Usinese Temple. Last Saturday's match was nothing short of vibrant, decisive for the leadership in the standings of the Promotional group C championship, with a majestic crowd. The Temple won 2-1. Deservedly. Now for the Gallettis the road to final success is definitely downhill.
But unfortunately it was not a football party. Far from it. 15' into the second half, the match was suspended for 15 minutes due to scuffles in the grandstand. And an ambulance had to rescue a spectator, brother of the Usinese coach Gianmario Rassu, who was headbutted in the face by a fan of the Temple. But let's go over the facts. For protests (1-0 for the Temple) the sporting director of Usinese Panzali was expelled from the bench, who instead of heading towards the locker room left the pitch through a side gate. A few meters from the Temple fans. "But I always get out of there," says the executive. However, a spat arose with the fans, with spirits warming up. At this point a fan of the Temple, shirtless, thinking that his father was involved in the bickering, loses his head and after a run-up of several tens of meters hits Vincenzo Rassu, brother of the coach of Usinese Gianmario. The man collapses to the ground and the ambulance intervenes to help him. There are moments of great apprehension and panic. But the wounded man will fully recover after about twenty minutes. However, spirits heat up on the pitch and in the stands. At this point, the goalkeeper of Usinese Tanca throws a bottle in the away sector and is expelled by the referee. The game resumes in an electric atmosphere.
Usinese will end the game with eight men and will lose the match 2-1. But it's not over. The riots continue. Some fans of the Temple find nothing better than kicking all the passing vehicles in a roundabout. While the Gallura fans themselves claim to have been attacked with stones by local fans. The fact is that it still takes time to restore calm after the race, then yarn quietly. It could have been a beautiful day of sport, which turned into a bedlam. "I don't justify any act of violence - explains the president of the Temple Tore Sechi - But even in amateurs more prevention is needed, separating the fans, especially the organized ones". It will therefore be up to the police forces to eventually establish the responsibilities for the unrest. In a good game that unfortunately will be remembered for facts that have nothing to do with sport.