A real slap in the face for Torres, who dominated the first half hour, where they could have scored three goals, then gave away a penalty to tie the game, and conceded a goal in the 92nd minute courtesy of Mawete, whose goal was initially disallowed and then validated after reviewing the footage. A truly undeserved 2-1 defeat, as the Sassari team created more opportunities and played a better attacking game.
Torres dominated the first half, dominating the Livorno penalty area for half an hour, creating four clear chances: Mastinu played a pass near the right post to Zecca, who fired it onto the woodwork; Martinez was quick to come out and deny Di Stefano in the 5th minute; Brentan fired a weak shot in the box in the 19th minute, following a pass from Scotto, who shortly after attempted a long-range effort, forcing the home goalkeeper to parry it. The goal came in the 30th minute, with Pennington feeding Di Stefano: a shot from a very angled angle. Torres took a breather, Livorno pressed forward, and on a run of play, Berto's pass in the box was short and mistimed. Aramu took it and, as soon as he felt Pennington's touch from behind, dived to the ground and won the penalty. Di Carmine converted from a very angled angle.
On the rebound, Di Stefano's header grazed the post, then Zaccagno came out well to deny Di Carmine. The game seemed on track for a draw, but the defense failed to respond to a pass; Mawete ran forward, stopped it with his chest, and turned it into the net. The goal was initially disallowed, but after the footage was released, the referee reversed his decision.
