Match Report
Este went into the game 7th in the table on 50 points; Cartigliano sat 10th on 46 — a 4-point gap. Este had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Este were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.15, Cartigliano 1.38 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Este. Defeat had not touched Cartigliano in 6 games. From the last five rounds, Este held 15 points of 15 and Cartigliano 9.
Nuovo Stadio Comunale in Este staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.