Clara & Co. are looking forward to their next success

Before the match, the Asians had one point more than the Azzurri because they had taken full points against relegation candidate Estonia. Italy, which had lost at the start against Ukraine and then defeated Japan in extra time, was therefore challenged if their dream of promotion did not collapse prematurely. With this conscience, Thomas Galimberti & Co. did not show a brilliant performance, but one that was good enough to win 6:4. The nimble South Koreans were superior to the Azzurri in the opening phase and deservedly led after 20 minutes. The 1-0 only came one second before the end of the period when Tommy Purdeller deflected a shot from Hyo Yun Kang with his skate that was unstoppable for goalie Damian Clara. The favorite's reaction took a while to arrive, but then followed in the second third: Purdeller won the puck behind the goal in the 35th minute and played it free to Alessandro Segafredo, who didn't have to be asked twice when he was alone in the slot. Less than a minute later, the strikers swapped roles: Segafredo assisted the free-standing Purdeller, who scored with a well-placed shot to make it 2-1. Shortly afterwards it was even 3-1 when Galimberti scooped up a puck. Sang Yeob Kim made it 3-2 before the second half-time break with a direct shot in the power play. An up and down In the final third, the Azzurri made things clear: first Alan Lobis benefited from some impressive work from Galimberti, then Leo Messner deflected a long shot unstoppably to make it 5-2. The decision? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that. South Korea didn't give up and thanks to a double strike it was 61:4 within 5 seconds. The Italy defense didn't cut a good figure, especially with the second goal. Then the big tremors began: South Korea had good chances, but there was no equalizer. Instead, the feared Segafredo-Purdeller combo made the decision on the other side. South Korea – Italy 4:6 Goals: 1:0 Kang (19.59), 1:1 Segafredo (34.11), 1:2 Purdeller (35.03), 1:3 Galimberti (36.48), 2:3 Kim (38.16), 2:4 Lobis (42.18), 2:5 Messner (42.53), 3:5 Moo Seong (47.22), 4:5 Kim (48.23), 4:6 Segafredo (55.42) The table Pos Country Games Points 1. Ukraine 2 6 2. Italy 3 5 3. Japan 2 4 4. South Korea 3 3 5. Poland 2 2 6. Estonia 2 1

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Clara & Co. are looking forward to their next success

Italy's U20 national team doesn't shine, but it wins: After beating Japan, head coach Giorgio De Bettin's team also beat South Korea on Wednesday at the 1B Division World Championship in Bytom, Poland.

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