World Cup: Italy defeats Ukraine after extra time

Coach Stefan Mair's boys got off to a strong start on Monday evening and created several top-class chances. After less than two minutes of play, Brian Ihnacak, who had already been on the scoresheet in the opening match against Poland, tried it. As time went by, Ukraine found its way into the game more and more, with Andri Mikhnov in particular being able to shine. After around ten minutes of play, Markus Gander had the opening goal on his stick, but an opponent was able to fend off the puck with his skate. As a result, the Ukrainians became dangerous a few more times, but Andreas Bernard was always there and so the players went into the dressing room for the first time when the score was 0-0.

The leadership of the “Azzurri” does not last long The short break seemed to have benefited the Blue Team, who had to make do without the injured Diego Kostner from the final minutes onwards. In the 24.26. In the minute they used a power play situation in their favor, with Ihnacak putting the “Azzurri” in front with a precise shot. Italy's leadership was not to last long. Just a minute later (26.25 minutes) Ukraine equalized with Viktor Zakharov, who used a pass from Bondaryev.

In the final third, Italy's opponents got off to a better start. Roman Blagy had a top-class opportunity in the power play, but he had to miss it. The “Azzurri” reacted immediately. In a situation with a majority, Ramoser and Ihnacak put a lot of pressure on the opponent's goal, but they were also denied a goal. Nothing changed in the score during regular time, so the game went into extra time.

Insam scores after 16 seconds This only lasted 16 seconds. Marco Insam withstood the opposition's pressure, shot twice and finally hit the mark on his second attempt. The referees took advantage of the video evidence before declaring the goal valid.

Italy – Ukraine 2:1 aet (0:0, 1:1, 0:0, 1:0) Gates: 1:0 Brian Ihnacak (24.26), 1:1 Viktor Zakharov (26.25), 2:1 Marco Insam (60.16)

Ice Hockey World Cup, 1st Division Group A in Krakow (Poland) The results from the second matchday (Monday, April 20, 2015) Kazakhstan - Hungary 5:0 Italy - Ukraine 2:1 aet Japan - Poland 0:2

The table:

1. Kazakhstan 6 points (10:2) 2. Italy 5 (4:2) 3. Poland 3 (3:2) 4. Hungary 3 (4:7) 5. Ukraine 1 (3:7) 6. Japan 0 (2:6)

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