A1 M - The Training Academy Olympic Roma does not shine: TeLiMar wins 6-12
Training Academy Olympic Roma - TeLiMar Palermo 6-12 (2-4, 1-3, 2-2, 1-3)
The Training Academy Olympic Roma fails to unlock, losing 6-12 against TeLiMar Palermo in the 7th day of the Serie A1 championship. The home team was never in the game at the Polo Natatoria di Ostia, lacking in approach and never fully engaged in the match, which easily slipped into the hands of the Sicilians. Mario Fiorillo: "We disconnected too soon and the feelings are not positive, but we must react in view of the upcoming crucial commitments."
Match Summary
Vitale - a former player in the encounter - put his team ahead in numerical superiority. But the 1-0 lead was only illusory: TeLiMar reacted strongly and scored a 0-4 partial, slightly softened by De Robertis' goal at the end of the first half, making it 2-4. The situation didn't change after the break: the Sicilians kept scoring and led 2-6, De Robertis shortened the gap from the penalty spot, but Giliberti extended the visitor's lead back to +4: it was 3-7 at halftime.
After changing sides, the pace slowed down: with a swing of goals, the distances remained unchanged. Ballarini and De Robertis once again, completing a personal hat trick for him, scored for the Training Academy, 5-9. In the final quarter, TeLiMar didn't settle and further increased their advantage. Only Leporale scored for Mario Fiorillo's men: it ended 6-12, but in the crucial derby on Saturday, November 30 against Onda Forte, a completely different spirit will be needed to achieve a positive result.
The coach of the Training Academy Olympic Roma, Mario Fiorillo: "Regardless of the result, we lost ourselves too early. We disconnected and lost the distances, playing poorly in both attack and defense. The feelings are not positive, but now we must react: important matches await us, we necessarily need the mental strength and the attributes to get out of this situation. I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the two worst matches we played were at home against Quinto and TeLiMar. Against the Ligurians, I saved the defensive phase, today I don't want to keep either."
Training Academy Olympic Roma: Giannotti, Ballarini 1, Vitale 1, Graziosi, Lo Re, Agh, Cianchetti, Kadar, Mirarchi, De Robertis 3, Tartaro, Leporale 1, Peluso, Lo Re. Coach: Mario Fiorillo.
TeLiMar Palermo: Mandalà, Mangiante 1, Marini 4, Fabiano 1, Boggiano 2, Alfonso Pozo, Giliberti 1, Muscat Melito, Lo Cascio 1, Bajic, Lo Dico 1, Pettonati, Holland, Giovinazzo. Coach: Marco Baldineti.
Man-advantages: Training Academy Olympic Roma 2/10 + 1 penalty, TeLiMar Palermo 4/8.
Referees: Bianco and Cavallini.
Andrea Esposito
Communications Manager Olympic Roma
Photo by Roberto Borgia
