Youth teams, the Frosinone Water Polo weekend
BEGINNERS, Frosinone Water Polo – Roma Nuoto 5-5
The Frosinone Water Polo rookies' championship ends with an extraordinary draw of 5-5 against Roma Nuoto - already regional champions . At the Stadio del Nuoto, Federico Ceccarelli's little lions bring out the best performance of the year. Beautiful match, played openly by both teams. Giallorossi ahead 3-0 at the change of ends, then the fantastic reaction of the Giallorossi, up to 4-4. One minute from the end, the Romans' 4-5 seems to close the match, but at the last second Riggi scores the definitive draw goal, opening the great celebration in the water and in the stands. Frosinone Water Polo ends the season with a historic 4th regional place, which however is not worth access to the National Festival of 12-15 August, for which the top three from Lazio qualified.
The words of coach Federico Ceccarelli: «If we had also played the first two games in this way, we could probably now comment on something else and not the 4th place in the region. Which in any case remains a super result! The boys really gave everything, showing me that they really want to try to become water polo players. We played a great game, especially in defense, limiting the best. Our championship ends here: with an excellent result and the hope of being able to enter the National Finals should there be a repechage".
Frosinone Water Polo: De Angelis, Grande, Ciolli 1, Grimaldi, – , Bravo, Salvatori, Cecconi, Nardelli 2, Pizzalla 1, Gaetani, Riggi, – . TPV: Federico Ceccarelli.
BOYS, Frosinone Water Polo – Villa Aurelia 7-9
There comes a defeat for the boys of Frosinone Water Polo, who lose 7-9 at home against Villa Aurelia leaders of the 9th group -16th place. It was a two-sided match for coach Ceccarelli's lions, who started very badly (2-8 at the changeover, ed.), but then ignited and came close to the sensational comeback. The missed penalty shot 2 minutes from the end, cuts the Ciociari's legs and decrees a fair defeat according to what was seen in the first half of the match. The last two matches of the championship will see the yellow-blues engaged against Babel and Roma 2020.
The words of coach Federico Ceccarelli: «I'm happy in the middle, as I said to the boys at the end of the game. We need to understand if we are the ones from the first two halves or from the second part of the match. Entering so softly into a match against the top of the class means taking the partial we took. I think that the ranking undervalues the work that the boys do during the week, but we have to have patience. There are many of us under age, we continue to work confidently, especially on mentality".
Frosinone Water Polo: Gaetani, – , Ciolli, Quattrociocchi 1, Napoletano, – , Verdicchio 2, Solli, Nardelli, Sapio 4, Salvatori, Del Brocco, Pizzalla. TPV: Federico Ceccarelli.
JUNIORES, Frosinone Water Polo – Pol. Delta 5-11
The Frosinone Water Polo championship ends with a defeat in the Junior category. Within the friendly walls of the Stadio del Nuoto, coach Massimiliano Murgia's gialloblù team did not approach the match well, they never managed to really get into the game and lost 5-11 against Polisportiva Delta. A long and complicated season, but beautiful to experience, characterized by the change of technical leadership and the great satisfaction that many Ciociari boys are enjoying with the first team.
The words of coach Massimiliano Murgia: «We were always out of the game: badly both in defense and in attack. Thus ends the competitive season of this youth category, in which the boys have changed training methods, with the consequent initial disorientation and tiredness due to the increase in workloads >. I feel like congratulating the team, who listened to me and never gave up, but above all to the younger ones, who - placed in higher categories - were always ready, demonstrating maximum commitment".
Frosinone Water Polo: Riggi, Caciolo, Cecconi, Quattrociocchi, Verdicchio, Rea, Sapio, Bravo, Verdicchio, Di Pofi, Maura, Bravo, Cristofanilli, Gaetani. TPV: Massimiliano Murgia.
Andrea Esposito
Frosinone Water Polo press officer
