REGGINA-ATHETIC PALERMO 1-0
Scorers: 31′ st Di Grazia pen.
REGGINA: Lagonigro 6; Giuliodori 5.5, R. Girasole 6, D. Girasole 6, Distratto 6; Laaribi 5.5 (11′ st Salandria 6), Fofana 5.5; Ragusa 5 (11′ st Edera 5), Mungo 5 (25 ‘st Palumbo 6.5), Di Grazia 6.5 (35′ st Porcino sv); Ferraro 5.5 (38’ st Driving sv). Annex Torrisi 6
A. PALERMO: Martinez 6; Rampulla 6, Panaro 6, Crivello 6 (44′ st Rafele sv), Mazzotta 6; Lores Varela 6, Maurino 6 (38′ st Anzelmo sv); Zalazar 5.5 (38′ st Zaic sv), Bonfiglio 5.5 (38′ Faccetti sv), Grillo 5.5 (44′ st Matera sv); Micoli 5. All. Ferraro 6
Referee: Saffioti of Como 6
Note: Expelled: Micoli in the 22nd minute for a double yellow card, Lores Varela in the 32nd minute for protests. Booked: Crivello, Martinez, Palumbo. Recovery time: 1′, 3′. Corners: 4-2. Attendance: 1,008
Reggina beat Athletic Palermo and entered the play-off final of Group I of Serie D. The Amaranths did not shine, but won with a goal from a penalty by Di Grazia a quarter of an hour before the ninetieth minute. The referee had decreed the maximum punishment for a foul by goalkeeper Martinez on Palumbo. Even a draw after extra time would have been enough for Torrisi’s team, in light of their better position in the standings in regulation time. The final act of the post-season is scheduled for next Sunday in Caltanissetta, for play-offs which guarantee only a small possibility for a possible repechage.
The match was played in a practically deserted stadium. At the same time, the demonstration organized by the organized supporters took place in the streets of the centre, which for some time now has been asking the owners to sell the club. The discontent arises from the fact that on the horizon for Reggio Calabria there is the concrete possibility of playing the fourth consecutive year among the amateurs.