Blue Team wins at the start

Without the cracks of HCB Südtirol Alperia (they can enjoy a few days off after their Champions Hockey League appearance), the Blue Team showed a respectable performance against the Asians from the first minute. 50 seconds had been played when Asiago crack Marco Rosa made it 1-0 and made his dream debut - it was his first game for the “Azzurri”. In the same third, Markus Gander made it 2-0, but the Blue team conceded a goal from Song Hyeong-Cheol nine seconds before the break.

A goal that did not worry the “Azzurri”: After the break, Anthony Bardaro, also a debutant, restored the two-goal lead after a power play situation (32nd), although this time the Asians also had Kim Ki -Sung has an answer ready (38th). It wasn't until the final third that Clayton Beddoes' team made things clear: first Rosa and then Simon Kostner sealed the deal for a 5-2 win.

Italy continues on Friday at 16 p.m. with the duel against Kazakhstan.

Euro Ice Hockey Challenge, 1st matchday Italy – South Korea 5:2 1:0 Rosa (0.50), 2:0 Gander (16.54), 2:1 Song (19.51), 3:1 Bardaro (31.23), 3:2 Kim (17.32), 4:2 Rosa (47.08), 5: 2 Simon Kostner (19.13)

Hungary – Kazakhstan 1:3 0:1 Savitsky (21.37), 0:2 Gurin (22.32), 0:3 Yakovlev (23.18), 1:3 Sziranyi (41.49) Table 1. Italy 3 points 2. Kazakhstan 3 3. Hungary 0 4. South Korea 0 The Italian squad for the EIHC Gate: Martino Valle Da Rin (HC Milan), Marco De Filippo Roia (SG Cortina)

Defense: Armin Hofer (HC Pustertal), Jan Pavlu (Heilbronner Falken/DEL2), Alex Trivellato (Krefeld Pinguine/DEL), Lorenzo Casetti (HC Asiago), Phil Pietroniro (HC Asiago), Michael Zanatta (SG Cortina), Tobias Brighenti (Rittner Buam), Enrico Miglioranzi (HC Asiago)

Attack: Raphael Andergassen (HC Pustertal), Markus Gander (HC Pustertal), Alex Frei (Rittner Buam), Simon Kostner (Rittner Buam), Matthias Mantinger (Wipptaler Broncos), Tommaso Traversa (HC Pustertal), Anthony Bardaro (HC Asiago), Riccardo Lacedelli (SG Cortina), Michele Marchetti (HC Asiago), Marco Rosa (HC Asiago), Marcello Borghi (HC Milan), Devin Di Diomete (SG Cortina)

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Blue Team wins at the start

The Italian national ice hockey team delivered a strong performance at the start of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Budapest, beating South Korea 5-2.

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