After comfortably managing the lead taken early in the second half through Giulia Martinelli, assisted by Alessia Cammarata, and after hitting the crossbar through Kristina Teern, Catania Women conceded the 1-1 equaliser in stoppage time, sending the match to penalties. The shootout from the spot rewarded Pro Sesto, who won the Women’s Serie C Italian Cup. For the Rossazzurre coached by Silvestro Reitano, who certainly deserved better fortune for the quality and effectiveness of their performance, there is praise and encouragement ahead of their next, even more important, fixture: on Sunday, 24 May at 3:30 p.m., again at the “Francesca Gianni” Sports Centre in Rome, the Catania-Sudtirol playoff final is scheduled.
Women’s Serie C Italian Cup - Final - Sunday, 17 May - “Francesca Gianni” Sports Centre, Rome
Pro Sesto-Catania 6-4 after penalties.
Goals: second half 5’ Martinelli, 46’ Accoliti (PS).
Penalty sequence: Bertuetti (PS) goal, Basilotta goal; Marino (PS) goal, Cammarata goal; Gentile (PS) goal, Palts goal; Pasquali (PS) goal, Fuggle saved; Carravetta (PS) goal.
Pro Sesto: 1 Selmi (C); 2 Dell’Acqua (VC), 5 Ciocca, 7 Riva (41’ second half 17 Marino), 8 Gentile, 10 Mariani (19’ second half 22 Carravetta), 19 Fico, 21 Arosio (35’ second half 33 Ronchetti), 24 Pasquali, 62 Bertuetti, 77 Accoliti. Substitutes: 80 Piombo; 6 Arrigoni, 9 Esposito, 15 Rovelli, 27 Aprile, 29 Battocchio. Coach: Marco Pierangeli.
Catania: 71 Macera; 10 Cammarata (C), 11 Martinelli (28’ second half 32 Suvitra), 12 Fiorella (VC), 13 Teern, 22 Panarello, 23 Palts, 30 Vacchino (40’ second half 91 Romano), 66 Fuggle, 72 Lillemäe, 99 Sgambato (16’ second half 7 Basilotta). Substitutes: 1 Orlando; 2 Pietrini, 4 Lanteri, 8 Barbarino, 9 Sciuto, 47 Bilardi. Coach: Silvestro Reitano.
Booking: Lillemäe (C).
Stoppage time: first half 0’; second half 4’.
Referee: Andrea Musumeci (Cassino).
Assistant referees: Federica Ciufoli (Albano Laziale) and Giada Di Carlantonio (Roma 2).
