Italy defeats Austria

1250 spectators did not miss the Italian national team's first test match in the Intercable Arena. The relatively large crowd is not least due to the fact that six HC Pustertal players wore azure blue uniforms. Like the entire Italian team, they fought bravely against the strong Austrians, who had more of the game for long stretches, but ultimately had to admit defeat 1-2. On Saturday, coach Greg Ireland was able to field the team that will fight to stay in the league at the World Cup in Finland - with the exception of the injured Daniel Frank and the players from AlpsHL champions Asiago. Of the 23 players listed on the game sheet, twelve came from South Tyrol. They will also be sent onto the ice by the Canadian trainer in less than 24 hours when the return match takes place in Innsbruck at 14.30 p.m. About the game: The Azzurri knew that Austria had a better, more balanced team structure and would therefore have more shares in the game. They accepted this, prepared for a defensive battle and devoted themselves to defending the goal, which was guarded by the strong Andreas Bernard. On the offensive, however, the Ireland troops were repeatedly dangerous through counterattacks. The interim 1:1 by Ivan Deluca was symbolic of this. The highlights The two teams choose a careful pace, and there are no highlights for the time being. After an initial scan, Nico Feldner and Stephan Deluca shake the fans in the stands awake. Shortly before the end of the third, Austria was able to play on the power play - and celebrated a little later when Ali Wukovits, lying on the ground, lost out to Andreas Bernard. Italy's goalkeeper is responsible for preventing Austria from increasing the score to 2-0 in the second third. Instead, Ivan Deluca equalized after a solo effort initiated by Patrick Demetz. A dream combination leads to the winning goal: Matthias Mantinger penetrates the offensive zone, serves Alex Petan, who passes the puck between his legs to Marco Sanna and watches as he catches David Kicker between the pads. Shortly before the end, Petan ensures the final point with a bang against the post. His conspicuous cousin Dante Hannoun provided the pass. National team, international match: Italy: Bernard (Fadani); Trivellato-Di Perna, Spornberger-Pietroniro, Glira-Pavlu, Defrancesco-Demetz; Mantinger-Petan-Sanna, Felicetti-Kostner-Tedesco, Frigo-Hannoun-Insam, Ivan Deluca-Berger-Kasslatter, Stephan Deluca. Coach: Ireland Austria: Kickert (Schmidt); Hackl-Maier, Brunner-Vallant, Wimmer-Zündel, Kragl-Schnetzer; Wukovits-Haudum-Feldner, Zwerger-Rauchenwald-Kraus, Huber-Baumgartner-Obersteiner, Macierzynski-Achermann-Schwinger. Coach: Bader Gates: 0:1 Wukovits (19.21), 1:1 Ivan Deluca (38.07), 2:1 Sanna (46.46) Viewers: 1250

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Italy defeats Austria

Italy's national ice hockey team achieved a prestigious victory in the first test match of the World Cup preparations on Saturday: Alex Petan & Co. brought Austria to its knees in Bruneck.

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