A legitimate but not comfortable victory for the Sassari team against Pontedera. The winning goal (1-0) was scored in the first half by Michele Carboni, who thus marked his debut as a starter. For the rest, a lot of Torres and little Pontedera, who closed up a lot, counting only on long throws for the powerful centre-forward Italeng, even if on a couple of occasions the young team led by Menichini (Mazzone's assistant at Cagliari) was able to create some danger.
Chronicle. Risk in the 3rd minute, Vitali takes advantage of a slide by Idda and from the bottom right crosses in, but the ball is back for Italeng who was in front of the empty goal. Opposite thrill in the 6th minute when Zamparo tries to act as a tower, the ball bounces and almost goes over the goalkeeper who lifts it over the crossbar. In the 10th minute great action by Torres with first touches that lead to a shot by Fischnaller deflected by the defense. On the corner Carboni tries a turn, but the shot has no power.
Fabriani's recovery was providential in the 21st minute, when he tackled Vitali just as he was about to shoot after receiving the assist. In the 22nd minute, Fischnaller triangulated with Carboni but the ball bounced badly and the South Tyrolean kicked awkwardly. In the half-hour mark, left back Perretta made a good run and crossed from the edge, on the opposite side Italeng rose but headed the ball too close and the ball bounced high. In the 33rd minute, Zamparo received the ball with his back to the goal and turned well, but the shot was deflected by the defender. Liviero tried from outside in the 41st minute, crossing the shot: it went just wide. In the 41st minute, Fischnaller won a free kick from the edge of the area on the left: he took a sharp right-footed shot which the goalkeeper miraculously deflected onto the crossbar, but Carboni was there and corrected for his first goal in red and blue . In the 45th minute, Zamparo counterattacks on the right but once in the area, under pressure from the defender, he is unable to finish.
In the second half Carboni lights up, Fischnaller in the 57th minute fakes the pass and goes into the area: from an angled position he takes the outside of the net. In the 68th minute Fischnaller counterattacks inspired by Brentan and the defense is saved. Also in the 77th minute Torres poorly manages a counterattack in numerical superiority with Mastinu who receives in the area but instead of shooting tries an unlikely last pass. In the 90th minute Torres counterattacks two against one: Masala serves Diakité on the right who, betrayed by the rebound of the ball, misses the goal with a diagonal .
