Serie B (Week 19) : Novara defeats Ascoli 3-1
ITALY, Dec. 19, 2015 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 19: 6 wins in a row for Novara. After their success against Spezia, Livorno, Virtus Lanciano, Perugia and Trapani, the Biancoazzurri continued their sensational form in the Serie B with a 3-1 victory over Ascoli this Saturday.
Novara dominated the first half thanks to goals from Galabinov Andrey ('6) and Gonzalez Pablo ('43). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Biancoazzurri further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Viola Nicolas with just 2 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Novara Calcio climbed to second place with 39 points from 19 games, 2 points behind FC Crotone.
View : Full Serie B table (as of December 19, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crotone | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Novara | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Cagliari | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 37 |
| 4 | Bari | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Cesena | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Brescia | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Pescara | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Virtus Entella | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Perugia | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Avellino | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Trapani | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Spezia | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 25 |
| 13 | Pro Vercelli | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Livorno | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Ternana | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Latina | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 21 |
| 17 | Modena | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Vicenza | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 |
| 19 | Salernitana | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 | Ascoli | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 17 |
| 21 | Virtus Lanciano | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Como | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2015-2016
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Overview
Ascoli Calcio 1898
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Como 0-4 Ascoli (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Salernitana 2-0 Ascoli (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Livorno - Ascoli (23 Dec.)
Novara Calcio
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Novara 4-0 Brescia (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Novara 4-1 Trapani (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Novara - Cesena (23 Dec.)
Ascoli
1:3
Novara
1:3 (0:2)
- 19 December 2015
- 15:00
- ascoli-piceno
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crotone | 41 |
| 2 | Novara | 39 |
| 3 |  Cagliari | 37 |
| 4 |  Bari | 35 |
| 5 |  Cesena | 31 |
Week 19 Results
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
 | Modena | 2-0 | Salernitana | |
 | Perugia | 4-1 | Livorno |  |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | Virtus Lanciano | 1-2 | Pescara |  |
| Ascoli | 1-3 | Novara | ||
| Cesena | 4-0 | Ternana |  |
| Como | 0-1 | Avellino |  | |
 | Latina | 2-2 | Crotone | |
 | Trapani | 1-1 | Pro Vercelli |  |
 | Brescia | 1-1 | Spezia |  |
 | Virtus Entella | 4-1 | Vicenza |  |
| Cagliari | 18:00 | Bari | |