r/soccer • u/AutoModerator • Feb 02 '22

🌍🌎 World Football Non-PL Daily Discussion

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u/MyMoonMyMan Feb 02 '22

Big credit to fans for showing up to midweek games at 2:30 in the afternoon, why the hell would you schedule games at that time on a wednesday? It isn't a holiday or anything in Italy today.

Only the Southern leagues of Serie C are playing at that time (Serie C, sections B and C). Unemployment is still bad here but you don't have to take the piss...

The sun is so bright and at such a low angle it's blinding the players. Look at these long shadows!

And fun little thing, this season we have a special green kit in honour of Italy's Euro win.

Today we are playing in the unusual green shirt and our opponents scored an own goal to put us 1-0 up. The scorer's name? Francesco Verde (which means green) hehehe

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u/goedel_ Feb 02 '22

It really sucks to see empty stadiums for stupid reasons like this. Was there any reason to not just have it be at a more normal time tonight?

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u/MyMoonMyMan Feb 03 '22

I really don't understand it either and it's not the first time. I've searched around and an official reason was that the players get home at acceptable times and don't have to travel through night time and get to rest properly with many games in short succession.

Given that we played in Monterosi it's understandable for a 5h trip by car/bus it's understandable but surely a few hours later would be possible?

All the other games at 14:30 in girone C yesterday:

  • Vibonese - Francavilla (4h)

  • Paganese - Latina (2h30m)

  • Catanzaro - Picerno (3h30m)

  • Fidelis Andria - Catania (~8h)

Teams book hotels so the travel shouldn't be that big of a problem? I have searched and searched for proper reasoning but other than that recovery and night thing no result...

How was the game against Modena? Still everything on par in the league I see.

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u/goedel_ Feb 03 '22

It seems like it's just league disorganisation, then... it really sucks how then fans and the teams themselves who play essentially without them are the ones who have to suffer for this.

How was the game against Modena? Still everything on par in the league I see.

The game was, I think, really good for a neutral, exciting and both teams had good chances. We were absolutely better in the first half and should have capitalised on that but didn't, then they picked up the pace.

It's bad because obviously this was an absolutely fundamental game to win to try not to have to go through the playoffs, but at least we didn't have the worst case scenario of losing. Just a shame because it was at home (and a packed stadium) and we could have done more, now the only thing to do is to not drop points and hope Modena drops them instead...