The regional final of the junior women's championship concludes with a clear victory for the young rossazzurre: at the "Tomaselli" in Caltanissetta, Catania Women wins 3-1 against Palermo. Back and forth in the first half, with two goals of remarkable quality: Vittoria Musumeci scores the lead with a powerful and spectacular shot from outside the area, eight minutes later the rosanero Gippetto scores the temporary equalizer. In the second half, Carlotta Sciuto takes the stage, scoring a brace: assisted by Josephine Brunetti and Marika Picchirallo. Massimiliano Borbone, head of the women's department of Catania Football Club, observes: "Winning the regional trophy certifies the merits of our girls and coach Silvestro Reitano. Our journey debuting in this event is really encouraging in terms of progress made in a short time. It was a very interesting match in terms of technical content, against a prepared opponent: congratulations to all the athletes who took the field. From tomorrow onwards, we will think about making the most of the opportunity gained with this victory: participating in the national junior phase."
Regional Junior Women's Championship - Final
Wednesday, March 5 – "Marco Tomaselli" Stadium, Caltanissetta
Catania-Palermo 3-1
Goals: pt 11° Musumeci, 19° Gippetto (P); st 18° Sciuto, 21° Sciuto.
Catania: 1 Orlando; 5 Fiorile (VK), 6 Gaglio, 7 Basilotta (43°st 27 Buscemi), 14 Russo (K) (31°st 42 La Porta), 16 Milazzo (12°st 18 Picchirallo), 17 Brunetti, 19 Sciuto (45°st 3 Saraniti), 22 Musumeci, 75 Vetere, 92 Papaleo (43°st nnnn). Available: 12 Catania; 15 Taranto, 25 Ardita, 91 Spina. Coach: Silvestro Reitano.
Palermo: 1 Imera; 2 Cracchiolo, 3 Puntaruolo, 4 Cangelosi (VK) (10°st 19 Ovbiebo), 5 Leto, 6 Ingrassia, 7 Gippetto, 8 Lo Monaco (K) (1°st 15 Palermo), 9 Aguglia, 10 Bonanno, 11 Tarantino (1°st 20 Scalici). Available: 12 D’Angelo; 13 Ingrassia, 14 Di Salvo, 16 Scarpinato, 17 Ficano, 18 Firriolo. Coach: Rosario Argento.
Bookings: Papaleo, Basilotta (C).
Referee: Giovanni D’Avola (Caltanissetta).
Assistants: Samuele Surrasca (Caltanissetta) and Antonino Barbagallo (Enna).
Recovery times: pt 1’; st 5’.
