Cosenza-Casertana 2-1
Scorers: 8′ pt Energe, 28′ pt Cimino, 33′ st Manconi.
Cosenza (3-5-2): Rizzo 6; Pascalau 5.5, Dametto 6.5, Dalmazzi 6.5; Cimino 7 (21′ st Cogoni 6), Ndow 6.5 (40′ st D’Alena sv), Palmieri 6.5, Quieto 6.5 (21′ st Dzepar 6), Contiliano 6.5; Energe 7 (28′ st Palazzino 5.5), Achour 6.5 (1′ st Petrovic 5). Al.: Coppitelli.
Casertana (3-4-2-1): De Lucia 4.5; Belli 5.5 (1′ st Martino 6), Kontek 5, Caporale 5.5, Oukhadda 5.5 (1′ st Vezzoni 6.5), Girelli 5.5, Di Tacchio 5.5, Favale 5 (44′ st Colley sv); Pezzella 5 (1′ st Manconi 7), Bentivegna 5.5 (17′ st Piovanello 6.5); Castles 5. All.: Stellone.
Referee: Buzzone di Enna 6.5.
Notes: spectators approximately 500. Booked: Belli, Dalmazzi, Pascalau, D’Alena. Angles: 1-8. Recovery time: 1′, 6′.
A difficult but precious victory. At the “Marulla”, after Inter U23, Cosenza also knocked out Casertana. Match with two faces. The silani started with momentum but finished breathlessly. The scoring in the first half was enough to keep the hunt for third-to-last place open. Saturday’s derby with Crotone can give more life to a group that is clearly growing. Cosenza took advantage of their opponents’ very high line after 8′. Achour won the duel with Kontek, Energe recovered the ball that ended up in no-man’s land after the tackle between the two, entered the area, set up his left foot and kicked a shot to the far post, causing De Lucia to collapse. In the absence of signs of response from Casertana, the Bruzia team doubled their lead in the 28th minute, when Cimino found De Lucia and Stellone’s entire rearguard unprepared with a not irresistible shot from twenty meters after good work with Achour’s back to goal.
In the second half, Stellone’s team closed the gap with Manconi, who with an overhead kick after a header from Dametto on a cross from the right (33′) confirmed that he was the king of the scorers in group C. The goal was the spark that definitively put the Campanians in the match, constantly on the attack and dangerous in the final. The Wolves clung to the clock, taking advantage of every opportunity to gain precious seconds. And victory it was.