Italy ends Euro Challenge with narrow defeat

In the final match against the tenth in the world rankings from Latvia, in which Maksims Sirokovs from Vipiteno was used, selection coach Stefan Mair had the goalkeepers Alex Caffi and Thomas Tragust each play for around 30 minutes. Otherwise, he used the same line composition as in the 3-0 win against Japan.

In the first third, the Azzurri were unable to repeat their good performances from the first two games and found themselves in danger again and again against extremely dangerous Latvians. After just over a minute of play, Aleksej Sirokovs gave the hosts the lead after a commotion in front of the Italian goal. The Blue Team was initially unable to react.

Bernard creates tension

Only after the first break was the Mair team able to make the game more open. Nevertheless, Latvia hit the mark again: this time it was Jekabs Redhlis who hit the mark with a direct shot. A little later, Caffi made way for Tragust, who would go on to celebrate a mini shutout. From then on, Italy took the scepter into its hand.

Shortly after the second break, Anton Bernard let the tension build up again. He took advantage of the space available to him and shot the puck into Kreuzeck to make it 1-2. The Azzurri then threw everything forward again, but Brian Ihnacak, Diego Kostner and Joachim Ramoser missed their best chances. So in the end it was a narrow defeat.

Mair: “A unity is growing here” With three points from as many games, Italy takes third place in the final ranking of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge. More than the results, head coach Stefan Mair is optimistic about his boys' performances: “I would like to thank all the players. You have shown an exemplary attitude here in Latvia. Everyone always fought for everyone and always showed full commitment. A really strong unity is forming here. The many young players showed great performances, and the two goalkeepers were also able to impress in the three games. It is now important to continue on this path.”

Latvia - Italy 2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 0:1)

Latvia : Ancs; Sevcenko-Pujacs, Sirokovs-Redhlis, Demiters-Anderson; Bukarts-Pavlovs-Cipulis, Brahmanis-Sirokovs-Kass, Marenis-Bicevskis-Kulda, Hvorostinins-Zabis-Lipsbergs Coach: Miluns

Italy : Caffi (from 28.03 Tragust); Trivellato-Larkin, Gellert-Hofer, Glira-Oberdorfer, Hofer-Zanatta; Zanette-Ihnacak-Spinel, Ramoser-Bernard-Insam, Frigo-Kostner-Gander, Deanesi-Frank-Castlunger Coach: Mair

Tore : 1:0 Sirokovs (1.07), 2:0 Redhlis (23.58), 2:1 Bernard (53.00)

The results of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Latvia:

Thu. 5 November Belarus - Italy 1-0 Latvia - Japan 5:4

Fri. 6 November Italy - Japan 3-0 Belarus - Latvia 4:3

Sat. 7 November Japan - Belarus 0:3 Latvia – Italy 2-1

The table:

1. Belarus 9 points 2. Latvia 6 3. Italy 3 4. Japan 0

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Italy ends Euro Challenge with narrow defeat

At the end of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Liepaja, Latvia, the Italian national team had to admit defeat to the host nation 1:2. Nevertheless, after the three days of the tournament, the positive impressions outweigh the negatives.

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