Draw for Triestina in the first leg of the first national round of the play-offs: against Benevento ends 1-1. Grand first half of the Union, which goes into half-time with a narrow 1-0 lead thanks to Redan, but drops in the lead recovery and is taken up by a pearl from Lanini.
Bordin shuffles the cards, re-proposing the almost disappeared D’Urso (for El Azrak) and Redan (in front with Minesso), we’ll see each other again Struna in defense (Moretti out) e Petras plays on the left. Start at a good pace on both sides, with the Union trying to attack high and Benevento acting as a throw-in. Correia tries from outside after 15′ but sends it wide, but in the middle the home team appears a little exposed and the Campania region has space to restart, even if they don’t take advantage of it. At 25′ Triestina passes: great play by Vallocchia Redan who strikes Paleari with a right-footed shot to the near post. The advantage gives wings to the home eleven: Petrasso comes close to the top corner from a free kick, a shot from Germano deflected by a defender hits the post, then Vallocchia hits the crossbar with a swing from outside, Redan concludes an excellent counterattack with a right-footed shot saved by the visiting goalkeeper. All in 10′, but at half-time it was 1-0.
Aperutra in the second half with a left-footed shot from D’Urso which ends up not far wide. Agostino lands badly and has to be replaced by Matosevic after an hour of play: bad injury for the halberd goalkeeper. Benevento takes the field, Triestina also seems to suffer physically. Bordin tries to give oxygen to the team with the entrances of El Azrak and Ballarini for Minesso and D’Urso. A badly managed counterattack by Ballarini opens the action to the visitors’ 1-1 draw, the result of a great goal from Lanini. Anzolin For Petras and Ciofani for Struna are the latest moves of the halberd bench. In the final, Matosevic’s miracle on Ciciretti and Pinato’s goal disallowed (previous foul on Rizzo): it ends 1-1, the only match without the away victory for the top seed.
TRIESTINA – BENEVENTO 1-1
(first half 1-0)
GOAL: 25′ st Redan, 31′ st Lanini
TRIESTINA: Agostino (15′ st Matosevic), Malomo, Struna (36′ st Ciofani), Rizzo, Germano, Correia, Vallocchia, D’Urso (22′ st Ballarini), Petrasso (36′ st Anzolin), Minesso (22′ st El Azrak), Redan. (Diakite, Gunduz, Lescano, Jonsson, Fofana, Celeghin, Crosara, Moretti, Pavlev, Vertainen available). All. Bordin
BENEVENTO: Paleari, Berra, Capellini, Viscardi, Improta, Talia (29′ st Perlingieri), Nardi (36′ st Agazzi), Simonetti (36′ st MEccariello), Pinato, Ferrante (15′ st Ciciretti), Lanini (36′ st Bolsius). (Manfredini, Giangregorio, Masciangelo, Karic, Kubica, Marotta, Ciano, Rillo, Starita, Carfora are available). All. Auteri
REFEREE: Mattia Caldera from Como (assistants Marco Matteo Barberis from Collegno and Matteo Cardona from Catania, fourth official Marco Emmanuele from Pisa, VAR Marco Serra from Turin, VAR assistant Daniele Minelli from Varese)
NOTE: Pinato sent off after the final whistle; D’Urso, Redan, Nardi, Ballarini booked; corners: 1-2; injury time: 1′ and 5′
