PERUGIA – An interminable play out, at the end rewards the Pescara, who finds the permanence in Serie B on penalties: the Perugia he tried until the end, but relegated to Serie C, capitulating. From 11 meters for the Umbrians weigh the errors of Iemmello e Buonaiuto. In regular time, Pescara seemed to have put it in the safe, taking the lead with Weather in Pucciarelli: but Perugia managed to find an immediate reaction with the equalizer of Kouan. Before the break, the goal of Melchiorri which re-established parity in the double confrontation. Recovery and overtime without goals: on penalties Pescara is more precise and saves.
The match
First clips at high rhythms. Pescara is immediately dangerous in the second minute: Memushaj for Galano who tries the conclusion with the left-handed from the edge: Vicario manages to get there. Pescara who continues to try and at 15 ‘touches the advantage with Maniero, a conclusion from 25 meters rejected by Vicario. But the blue-white advantage is postponed by a handful of seconds, given that always at the quarter of an hour Pucciarelli, on a cross from Galano, deflects the sill and bags, 0-1. Perugia, however, reacts immediately and on 18 ‘finds a draw. with Kouan who, on the development of a corner kick, enters by suspending the opposing defense and bags with his head. After the colling break the race is more messy. At half an hour, Galano’s attempt directly from a free-kick: high above the crossbar, Vicario was still there. At 40 the goal of Perugia’s equalizer arrives, once again on a corner kick: Mazzocchi kicks and Melchiorri, posted on the near post spits the ball just enough to send it behind Fiorillo: 2-1 Perugia and perfect overall parity in the double confrontation restored. It is the result on which you go to the interval.
Second half
In the second half, Pescara started with ball possession, but did not find the big target: to forget, on 9 ‘a left from Masciangelo. -Kouan, Aureliano lets it go and also leaves some doubts. After the cooling break, Pescara still protests at half an hour: the biancazzurri ask for a detention in the area on Maniero. In the final, a right from Memushaj is widely to the side. The result, however, no longer changes until the end of regular time: we go to extra time.
Supplements and penalties
The fight continues in the first overtime: thrill in the 9th minute when Kastanos picks Bocic in front of the goalkeeper, but is offside. At 12 ‘the technical gesture of Bonaiuto is beautiful, who does not find the door by much in the scissoring. At 14 ‘bloody ball from Bettella: good for him that Iemmello, launched alone, loses too much time and makes the action fade, recovered by Bettella himself. In the second overtime, the exit of Hugo Campagnaro (in his place Scognamiglio), in his last career match. Very occasional in the 119th minute for Perugia: Gyomber shores in the middle on a free kick, Sgarbi from an excellent leading position does not find the door. Last real thrill of the match: we go to penalties. From 11 meters, Vicario (who lives the nightmare of the second consecutive relegation to penalties) manages to stop Galano, Fiorillo does better and says no to Buonaiuto and Iemmello: when Masciangelo bags his penalty, Pescara is salvation.
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