Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Pistoiese (5th, 61 pts) held a 35-point advantage over Fiorenzuola (17th, 26 pts). Pistoiese's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Pistoiese were scoring 1.32 and conceding 0.68, Fiorenzuola 0.62 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Fiorenzuola entered with seven losses in a row. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Pistoiese against 0/15 for Fiorenzuola.
The venue was Stadio Marcello Melani, with room for 13,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Pistoiese led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Pistoiese: Claudio Sparacello (70'), Lorenzo Pinzauti (27')