Match Report
7 points and 1 places separated them: Pistoiese 2nd with 73, Giana Erminio 1st with 80. Pistoiese had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Pistoiese were scoring 1.47 and conceding 0.84, Giana Erminio 2.03 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Giana Erminio were unbeaten in 10, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Stadio Marcello Melani in Pistoia, capacity 13,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Giana Erminio led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.