Igea Virtus-Reggina 3-2
Scorers: 4’pt Alma, 22’st Cicirello, 38’st Guida, 42’st and 49’st Longo.
Igea Virtus: De Giosa 6, Ciaramella 6, Iannello 5.5 (6’st Piovano 7), Martinelli 6.5, Acampa 6 (12’st Aiello 6.5), Balsano 6 (20’st Faccetti 6.5), Vacca 6.5 (30’st Joao Pedro sv), Sangiorgi 6.5, Longo 8, Ferrara 6, Torre 5.5 (20’st Cicirello 7.5). All. Ferraro 7.
Reggina: Madia 5, Girasole R. 6 (32’st Baldan sv), De Mori 5.5, Porcino 6.5, Alma 7 (24’st Guida 7), Rotulo 5.5, Laaribi 6.5 (24’st Abonckelet 5), Specker 5.5, Girasole D. 5.5, Franchini 6 (18’st Rossetti 5), Jallow 5 (24’st Reis 5). All. Marchionni 5.
Referee: Tavassi of Tivoli 6.
Notes: Ammonites Specker, Piovano and Girasole R. Corners 6-4. Rec.: 2’pt, 5’st.
Reggina vanishes in the interval, surrendering itself in the second half to an overflowing version of Igea Virtus. The Amaranths, wasteful in the first part of the match, threw away a qualification that Guida’s splendid goal, seven from the end, now seemed to have put in the safe. The round of 32 of the Italian Cup thus turns into a real nightmare for Marchionni, who returns from Barcelona with a load of doubts and perplexities that add to those revealed in the championship against Trapani.
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