The Ampezzo people fight to the end with the Slovenian battleship Finucci’s goal of hope is useless and on Thursday there is Vipiteno
CORTINA
The comeback at Cortina fails: at the Olimpico it ends 3-1 for Jesenice. The strong Slovenian battleship wins and convinces by demonstrating its full potential. The Ampezzo people, however, do not disfigure, showing good things, making too much mistakes at the beginning, but putting pressure on their opponents in the final.
Finucci’s powerplay goal is useless, the second consecutive defeat arrives in this start of Alps. Machacka has to do without Luca Zanatta and goalkeeper De Filippo, so Valle Da Rin returns to the goalposts, called to support the team also given the small injury to Lancedelli. The first line is then formed by Kaskinen, Larcher, Barnabò, Johansson and Finucci. The strength of the Slovenians is immediately felt on the ice and after just 19 ” Viikila makes no discounts and punishes the Ampezzo players for a serious mistake behind goal, immediately finding the goal of the advantage.
A lot of confusion and many errors in construction do not help the Hafro to raise its head, so on 6 ‘the guests double with Pance, left free at the far post. After a nightmare start the hosts try to enter the game, putting pressure on the opposing defense and finding a couple of shots towards the goal. Alverà first and Sanna then touched the goal but sin of precision. Upon returning from the locker rooms still much difficulty for the Cortina with Valle Da Rin who keeps his thanks afloat thanks to some beautiful saves.
The squirrels try to fight but the physical and technical difference is felt. In the last minutes of the second drittel, however, the biancocelesti have the merit of exploiting a powerplay to shorten the distance. Finucci bags at the end of an insistent action in the Slovenian third. The last 20 ‘opens with a 4’ penalty to the Italian Canadian. The Hafro manages to defend itself with the less man and then touches the draw several times in a subsequent superiority.
The Olimpico warms up and pushes the hosts but Jesenice’s defensive wall resists. Machacka in the last minute removes the goalkeeper, trying all out, Pance takes advantage of the unguarded goal and signs the final 3-1. The next appointment for the Ampezzo team is scheduled for Thursday at the Olimpico against Vipiteno. –