Italy’s path to the 2024 IIHF World Championships in the First Division, Group A opens with a victory currently taking place at the Sparkasse Arena in Bolzano. In fact, the Blue Team defeated Romania in the debut match of the world championship event with a score of 6-1.
In the other matches played today, South Korea beat Slovenia 4-2, while Hungary got the better of Japan with a score of 3-1. The Blue Team will return to the ice on Tuesday 30 April at 7.30 pm against the Japanese.
THE NEWS OF ITALY-ROMANIA 6-1
The match broke the deadlock after 5.03pm with Salinitri scoring the 1-0 goal on an assist from Trivellato. Catenacci doubled the lead at the end of the first half with the 2-0 goal at 19:46. Romania reacts at the start of the second period with Reszegh scoring the 1-2 at 26:15, but Italy is not distracted and extends the lead.
Frank makes it 3-1 at 35:27, then Salinitri scores again at 38:50 on an assist from Frigo after a power-play action. We move on to the third period and Italy continues to keep its foot firmly on the accelerator, scoring with Marchetti’s 5-1 goal at 47:44, before Kostner’s 6-1 goal at 51:27 .
