Pistoiese wins narrowly at Melani: 1-0 against United Riccione

Pistoia, March 30, 2025 – The Pistoiese narrowly beats, 1-0, United Riccione at the Marcello Melani stadium, on the twenty-ninth day of group D of the Serie D championship. Unlike recent matches, the oranges achieved the maximum with the minimum effort against a truly modest rival. The goal that determined the fourth victory in a row was BasanisiIn the standings, the men coached by Alberto Villa remain in third place with 58 points, behind Forlì 72 and Ravenna 67, ahead of Tau 57 and Lentigione 52.

Next Sunday, away trip to San Marino, against the fourth-last team, at 28 points. The first half is ugly, even if the first conclusion comes in the 3rd minute: Simeri, however, does not hit the target. In the 10th minute, following a corner kick by Maldonado, Boccia heads the ball, but it ends up over the crossbar. Three minutes later, Basanisi he is brought down in the penalty area, but the referee allows the game to continue. In the 23rd minute another dubious episode in the Romagna sixteen meters, with Boccia who claims a penalty for an alleged foul by Palumbo: for the referee there is nothing.

On the counterattack, Riccione came close to taking the lead: on Pollini's cross, an involuntary deflection by Donida forced Cecchini to surpass himself, deflecting the ball into a corner. The second half will not go down in the annals of football either: slow play and few emotions (among these, the winning goal). In the 19th minute Stickler shoots high from a favorable position, but four minutes later Basanisi draws the joker, kicking on the rebound from the edge of the area and netting it in the top corner. And in the 27th minute Pistoia could have even doubled their lead, thanks to a header from Bertolo, which ends up just outside. Nothing else happens, but for the Pistoiese the 3 points allow us to at least remain in third position.

TABLE

PISTOIESE – UNITED RICCIONE 1-0

PISTOIESE (3-5-2): Cecchini; Donida (26' pt Diodato), Mazzei, Bertolo; Stickler (21' st Maloku), Basanisi (41' st Grilli), Maldonado, Boccia (1' st Greselin), Kharmoud; Simeri, Pinzauti (1' st Sparacello). Subs: Mosti, Giometti, Paci, Foresta. Coach: Villa.

UNITED RICCIONE (3-4-3): Zamarion; Locanto (34' st Bovegno), De Vito, Egharevba; Pollini, Palumbo (25' st Cani), Fontana, Vacca (16' st Marrone); Caputo (25' st Paoloni, 37' st Monaco), Viotti, D'Angelo. Subs: Andreoli, Paoloni, Bovegno, Kociaj, Dulemata, Messina. Coach: Bolzan.

REFEREE: Around Trieste.

MARKER: 23' st Basanisi.

NOTES: serene day. Yellow cards: Caputo, Fontana, Bolzan (coach), Egharevba, Marrone. Corners 7-4. Recovery time 2', 6'.