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03:30 Korea is now trying to tighten the pace to try to get even closer in terms of the score, but Italy holds its own.
05:40 The second minute of the Korean powerplay has also passed. The Blue Team starts again with De Luca.
06:40 The first minute of numerical inferiority for Italy has passed.
07:43 Tense stories between Mantenuto and Shin: Mantenuto suffers a two-minute penalty.
10:00 We are halfway through a very intense second period. Previously, chance for Marchetti: watch out for goalkeeper Jung Ho Ha.
10.15 Reply in front of Clara! Italy is saved somehow.
12:00 Coach Pelino’s men now on the ball: Mantenuto is everywhere.
1.30pm Now Korea tries to apply pressure, Italy responds blow for blow but runs into a “forbidden release”. We return to the defensive third for the Azzurri, who today wear the white shirt.
3.56pm The Blue Team seems to have found some momentum again, especially with Mantenuto.
5.30pm Now the Koreans are trying to raise the pace, we’ll see how Italy reacts.
18:51 South Korea scores! Sanghoon Shin finds the net to close the gap: Clara can’t do anything about the Asian’s long-range shot. Italy-South Korea: 4-1.
LET’S START ONCE AGAIN! THE SECOND PERIOD STARTS.
We’ll be back later for the story of the second half.
00:00 SO WE GO TO THE FIRST INTERVAL! Italy-South Korea 4-0.
00:09 FRAAAAANK, melee! Italy scores poker, also validated by the referee team, and closes the first period with a very very convincing approach.
02:00 Last one hundred and twenty seconds of this first period.
02:50 Chance for Catenacci, effective save in two periods by Jung Ho Ha.
03:17 The Asian powerplay ends, once again without any goals on the scoresheet.
04:33 Nice save by Clara! The blue goalkeeper responds presently to the Korean attack.
05:20 Penalties for Italy: Jason Seed goes to the penalty box for two minutes.
06:40 GOOOOL OF ITALY! The “Blue Team” gets the hat trick with Kostner who, in the melee in front of the Korean cage, proves to be the quickest in going to the net. Italy-South Korea 3-0.
07:30 Two minute penalty given to Sanghoon Shin.
07:44 Italy now tries to move back into the attacking third to hunt for a new goal.
09:00 Clara’s save arrives, which she blocks in the glove! The Korean powerplay is over.
10:00 Italy inferior for another minute.
11:00 Catenacci is sent off for two minutes for an irregular charge against an opponent.
11:04 So far, Italy has produced around ten shots, only three from the Asians.
12:00 Now a reaction from South Korea is awaited.
1.30pm DOUBLE ITALY WITH MAINTAINED! Incredible action by Frigo and especially Frank, with the latter serving the assist in the center which Mantenuto arrives to make it 2-0.
2.00pm Not many opportunities for now, great battles on the boards.
3.54pm The various lines of the two teams begin to alternate.
5.15pm Moment of great intensity on the track. The puck goes “up and down” from one side of the court to the other.
7.02pm Melee in front of Italy’s goal! Italy calls the challenge because the match officials awarded the goal to Korea, but the video clearly shows that the Asian goal was scored with the hand. Goal disallowed.
7.13pm We’re off again!
7.39pm NOW LUCA FRIDGE! Wide shot from outside the Italian player who puts it under the intersection. Italy-South Korea 1-0.
YES GO!
3.59pm Damian Clara will be the Azzurri’s goalkeeper for this match.
15.59 Exchange of pennants between Larkin and the captain of Korea.
3.57pm The public begins to “warm up” the match with warm cheering.
3.55pm We’re there now, a few more minutes and it will be time for Italy-South Korea.
3.50pm The entire contribution of the Sparkasse Arena will be needed to push the Azzurri, who so far have put together two victories (one in extra time) and two defeats (one in extra time), for a total of 6 points.
3.45pm The teams are on the track for warming up.
3.40pm Coach Pelino’s “Blue Team” will now be able to focus with less tension on the match against South Korea, thinking only of winning to try to obtain promotion to the Top Division.
3.35pm Friends, the first news: by virtue of the 4-2 inflicted by Romania on Japan, Italy has the arithmetic certainty of having already achieved salvation.
Good afternoon friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE text of Italy-South Korea, a match valid for the fifth and final day of the First Division of the 2024 Ice Hockey World Championships.
Against the Asians, coach Pelino’s “Blue Team” is playing for everything: either an incredible chance of promotion to the Top Division or a sensational splash in the Second Division. Italy is currently at 6 points, together with Romania (but at a disadvantage in the direct clashes with the Azzurri), Slovenia at 9 is already certain of promotion, while Hungary at 8 does not want to waste its chance. Italy qualifies for the Top Division if:
- Wins against South Korea in regular time and Hungary loses in regular time against Slovenia, already promoted (Italy 9, Hungary 8: Romania’s result is irrelevant, however behind Italy as they were defeated by the Azzurri in the direct clash ).
- Wins against South Korea in regulation time, Hungary loses in extra time or on penalties against Slovenia, already promoted, and Romania wins in regulation time against Japan (Italy, Romania and Hungary at 9: Italy promoted for the ranking avulsa).
- Wins against South Korea in extra time or on penalties, Hungary loses in regulation time against Slovenia, already promoted, and Romania wins in extra time or on penalties against Japan (Italy, Romania and Hungary at 8: Italy promoted by the separate ranking).
If, however, Italy, Korea and Japan all finished 6th at the bottom of the general rankings of these First Division World Cups, Italy would be relegated by virtue of the separate rankings. For this to happen, Italy would have to lose in the 60 minutes of regulation against South Korea, who would then gain the advantage against the Azzurri, while Japan would have to win in overtime against Romania; and even in that case, given that the Japanese beat the Koreans, a disadvantageous situation would be created for Italy.
Let’s remember the time of the three matches on the agenda today: 12.30pm Romania-Japan, 4.00pm Italy-South Korea, 7.30pm Hungary-Slovenia.
OA Sport offers you the LIVE text of Italy-South Korea, fifth day of the First Division of the 2024 Ice Hockey World Championships. The first puck of the match will move at 4.00 pm at the “Sparkasse Arena” in Bolzano which will try to push the Azzurri towards victory. Have fun with our real-time news.
