Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Montebelluna 11th with 45 points, Virtus Bolzano 17th with 24, 21 apart. Virtus Bolzano ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Montebelluna ran at 1.03 scored and 1.21 conceded, Virtus Bolzano at 0.74 and 1.53.
Virtus Bolzano had gone 8 games without a win. Montebelluna had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Virtus Bolzano, 1.
The match was played at Stadio San Vigilio in Montebelluna (capacity 1,900). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.