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| Serie B: Advantage Rimini |
Saturday 6 June, 2009 |
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Ancona kept their Serie B hopes alive by snatching a late equaliser at home to Rimini in the first leg of relegation play-outs.
The two sides go head-to-head in the hope of avoiding the same fate as already relegated Treviso, Avellino and Pisa.
It didn't take long for Rimini to find a way through, as Pagano sprung the offside trap on La Camera's long ball to drill past goalkeeper Da Costa.
Ancona fought back with a Miramontes free kick, while Docente had two counter-attacks go awry.
The home side seemed done for and it would be incredibly difficult to recover from a home defeat in this two-legged affair.
However, with three minutes to go Mastronunzio snatched a potentially decisive equaliser that gives Ancona hope.
The second leg at the Stadio Neri in Rimini is on June 13.
Ancona 1-1 Rimini
Scorers: Pagano 16 (R), Mastronunzio 87 (A)
Ancona: Da Costa; Turati, Rincon, Vanigli (Langella 79), Rizzato; Surraco, Catinali, De Falco, Miramontes (Soddimo 54); Colacone (Eusepi 70), Mastronunzio
Rimini: Agliardi; Catacchini, Vitiello, Augustyn (Rinaldi 65), Bravo (Pezzi 83); Basha, Frara, La Camera; Ricchiuti (Paraschiv 70); Pagano, Docente
Ref: Banti
Attendance: 6,947
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