AS Bari’s Francesco Grandolfo ecstatic after scoring a hat-trick against Bologna – Serie A news
AS Bari’s Francesco Grandolfo has expressed his delight after putting in a remarkable performance in what was the White-Reds’ last game against Bologna. The Italian scored a hat-trick and guided his side to just the fifth victory of the season from 38 matches.
The striker was talking in the wake of his team’s 4-0 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/May-22-c39884, at Stadio Dall’Ara.
Bari may have been relegated from the Italian top division but the win certainly ended their 2010/11 campaign on a high. It was only the first start of the campaign for the youngster and he certainly pleased the officials with his outstanding display. Before
this, he had appeared twice but only as a second-half substitute. The visitors started the game with their relegation confirmed but still played with some passion and flare in order to give their fans something to cheer for.
Grandolfo opened the scoring in the 28th minute and then made it 2-0 right at the start of the second half. It took him just eight more minutes to complete his hat-trick and make the score line read 3-0. Bari’s unlikely domination continued and
Norwich International, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Erik-Huseklepp-c12756, made it 4-0 just 12 minutes from time. The visitors notched up an inspiring win on the last day but it was not enough to keep the Biancorossi up in Serie A.
Talking to a local newspaper, the striker mentioned, “I couldn’t sleep on Sunday night, as the emotions were just too much for me.”
He also praised his manager, Bortolo Mutti, for entrusting him the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684. The youngster was pleased to have scored a hat-trick but could not swallow the fact that his team had been relegated to Serie B. He reckoned that Bari had been unlucky with injuries
this season but was confident that the White-Reds would not take it long to re-enter the top division.
He concluded by saying, “After the first goal I immediately went to embrace the coach [Bortolo Mutti], as without his help I never could have had this experience.”
Bari finished at the bottom of the table with 24 points while Bologna finished 16th
with 42.
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