Soccer - Serie D - Hail, penalties, and a last-gasp draw between Castellanzese and Oltrepo - Sports - Varese News
A pyrotechnic match at the “Provasi” between Castellanzese and Oltrepo , valid for the 4th day of Group B of Serie D. The epilogue was a Solomonic 2-2 between the teams of Del Prato and Granoche but in the two hours that the match lasted for, really everything happened.
Starting from the bottom, the epilogue was a fireworks display with three goals in injury time: the final one came from the black-green Lacchini in the 50th minute to equalise the temporary 1-2 goal scored by Pavia's Franceschinis (47th minute) who in turn responded to the 1-1 goal scored in the 45th minute from the penalty spot, with Colombo as the protagonist.
Castellanzese had previously failed to capitalize on an early penalty, with Chessa being hypnotized by Fossati: the visiting goalkeeper had in fact been decisive in protecting the Biancorossi's opening goal, which came just after the half-hour mark thanks to Busso.
But in this journey back through the details of the match, another significant event cannot be ignored: after 17 minutes of play, Tuscan referee Norci was forced to halt play . A violent and heavy hailstorm began to fall, forcing the players to abandon the pitch and take cover. The interruption lasted about ten minutes , thus prolonging the entire match. The Provasi pitch, though heavy, still withstood the impact of the hailstorm, and the two teams were able to continue until the thrilling finale.
Castellanzese therefore rises to 3 points with a much-needed draw: the loot is not rich but it can be encouraging for Del Prato's men , also considering the good level of their opponents on duty.
CASTELLANZESE – OLTREPO 2-2 (0-1)
SCORERS: Busso (O) in the 31st minute of the first half; Colombo (C) in the 45th minute of the second half on a penalty, Franceschinis (O) in the 47th minute of the second half, Lacchini (C) in the 50th minute of the second half.
CASTELLANZESE (3-5-2): Poli (Frigerio 36' first half); Airaghi, Robbiati (Rusconi 50' second half), Tordini; Boccadamo, Lacchini, Vernocchi (Castelletto 27' second half), Foglio (Merkaj 60' second half), Micheri (Oleoni 60' second half); Chessa, Colombo. Coach: Del Prato. Subs: Gritti, Selmo, Giuliani, Rusconi, Guerrisi. OLTREPO' (3-5-1-1): Fossati; Svystelnyk, Momodu, Bernini; Lucino, Mahi Godi (Semenza 39' st), Raso (Hu Yiwang 35' st), Cabella, Andrini (Gandolfi 15' st); Lo Monaco (Franceschinis 26' st), Busso. Coach: Granoche. Subs: Speziale, Kozlovic, Infurna, Chiellini, Corbari. REFEREE: Andrea Norci from Arezzo (Prigigallo from Bari and Pellegrini from Prato). NOTE: The match was interrupted for 10 minutes in the 17th minute due to a heavy hailstorm. Booked: Bernini, Busso, Castelletto, Hu Yiwang. Added time: 1' and 5'.
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