In the second friendly match of the training camp in Ponte di Legno, on the lawn of the Tem\u00f9 municipal field, Cagliari beat Modena 1-0, thanks to a late goal by Kingstone. After the 0-0 draw against Sampdoria, the rossobl\u00f9 thus found their first success of their summer preparation at the end of a balanced match full of indications for Fabio Pisacane. <\/p>\n\n
The start was marked by a slow pace and a period of exploration between the two teams. Cagliari attempted to build primarily down the right flank and through the middle, with Mendy playing well with his back to goal. Di Paolo and Esposito had the first shots, but they didn’t trouble the Emilian defense. Modena grew as the minutes passed, threatening through Caso, who was stopped first by Caprile and then by the Rossoblu defense. The clearest chance of the first half came in the 20th minute, when Mendes hit the post with a right-footed shot that beat the Rossoblu keeper. Cagliari responded through Mendy, who made a couple of good offensive moves, but first he lacked precision with his header and then the move fizzled out inside the box. The scoreline went into halftime at 0-0. <\/p>\n\n
In the second half Pisacane changes the face of the team by introducing fresh forces, while Modena in turn makes several substitutions. The rossobl\u00f9 make their presence known with Borrelli, who challenges Chichizola with a conclusion from inside the area, but Modena again creates an important opportunity with Montevago, stopped by Radunovic’s excellent low exit. In the final, Cagliari grows and the pressure increases. Kingstone tries twice to make himself dangerous, while Grandu comes close to taking the lead with a diagonal shot that ends just wide. The decisive goal arrives in the 87th minute: following the development of a confusing move in the Modena area, Kingstone finds the winning deflection, scoring the 1-0 which decides the match. After two minutes of injury time the final whistle arrives: Cagliari thus wins the first victory of their pre-season, offering new positive signs in view of the next summer preparation commitments. <\/p>\n\n
Scoreboard<\/p>\n\n
Cagliari: Caprile (61\u00b0 Radunovic); Zappa (46\u00b0 Z\u00e9 Pedro), Deiola (C), Rodr\u00edguez (81\u00b0 Grandu), Obert; Adopo (46\u00b0 Fazzini), Romano (61\u00b0 Prati), Liteta (46\u00b0 Winks); Di Paolo (61\u00b0 Albarrac\u00edn, 81\u00b0 Raterink), Esposito (61\u00b0 Cavuoti); Mendy (46\u00b0 Borrelli, 73\u00b0 Kingstone). On the bench: Sherri, Kehayov, Akarakiri. Coach: Fabio Pisacane. <\/p>\n\n
Modena: Chichizola (C) (61\u00b0 Consiglio); Tonoli (61\u00b0 Beyuku), Nador (61\u00b0 Adorni), Nieling (61\u00b0 Ronco); Imputato (46\u00b0 Bacchin), Bianco (46\u00b0 Santoro), Brugman (61\u00b0 Sersanti), Zampano (46\u00b0 Egharevba, 71\u00b0 Odero); Olzer (61\u00b0 Stenio), Caso (61\u00b0 Bozhanaj); Mendes (46\u00b0 Montevago). On the bench: Ambrosino, Arnaboldi. Coach: Daniele Galloppa. <\/p>\n\n
Referee: Andrea Tagliaferri (Lovere). Assistants: Gerardo Graziano (Vicenza) \u2013 Flavius Costel Condrut (Castelfranco Veneto). <\/p>\n\n
Goal: 87\u00b0 Kingstone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25435,"template":"","tags":[424,1410],"news_cat":[278,276,274],"class_list":["post-25453","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-friendly-match","tag-cagliari-modena","news_cat-new-in","news_cat-latest-news","news_cat-first-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n