A1 F - Cosma Vela surrenders to the champions of Orizzonte
Cosma Vela Ancona-Orizzonte Catania 5-22 (3-6, 0-5, 0-4, 2-7)
COSMA VELA ANCONA: A. Andreoni, S. Consolani, S. Campitelli, E. Monterubbianesi 2, V. Manini, M. Marchetti 2, C. Bartocci, M. Olivieri, G. Dametto, G. Bersacchia 1, E. Altamura, E. Quattrini, S. Mancinelli, E. Eredità . Coach: Pace.
EKIPE ORIZZONTE CATANIA: L. Celona, B. Halligan 2, R. Jutte 4, G. Viacava 3, M. Giuffrida 1, D. Bettini 4, C. Andrews 4, C. Tabani 1, G. Gagliardi 1, E. Hardy, A. Longo, M. Leone 2, G. Condorelli. Coach: Miceli.
Referees: Castagnola and Giacchini.
Notes: Campitelli (A) fouled out in the IV quarter; Exclusion fouls Ancona 0/8 + 1 penalty, Catania 3/7 + 9 penalties, four of which were saved.
Ancona - A generous Cosma Vela Ancona resists against the Italian champions of Ekipe Orizzonte Catania for just over a quarter, then Miceli's team gradually widens the gap and the match becomes one-sided, but the Ancona team remains attached to pride and determination until the end, even though these qualities are not enough to stop the clear superiority of the Catania team. At the Passetto swimming pool, closed to the public but with the match broadcasted via live streaming, the Cosma Vela team is forced to surrender 5-22, but in the first quarter, they give a tough time to their opponents. Bettini puts Orizzonte in the lead with a penalty, Bersacchia responds for Cosma, then Marchetti scores two goals, Bartocci and Jutte also score, Monterubbianesi scores for 3-2 - Cosma's second and last lead in the match - then Jutte in power-play, Andrews with a penalty and Jutte again in power-play make Orizzonte take control. In the second quarter, only the Sicilian team scores, with goals from Gagliardi, Andrews, Halligan, Viacava, and Jutte. The trend remains the same after the change of sides, with four more goals from Orizzonte, two scored by Leone (one from a penalty) and two by Bettini, resulting in 3-15 at the final break. In the last quarter, Andrews with a penalty, Marchetti for Cosma (4-16), Bettini, Monterubbianesi, Andrews in power-play, Halligan, Viacava, Giuffrida with a penalty, and Viacava again seal the complete dominance of the match. The newly promoted team managed the game in the right way, despite it being one-sided, with Altamura playing through injury sustained in the Cup a week ago. "I am satisfied with the girls' attitude and performance - said Coach Pace - there is too much difference between us and Orizzonte, but we gifted them some goals that we could have avoided by managing situations better. Overall, I am pleased; we received exclusions, we played, we earned respect, beyond the result. We need to grow, but we have already made progress in a week. Now, a day of rest and then focus on Lazio."
Giuseppe Poli
Press Office Vela Nuoto Ancona
Photo: Mancinelli guarding the Cosma Vela today against Orizzonte
