late goal gives Genoa win over Torino
By: j | May 24th, 2009In a highly feisty match were tempers boiled-over, Genoa beat relegation-threatened Torino 3-2 via a late goal by Diego Milito.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side, assured of a Europa League berth, went on the attack from the start but after an early series of positive advances the matches momentum leveled. For much of the opening half-hour, both sides had promising opportunities snuffed out just before the final strike. However two minutes past the hour, Genoa was awarded a penalty after Marco Pisano was adjudged to fouling Marco Pisano in the area, resulting in Diego Milito’s straight-forward conversion. The lead did not last long as the host drew the match level eight minutes later as Torino capitalized on lax defending at the back as a long pass into the box was headed-on by Angelo Obinze Ogbonna to Ivan Franceschini for an efficient volley from the centre of the box. The back and forth pacing continued and three minutes after the hour Rubén Olivera struck a free kick from twenty-metres into the back of the net. Still there was more to come as only a minute later the match squared as Torino’s brilliant striker Rolando Bianchi deftly chipped the ball over ‘keeper Rubinho from left side of the box to the opposite corner. For much of the remaining match Torino controlled the majority of notable scoring chances, with both Alessandro Rosina and Nicola Ventola denied at the last moment. Finally with a minute remaining Ivan Jurić’s long cross into the box was sent in by Il Principe for a stunning late victory and a cruel loss for Torino.
The final moments of the match broke down into a full scale madness with both sides brawling which will certainly draw deserved suspensions.
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Congrats on the win! Its too bad that Genoa, no matter how they end this year in the standings, will probably not be as potent as they could have been if Milito and Motta would have been kept.
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So, are there any suspensions for Genoa as a result of the brawl?
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i feel bad for torino. i really hoped they could establish themselves in serie a.
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Any blogging on the recent Transfers. Genoa has been the most active team in Europe in transfer over the week. Something like a total of 50m deals going back and forth
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Thank you all for joining in. Pauly, while early in the transfer season Genoa is definitely looking very aggressive in player movement so the jury is still out on their output. However like you I would have preferred them staying. Johanna, I am putting the report up today on the discipline handed out. Dumitru, like yourself I was hoping Torino would not be relegated. Sammi, I will be posting shortly on that although I will wait till rumours turn to fact. However while the clatter of Hernán Crespo and Ricardo Quaresma will dominate much of the headlines, the signing of Nenad Tomović from Crvena Zvezda is brilliant.
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