Italy dispatches Kazakhstan with a shutout win

The “Azzurri” got rid of all the jams in the third World Cup game and shot their way to their second victory in the Hungarian capital with a clear 3-0 win against the previously unbeaten Kazakhs.

The Blue Team's performance was particularly strong in the first third, in which they achieved their best tournament performance to date. Already in the 6th minute, Salzburg crack Peter Hochkofler was there after a rebound and hit the empty goal. Diego Kostner also scored four turns from close range. He was set up in an exemplary manner by Marco Insam before beating Kazakhstan goalkeeper Henrik Karlsson at the second attempt. His counterpart, Andreas Bernard, was able to easily defuse the few shots on his goal.

Diego Kostner celebrates after his goal to make it 2-0. © IIHF

Things continued in a similar way in the second third: Kazakhstan seemed to be trying hard, but could do little against Italians who were keen to play and had strong finishing skills. In the 26th minute, defender Sean McMonagle took heart from the blue line and hammered the goal into the net to make it 3-0. Afterwards, Italy shifted down two gears, but without running the risk of losing their clear lead - even when Kazakhstan had the advantage several times. Bernard, who would later be named “Man of the Match”, fended off all 37 shots at his goal and in the end it was a confident 3-0 win.

The team of selection coach Clayton Beddoes now has a day of rest before they try to defend their top position in the penultimate World Cup game against Great Britain on Friday (19.30 p.m.). World Championship Division I, Group A 3st match day: Italy - Kazakhstan 3:0 (2:0, 1:0, 0: 0) 1:0 Peter Hochkofler (5.18), 2:0 Diego Kostner (9.37), 3:0 Sean McMonagle (25.26) The table: Pos Nation Games Points 1. Italy 3 6 2. Kazakhstan 3 6 3. Poland 2 3 4. Hungary 2 3 5. Great Britain 2 3 6. Slovenia 2 0 The rest of the “Azzurri” program: Friday April 27th (19.30:XNUMX p.m.): Italy – Great Britain Saturday, April 28th (16 p.m.): Slovenia – Italy

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Italy dispatches Kazakhstan with a shutout win

Two days after the defeat against hosts Hungary, the Italian national team returned to the road to success at the World Cup in Division I in Budapest - and in impressive fashion.

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