Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between ACR Messina (9th, 45 pts) and Martina Franca (17th, 24 pts). ACR Messina ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Martina Franca ran at 0.88 scored and 1.71 conceded, ACR Messina at 1.09 and 1.21.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Martina Franca. Defeat had not touched ACR Messina in 7 games. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Martina Franca, 13/15 for ACR Messina.
The match was played at Stadio Gian Domenico Tursi in Martina Franca (capacity 3,976). On the scoreboard, Martina Franca led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.




