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Matchday 8 in Serie B, Bundesliga and BundesligaII

October 2nd, 2009

Match day 8 in Serie B had only Ascoli and Sassuolo playing. 6th placed team Ascoli faced humiliating 1-5 home defeat against 4th placed team Sassuolo tonight in Serie B. Sassuolo opened scoring in the 2nd minute with Polenghi but 7 minutes later Bernacci equalized for the home team. The match looked in balance for some time but Noselli scored a hat trick with two of his goals coming in the first half and the third in the second. Martinetti added the 5th goal for the night in the 64th minute to the delight of the away team.

Similarly in Germany, Matchday 8 in Bundeliga saw Schalke 04 playing at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. Schalke 04 climbed up to third place in the league table with a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt tonight.

Tonight’s action in Bundesliga II saw Energie Cottbus scoring a late equalizer against Alemannia Aachen. Fandrich scored in the 80th minute to give the away team 1 point from the match. Duisburg defeated Union Berlin 3-1 at home with the help of Larsen who scored a hat trick tonight. Union Berlin managed to score a goal late in the match with the help of Biran in the 82nd minute.

Koblenz faced a 0-1 home defeat against Oberhausen. König scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute. There was also a match between Bundesliga III teams Holstein Kiel and VfB Stuttgart (Am) tonight. The match ended in a 2-0 home win for Holstein Kiel.

Match Day 7 in Serie B

September 28th, 2009

This week’s fixtures saw Fronsione maintaining its position at the top of the table with 14 points. Brescia lost its second place to Torino and slipped to fourth as they lost against Grosseto. Most of the teams are placed according to goal difference as they seem to have the same points.

Torino, Ascoli, Brescia and Padova are placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th in the table with 13 points each. Cesena, Ancona and Empoli securing 6th, 7th and 8th places with 12 points each. Lecce and Sassuolo are 9th and 10th with 11 points 10 points respectively. Grosseto and Reggina are next with 9 points each.

Vicenza, Cittadella, Gallipoli, Piacenza and Triestina secured the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th places with 8 points each. Modena is next on 18th place with 7 points. Albinoleffe and Crotone are 19th and 20th with 5 points each. Mantova and Salernitana sit at the bottom of the table with 3, and 2 points respectively.

Of the eleven matches played this week, 6 of them ended in draws and the remaining 5 ended in favor of the home team. Padova, Vicenza and Salernitana played against Gallipoli, Triestina and Ascoli. All three matches ended in a goalless draw. Sassuolo vs. Cesena and Albinoleffe vs. Crotone ended in 1-1 draw while Frosinone vs. Torino ended 2-2.

The teams that registered home wins this weekend were Empoli, Lecce, Grosseto, Ancona and Reggina vs Cittadella, Mantova, Brescia, Modena and Piacenza respectively. Empoli scored a late goal in injury time to secure 3 points against Cittadella. The winner that left home fans ecstatic was scored by 30 year old Italian midfielder Francesco Marianini.