Excellence. Colligiana catches up in extremis with Poli

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COLLIGIANA: Subs: Bacciottini, Bartalini, Mussi. Coach: Mocarelli.

AFFRICO: Burzagli, Guarducci, Rocchini, Nuti, Longo (K), Vaccari, Tamburini (20' st Bertelli), Gori (1' st Stella), Russo, Papini (40' st Bianchi), Tacconi (35' st Sbrogi). Available: Virgili, Centrone, Petrini, Renzi, Mecocci. All.: Villagatti.

networks: 20' st Papini (A), 45' st PoliReferee: Giannini (Pontedera).

Footnotes: corners 8-4; Vaccari cautioned; recovery time 0' pt, 6' ss.

COLLE VAL D'ELSA - The challenge between Colligiana e Affrico, with the red and whites finding the equaliser in extremis and defending second place. The match was hard-fought from the first minutes, with the two teams facing each other openly and alternating forward. In the 18th minute Carlotti came close to scoring with a header, but the ball was deflected just wide of the post. Following a corner, the red and whites twice came close to scoring, but Affrico managed to clear.

The answer comes in the 29th minute, when the guests open up a gap and get to the conclusion, but a Colligiana defender deflects it into a corner. The red and whites close the first half on the attack, but they fail to find the right gap to take the lead. The home team's push continues in the second half: after eight minutes Lunghi tries, but he sends it high from a good position. In the 20th minute, however, Affrico takes the lead, thanks to a goal by Papini. Colligiana tries to react: in the 30th minute Baccani tries, but Burzagli deflects it into a corner. Colligiana, however, does not give up, and at the end Poli scores the equalizer. In the final minutes, the red and whites even come close to winning, but the result does not change.

Mark Brunelli