Guinness PRO12: Treviso 13-16 Munster
Last Updated: 28/02/16 4:51pm
Ian Keatley kicked Munster to a nail-biting 16-13 victory at Treviso in a tight Guinness PRO12 encounter.
The fly-half won the game for his side with two second-half penalties as the Munstermen came back from a 10-5 deficit to triumph at Stadio Monigo.
It was an important win for Munster, who remain within touching distance of the play-offs with the win in Italy.
Munster drew first blood with 11 minutes gone when South African wing Gerhard van den Heever went over for an unconverted try, but the home side responded by going in front when No 8 Robert Barbieri crossed and full-back Jayden Hayward slotted the conversion to hand his side a 7-5 lead which they held onto until half-time.
Keatley denied Hayward a try of his own after the break when the fly-half just beat him to touch down after a foot race, but the Treviso man extended his side's advantage in the 53rd minute with a penalty after Munster were caught offside.
Centre Francis Saili then made it 10-10 shortly before the hour mark when he chased down full-back Andrew Conway's kick to touch down, and Keatley was again unsuccessful with his conversion attempt.
Hayward and Keatley then traded penalties to leave the score at 13-13 with 12 minutes remaining before the Munster No 10 landed another shot at goal with five minutes from time.
It was a nervy finish for the visitors as prop Dave Kilcoyne was yellow-carded with three minutes left on the clock, but they managed to hang on for victory.
