Welcome to the match between Novara Calcio and Cittadella town

1'

Marco Cervato tried to twist past Silverio Rossi but Silverio Rossi denied.

2'

Piermarco Nicolosi swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

3'

Dionisio Merola attempted to lift the ball forward but Gabriele Zanetti read the game well to intercept the ball.

4'

Ivano Conti dribbled past Silverio Rossi.

Ivano Conti attempted to loft the ball to a team-mate but Luca Romagnoli showed great composure in intercepting the ball.

6'

Ivano Conti tried to skip past Alessandro Barone but Alessandro Barone cleanly tackled the ball.

7'

Giampaolo Galimberti went by the challenge of Piero Portoghese.

Giampaolo Galimberti dribbled past Gabriele Zanetti.

Giampaolo Galimberti flicked the ball over Piero Portoghese's head !.

Giampaolo Galimberti curled a shot from an angle but Michele Ficini managed to block the shot.

10'

Duilio Abbatelli put some curve on the shot from long range but Alessandro Barone scrambled the ball away.

11'

Nicola Garfagnini escaped from the challenge of Luca Romagnoli and shot a hopeful chance from long-range.

It went just wide by Nicola Garfagnini ... He will have kicked himself for missing that chance.

12'

Luca Romagnoli was shown a yellow card.

Marco Cervato skipped easily past the challenge of Silverio Rossi.

Marco Cervato played a lovely ball for Ivano Conti, Luca Romagnoli stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

A spectacular looking overhead kick from Ivano Conti but the shot cannoned off Roberto Mesto.

13'

Duilio Abbatelli played a wonderful ball for Giacomo Favre, Giacomo Favre picked up on the ball before Antonio Stella could intercept.

Giacomo Favre tried his luck from a distance but Alessandro Barone got himself between the ball and goal.

14'

Giampaolo Galimberti attempted to lift the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Piero Portoghese.

15'

Antonio Stella tried to play a long ball but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Giacomo Favre.

16'

Giampaolo Galimberti tried to pass it high to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under too much pressure from Luca Romagnoli.

17'

Luca Romagnoli attempted to lob the ball forward but Nicola Garfagnini intercepted the pass.

19'

Marco Cervato tried to play a long ball but Silverio Rossi found himself in the way of the ball.

20'

Gino Calligaris attempted to lift the ball forward but Silverio Rossi got in the way of the ball.

21'

Giampaolo Galimberti's corner was cut out easily by the opposition.

22'

Gabriele Zanetti turned on the ball to leave Nicola Garfagnini standing.

Gabriele Zanetti tried to get the ball across but he got too much purchase on it as he was under pressure from Dionisio Merola.

24'

Giampaolo Galimberti ran up to take the corner.

Secondo Turchi climbed above Roberto Mesto, then made an attacking header.

Gianni Imperatrice did well to tip it over the bar.

25'

Giampaolo Galimberti tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but Massimiliano Boerio got to the ball first.

26'

Ivano Conti tried for goal from the freekick. But Ivano Conti blazed it over the bar.

28'

Giampaolo Galimberti tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

29'

Marco Cervato span past Silverio Rossi.

Marco Cervato tried his luck with a medium range chip but the shot was charged down by Luca Romagnoli.

30'

Marco Cervato tried to dribble past Luca Romagnoli but his possession is lost through a tackle by Luca Romagnoli.

31'

Duilio Abbatelli took the ball confidently past Alessandro Barone.

Duilio Abbatelli span past Antonio Stella.

A float cross was delivered by Duilio Abbatelli , Alessandro Barone missed his interception.

Secondo Turchi beat Roberto Mesto to the ball, then headed it to the goal.

But Secondo Turchi didn't connect properly and sent the ball wide ... He should have hit the target at least.

32'

Antonio Stella made an attempt to move the ball forward but his possession was lost through a tackle by Giacomo Favre.

33'

Marco Cervato dribbled confidently past Silverio Rossi.

Marco Cervato made a pass to Ivano Conti, the ball was picked up by Ivano Conti before Luca Romagnoli could cut it out.

Ivano Conti found a perfect spot and fired in a shot at goal. Michele Ficini didn't read the game well enough to block it.

the ball went into the net despite of Gianni Imperatrice's attempts to clear the ball away. ... Ivano Conti found the net !!! ... He dived onto the grass with arms and legs outstretched !

Novara Calcio 1 - 0 Cittadella town

34'

Piero Portoghese looked certain to score from long range but Nicola Garfagnini closed down the space.

35'

Michele Ficini tried to pass it high to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Giacomo Favre.

36'

Block tackle from Piero Portoghese, easily dispossessing Marco Cervato before Marco Cervato tried to get onto the pass.

37'

Marco Cervato attempted to feed the high ball but Luca Romagnoli cut it out easily.

38'

Nicola Garfagnini attempted to loft the ball to a team-mate but it was well intercepted by Luca Romagnoli.

39'

Ivano Conti had a crack at goal from the freekick. The wall deflected the shot and the ball went wide.

41'

Duilio Abbatelli jinked past Alessandro Barone.

Duilio Abbatelli did his best to get the ball into the area but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Antonio Stella.

42'

Ivano Conti fired in the freekick. Gianni Imperatrice did well to tip it round the post.

43'

Alessandro Barone could not stop Duilio Abbatelli going past him.

Duilio Abbatelli flicked the ball over Antonio Stella's head !.

Roberto Mesto blocked Duilio Abbatelli in a good, clean tackle before Duilio Abbatelli tried to fire in a shot at goal.

44'

Giampaolo Galimberti gave the corner straight to the opposition.

45'

Corner taken by Antonio Stella and cut out by the opposition.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was the end of the first half which Novara Calcio took the lead.Novara Calcio had 64% possession in the match, while Cittadella town had 36%. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

48'

Dionisio Merola tried to lift the ball forward but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Silverio Rossi.

50'

Marco Cervato had little in the way of options and elected to try a long-range chip. Silverio Rossi approached too late to clear the danger.

But it was horribly wide of the target ... It was an epic miss.

51'

Marco Cervato tried to take the ball past Silverio Rossi but Silverio Rossi nicked the ball from the toes of Marco Cervato.

52'

Perfectly timed block tackle by Michele Ficini before Giacomo Favre attempted to deliver the ball.

53'

Giampaolo Galimberti tried to get past Piero Portoghese but Giampaolo Galimberti lost out to Piero Portoghese.

54'

Giampaolo Galimberti faked a shot before cutting Piero Portoghese in a different direction.

Giampaolo Galimberti failed in his attempt to jink past Gabriele Zanetti.

55'

Nicola Garfagnini went by the challenge of Gabriele Zanetti.

Nicola Garfagnini played it past Piero Portoghese.

Nicola Garfagnini tried to use his skill to go past Michele Ficini but Nicola Garfagnini lost the ball to Michele Ficini's block tackle.

56'

Marco Cervato took the ball past Silverio Rossi.

Marco Cervato tried to play it past Luca Romagnoli but Marco Cervato lost the ball to Luca Romagnoli.

57'

Giacomo Favre dribbled past Alessandro Barone.

Giacomo Favre made a pass to Duilio Abbatelli , Antonio Stella tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Duilio Abbatelli put a float cross , Alessandro Barone stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Secondo Turchi headed at goal but Roberto Mesto headed the ball clear.

59'

Antonio Stella directed the ball to Silverio Rossi, Giacomo Favre missed his interception.

Silverio Rossi tried to get onto the pass but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Duilio Abbatelli .

61'

Giampaolo Galimberti lifted the corner kick into the area but it was cleared by the opposition.

62'

Piero Portoghese could not stop a confident Giampaolo Galimberti going past him.

Giampaolo Galimberti tried to cross into the box but he misjudged the cross as he was under pressure from Gabriele Zanetti.

63'

Duilio Abbatelli took the ball past Antonio Stella.

Duilio Abbatelli attempted to loft the ball to a team-mate but Alessandro Barone found himself in the way of the ball.

67'

Duilio Abbatelli made an attempt to move the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he had been pressured by Alessandro Barone.

68'

Duilio Abbatelli skipped easily past the challenge of Antonio Stella.

Duilio Abbatelli tried an audacious lob from 30 yards but Alessandro Barone managed to block the shot.

69'

Giacomo Favre executed a block tackle on Antonio Stella before Antonio Stella tried to get onto the pass.

70'

Giampaolo Galimberti faked a pass then cut Piero Portoghese in a different direction.

Giampaolo Galimberti tried to score from medium range but Gabriele Zanetti succesfully won the ball from him.

72'

Gabriele Zanetti made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but Ivano Conti blocked it.

73'

Marco Cervato attempted to lob the ball forward but it was intercepted by Luca Romagnoli.

74'

Nicola Garfagnini skipped past the challenge of Silverio Rossi.

Duilio Abbatelli received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Nicola Garfagnini, Duilio Abbatelli trapped the ball nicely before Luca Romagnoli could reach it.

Duilio Abbatelli had a crack at goal but Michele Ficini got in and cleared the danger.

75'

Giampaolo Galimberti had the strength to hold off Silverio Rossi.

Giampaolo Galimberti failed in his attempt to play it past Piero Portoghese.

76'

Giampaolo Galimberti tried an audacious lob from 30 yards but Piero Portoghese threw himself in front of the shot.

77'

Antonio Stella made an attempt to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Giacomo Favre.

78'

Duilio Abbatelli tried to chip the ball forward but Antonio Stella did well to pick out and intercept that pass.

79'

Nicola Garfagnini attempted to pass it high to a team-mate but Michele Ficini blocked it.

80'

Giacomo Favre attempted to lob the ball forward but Antonio Stella read the game well to intercept the ball.

82'

Duilio Abbatelli dribbled past Alessandro Barone.

Duilio Abbatelli got the float cross in from the wing, Antonio Stella couldn't cut it.

Michele Ficini won the aerial challenge against Secondo Turchi, then used his head to clear the ball.

83'

The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Efisio Nicchi .

Ivano Conti tried to lob the ball forward but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Silverio Rossi.

84'

Giampaolo Galimberti tried to sprint past Gabriele Zanetti but Gabriele Zanetti cleanly tackled the ball.

85'

Giampaolo Galimberti swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

86'

Giampaolo Galimberti tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

88'

Marco Cervato delivered the ball to Nicola Garfagnini, Nicola Garfagnini latched onto the ball before Silverio Rossi could cut it out.

Nicola Garfagnini powered past Luca Romagnoli!.

Nicola Garfagnini hit it high and hard towards goal but Roberto Mesto blocked the shot.

89'

Piero Portoghese stabbed the ball forward for a team-mate but The ball cannoned off Dionisio Merola.

90'

Marco Cervato tried an audacious lob from 30 yards but Silverio Rossi hoofed the ball clear.

End Match Novara Calcio 1 - 0 Cittadella town