The under 18 elite hockey championship returns to Civitavecchia. After the success of the 2019/20 edition, another team succeeds in the ambitious goal of becoming Italian champion of the queen category of youth teams. In the final they defeated Asiago Vipers 2-1 after two extra times, after extra time was needed to decide the winner in the semi-finals (3-2 against Milan) and in the groups (3-2 against Cittadella).
The match was very tactical and emotional with sudden flare-ups. After the dockers’ advantage, in the second half the game didn’t change its face until the final minutes when Asiago was forced to press on the accelerator to try to equalize, which they managed to do with 2 minutes from the end with Vellar. In overtime the two teams played without taking risks, first Mollica prevented a huge chance from Asiago, then captain Ruggero Meconi scored the 2-1 goal on the counterattack which made PalaMercuri explode with joy. The Snipers are the Italian champions. Ruggero Meconi was awarded best player of the tournament. The sports delegate of the Municipality of Civitavecchia, Matteo Iacomelli, and the president of FISR Lazio, Antonio Varacalli took part in the awards ceremony. The national youth finals (under 14 and under 18) were played at the PalaMercuri in Civitavecchia.
