FC Südtirol: Dirty victories always taste sweet

But that doesn't mean that FC Südtirol, who had four South Tyroleans in Tait, Fink, Cia and Brugger, didn't deserve the three points against Cuneo. The victory is okay - even if the FCS had to tickle all of their boxes to get the three points they had missed for seven games.

Unreasonable space conditions One thing in advance: The game in the Drusus Stadium was not an affair for football aesthetes. The ground was so soft and therefore bumpy and uneven that it could probably serve as a training ground for one or two motocross pilots. It goes without saying that this didn't result in a nice game. Fight and willingness to run were the defining elements of the game, which only became interesting from the 50th minute onwards. Previously, both teams mostly only tried to score goals with unsuccessful long-range shots. It wasn't until shortly after the break that some pepper and pep came into play: first Girasole curled a shot onto the crossbar, then Cuneos Rinaldi knocked down the FCS striker Spagnoli in kung-fu style, which is why he was consequently shown the red card.

FCS cannot initially capitalize on numerical superiority Now the white and reds took the reins, with the FCS defense mostly using long balls to feed their counterpart on the other side of the field. In most cases this didn't result in much that could be counted, as Cuneo cleverly closed the spaces at the back. As a result, Furlan (60') and Tulli (86') tried shots from outside - but were unsuccessful.

Tulli with the dirty hit With a minute to go, Kirilov was 1-0 up, but after a long ball he acted too hastily in front of Tunno. With that, many fans probably hung their heads as another draw seemed unavoidable. Not even close! After a commotion on the edge of the Cuneo penalty area, the ball bounced off Cavalli's thigh ideally into the path of Tulli, who was in a position that was highly suspected of being offside, but still scored the goal. The linesman immediately raised his flag and signaled for offside, but the referee saw better, overruled his assistant and gave the goal. A “dirty” victory that could perhaps herald a turnaround in the FCS.

Lega Pro, 25st matchday FC Südtirol – Cuneo 1:0 (0:0) FC South Tyrol (3-5-2): Coser; Mladen, Tagliani, Bassoli (36th Brugger); Tait, Girasole, Furlan, Cia (56th Kirilov), Fink (79th Lima); Spagnoli, Tulli Cuneo (3-5-2): Tunno; Quitadamo, Rinaldi, Conrotto; Franchino, Gatto, Cavalli, D'Iglio (91st Cristofoli), Bonomo (91st Ruggiero); Chinellato, Corradi (83. Gorzegno) Gate: 1:0 Tulli (90.) Red card: Rinaldi (51.)

The other games: Cremonese – Reggiana (Saturday, 15 p.m.) Cittadella – AlbinoLeffe (Saturday, 17.30 p.m.) FeralpiSalò – Pro Piacenza (Saturday, 17.30 p.m.) Pro Patria – Bassano (Saturday, 20.30 p.m.) Mantova – Padova (Sunday, 15 p.m.) Renate – Alessandria (Sunday, 15 p.m.) Pavia – Giana Erminio (Sunday, 17.30 p.m.) Pordenone – Lumezzane (Sunday, 17.30 p.m.)

Table 1. Cittadella 53 points 2. Pordenone 46 3.Bassano 43 4. FeralpiSalò 41 5.Alessandria 40 6. Pavia 39 7. Reggiana 37 8. FC South Tyrol 37 * 9. Padova 35 10. Cremonese 34 11.Cuneo 28* 12. Giana Erminio 27 13. Lumezzane 26 14. Per Piacenza 25 15. Renate 25 16. Mantova 22 17. Albino leff 15 18. Pro Patria 2 * One more game

SportNews / Thomas Debelyak

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