Monday, January 29, 2007

Get Ready for a Rough Ride...

Venezia 2-2 Massese

This has to go down as another missed opportunity...even though we climbed back to the top of the table (on a joint basis).

We fought back from 1 down to take a 2-1 lead in the first half, but Massesse equalised halfway through the second and until that point were by all accounts the better team (Aprea had to save a penalty for us on the stroke of halftime).

However, Massesse then got a man sent off and we apparently went all out for a winner, but were unable to find one. The referee didn't help, failing to award a penalty for a clear foul on Rebecca, and then failing to award another for a handball in the area from a cross by Corradi.

Sadly, this result reflects the fact that we have yet to hit top gear again after the break, and a tricky away tie to Monza on Sunday doesn't look too appetising from that point of view (although Monza themselves seem to have suffered a loss of form recently). The form teams are Grosseto and Pisa, the latter managing a 1-0 win over league leaders Sassuolo.

The league table is incredibly tight, and a couple of results could see you plummet or climb very quickly. It's going to be a rough ride until the end of the season...

Serie C1/A:

1. Sassuolo P 20 W 9 D 7 L 4 GF 26 GA 15 Pts 34
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2. Venezia P 20 W 9 D 7 L 3 GF 25 GA 16 Pts 34
3. Pisa P 20 W 8 D 10 L 2 GF 15 GA 7 Pts 34
4. Grosseto P 20 W 8 D 9 L 3 GF 25 GA 18 Pts 33
5. Monza P 20 W 8 D 7 L 5 GF 23 GA 18 Pts 31
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6. Lucchese P 19 W 8 D 6 L 5 GF 26 GA 14 Pts 30 *
7. Cittadella P 20 W 7 D 9 L 4 GF 25 GA 19 Pts 30
8. Novara P 20 W 8 D 6 L 6 GF 24 GA 24 Pts 30
9. Pro Sesto P 20 W 7 D 6 L 7 GF 14 GA 13 Pts 27
10. Sangiovannese P 19 W 7 D 5 L 7 GF 26 GA 30 Pts 26 *
11. Massese P 20 W 5 D 10 L 5 GF 19 GA 19 Pts 25
12. Padova P 20 W 7 D 4 L 9 GF 20 GA 18 Pts 25
13. Pistoiese P 20 W 5 D 9 L 6 GF 16 GA 16 Pts 24
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14. Cremonese P 20 W 5 D 6 L 9 GF 20 GA 24 Pts 21
15. Pro Patria P 20 W 5 D 6 L 9 GF 15 GA 27 Pts 21
16. Ivrea P 20 W 6 D 2 L 12 GF 14 GA 25 Pts 20
17. Pavia P 20 W 4 D 5 L 11 GF 19 GA 32 Pts 17
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18. Pizzighettone P 20 W 2 D 8 L 10 GF 11 GA 28 Pts 14

*one game in hand

3 comments:

ginkers said...

Never trust those Pisans. Remember the old Tuscan proverb - "Better a dead man in your house, than a Pisan at your front door!" And watch out for Lucchese too. I think an away day to Tuscany should be on your travel agenda soon...

Spangly Princess said...

hahaha great proverb

martinobhoy said...

Have the Italian authorities suspended your blog? Have they decided it is unsafe to read? :o)