Crotone: Heart, Victoria and Play-Off! The Croton 
Under a hot sun, the rossoblùs knock down a big win mathematically Perugia and at least third place in the ranking that is the play-offs for promotion to Serie B. ___________ ______________________ Croton-PERUGIA 2-1 CROTONE (4-2-3-1): Farelli 7; Galeoto (Ch) 7 , Diniz 7 , Pedotti 6.5 , Morleo 6 ; Pacciardi 7 , Carcuro 6.5 ; Aurelio 6.5 (79 'Russian sv) , Calil 6 (88' 7 Figliomeni ) , Basso 7 ; Paponetti 6 (63 '6 Petrilli ) . Available: Senator, Quon, Cafiero, Triarico. Coach: Francesco Moriero 7 PERUGIA (4-4-2): Benassi 6; Pagani 6.5 , Raimondi 6, Accursi (Ch) 6 , 5 , Barbagli 6 (86 'Federici sv) ; Stamilla 6.5 , Cats 6 (52' 6 Boldrini ) , Mezavilla 6, De Giorgio 6 , 5 ; Del Core 6.5, Cutolo 7.5. Facilities: De Marco, Zoppetti, Fiorucci, Di Stani, Ubaldi, Boldrini, Federici. Coach: John PAGLIARI 6 Referee: Mauro Vivenza BRESCIA 7 (Baptist 6.5 - 6.5 Forcignanò ). Scorers: 50 'Pacciardi (KR) 74' Cutolo (PG) 85 'Low on a penalty kick (KR). Booked: Barbagli and Boldrini (PG) ; Pacciardi , Carcuro , Diniz and Galeoto (KR) . Recovery: +1 the First Time, +5 the second half. Corners: 5 for Crotone, 8 for Perugia. Attendance: 1500 around with a small group host. NOTES: warm and sunny afternoon ; land in good condition. _________________________________
After losing the top and second in two Sundays, Crotone is preparing to celebrate another day of passion, against a team of more leathery and tough to beat, the Perugia's Giovanni Pagliari .
Griffons in the whole league, despite scoring a little, have established the middle of the standings thanks to the best defense in the tournament tied with Gallipoli, with 28 goals conceded just 17 built-in away.
The portrait of the game is clear: the Umbrian calling the SCID, with nothing to lose, looking for points of salvation mathematics and entrusting the custody of the strong defensive balance, trying to trip him to the Pythagoreans with the quick restart of its poisonous attackers.
The Sharks have to win absolutely the best way to place Play-Off the grid, perhaps taking advantage of a slip of Benevento in Campania derby against Cavese, to play all out in Foggia.
Pagliari row with the red and white with a 4-4-2 Pagani and Barbagli defensive side and Raimondi and strong captain Accursi plants.
In midfield, the Pythagoreans must be very careful of going to the marker, the Brazilian Mezavilla at his side with the ductile Gatti, the rapid and dangerous Stamilla De Giorgio . Forward
two players with a technique out of the ordinary, Del Core and the bogeyman Cutolo, who has always had a profound effect in races against the rossoblùs addressed.
Out Ferrari, Mazzeo and Pizzolla while Calori is disqualified. The
of Crotone Moriero is now under full emergency in central defense, replacing the suspended Pedotti Scoggins, in midfield to make room Galardo Carcuro , while the returning Paponetti takes the place of the Russian heart attack and Aurelio is deployed in place of Petrilli. In
door is still absent through injury Concepts, in its place the good Farelli .
FIRST TIME:
The two teams face immediately to his face.
The first initiative is on the feet of Paponetti that received Pacciardi ball, into the area, opens up and takes a little high over the crossbar. A minute later
Calil who tries from 20 meters, but this shot is off the face of goal.
At 16 'Grifo the coup attempt with the terrible Cutolo : the elf from a lateral position and shoots a fireball that ends up on the crossbar and a minute later De Giorgio, to devour the marking before Farelli . The Perugia
insists, while the rossoblùs appear incredibly soft and fearful.
Del Core leans Cutolo firing at the intersection of the poles: the ball ends up on the side very little. The Croton
wakes up when the half-hour action Calil insisted , Low puts in half for Paponetti that gets rid of marking and striking: Benassi is careful and takes over the ball with confidence.
But it's a flash in the pan, the Pythagoreans express the worst of their repertoire, in a faded photocopy and inglorious admired the beautiful Croton few weeks before.
At 45 ' Paponetti tries to place the ball from 18 yards, but a deviation of Accursi denies him the joy of the goal and in the corner next Low seeking stunt controbalzo, no luck. The referee
ends the first half, while the SCID is not lit, nearly empty and the enthusiasm in the soul, a single burning strongly that penalized the twenty-two players on the field.
In the deathly silence that surrounds the playing field, the fans are even talking to athletes and those house guests as if they were playing a game at the end of the tournament between two teams that have nothing more to ask the league, in exchange jokes, funny, but so far very bitter taste.
LATER:
The game resumed with no changes: the two coaches confirm the norms established in the first forty minutes, but finally the Pythagoreans appear more motivated. The first attempt
it belongs to the Rossoblù to 46 'with a header deflected for a corner Pacciardi Umbro by a defender. Two minutes later
Cats Farelli to worry, but his shot is weak and Central Europe.
At 50 'the turning point: Low beats the corner short to Calil, the Brazilian places the ball in the middle of the penalty area where Paponetti Spizzica Pacciardi for that with a flick of the bowling bag Behind Benassi .
An important advantage that returns the currently second in the Crotone. The game lives again
a tailing up at 74 'when Cutolo takes ball outside the penalty area and with a stroke of genius a square diagonal to fulminant Farelli occasion that it appears a little late and can not be rejected.
A draw looked for and invented by the talented player who brings out the ex-Taranto Grifo, ripresentatosi by the parties with a defense Rossoblù tiraccio exploded Del Core, who rejects the Pythagorean goalkeeper not without difficulty.
Crotone players in a panic because of a league that is getting out of hand in its final stages, throw away the mask, and animating the heart racing and blood pumping in his veins, even when the company becomes desperate, and over every obstacle 84 'the incredible, gigantic Galeoto with a fulminant downhill, into the area and anticipates that it hinders Barbagli irregularly.
The referee whistles the penalty that Low turns coldly.
seems the knock-out blow , but Griffin is reborn from the ashes like a Phoenix.
Cutolo, a real thorn in the side of the shark for the duration of the meeting, none of it to drop out and run two minutes later yet another jab that Farelli with a genuine feat rejects corner. And the devastating
umbro football player, we try again a moment later, a surprise infiltrating between the lines and stopped a ball joint from the back that allows it to meet before the goalkeeper Rossoblù.
seems the nightmare for the Pythagoreans and the final shot to hit is sure to bag in the door, when it materializes out of nowhere came the neo- Figliomeni , that with a perfect diagonal, a true miracle defensive save the fate of their team.
A really decisive action that applies to the Croton marking the last minute. The Perugia
not stop hurting the rossoblùs, coming to beat even four consecutive corner who can not, however, to give the desired results, although it also attacks goalkeeper Benassi .
After 5 minutes of recovery the best Vivenzio whistles the end of a meeting the first and second time uncertain fought and lively, which gives the mathematical decision: Crotone
the play-offs, yet close to Perugia salvation.
PRESS:
The regret is that they can not hear the voice of the players to warm Umbrian, after a great performance that was not enough to get a point.
While Rossoblù among the first to arrive is the match-winner Basso :
"That door was so small, my legs were ravaged by fatigue.
In a split second I decided to fly high and angled, Benassi convinced that it would be lying, but could not get it.
What bliss, what joy, finally a race in which luck smiled at us.
After a championship at this level, after all the sacrifices and efforts would be deeply unfair match today and risking the playoffs.
Believe it, while people in the stands after mumbling a balanced Cutolo, we looked into his eyes and we all raised our heads to heaven, invoking a divine justice that was slow to be felt.
Galeoto Then, I do not know such mystical energies, he made a miraculous recovery blowing a balloon to the defender and my penalty kick did the rest.
Now the dream continues, now no one can deprive us of this well-deserved joy. "
a difficult game, a Perugia who fought until the last second in an attempt to make a dangerous tripping ...
"But it is rightly so, the Griffins have played for their ranking which is now called into question .
A few fan who still has not figured out how we are made and even whistles in the stands, I recalled that there were ninety minutes where we were given something.
It will reveal a secret.
I was about to leave the camp because I was really tired, but I have heard the complaints motivated to stay, eliminating fatigue and showing that we keep this sweater and this city.
And in time of rigor, I had no doubts, even if the door was so small, even if my legs were ravaged by exhaustion.
The President Salvatore Gualtieri away permanently absurd suspicions about a strange loss of commitment of the players in recent races, advanced by many in the city:
"The Croton has been shown to play all games until the ninetieth and if we wanted to make sure the tactics we tried to draw on previous occasions, instead of losing badly in his last moments as happened against Gallipoli.
The bar talk more and more often are without logic, even the comment.
We know the sacrifices made by the first to the last man of this society, from players to coaches, dall'addetto release to warehouse.
people who are giving everything and it was not worth risking the Play-Off as they were.
Today we faced a team that not only got nothing, but he has even played the game of life, even attacking in the final moments with the goalkeeper, so great was the desire to draw and spend a quiet week.
If it ended 1-1, someone would have fed a culture of suspicion, and then as we have seen our brave boys in absolute good faith, have given everything for everyone.
As shown Galeoto, Farelli, Figliomeni who have truly sacrificed to win. "
With what spirit come the play-offs last year?
"In the last season we were a little more discharges, but this year we feel mentally stronger because of defrauded a promotion that could be ours, because we could actually win this very difficult league that we finally got out of hand in its final stages.
and now I am optimistic we can do is go to Foggia, in an attempt to win and take second position, knowing that the Benevento will not have it easy in that power. "
A Moriero happy, but calm expresses his satisfaction:
"As the President said, in recent games, just the most beautiful, we were somewhat hampered by bad luck.
But despite everything, we are still here, the other teams will have do still deal with my kids.
We have been in retreat this week, we decided together.
What test of maturity, that wonderful men I've trained so far, we mathematically at least third on the penultimate day, even after dreaming of winning.
Below us there are several battleships, the Perugia today scares me as it is organized and holders on the field, yet we are up and they must fight for the salvation of the last race.
I'm proud of them, must not give up, here comes the beautiful, I always said that the names do not count in this category, and now more than ever we must continue believe it.
The desire to go to Serie B is incredible, even if the play-offs are a lottery.
Most important, however, will get loads, confronting them with yet another winning mentality " .
For a first time so fearful of Rossoblù?
"First it was very hot, but mostly we gave heavily to counter opponents for fear of disqualification, since almost all our players are in fact warned and Galeoto Pacciardi and will miss yet another finals of Foggia. Then in
the second half, we struggled against fatigue, heat, fear, because we too in this city and in these colors.
We do not stop, for the love of knitting, society, self-love and work that we faced throughout the season " .
There is a feeling that the Croton too suffer the absence of players such as the determinants of Galardo in today's race?
"Well it is normal in a group as young as ours, the experience of important players can be heard, but the substitutes are astounding to me: Orosz see the young face in the race finishing straight with the air of a veteran is really a pleasure. "
How is his team physically on the eve of this crucial mini-tournament?
"We have the character, the desire to emerge and emotion, the heart.
And then we have a great trainer who attempted to make a preparation that would allow us to get to the bottom of the races had the energy.
enough to see what has combined today "Galeoto-grandfather", running until the last second as a child. "
If you could choose the first opponent for the next Play-Off?
"Given the results in the league I would say now Benevento, although we can not deal with it for obvious reasons of classification, however, since it can still go directly to Serie B.
In reality there is such a great balance between the different teams is very difficult to make calculations of this kind. "
The word now more than ever will go to the playground.
In a league that will provide all its incredibly verdicts only on the final day.
than ever this season, in fact, someone can say with absolute certainty who go straight to Serie B and who recede, even before the next thrilling, exciting ninety minutes.
Andrea De Marco
