Catania invent new way to distract the goalkeeper (and scar him for life)
By: Francesco | November 17th, 2008
Funny and odd thing happened in this weekend’s game between Catania and Torino. Catania had a free kick from about 25 yards out and Catania attacking midfielder Giuseppe Mascara lined up to take it. Everything looked routine, Torino goalkeeper Matteo Sereni set up his wall, and then something very strange occurred. Four Catania players moved themselves behind the Torino wall, forming their own wall of sorts, and Catania striker Gianvito Plasmati bent over, and pulled down his shorts, exposing himself to the Torino goalkeeper. As this was going on, Mascara took the free kick and scored. Could Plasmati’s little ’striptease’ have thrown off Sereni enough to distract him and prevent him from making the save? Videos after the jump.
Watch as the four Catania players drift off and form their own wall and distract Sereni.
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Im sorry, it may be funny but it is also very unsportsmanlike behavior. Catania should be fined or something.
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On one hand, I say its unsportsmanlike…On the other, how is refereeing help to clubs like Inter any better?
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If it is proven that Inter have/has somehow coerced or convinced referees to call in their favor than it isnt.
Were that the case, then I would whole heartedly support that Inter be stripped of whatever title they had won during that time and that they be sent down. I would also support sanctions and jail time for all involved.That said, there is no such proof – only sour grapes.
If you are referring to the so called “unconscious favoritism” that some say happens in Italy, then it is an entirely different thing. For one, it is unconscious. Second, it is not club sponsored.
I am very disappointed in Zenga for this stunt.
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Brilliant……and done against Torino? Genius!
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There is no proof? Well, I guess objective isn’t in your vocabulary.
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Do you have proof KJ? If so, I would love to see it. Keep in mind, proof are things like sworn witness statements, receipts, official documents, etc. I think what you have against Inter is just dislike. Fortunately, being disliked is not a contactable offense.
And in what way am I not being objective? It is true, though, I do require physical evidence, not just some insane conspiracy theory.
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and that should be: being disliked is not a convictable offense.
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Plasmati must have some really nice buttocks to throw off Sereni to the point that he concedes…
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It is unsportsmanlike in a way, but so are many other things in football. No need to make a big deal out of it.
Not surprised that this has come from Catania, to be honest. They’ve been trying that clever set-piece shit all season. It was only a matter of time before they took it a bit too far.
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Johonna…
Are you high? Watch the video you fool. Seeing is believing. Now….run to get some glasses, and a session with a therapist. You’re delusional.
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Although it is a sad evolution in football, you cannot disagree on the fact that it is a clever and brilliant action. But if you see how far Plasmati’s pants were down, you have to ask yourself if they didn’t take it too far. A nice little 5-point deduction would make up for it.
And BTW, France, I suggest a ‘Giuseppe Mascara looks more like a rat than a rat’-post.
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It doesnt look like Plasmati distracted him that much there was good time difference between that and the shot.
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impressive work… some how manage to transition catania taking of their shorts in front of a goalkeeper to calciopoli…
seems like serie a fans can transition a conversation of anything and everything to calciopoli…
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I’m not that impressed, just adds fuel to my fire of questioning the sexuality of the Catanese.
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“and that should be: being disliked is not a convictable offense.”
I don’t hate Inter like most…I save that for ASS Roma
Proof? Yeah, I actually watched alot of the games as an objective fan. Inter, especially playing a smaller team, got the lions share of 50/50 calls, or calls that could have gone both ways. I dont think it was ref bribing, but I do think it was pressure on the ref. Rich powerful clubs and their owners have an unsurprising influence on the refs. Cmon Johonna, I think youre pretty reasonable, but open your eyes
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KJs right……and I’m a fan of a big team. If Palermo gets fucked over, Sicily riots, but then again when doesn’t it? If Juve gets fucked over, well, the ref gets sent to Serie B and the newspapers talk about a conspiracy against us.
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I am not saying that we benefited from some favorable calls. We also got some very bad ones. The problem is, everyone always remembers the favorable ones. Whatever.
Also, I dont, for one moment, think it is institutional. Not even in the case of Milan (and that is saying a lot!). I think if you look at football refereeing across Europe, it is pretty consistent. There are always good and bad calls. I think the ratio may skew towards “big clubs” only because that is where all the scrutiny is. In other words, you find what you look for.
Reggina v Chievo does not sell papers so there is very little press coverage of the game.
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I think everyone is missing the point here. The question is: what was so scary about Plasmati’s backside that distracted Sereni so much?
I call for an investigation.
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Marco P.
Maybe it was Plasmati’s sexy, black man-panties:
http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Catania/Primo_Piano/2008/11/18/plasmati.shtml
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FORZA CATANIA SEMPRE!! Good for them for being creative.
Unsportsmanlike?? C’mon. All the ridiculous violent crap that goes on in Basketball, football(american), baseball… this is small potatoes.Posted from
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Never heard of anything like this before, but it’s certainly worth a try. Whether it would work again or not is a different matter!
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Sereni has come out and claimed he didn’t see anything…musta been pretty awful.
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Alessio – when doesn’t Sicily riot? Don’t confuse all of “Sicily” for Catania and its supporters…
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