CROTONE-MONOPOLI 0-1
SCOREERS: 12’st Scipioni.
CROTONE (4-2-3-1): Merelli 6; Leo 5 (17’st Stronati 5), Berra 6 (17’st Cargnelutti 5.5), Di Pasquale 6, Guerra 5.5(21’st Groppelli 5); Gallo 5.5 (17’st Piovanello 5), Sandri 6; Zunno 6.5 (30’st Bruno 5.5), Gomez 6, May 6; Murano 5.5. All Longo 5.5
MONOPOLIES (3-5-2): Piana 7; Viteritti 6.5, Miceli 6.5, Angilieri 6.5 (40’st Ronco sv); Valenti 6 (34’st Bordo sv), Calcagni 6.5, Battocchio 6.5, Scipioni 7 (29’st Tirelli 6), Defendant 6; Longo 6 (40’st Oyewale sv), Fall 6.5 (29’st Cascella 6). All. Colombo 6.5
REFEREE: Liotta from Castellammare di Stabia 6
NOTES: Tickets n 787 collection 6,041.00 Season ticket holders n 3,276 accrual 9,953.47 Total tickets 4,063 collection 15,994.47 Booked: Sandri, Angilieri, Defendant, Cascella. Corners: 3-1 Recoveries: 2’pt, 7’st
Crotone narrowly lost to Monopoli, who beat “Scida” thanks to Scipioni’s goal in the 12th minute of the second half. The rossoblù put on an intense but imprecise performance in front of goal, decided by an episode. Lively start for Crotone: in the 6th minute Maggio receives a perfect throw from Berra and challenges Piana with a great right-footed shot. The green and whites react immediately with Calcagni (14′) and gain the field. In the 18th minute Zunno breaks through on the right, but his cross hits Murano’s arm and the action fades. Piana is again decisive in the 26th minute, blocking a dangerous corner, while Calcagni (30′) comes close to taking the lead with a curling shot. Maggio and Sandri try without luck and the first half ends at 0-0, with a high pace but little precision. In the second half Monopoli started better: in the 2nd minute Longo found the shot blocked, then in the 3rd minute Murano wasted a header on Leo’s cross. In the 5th minute, a doubtful episode in the Puglia area (contact on Murano), but the referee lets it go. At 12′ comes the turning point: Valenti crosses from the right and Scipioni heads it into the net, beating Merelli. Crotone feels the pinch, Longo brings in fresh forces (Stronati, Piovanello, Cargnelutti), but the team struggles to react. Gomez in the 24th minute and Maggio in the 27th minute challenge Piana, then in the final the rossoblù increase the pressure: in the 37th minute Gomez comes close to equalizing with a semi-inverted kick, while in the 47th minute Ronco saves a shot from the same attacker on the line. The last chance in the 48th minute: Sandri’s cross and Murano’s deflection just wide. Monopoli wins 1-0, taking home 3 precious points, Crotone remains with regrets.