a huge heart, guys

FINALEEEEEEEE

59’29” GOAL VARESE – MARCELLO BORGHI WITH AN EMPTY HOLDER BRINGS US ALL TO MATCH 7

59′ GOOLLLLL ALL AT THE ACINQUE ICE ARENA

59′ 54 SECONDS LEFT

58′ CALDARO WITHOUT GOALKEEPER

57′ 2’34” left

57′ CALDARO TIME OUT

57′ We are two and a half minutes away from the siren. Varese must still suffer together with all of you and with all of us

56′ PLAYED UNDER THE PUSH OF OVER 150 VARESINI WHO JUMP AND SING

56′ Schina was about to hurt again

55′ The Caldaro must go upstream. All of Varese seems here

54′ All stopped: the Varese fans have been singing Rosamunda for ten minutes

54′ PEARL SAVE. HERE WE LEAVE OUR HEART

52’55” GOAL VARESE – FRANCHINIIIIIIIII, THE WIZARD HIT WITH HIS CUE ON DESAUTELS’ SHOT

51′ ANYTHING CAN STILL HAPPEN. Varese is discovering itself driven by an audience of tears

50′ Everything reopened. Giallonero alè alè the people sing

49’25” GOAL VARESE – BERTIN YOU DRIVE US CRAZY: FROM OUTSIDE, JUST BEYOND THE BLUE LINE, HE PUT IN WE DON’T KNOW HOW THE PUCK EVEN

49′ It’s not over. The Hounds have 11 minutes of time

48′ We are in parity numerical

47′ The referees are confabulating with Franchini and the game is stopped with another 7 seconds of inferiority for Varese

47′ We are always with the man down (Belloni is tripped). Varese has resisted stoically up to now

46′ And in fact the most devastating penalty arrives for Varese

45′ Needless to say from here on out every penalty suffered, every slightest mistake and a goal conceded would perhaps close the account

45′ Broadside by Piccinelli! Block Andergassen

45′ The choirs rise of yellow and black fans even if time is getting thinner

44′ Shinthe last to surrender, brings up the gialloneri

43′ Perla again with the pliers! There is little to do so far

42′ Varese miraculously in these first two and a half minutes

41′ PERLA SAVES EVERYTHING ON TEEMU VIRTALA: INCREDIBLE SAVE

41′ Teams on the ice: Caldaro sees the title, Varese will try to take it away and go to game 7. The fans sing: “Yellow olè”

Second half-time: 54 seconds will remain to play with the extra man at the resumption of the third period. Despite Caldaro giving the usual sensation of greater brilliance and always arriving a second earlier on the puck, Varese is relying on his heart not to die. With this result, the South Tyroleans are 20 minutes away from the title

38′ Varese in superiority for two minutes1’05” left to go

37′ The wind, which enters behind the grandstand in tubes (the ice rink is open on two sides), moves the yellow and black flags

36′ Now the Mastiffs suffer, closed in front of Pearl. Hard time again

35′ Varese continues to be alive despite the blow suffered

32’11” CALDARO GOAL In 5 against 3 Gabriel Vinatzer puts in the corner in front of the goal. It had been a bombardment towards Pearl. Impossible to resist

31′ Desautels are also out

30′ Penalty for Varese on the most beautiful for Captain Vanetti: he was there

29′ Drolet with a blow to “Messi” and then Raimondi under the gate they make Caldaro tremble. It’s Varese’s best moment

28′ President Gios and the top management of Federghiaccio are present in the grandstand

28′ Every time Caldaro and Varese enter the third of the opponent it seems that something could happen

26′ Perla chiude su Teemu Virtala. Game with many more chances and very open now

26′ Now it’s another match, it is Varese who believes in it. Like all

24’29” GOAL VARESE Michael Mazzacane strikes Andergassen from close range. Maybe you can hear the yellow and black fans too, 320 kilometers from here

24′ Vanetti from outside and Michael Mazzacane in front of the cage they don’t find the lucidity and brilliance to strike

23′ The Caldaro does the same with Michael Felderer

22’Michael Mazzacane close to par. Incessant cheering from the people of Varese present

21′ Off to the second half

21′ We are ready to go again: very difficult climatic and sporting situation. We need a second half as a Mastini

It is played in an icebox warmed by the hearts and drums of the yellow and black fans, Varese is wounded but alive

First interval: Varese conceded the usual goal from Caldaro in the restart, for the rest they suffered in defense apart from an excellent start. He then saved himself in the 4 minutes of inferiority in the final. It takes a spark to believe it

19′ Perla says no to De Dona’. The Mastiffs need halftime

19′ What suffering this first half

18′ Alex Oberrauch: out! We resisted

17′ From Donà, usual hawk in front of Pearl’s door, he nearly strikes!

16′ Another penalty against the guests: outside Drolet (obstruction). This too can be there

15′ We need to create something up front: very few chances so far on both sides, apart from Rafhael Felderer’s paw

13′ Gialloneri: great defense on this occasion

11′ Penalty against Varese: Pietro Borghi elbowed out

9′ Varese felt the blow and has hardly come out of the third

7’39” CALDARO GOAL Usual script: Caldaro restarts as soon as the extra man in transition from behind returns and arrives in front of Perla with Rafhael Felderer very unmarked for the easy 1-0

7′ No danger true for the Caldaro gate: numerical parity

6′ Varese in superiority

5′ Most Varese so far, Andergassen holds up

3′ Drolet and then Franchini in front of Andergassen they don’t find the flicker

3′ Pushes Varese pushed by the people

2′ Very sportingly, there was none way for the Varese reporters following to sit in an area where it is possible to broadcast live under minimal working conditions, instead of behind a wall of standing fans: never mind, we are standing in the midst of people. They’re obviously used to it here

1′ LEFT

We are perched on top of the wet and freezing tubular grandstand of Caldaro, with 3 degreeshumidity and freezing weather even if the 150 yellow and black fans are warming it up.

It’s a night of no return for those who love the Mastiffs and have accompanied them for yearsperhaps always, so far: if the Kaltern wins race 6 is crowned champion, if the Varese he accomplishes the feat he wins the right to return for the last time to the Acinque Ice Arena to play it all for the whole Saturday in Varese in the beautiful.

on tubular bleachers of the Raiffeisen Arena320 kilometers from the Garden City, are present at least 150 extraordinary yellow and black fansarrived by all means on a Thursday evening to live up to the last next to those who, first of all, are normal yet special “brothers” or “children” of an entire city. We are here with them to tell you everything.

It is true that tonight’s result could be decisive, but it is also true that above all, no one expected the past few years, nor in this season started from the last place in the standings to get this farbe there and try to compete against a team that has already won the championship and has also won it again.

In the event of a tie, being a possible decisive race, 20 minute overtime with sudden death rule and then penalties.

Caldaro 2-4 Varese (1-0, 1-1, 0-3)
Rarely: 7’39” R. Felderer (G. Vinatzer) 1-0; 24’29” M. Mazzacane (Desautels) 1-1, 32’11” G. Vinatzer (T. Virtala) in double sup. 2-1 ; 49’25” Bertin 2-2, 52’55” Franchini (Desautels, M. Mazzacane) 2-3, 59’29” M. Borghi (Piroso) 2-4 with an empty net.
Kaltern: A. Andergassen (Morandell); Uffelmann, M. Virtala, De Donà, T. Virtala, M. Felderer; S. Vinatzer, Valentini, G. Vinatzer, J. Oberrauch, A. Vinatzer; Massar, Obexer, Erschbamer, B. Andergassen, R. Felderer; Gruber, Schoepfer, Fink, Cappuccio, A. Oberrauch. Coach: Jan Prochazka.
Varese: Pearl (Mordent); Bertin, Desautels, Drolet, M. Mazzacane, Franchini; Schina, Belloni, Piroso, Vanetti, M. Borghi; Piccinelli, E. Mazzacane, Raimondi, Cordiano, Tilaro; Privitera, Odoni, P. Borghi, Allevato. Coach: Claude Deveze.
Referees: Fabio Lottaroli, Federico Rivis (Fabrizio De Toni, Andrea Rivis)
Notes (statistics updated at the end of the third period) – Penalty Cal 4′, Var 10′. 32 Cal shots, Var 30. Spectators: 900.

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HOCKEY THE FINAL