Alex Egger: “The Great Britain game is trend-setting”

In the Italian national team camp, the news of South Korea's surprise win against Hungary was greeted with joy. This has made the resurgence mission a lot easier, although the Blue Team is now challenged.

Italy has it in its own hands If the Pokel protégés put Great Britain in their place on Wednesday, they could tackle the rest of the program against the stronger teams from Hungary and Kazakhstan in the best conditions. However, Tom Pokel forbade his players from calculating any results. You should concentrate on the essentials. “South Korea's victory is a pleasant surprise, but nothing more,” explains captain Alexander Egger, who is fully focused on the match against Great Britain: “We have to defeat the British in order to achieve our goal of returning to the World Group. to hold on. We’re only marginally interested in the other teams’ slip-ups.”

The third group game will take place on Wednesday at 16 p.m. against the national team from Great Britain, which already has no chance of promotion after defeats against Hungary (2:4) and Kazakhstan (0:5). “I know David Clarke (formerly Alleghe, editor's note) and Ashley Tait (Ritten, editor's note) from the English team. They are certainly not to be underestimated. If we stay true to our new system, i.e. the aggressive offensive game, we will leave the ice as winners. Some mechanisms still need to be refined, but I am convinced that we will continue to improve from game to game,” promises Egger.

Live on TV

Good news for local ice hockey fans: the matchday three between Italy and Great Britain will be broadcast live on television. SportItalia will broadcast from 16 p.m.

Results Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Group A - Budapest (HUN) 1st matchday, Sunday, April 14, 2013 Japan - Kazakhstan 2:5 (1:1, 1:2, 0:2) South Korea - Italy 0:4 (0:1, 0:2, 0:1) Great Britain - Hungary 2:4 (1:0, 1:3, 0:1)

2nd matchday, Monday, April 15, 2013 Italy - Japan 4:1 (1:0, 2:0, 1:1) Kazakhstan - Great Britain 5:0 (2:0, 1:0, 2:0) Hungary - South Korea 4:5 nP (3:0, 1:1, 0:3, 0:0)

The table:

1. Kazakhstan 6 points (10:2) 2. Italy 6 (8:1) 3. Hungary 4 (8:7) 4. South Korea 2 (4:9) 5. Japan 0 (3:9) 6. Great Britain 0 (2:9)

The rest of the Italians' World Cup program: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 16 p.m.: Italy - Great Britain Friday, April 19, 2013, 19.30:XNUMX p.m.: Hungary - Italy Saturday, April 20, 2013, 16 p.m.: Italy - Kazakhstan

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Alex Egger: “The Great Britain game is trend-setting”

Before the “Azzurri’s” last three decisive World Cup games, captain Alexander Egger took the floor: “Against South Korea and Japan, the only thing that counted was the three points, but we realized that we still have to improve. The game against Great Britain is now pointing the way.”

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