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final
Switzerland
6:3 (1:2, 3:0, 2:1)
Italy
Sunday 04.06.2017, 14:30 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Group A2
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 14:30.
     
    Good afternoon from Pardubice, Czech Republic. Today the fourth day of the World Championships will start. The third match of the day will be between Switzerland and Italy.
     
    Switzerland didn´t get off to a good start of the Championships, they lost 0:6 against the Czech Republic. But yesterday they won the game 5:3 after going 3:0 down in the first period.
    Statistics from the last game:

    Portugal : Switzerland     – 3:5

    Goals and assists: 5. David (J.Camara, E.Camara), 5. Cerqueira (Carreira), 8. David (J.Cabral, Carreira) – 15. Staheli (Y.Müller, M.Müller), 18. Paulik (Stucki), 26. Döbeli (Faina, Aegerter), 27. Sterchi (Stucki), 32. Y.Müller (Mermoud)

    Switzerland: Sidler (Leuenberger) – Aegerterm Dappen, Hohl, Huver, Köhler, Mermoud, M. Müller, Stäheli, Blätter, Bohnenblust, Dobeli, Faina, Kummer, Mellinger, Y. Müller, Paulík, Rothilsberger, Schildknecht, Sterchi, Stucki
     
    Italy will definetly want to get a better result than against the Czech Republic, against which they lost 0:12.
    Statistics from the last game:

    Italy : Czech Republic - 0:12

    Goals and assists: 5. Benedikt (Rejthar), 14. Stepanik (Slanec), 21. Fejfar (Krucek), 25. Brezina (Wrobel, Vlasak), 30. Stepanik, 30. Brezina (Wrobel), 31. Bacovský (Benedikt), 32. Soukup, 33. Fejfar (Bily, Krucek), 36. Fejfar, 43. Bacovský (Kubes, Bily), 45. Stepanik

    Italy: Campisano (31. Cusimano) – Antoniali, Cerone, Giacomo, Divizio, Ferlisi, Fiacconi, Musto, Verrelli, Bernardo, Bonanno, Bowers, Carroccia, Dentamaro, Giacomo, D´Elia, D´Ettorre, Fiore, Novielli, Pagendam, Peragine, Pulicicchio, Velenosi
     
    Starting lineups:

    Switzerland: Sidler (Brodard) – Aegerterm Däppen, Hohl, Huber, Köhler, Mermoud, M. Müller, Stäheli, Blätter, Bohnenblust, Dobeli, Faina, Kummer, Mellinger, Y. Müller, Paulik, Rothilsberger, Schildknecht, Sterchi, Stucki

    Italy: Cusimano (Campisano) – Antoniali, Cerone, Giacomo, Divizio, Ferlisi, Fiacconi, Musto, Verrelli, Bernardo, Bonanno, Bowers, Carroccia, Dentamaro, Giacomo, D´Elia, D´Ettorre, Fiore, Novielli, Pagendam, Peragine, Pulicicchio, Velenosi

    Referees: Simbera, Horsky.
     
    Both teams are on the pitch, the game is ready to start.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:18
    The match has started. Switzerland won the faceoff but the ball was quickly recovered by Italians.
     
    00:32
    Goal for Team Italy!
    That was quick, Italy take the lead after only 32 seconds! Switzerland failed on the attack and Italy got into a quick counter and JONATHAN PULICICCHIO found space between the goalie and the post. Assisted by Colin Di Giacomo and Adriano FIacconi
     
    01:35
    Switzerland wanted to quickly answer but Cusimano was against it and saved the shot from the left side.
     
    01:51
    The ball went of the barrier behind Italian goal and Cusimano covered the ball with his glove.
     
    02:29
    Goal for Team Italy!
    And it´s two for Italy! Swiss attack was long but didn´t result in a shot, one bad pass and Italy got into a counter attack. JONATHAN PULICICCHIO got a great ball in behind the defence and scored one on one against Sidler. Assisted by Alberto Fiore
    02:29 Pulicichio (ITA) - 0:2
     
    03:09
    It looked like another great chance for Italy, but the play was called back because of offside.
     
    03:26
    Di Giacomo´s shot from the blue line was blocked and one of the Swiss defenders held the ball for too long, faceoff next to Sidler´s goal is coming.
     
    04:37
    Kummer´s pass from his own half ended up under Cusimano´s glove.
     
    04:50
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    What a goal for Switzerland! The team in gray won the faceoff in the attacking third. RAPHAEL MELLINGER got the ball on the left side and perfectly finished right in the corner of the net, it´s 1:2! Assisted by Mario Paulik and Samuel Däppen
    04:50 Mellinger (SUI) - 1:2
     
    05:28
    Switzerland on the attack once again, Italy defended well and hav ethe ball now.
     
    05:50
    Icing Italy.
     
    05:50
    Penalty for Switzerland (Kohler – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    06:30
    Italy started the powerplay active, but Verrelli´s shot went just wide of the post.
     
    06:51
    Another shot from Italy and another one from Verrelli. This time he fired on the goal but only found Sidler´s glove.
     
    07:38
    Sidler blocked a pass from one of the Italian players and Huber then cleared the ball.
     
    07:50
    Switzerland cleared the ball once again and is playing with five man again.
     
    08:23
    Cusimano got the ball on his stick and tried passing it to one of his teammates but he only found the glove Swiss goalkeeper Sidler.
     
    08:55
    Di Giacomo passed the ball to the middle to one of his teammates, but the Italian attacker didnt manage to get a shot off, Sidler saves again.
     
    09:42
    Great chance Italy! Cerone with Peragine were two on one with the Swiss defender, Cerone wanted to pass to his teammate but didnt find him.
     
    10:12
    What a chance at the other end aswell! Mario Paulik got around the net nicely and found Schildknecht who was free infront of Cusimano, but the Italian goalkeeper pulled of a great save!
     
    11:01
    Di Giacomo recieved a great pass from his teammate but didnt manage to control the ball.
    11:01
     
    11:12
    Icing Switzerland.
     
    11:22
    Quick shot from Stucki only found Cusimano´s pad. The ball then went out of the ring.
     
    11:31
    Antoniali pushed one of his opponents on the barrier and got two minutes in the penalty box for interference.
     
    12:52
    Paulik passed the ball to the right side, one of the denfeders got his stick to it and slowed down the Swiss attack.
     
    13:18
    Paulik´s first time shot from the blue line deflected off of a defenders boot.
     
    13:37
    Switzerland scored a goal, but it doesn´t count because one of the attacking players was in an offside position.
     
    13:56
    Hohl got the ball so much in the air that he hit the cube on the ceiling of the Tipsport arena.
     
    14:20
    Italian shot from the blue line was deflected by Velenosi and went just wide of the post.
    14:20
     
    14:49
    Great defence by the Italians whot got the ball in their own half.
     
    14:56
    Last shot of the period by Stucki was easily saved by Cusimano.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    The first period has come to a close. After three quick goals in the opening five minutes the score is 2:1 in favor of Italy.

    Second period will start at 15:09.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    15:23
    Italy won the first faceoff and went to attack, Switzerland defended well.
     
    15:37
    After a srumble infront of the goal the whistle was blown. Italy got the ball to the net but that couldn´t count.
     
    15:57
    Slovak playing for Switzerland Paulik got the ball behind the net, went around it and hot a shot off, Cusimano saved.
     
    16:20
    Shot from the blue line by Blatter was deflected and Paulik tried getting the ball to the net by didn´t succed, good save by Cusimano.
     
    16:51
    Penalty for Italy (Di Giacomo – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    18:00
    Switzerland got off to a good start in the powerplay, but still didnt get a good shot off.
     
    18:09
    Just now Stucki struck the ball from the blue line just to be deflected of off the defenders stick.
     
    19:08
    Stucki tried finding Paulik on the right side but didn´t succed, Italy then got the ball all the way to Sidler´s net.
     
    19:54
    Switzerland on the attack once again but Sterchi´s pass didn´t find any of his teammates.
     
    20:22
    Bowers got a shot away after he got around his defender, SIdler with a reflexive save.
     
    20:24
    Penalty for Italy (Bowers – 2 min., Hooking).
     
    20:54
    Switzerland with the ball trying to find room for a shot.
     
    21:04
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    Power play converted by Switzerland! They were playing the ball around Cusimano´s net for a long time until MARC MULLER got a shot of from the blue line and Cusimano didn´t manage to get his hand to it, the game is tied 2:2. Assisted by Alessio Faina and Patric Dobeli
    21:04 Müller (SUI) - 2:2
     
    21:50
    Italy wanted to answer to the goal quickly but Sidler denied the shot from the right side.
     
    22:47
    Penalty for Switzerland (Blätter – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    23:04
    Italy captain Verrelli pulled of a first time shot from the blue line, blocked by the defender.
     
    23:24
    Another shot from Italy, this time it was Di Giacomo, Sidler pulled of a save with his stick.
     
    24:02
    The play is five on five, referees are signaling a penalty for Italy.
     
    24:04
    Penalty for Italy (Fiore – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    24:14
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    Switzerland turn this game around the same way they did yesterday against Portugal! Another shot from the blue line, another goal. This time it was YANNICK STERCHI who scored. Assisted by Marc Aegerter
    24:14 Sterchi (SUI) - 3:2
     
    24:51
    Penalty for Switzerland (Schildknecht – 2 min., High Sticking).
     
    25:47
    Di Giacomo won the faceoff in Switzerland´s half, Italy with the ball.
     
    26:36
    Di Giacomo got the ball in the middle third and got the ball to the attack. Then he got robbed of the ball by one of the defenders.
     
    27:18
    Great chance for Switzerland, Blatter got the ball in two on one situation and shot at the goal, one of the Italian defenders lied in the trajectory of the ball perfectly.
     
    28:11
    Icing Switzerland.
     
    28:30
    Good chance for Switzerland, but Faina didn´t manage to shoot on goal in a good position.
     
    28:39
    Penalty for Italy (Bernardo – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    29:09
    Sterchi got a shot of from the blue line, Cusimano saves with his glove.
     
    29:32
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    Another shot from the blue line in the powerplay, another goal! Switzerland got to the attack, Sterchi passed the ball to the blue line, where IVES STUCKI was left wide open and he fired the ball into the net. Assisted by Yannick Sterchi and Mario Paulik.
    29:32 Stucki (SUI) - 4:2
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Switzerland come back from once again and are leading 4:2 after three shots from the blue line.

    Final period will start at 15:49.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    30:01
    Italy substitution: Cusimano is replaced by Campisano.
     
    30:42
    Switzerland started active, but Aegerter´s pass didn´t find any of his teammates.
     
    30:50
    Icing Switzerland.
     
    31:46
    Verrelli´s pass wasn´t accurate, icing Italy.
     
    32:24
    Italians with the ball didn´t do much, only gave it away to Switzerland.
     
    32:46
    Advantage for Switzerland, they are playing in six men for now.
     
    32:56
    Shot from the blue line by Mellinger saved by Campisano.
     
    32:57
    Penalty for Italy (Bernardo – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    33:25
    Great shot by Lukas Staheli from the right side only hit the bar of Campisano´s goal! Italy are lucky to get away from the danger.
     
    34:20
    Shot from the blue line from Stucki hit one of the defenders who is in pain.
     
    35:08
    Justin Bowers got into a counter attack but he was alone so he shot the ball, only hit the defenders stick.
     
    35:12
    Penalty for Switzerland (Sidler – 2 min., High Sticking). Penalty served by Dobeli.
     
    36:23
    Mario Paulik intercepted the pass from the Italian player and pulled of a back hand shot, missed the goal, Italy on the attack now.
     
    37:00
    Advantage for Switzerland.
     
    37:34
    Penalty for Italy (Novielli – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    37:48
    Fiore got the shot off while falling, Sidler saves.
     
    38:20
    Switzerland with the ball in th attacking third.
     
    38:49
    Sterchi got the shot away from the blue line, the ball went wide.
     
    39:35
    Yanick Muller shot from the middle circle, only hit his teammate infront of Campisano.
     
    40:12
    What a chance for Switzerland! Stucki got the ball on the right side, got the shot off, Campisano with a great save with his shoulder!
     
    40:43
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    And another shot from distance, another goal. Italian goalkeeprs don´t seem to know what to do against these kind of shots. This time, THOMES HUBER won the ball, pulled of a hard slap shot and beat Campisano.
    40:43 Huber (SUI) - 5:2
     
    40:43
    Switzerland substitution: Sidler is replaced by Brodard.
     
    42:19
    Rothilsberger recieved a pass, the ball then went over his stick, Italy on the attack.
     
    42:36
    Campisano got the ball and wanted to clear it, Rothilsberger intercepted his pass and got the ball, shot on goal, Campisano managed to recover and save the ball.
     
    43:02
    Shot from the blue line by Sterchi saved by Campisano´s pad.
     
    43:20
    Goal for Team Switzerland!
    Game over. Switzerland get another one. MATHIEU SCHILDKNECHT recieved a pass from theleft side, controled the ball and fired it into the top right hand corner. Assisted by Yannick Sterchi and Alexandre Mermoud
    43:20 Schildknecht (SUI) - 6:2
     
    43:55
    Paulik´s pass to the middle didn´t find any of his teammates.
     
    44:14
    Penalty for Switzerland (Schildknecht – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    44:40
    Di Giacomo got the ball infront of Brodard´s goal but shot over the bar.
     
    44:43
    Penalty for Switzerland (Hohl – 2 min., Holding an Opponent).
     
    44:51
    Goal for Team Italy!
    Italy convert the powerplay and get atleast one goal back. Adriano Fiaccioni shot from the blue line and ALBERTO FIORE deflected the ball into the net. Assisted by Adriano Fiaccioni and Phil Di Giacomo.
    44:51 Fiore (ITA) - 6:3
     
    Game over.
     
    Game over. Swirzerland come back from behind once again and win 6:3 after being down 0:2 in the opening three minutes. Italy lost their second game of the tournament. (16:17:13)
    Commentary by

    David Klier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Mellinger (Däppen, Paulik), 22. M.Müller (Dobeli, Faina), 25. Sterchi (Aegerter), 30. Stucki (Sterchi, Paulik), 41. Huber, 44. Schildknecht (Sterchi, Mermoud) – 1. Pulicicchio (C.Giacomo, Fiacconi), 3. Pulicicchio (Fiore), 45. Fiore (Fiaccioni, P.Giacomo)

    Switzerland: Sidler (41. Brodard) – Aegerterm Däppen, Hohl, Huber, Köhler, Mermoud, M. Müller, Stäheli, Blätter, Bohnenblust, Dobeli, Faina, Kummer, Mellinger, Y. Müller, Paulik, Rothilsberger, Schildknecht, Sterchi, Stucki
    Italy: Cusimano (31. Campisano) – Antoniali, Cerone, Giacomo, Divizio, Ferlisi, Fiacconi, Musto, Verrelli, Bernardo, Bonanno, Bowers, Carroccia, Dentamaro, Giacomo, D´Elia, D´Ettorre, Fiore, Novielli, Pagendam, Peragine, Pulicicchio, Velenosi
    Referees: Simbera, Horsky