A draw that boosts morale, standings but above all confirms the growth of a team that never wants to give up. Messina took home a point in the very complicated away match at Sambiase: the equalizer in the 94th minute was Touré (third goal of the season) who made the most of an assist on a bicycle kick from Elia. Only one point is missing to cancel the very heavy -14 in the standings. Now Messina is only at -1 and is already targeting the first opponents at the bottom of the table.
Returning to Messina, not the best performance of the season for Messina, however capable of snatching a golden draw from “D’Ippolito” of Lamezia, which, as mentioned, is worth -1 in the standings and -7 from the playouts. Lamezia took the lead in the 17th minute of the first half with Haberkon, who mocked Sorrentino with a poisonous trajectory just outside the area following an assist from Diogo. Third goal in a row for the Argentinian and a dedication to Coriano, a teammate who had to have cruciate surgery. In the second half the guests tried to react and Romano tried to change things with substitutions, even if he didn’t have many offensive weapons given that Roseti was forced to withdraw shortly before kick-off (Fravola lined up in his place with Tesija alongside Toure). Elia, who was supposed to go to the stands, instead enters and with a bicycle kick in full injury time (94′) finds a sensational assist for Toure who scores.
Regret for Mister Lio’s Calabrians, who could have closed the match but were less than cynical. Despite this, the seventh useful result in a row was achieved. The Peloritani, on the other hand, prove to be a team that never gives up and earns a precious point in their bid for salvation.