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Retrace the great performance of our national team thanks to the contribution of the Italian Federation of Ice Sports we thank them.
Monday 12 May 2014 4 minutes reading time
A 58 seconds from the end of the game, the network gave Markus Gander today'' s Italy 2-1 success over France and his first victory at the World Cup 2014. Despite winning a photo finish, the Azzurri have deserved the success, especially for as it is seen in the first thirty minutes of the game. Shares, pressure, scoring chances and two power play opponents thwarted.
France is however the first to go-ahead with Meunier-guard. The Azzurri d'' do not lose heart and two more warnings late draw in power play with Scandella: Finally a favorable bounce and get the first Italian network in Minsk 2014. The third time he sees the pace of decline'' Italy: France took advantage of that large tracts settles permanently in its third d ' 'attack. Beautiful, that already early in the race had saved his door with some great goalkeeping by quarter, must work overtime and makes them well. And in a minute from the end of the play decisive Gander with the complicity of Tudin and Larkin. A key victory for the'' target salvation: the day after tomorrow, after the turn off, the Azzurri will face Denmark in a game that can'' other be decisive for the fate of Italian.
These other races'' s Italy in the qualifying round: Tuesday 13/05 16:45 Italy-Denmark; Wednesday 14/05 16:45 Italy-Czech Republic; Friday 16/05 16:45 Canada-Italy; Saturday 17/05 20:45 Slovakia-Italy; Monday 19/05 20:45 Italy-Sweden.
This'' today in the same group of the blue, they also played the match between Denmark-Norway and Sweden-Czech Republic-fought victory in the first game for the Norwegians that are imposed by 4 to 3 on the Danish rivals, after being passed disadvantage at the end of the first half. '' In another meeting, a race even more fought with the Swedes who have maintained their unbeaten in this tournament only to the shootout, thanks to the decisive penalty saved by Nilsson which set the final score 4 to 3.
In group B took to the runway Germany-Latvia, Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia and Finland. The Baltic Germans exceed 3 to 2 and go up to third place in the group. The Belarusian hosts redeem the goaleada suffered in the opening match and dismiss the practice Kazakhstan with a resounding 4 to 1.'' The last game of the evening saw two of the main candidates battling for the final podium is went to Russia and Finland has passed 4 to 2. For the Finns than today's the second consecutive defeat in this event and at the time you are together with Switzerland at the bottom of the standings.
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