Ice HockeyParalympics 2014
Francesco A. Armillotta
Archived their first win in the Paralympics in Sochi, the blue team of ice sledge hockey has thus found the most natural way to get behind the defeats suffered heavy and too strict in recent days. The trimmed to 2-1 Korea puts the Italian team in a position to challenge Sweden tomorrow (17 pm Italian tv live on Rai Sport 2), fighting for the opportunity to enter the final for the fifth place. These statements by the team captain Andrea Chiarotti after the victory against the Koreans.
Tuesday 11 March 2014 6 minutes reading time
"Today went much better and we have to be happy - says a satisfied Chiarotti - we managed to do what was within our reach. Unfortunately, in the games of the past few days we played only the first two times in the right way, then we're lost. He recorded the disuse of playing games at this level, which has led us to take the above "Scoppola" the day before yesterday (0-7 against Russia, ed.) Today things are put in a different way: we were able to keep the whole game, because facilitated from going ahead. This has galvanized us. In most helped by the fact that the Koreans fell more among the "human" and less of "extraterrestrials". Although we have held up well with both of them (the U.S. and Russia, ed) early in the race. "
Looking to the next engagement, the path to the playoffs for the placings, has benefited, and much, victory against the Koreans. It will put the Blues in front of the worst ranked Group A, Sweden. "The next meeting with the Swedes? We tried to win today - says Chiarotti - just to meet the fourth of the other group. In practice, it is still the team that left more points on the road. On paper it should be more affordable opponents. "
On victorious 2-1 in Italy, stands out from the rotation 1 'goalie holder, Stillitano to make room for such Araudo. "The change of keeper? Gabriele Araudo was very good against Korea and we have to say that it was not his debut here in Sochi, because it had already been on the ice for a while, the day before yesterday. This does not mean no merit to what he had done Santino Stillitano earlier. If you think about the person with Russia, it must be said that they also had a completion percentage of 50%. In short, it depends also by the opponents you play against. I went to console the Koreans. It is part of respect for opponents, any team we face. But first, on the ice, he always gives his best. After all we were expecting a match aggressive on their part. But we must also ask the Russians if they expected a good performance ours. Even the Americans were surprised - says the captain and Italian-came to congratulate us after the opening match. A look at the previous results (1-5 and 0-7), one can draw any conclusions about our value. In fact they were, by favorites, to have the big pressure on him. Much more than us. Today we were able to just do what we knew. "
Andrea Chiarotti also faces an episode that saw the Russian team, loan equipment to race their Italian colleagues for today's match. "Russia has given us to borrow some clubs - the confirmation of Turin - but everything falls into this sport, where partnerships with other teams are established for some time. For example, the Norwegians gave us the first sleds and we were taught the sport by training together in the past. The Swedes still provide us with the slats. In those days we were expecting the arrival of bats in carbon arranged in Estonia, but there are not yet reached. The Russians had already received and we have given 4:00 to 5:00. It is seen that language difficulties have been less! In any case we are happy for their great fair play, but I think we would have given even the Koreans. "
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