Micky
Well-Known Member
THIS CHEVANTON GUY SOUNDS GOOD!!
Lecce 2 - 1 Empoli
Chevanton pen 2, 43 (L), Rocchi 59 (E)
Stadio Del Mare
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Javier Ernesto Chevanton earns Lecce their second win of the season and saves Delio Rossi's job.
This was a desperate relegation dogfight between two of the favourites for the drop this season and Lecce boss Rossi was hanging by a thread.
Lecce had a lightning start when Max Tonetto thumped the woodwork within 18 seconds. The winger was very unlucky, as his low drive ricocheted off the near post, went all along the goalline and came off the other upright.
Mooments later Valeri Bojinov was hacked down by Stefano Lucchini and the referee pointed to the spot. Javier Ernesto Chevanton converted to break the deadlock after just 90 seconds.
The game was played under driving rain and the pitch at the Stadio Via del Mare slowly became a swamp.
Lecce thought they had doubled their lead with a Bojinov tap-in following Tonetto's parried effort, but it was correctly disallowed for an offside position.
Both sides had good scoring opportunities with a save on Bojinov's low drive and an Antonio Di Natale header.
The Puglia outfit finally made the result somewhat safe before the half-time break with a splendid Chevanton solo effort. The Uruguayan skipped past two defenders and slid an angled drive past the goalkeeper.
Empoli re-opened the match on the hour mark when Tommaso Rocchi sprung the offside trap and drilled an accurate strike past Marco Amelia as he rushed off his line.
This scared Lecce and they poured forward in search of safety, but once again luck was not on their side. Chevanton took advantage of a defensive error and hit the woodwork, then Pratali cleared a Bojinov follow-up off the line. Sebastiano Siviglia picked up in midfield and his long-range effort clipped the upright for the four time during this match.
Empoli's hopes of a fightback were hit when Maurizio Lanzaro, who only came on as a second half substitute, saw red for a last man foul on Chevanton.
Lecce 2 - 1 Empoli
Chevanton pen 2, 43 (L), Rocchi 59 (E)
Stadio Del Mare
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Javier Ernesto Chevanton earns Lecce their second win of the season and saves Delio Rossi's job.
This was a desperate relegation dogfight between two of the favourites for the drop this season and Lecce boss Rossi was hanging by a thread.
Lecce had a lightning start when Max Tonetto thumped the woodwork within 18 seconds. The winger was very unlucky, as his low drive ricocheted off the near post, went all along the goalline and came off the other upright.
Mooments later Valeri Bojinov was hacked down by Stefano Lucchini and the referee pointed to the spot. Javier Ernesto Chevanton converted to break the deadlock after just 90 seconds.
The game was played under driving rain and the pitch at the Stadio Via del Mare slowly became a swamp.
Lecce thought they had doubled their lead with a Bojinov tap-in following Tonetto's parried effort, but it was correctly disallowed for an offside position.
Both sides had good scoring opportunities with a save on Bojinov's low drive and an Antonio Di Natale header.
The Puglia outfit finally made the result somewhat safe before the half-time break with a splendid Chevanton solo effort. The Uruguayan skipped past two defenders and slid an angled drive past the goalkeeper.
Empoli re-opened the match on the hour mark when Tommaso Rocchi sprung the offside trap and drilled an accurate strike past Marco Amelia as he rushed off his line.
This scared Lecce and they poured forward in search of safety, but once again luck was not on their side. Chevanton took advantage of a defensive error and hit the woodwork, then Pratali cleared a Bojinov follow-up off the line. Sebastiano Siviglia picked up in midfield and his long-range effort clipped the upright for the four time during this match.
Empoli's hopes of a fightback were hit when Maurizio Lanzaro, who only came on as a second half substitute, saw red for a last man foul on Chevanton.
