Fatal final minutes: Italy suffers third World Cup defeat

Italy's third appearance in the title fights in the cathedral city had something of a déjà vu experience: While Alexander Egger and Co. thought they were on the winning track against Slovakia with 64 seconds left, they were 79 seconds away from overtime against Latvia. At that point, the 1-1 score seemed very unfortunate for the Azzurri, who had been completely convincing over long stretches.

First things first: Marco Insam gave Italy a 4-1 lead in the 0th minute when one of his dreaded wrist shots hit the top corner. Afterwards, Italy dominated the game for long stretches, but scored an equalizer in the 13th minute. When Morini was left in the cold because of a controversial penalty, Andris Dzerins scored on a pass from former Bolzano player Guntis Galvins. As a result, a duel developed at eye level, in which the defensive lines of both teams allowed few scoring chances. The Azzurri seemed to have everything under control - until 79 seconds before the end. Once again it was Dzerins who gave Bernard the advantage with a shot between the leg guards and secured Latvia's victory.

While the Eastern Europeans continue to score full points with their third win en suite, Italy continues to struggle in the bottom of the table to stay in the world group. The next mammoth task for Mair's protégés follows on Wednesday in the duel against the USA.

Italy - Latvia 1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:1) 1:0 Marco Insam (3.38), 1:1 Andris Dzerins (12.09), 1:2 Andris Dzerins (58.41)

The World Cup results in Cologne:

Italy - Latvia 1:2 Germany - Russia 3:6 USA - Sweden 4:3 Italy - Russia 1:10 Germany – Sweden 2-7 USA – Denmark 7:2 Latvia – Slovakia 3:1 Sweden – Russia 1:2 a.t. USA – Germany 1:2 Latvia – Denmark 3-0 Slovakia – Italy 3:2 a.t.t.

The Italians' further program:

Wednesday, May 10th (16.15:XNUMX p.m.): Italy - USA Friday, May 12th (16.15:XNUMX p.m.): Italy - Sweden Saturday, May 13th (20.15:XNUMX p.m.): Italy - Germany Monday, May 15th (16.15:XNUMX p.m.): Italy - Denmark

The table:

1. Latvia 9 points 2. Russia 8 3. ONE 6 4. Sweden 4 5. Germany 3 6. Slovakia 2 (-1 game) 7. Italy 1 8. Denmark 0 (-1 game)

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Fatal final minutes: Italy suffers third World Cup defeat

It seems like magic for the Azzurri at the current World Cup in Cologne: in the landmark duel against Latvia, a late goal deprived Italy of their deserved rewards. The Blue Team lost 1:2.

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