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Chris Atkin goes over for Salford's second try| Salford (12) 14 |
| Tries: Costello, Atkin Goals: Sneyd 2 Drop-goals: Sneyd 2 |
| Wakefield (10) 13 |
| Tries: Lyne, Hall Goals: Lino 2 Drop-goal: Lino |
Marc Sneyd's golden-point drop-goal earned Salford a third Super League win in five games and condemned Wakefield to a fifth straight defeat.
It was 13-13 on full-time, Mason Lino's penalty levelling for Trinity before he and star man Sneyd traded drop-goals.
The hosts had led after four minutes when Ryan Brierley sent Matty Costello through a gap to go under the posts.
Trinity replied through Corey Hall and Reece Lyne before Chris Atkin gave Salford a 12-10 lead at the break.
Despite the victory, Salford stay in fourth but are now level on points with third-placed Wigan, while Trinity remain without a point at the foot of Super League.
The Red Devils scored the opener through a nice move which saw the ball moved wide and Brierley draw two defenders before feeding Costello to cross, with Sneyd adding the extras to make it 6-0.
Trinity, who had not scored a point and conceded a total of 96 in their past three games, brought their try-scoring drought to an end after 11 minutes when Jorge Taufua made a break down the left and found the supporting Hall who stretched to score.
Lino converted to level things up at 6-6 and the visitors took the lead after 24 minutes when Lyne went over the whitewash.
However, they could not stay in front through to half-time as the Red Devils moved through the phases, resulting in Atkin powering over and Sneyd converting to make it 12-10 at the break.
Neither side were able to make any headway in an error-strewn opening to the second period, with the first points of the half coming with 10 minutes remaining as Lino slotted a penalty to level the scores at 12-12.
Sneyd sent over a drop-goal on 73 minutes to edge the hosts 13-12 in front but Lino replied two minutes later to restore parity.
Both then missed drop-goals in the closing stages of normal time, but it was Sneyd who held his nerve to slot the winning kick in extra time to seal an 85th-minute win.
Salford: Brierley, Sio, Cross, Costello, Williams, Croft, Sneyd, Ormondroyd, Ackers, Vuniyayawa, Wright, Watkins, Atkin.
Interchanges: Stone, Addy, Dupree, Sidlow.
Wakefield: Atoni, Hood, Whitbread, Ashurst, Pitts, Crowther, Lino, Smith, Taufua, Hall, Lyne, Kershaw, Kay.
Interchanges: Battye, Eseh, Bowes, Hewitt, Butterworth.
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