Done: Italy defeats Hungary and returns to the ice hockey Olympus

The encounter between Italy and Hungary did not have the same drama as two years ago, when an overtime goal from Helfer decided between joy and sorrow, but it was definitely a thrilling test of strength. It was only Pat Iannone's goal ten minutes before the end that secured victory for the "Azzurri", who now face an almost meaningless game against Kazakhstan on Saturday. Only the world ranking points could be an advantage in order to create a better starting position at the A-WM next year.

Play on a knife's edge

On Friday, the recovered Giulio Scandella was allowed to appear at this World Cup for the first time. He was called up alongside Rob Sirianni and Nate DiCasmirro, but Alexander Egger moved back to the defensive and formed a defensive duo with his Bolzano teammate. Dave Borrelli was inserted as a center on the fourth line.

As is so often the case at this World Cup, Italy came out of the locker room full of steam and took the lead after just 2.46:1 minutes. Vince Rocco shocked the Hungarian fans with his second goal of the tournament. However, this was quickly resolved again, because when Trevor Johnson was stewing in the cooler, Arpad Mihaly, who was unforgettable in Bolzano, took advantage of the advantage situation to make it 1-XNUMX. Both teams then pushed for the opening goal, but their respective defensive lines withstood the pressure.

Iannone shoots Italy to victory

In the final third, a real ice hockey thriller developed, in which Pat Iannone was clearly supposed to play the leading role. It was the HCP striker who shot Italy into ice hockey heaven after 50.41 minutes. Diego Kostner, who was once again extremely strong, did the preparatory work before Iannone drove the puck into the back of the net to make it 2-1. At this point the Pokel team was operating with one more man on the ice. The “Azzurri” then built a real offensive bulwark around goalkeeper Adam Dennis, which did not falter even when Hungarian goalie Levante Szuper made room for another field player. The longed-for promotion of the Italians was now complete and the celebration knew no bounds after the final siren.

Diego Kostner: “There is a lot of passion and team spirit in this victory”

Immediately after the end of the game, one of the newcomers, Diego Kostner, was the first to speak: “I am overjoyed to be part of this success. We really deserve promotion. Our line harmonized brilliantly, but the decisive factor was the unified team performance. There is a lot of passion and team spirit in this victory.”

Hungary – Italy 1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:1)

Hungary : Levente Szuper (Miklos Rajna), Bence Sziranyi, Tamas Sille, Viktor Tokaji, Balazs Goz, Andras Horvath, Viktor Szelig, Tamas Pozsgai; Balazs Ladanyi, Istvan Sofron, Istvan Bartalis, Marton Vas, Janos Vas, Janos Hari, Andras Benk, Ladislav Sikorcin, Arpad Mihaly, Krisztian Nagy, Gergo Nagy, Balint Magosi Coach: Rich Chernomaz

Italy : Adam Dennis (Andreas Bernard); Christian Borgatello, Armin Helfer, Dan Sullivan, Trevor Johnson, Armin Hofer, Stefano Marchetti, Alexander Egger, Andrea Ambrosi; Markus Gander, Anton Bernard, Marco Insam, Giulio Scandella, Nate Di Casmirro, Rob Sirianni, Nicola Fontanive, Diego Kostner, Pat Iannone, Vince Rocco, Luca Felicetti, Dave Borrelli Coach: Tom Pokel

Tore : 0:1 Vince Rocco (02.46), 1:1 Arpad Mihaly (06.15 PP), 1:2 Pat Iannone (50.41 PP)

shots on goal : Ungheria 30 (9, 10, 11), Italia 21 (6, 9, 6)

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)

3rd matchday, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 South Korea – Japan 5:6 (0:1, 3:3, 2:2) Italy – Great Britain 5:1 (1:1, 1:0, 3:0) Kazakhstan – Hungary 1:2 (0:0, 1:1, 0:1)

4th matchday, Friday, April 19, 2013 Kazakhstan – South Korea 4:2 (3:0, 1:0, 0:2) Japan – Great Britain 4:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1) Hungary – Italy 1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:1)

The table:

1. Italy 12 points (15:3) 2. Kazakhstan 9 (15:6) 3. Hungary 7 (11:10) 4. Japan 6 (13:10) 5. South Korea 2 (11:19) 6. Great Britain 0 (3:13)

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Done: Italy defeats Hungary and returns to the ice hockey Olympus

Two years after their last triumph, Italy's national ice hockey team is celebrating promotion to the world group again in Budapest. In front of around 10.000 frenetic fans in the SportArena, the “Blue Team” defeated the home team 2-1 and thus secured immediate promotion.

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