Without any effort: Italy also defeated South Korea

The match in the atmospheric Motorpoint Arena (which seats more than 10 fans) was definitely not one for the neutral ice hockey connoisseur. On the one hand, because the two teams are too far apart in terms of quality and so there was never any tension. On the other hand, because the flow of the game was repeatedly broken by countless penalties. It won't matter to the Azzurri, after all they are at the top of the table thanks to the clear 000-6 win. Mike Keenan's team doesn't want to give up this position until the end - even if two nations are promoted.

The Canadian trainer made a change compared to the Romania game: He sent Damian Clara, who was only 18 years old, who can have legitimate hopes for this year's NHL draft, in place of Justin Fazio in goal. The Pusterer repaid this trust with a sparkling clean performance. The fact that he conceded a goal after a trespass from the team in front of him didn't tarnish it. Clara exuded an extraordinary sense of calm, always kept her perspective in heavy traffic and hardly allowed any ricochet. In short: the South Tyrolean once again provided a sample of his great talent.

Despite the clear final score, not everything went as planned: The Azzurri had another tough time in the power play, but at least scored a goal with one more man shortly before the end. Even in the build-up game, sloppiness creeps in. But things went even better in the outnumbered game: Luca Frigo & Co. not only destroyed all five opposing power plays, they also scored a shorthander. However, the Azzurri are also aware that Romania and South Korea are not yardsticks. On Tuesday (17 p.m.) Poland will demand significantly more from Italy. The highlights Perfect rotation After a Zanetti pass, Phil Pietroniro pulls away from the slot, goalie Matt Dalton is able to parry, but Daniel Mantenuto reacts quickly and puts the puck under the crossbar with a turning shot. HCB combination Mantenuto is in the middle again: the Italian-Canadian, outnumbered, circles around the opponent's goal, the Koreans leave Luca Frigo completely free in front of the goal and the score is 2-0. Mantenuto's pass is worth seeing. Larkin's hammer Thomas Larkin scores his fourth goal in the second game. The captain coldly hammers an abandoned puck into the corner with a slap shot. Frigo times two After losing a target in the neutral zone, Frigo approaches Dalton alone and defeats him with a precise shot over his leg pads. Tired of goals The fans get to see three more goals in the final phase. First Kisung Kim cosmeticizes the result, just nine seconds later Brandon McNally completes a counterattack before Mantenuto makes it 6-1. Italy – South Korea 6:1 Italy: Clara (Fazio); Larkin-Spornberger, Pietroniro-Trivellato, Miglioranzi-Insam, Glira-Gios; Tedesco-Petan-Miceli, Zanetti-Mantenuto-Frigo, Brunner-Hannoun-Marchetti, Deluca-McNally-Traversa. coach: Keenan

South Korea: Dalton (Lee); Seungjae Lee-Nam, Oh Song, Yoo-Boem Suk Lee, Jee-Yunsuk Lee; Kisung Kim-Sangwook Kim-Yoon Seok Kang, Shin-Ahn-Jeon, Young Jun Lee-Park-Geonwoo Kim, Jeong-Minwan Kang-Sihwan Kim. coach: Woojae Kim

Gates: 1-0 Mantenuto (4.31), 2-0 Frigo (14.55), 3-0 Larkin (39.57), 4-0 Frigo (45.05), 4-1 Kisung Kim (48.17), 5-1 McNally (48.26), 6 :1 Mantenuto (50.05)

The further results Lithuania – Romania 2:3 Great Britain – Poland 5:4 aet

The table Pos Country Games Points 1. Italy 2 6 2. Great Britain 2 5 3. Poland 2 4 4. Romania 2 3 5. Lithuania 2 0 6. South Korea 2 0

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Without any effort: Italy also defeated South Korea

Italy's national ice hockey team is still on target at the Division IA World Championship in Nottingham (England). After the easy opening win against Romania, the Blue Team also fulfilled their duty against South Korea.

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