Ice Hockey
Francesco A. Armillotta
The road map is perfect and says two out of two. And Sochi 2014 is not so far away the blues er. The National Paralympic sledge hockey beat Japan 2-1 in the second match in the qualifying tournament for the next Winter Paralympics.
Tuesday 22 October 2013 9 minutes reading time
The men trained by Massimo Da Rin bend an obstacle much more difficult than the opponent faced nell'esordio yesterday (Great Britain beat 8-0), Japan silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games. The ranking of the repechage round, which is being played at Palatazzoli of Turin, Italy sees well in the head with a full score. All this, of course, waiting for the South Korea-Sweden-Germany and Great Britain, which will complete the program in the afternoon of the second day.
Italy starts with the right nastiness combined with excellent speed of thought ed'esecuzione. The opportunity arises immediately with a shootout. But the top scorer blue Planker, it loses the right moment to skewer the goalkeeper Japanese Nagase, also because of an unfortunate bounce on the ice Palatazzoli. At that point, the tension could play a bad joke Italians. But the failed chance curries kids Da Rin, who took the lead thanks to a shot of the defender Balossetti, well served by Florian Planker.
It is the fourth minute of a race began to skyrocket by the Italians. Japan suffers stroke and blues seem in full control of the match, constantly occurring in the frontcourt thanks to the speed of steps accompanied by movements extremely lucid in combinations of attack. The doubling is in the air and materializes shortly after the tenth minute. It is still on the South Tyrolean Planker (already scored a brace with Great Britain) to pierce the goalkeeper Asia. The blue is fully deserved 2-0 by Italy, confirming dell'impietoso comparison of shots taken (13-2 to the hosts).
The second period is rough, resistance accompanied by good defensive performance already received in the first 15 minutes. The effort to Japanese groped recovery is sterile and only produces a shot on goal from the far defender Araudo rejected. Italy is the most dangerous forward, even if the opportunities are not exploited to triple.
It starts after the last interval 2-0 blue, the practice could closed with the blue power play in the opening time for the expulsion of irregular Annaka per charge, but the men of Da Rin miss the knockout blow. The battle on the ice is getting harder, thanks to the brave resistance of the Japanese, coupled with a visible physical decline of the Italians. So arrives the goal of Misawa, bravo to exploit a defensive distraction: Araudo with a shot from distance that has not appeared irresistible. It is the minute 6:27 and guests experience a comeback.
There are still opportunities for trips, blue, always with Planker on an assist by Rose (the two are among the best Italian axis). Japan tries to believe in the same. The technician Nakakita try the move of the sextet of movement: the move producing the last shot but not the Japanese Suda misses the target. Explodes the exultation of the blue team, acclaimed by 1130 attendance cheering and warm in the stands in Turin.
At the end of the game, the players of the national team are justifiably pleased with the performance victorious and suffered, pushing Italy towards a qualification in advance that could come as early as tomorrow against Germany (in case of favorable results in other races). Coach Massimo Da Rin praised the character of his own: "We have produced more than 20 shots in the Japanese port, well most of the race yesterday. Sure, there are things to fix, but I can not ask for too much intensity to my players, since many of them are 40 year olds. The goal conceded? There can be, especially after a game so tight. But we beat a team very well equipped - while the rest of the tournament, it seems optimistic - in addition to Korean, the other teams are within our reach. Winning the next with Germany, we could have the pass. But look at us, we do not think the results of the adversaries. "
It enjoys the title of MVP Florian Planker, author of the winning goal and an assist light blue, in the report of the end of the game. The attacker blue has not made the error condition on the penalty in the opening: "There's a very strange ice and the error has come for that too. I was angry about the error, but the anger has served me later. Now we are lacking a victory that we would take a decisive step for the qualification. "
The Italian captain Andrea Chiarotti is satisfied for the beautiful and hard-fought victory. The Piedmont emphasis is also placed on the value of the opponent Japanese: "We have the utmost respect for the team silver in Vancouver, are a strong team and they have proved returning to the game. Maximum fair play their part and hope to win the next three games to qualify - we have to wait to celebrate the math, some have 6 points after two races is an important step towards Sochi. Tomorrow will defy Germany, you may find themselves facing a race from inside or outside and will surely give the maximum. "
So tomorrow Italy could celebrate in advance to qualify for the Paralympics in March. The event is scheduled for tomorrow, for the third day of the first against the Germans at 9:55. Match broadcast live on TV Raisport 2.
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