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Friendly Match FIFA | San Marino-Cape Verde 0-2
THE TABLE
SAN MARINO (3-5-2): E. Benedettini; Palazzi (from 46 ‘Grandoni), Rossi, Fabbri; Zafferani, D. Tomassini (from 65 ‘A. Golinucci), Censoni (from 78’ Mi. Battistini), Mularoni (from 65 ‘Hirsch), Ma. Battistini; Rinaldi (from 78 ‘Raschi), Vitaioli (from 32’ Ceccaroli). Available: S. Benedettini, A. Simoncini, D’Addario, Stefanelli, F. Tomassini. Coach: Fabrizio Costantini.
CAPE VERDE (4-3-3): Pink; C. Tavares, Costa (from 61 ‘Diney), Pereira, Soares; Rocha Santos, Pina (from 61 ‘Borges), Andrade (from 72’ Semedo); Lopes (from 61 ‘I. Tavares), Delgado Silva (from 61’ G. Tavares), Bebé (from 74 ‘Monteiro). Available: Faial Delgado, Pires, D’Encarnacao Duarte, Fernandes, Correia. Coach: Leitão Brito.
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (SPA).
Assistants: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (SPA) and Raul Cabañero (SPA).
Markers: 18 ‘Rocha Santos, 56’ Delgado Silva.
CHRONICLE AND COMMENT
The Titans’ approach to the game is convincing, for the first time they are called to cross an equal level extra-European national team. Cape Verde does not seem too comfortable having to play, especially when the ball passes between the feet of the defense centers. The first occasion is from San Marino, with Palazzi’s right from the edge deflected by an opponent in the 5 ‘. Shortly after Cape Verde shows up in depth, where Rossi closes Delgado Silva with one of many excellent defensive interventions. A minute later, Elia Benedettini’s first save: on the development of the corner kick, Costa is good at turning quickly and hitting from a short distance – but the San Marino player opposes his body. The Blue Sharks also try it from outside with Bebé: the Rayo Vallecano striker (23 appearances and 1 goal in La Liga this year) finds Benedettini’s splendid side kick. Thus, we arrive at the goal of the advantage by captain Rocha Santos: right deflected from the back of Manuel Battistini who gives the ball a very strange trajectory that cuts out the blue-white goalkeeper. The double opportunity in the middle of the fraction is the last thing to see at first played with order and compactness from San Marino: Delgado Silva’s individual lunge is held back by Benedettini’s exit, then Andrade arrives on the wandering one. His right-footed shot is cleared by Fabbri near the goal line. At 32 ‘Matteo Vitaioli’s match ends, who on the day of his 73rd chip – which brings him to the top like Andy Selva – is forced to forfeit due to injury. In place of him Ceccaroli, one of the best.
In the second half, Cape Verde immediately tries from the outside with Rocha Santos, decidedly more dangerous on the next placed that comes out by a whisker to the right of Benedettini’s upright. The extreme is exceeded in the 56th minute to deny the doubling of Pina, who arrived at a header at the far post from developing a lateral free-kick. Too bad that on the next corner kick, which arrives on the short side of the small area with only one Bebé, Andrade enjoys too much freedom to avoid the shot from a short distance. The Titans reply with Ceccaroli’s beautiful turn on the fly, triggered by David Tomassini’s cross. Rosa curls up effectively. Shortly after, only a matter of centimeters denied Rinaldi the one-on-one with the Cape Verdean goalkeeper, on Hirsch’s pocket. Diney and Pereira moves with the right timing, putting the captain of La Fiorita offside. From there to the end, little or nothing to report. Which testifies to the goodness of San Marino’s performance, which closes in crescendo and on a couple of occasions touches the recovery of the ball at the gates of the opponent’s penalty area. In short, at the triple whistle there are many positive notes for Costantini’s national team, who after his debut with a goal three days ago, can praise the character and application of his. And set a new individual record: the 0-2 achieved in Murcia is the best debut ever outside the borders.
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