PADUA – Finally on the pitch on eleven of Luciano Foschiwhich after a troubled summer hosts the Catanzaro for the first match of the great comeback in Serie B. Match to be played at the Euganeo di Padova, waiting for Rigamonti-Ceppi to become the fort again for the home matches of the Larians. The new signings are immediately on the pitch for Calcio Lecco Corporal, Ionite, Crusade e Novakovich.
The approach with the new category makes itself felt for Lecco, which suffers from the pace of its opponents throughout the first fraction. The first attempt is by Vandeputte: shot deflected for a corner. At the 9th he also tries Iemmello, but his shot goes high. The same striker was unlucky a minute later when his attempt from the edge of the box hit the post. At the 15th Thank you warm up the boxing gloves on the shot of On the bridge.
The bluceleste’s first offensive is with Novakovichwho misses the target with a shot by Judges. In the 28th minute Brighenti hits the head, the ball caroms on Iemmello and inflates the net: but the goal is disallowed, since the attacker deflected the ball with his arm. But the goal, in the air, didn’t take long to arrive: Iammello with a header punished Melgrati and the defense who, on the occasion of a corner, left him alone at the far post. This time everything was good and in the 31st minute it was Catanzaro 1-0.
Al 37° Biasci wastes the doubling ball by kicking badly from the penalty spot, while for Lecco the best opportunities come from a good Giudici, but the set doesn’t change and they go to rest on the deserved advantage of the guests.
In the second half Foschi changes: inside Sergeante Of Stefano. At the 51st Corporal jumped with a good header, but his attempt did not find the goal. Two minutes later triple great save by Melgrati, very good at blocking shots by Vandeputte and Iemmello. On the 56th guest double, with Vandeputte slipping the larians with his left foot.
The goal awakens the soul of Lecco, who suddenly begin to attack with insistence. Di Stefano and Novakovich don’t create too many headaches a Fulignatiwhich instead flies on the punishment of Lepore at the 63rd. From the corner, Novakovich towers over everyone and reopens the match: 2-1.
At the 74th Catanzaro shows up front, but Donnarumma does not find the mirror of the door diagonally. The blucelesti believe it and in the 84th minute the “home” crowd goes crazy: again a corner, again Novakovich, Fuligati surpasses himself, but, on the rebound, Corporal find the equalizer.
No time to cheer before the guests come back: Verna first in tap-in, Donnarumma then taking advantage of a wrong postponement by Melgrati they make 4-2. But in an incredible final Lecco still has something to say, with Eusepias soon as he entered, who with a paw on Lepore’s cross rekindled a feeble hope in the 92nd minute.
Nothing happened on the last corner. A pity for the Larians, good at recovering a game that seemed addressed, and then sinking into the final. But Lecco is there and has no intention of stepping aside.
LECCO (3-5-2): Melgrati; Celijak, Bianconi, Corporal; Giudici (from the 48th Tordini), Galli, Ionita (from the 46th Sersanti), Crociata (from the 46th Tenkorang), Lepore; Pinzauti (from the 46th Di Stefano), Novakovich (from the 85th Eusepi). All. Luciano Foschi.
CATANZARO (4-4-2) Fulignati; Situm (from the 57th Katseris), Brighenti, Scognamillo, Krajnc; Sounas (from 80th Pompetti), Pontisso (from 57th Verna), Ghion, Vandeputte; Biasci (from the 68th D’Andrea), Iemmello (from the 67th Donnarumma). All. Vincent Vivarini.
REFEREE: Ermanno Feliciani of Teramo
