Late Drama Lifts Sarrabus Ogliastra Over Anzio in Five-Goal Thriller as Sardinians Climb Up Serie D Table

In a match tinged with urgency and redemption, Sarrabus Ogliastra edged Anzio 3-2 at Campo Sportivo Is Arranas, securing back-to-back home victories and nudging themselves into the thick of Serie D Girone G’s early jostle for position. On a Sunday colored by nervous energy and the promise of autumn, the Sardinian hosts turned in a performance that was by turns emphatic and nervy, ultimately withstanding a late Anzio charge to claim all three points.

A ferocious start sets the tone

From the opening whistle, Sarrabus Ogliastra appeared intent on erasing doubts lingering from September’s bruising defeat to Scafatese. Their intent translated swiftly into tangible reward. In the 9th minute, a sharp sequence down the right flank pulled Anzio’s defense out of shape, allowing Sarrabus’s attack to surge into the box. The opener was tucked home at close range—an archetypal poacher’s finish—that ignited the home crowd and put Anzio immediately on the back foot.

Anzio’s resilience and a match that refused to settle

Yet, to reduce this contest to a story of Sarrabus dominance would misrepresent Anzio’s stubborn resilience. The visiting side, fresh off a humbling 5-0 defeat to Budoni, showed no sign of residual meekness. Instead, they methodically clawed their way back, probing for weaknesses as halftime loomed.

Their persistence paid off five minutes after the break. In the 50th minute, Anzio capitalized on a momentary lapse in the Sarrabus back line, threading a low cross into the danger zone where it was duly dispatched. The equalizer both stunned and galvanized the hosts—a reminder that nothing comes easy in Serie D’s marathon of a season.

Momentum swings and decisive moments

Sarrabus Ogliastra, perhaps drawing confidence from recent late-game heroics (not least last week’s 3-2 road win at US Monastirienne), responded with urgency rather than hesitation. The match’s pivotal period began to take shape just after the hour. In the 62nd minute, Sarrabus threaded a clever ball through a congested midfield; the recipient, showing precision and poise, slotted it coolly past the Anzio keeper. The 2-1 advantage restored the hosts’ composure—and appeared, for stretches, to settle their nerves.

Yet, Anzio refused to wilt. Despite their recent struggles—just one win from their first six, and a goal difference battered by heavy defeats—the Lazio club pressed forward, their attack animated by necessity. Still, Sarrabus absorbed the pressure and threatened to finish the contest, hitting on the counter with pace and purpose.

The match seemed decided until deep into stoppage time, when Anzio conjured a late equalizer in the 90th minute, punctuating a period of sustained pressure. For a moment, the visitors glimpsed the promise of a point that might signal the start of a turnaround.

Last-gasp drama and shifting fortunes

But football, ever the author of unpredictable scripts, delivered one final twist. As the clock ticked toward full time, Sarrabus Ogliastra seized on a lapse in Anzio’s back line, surging forward for a dramatic winner. The decisive third goal—bundled in from close range amid a hectic goalmouth scramble—sent the home bench spilling onto the touchline, and the Is Arranas faithful into raptures. The 3-2 triumph, Sarrabus’s second straight victory by the same scoreline, was as much a testament to their resilience as to their growing ambition.

Context and implications for the table

For Sarrabus Ogliastra, these three points represent more than just local bragging rights. Now unbeaten in four of their last five and sitting 9th in Girone G with 9 points from 6 matches, the Sardinians are beginning to build the sort of early-season momentum that could transform aspirations from mere survival to genuine contention near the playoff fringes. Their attack, responsible for nine goals in their last three matches, is evolving into one of the group’s more dynamic units.

For Anzio, the pain of another narrow defeat is acute. Marooned in 13th on just 6 points, the visitors have now gone four matches without a win and have shipped 11 goals in their last three. While today’s late equalizer showed spirit, the subsequent lapse exposed a fragility they must urgently address if they are to extricate themselves from the lower reaches of the table.

A rivalry taking shape, and the road ahead

Though recent history between these two sides is limited, today’s frenetic contest hinted at the makings of a compelling rivalry—one marked as much by narrow margins as by shared ambition. The stakes for both squads, meanwhile, are only intensifying as autumn deepens.

For Sarrabus Ogliastra, the challenge is to sustain this new-found scoring prowess while tightening their defense. Next week offers an opportunity to solidify their place in the top half, with a favorable run of fixtures looming.

For Anzio, the road gets no easier. The lessons from this defeat—above all, the dangers of lapses in concentration—will need to be heeded quickly, lest a season of promise devolve into a fight for survival. As Serie D’s marathon continues, redemption and peril remain separated by the narrowest of margins, as today’s five-goal epic so emphatically demonstrated.