VENICE (ITALPRESS) – Two games in one. First half distinctly Friulian prerogative, second all of Venice, in the end it is the Venetians who take advantage of numerical superiority and overturn the score in a Penzo seething with passion. It starts at 100 mph with the teams doing battle. A shot by Nicolussi Caviglia, parried by Giannetti, followed by an attempt by Ducan (6′). Karlstrom misses a deflection, Yeboah doesn’t power his shot, Okoye blocks. At 19′, however, the zebras make their breakthrough. PAyero recovers the ball, serves it to Iker Bravo, who feeds it to Lovric: precise shot and 0-1. Four minutes and Venezia goes gondola. Stankovic deflects, Pohjanpalo is anticipated, the ball gets to Iker Bravo who jumps opponents like skittles before mocking a guilty Stankovic. Udinese could also score the third goal at 29′ with Payero for Bravo, ball to Lucca who shoots right-footed volley. Stankovic, this time, makes a decisive intervention saving the Veneti. The Friulians continue to have the reins of the match until 41′, when Duncan directs for Pohjanpalo with Giannetti knocking him down in the box. Penalty that the same orange and green bomber scores. In the second half, ready to go and Duncan (2′) almost equalizes, Touré gets sent off at 9′, Venezia believes and equalizes with a free kick by Nicolussi Caviglia at 12′. The Penzo is bedlam, Busio exhilarates Okoye who also parries a Pohjanpalo shot (15′), Bijol doesn’t trouble Stankovic (20′) then Ellertsson crosses clear (28′) but Pohjanpalo misses at the second post by a whisker. When the equalizer seemed to be established a Kabasele’s galling hand, reviewed by Var, gave the penalty which Pohjanpalo converted sending Venice into ecstasy. In the recovery the hosts closed in and safeguarded the precious success in the salvation key.- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
