Professional Recco, Savona, Brescia, and Telimar superior to the semifinals of the thirtieth version of the Italian Cup.
The Remaining Eight has began this night in Genoa, with the quarterfinals
Professional Recco blew Trieste away – 21:3. Savona beat Anzio convincingly (18:6). Brescia bettered Ortigia 10:8.
Probably the most thrilling match of the day was the final one. Telimar Palermo secured the semifinals after an enormous drama. The Sicilians defeated host Iren Quinto in a penalty shootout – 13:11 (9:9 common time).
Tommorow, Professional Recco will face Savona within the semifinals. Telimar and Brescia will conflict within the second match.
Italian Cup, Remaining Eight, Genoa, Day 1
Quarterfinals
Professional Recco-Trieste 21:3 (7:2, 3:0, 7:1, 4:0)
Professional Recco: Aicardi 4, Cannella 3, Echenique 3, Ivovic 2, Di Fulvio 2, Zalanki 2, Youthful 2, Figlioli 1.
Trieste: Podgornik 1, Petronio 1, Inaba 1.
Savona – Anzio 18:6 (3:1, 4:2, 6:2,5:1)
Savona: Fondelli 4, Iocchi Gratta 3, Vuskovic 2, Molina 1, Rizzo 1, Rocchi 1, Patchaliev 1, Rizzo 1, Caldieri 1, Campopiano 1, Giovanetti 1.
Anzio Waterpolis: Casasola 2, Giorgetti 1, Grossi 1, Mironov1, D.Presciutti 1.
Brescia – Ortigia 10:8 (1:1, 5:1, 1:2, 3:4)
Brescia: E. Di Somma 3, Dolce 2, C.Presciutti 2, Constantin-Bicari 1, Vapenski 1,Alesiani 1.
Ortigia: Rossi 3, F. Condemi 3, Klikovac 1, Vidovic 1.
Telimar – Iren Quinto 13:11 (2:1, 2:3, 2:2, 3:3, PSO 4:2)
Telimar Palermo: Irving 2, Occhione 2, Lo Dico 1, Fundamental 1, Del Basso 1, Di Patti 1, Vlahovic 1.
Iren Quinto Genoa: Figari 4, Gambacciani 1, A. Di Somma 1, Panerai 1, Ravina 1, Nora 1.
Scorers within the shootout: Vlahovic, Fundamental, Marziali, Irving for Telimar; Panerai and Nora for Quinto.
The primary two matches of the day lacked pleasure. Professional Recco confirmed no mercy to Trieste, which had solely 11 gamers on the roster, together with three youngsters. Savona broke Anzio’s resistance in the midst of the sport. Savona had a one-goal benefit (4:3) within the twelfth minute. Within the following seven minutes, Savona scored 5 unanswered targets, jumped to a 9:3 lead and by no means seemed again.
A month in the past, the league match Brescia – Ortigia resulted in a 9:9 draw. Right this moment’s recreation between these rivals produced 18 targets once more, however Brescia recorded a ten:8 victory. Brescia performed brilliantly within the second quarter, and had a 6:2 lead at halftime. The Sicilians narrowed the hole (4:7) earlier than the ultimate interval and began coming again. Ortigia scored three straight targets within the first 03:13 minutes and leveled at 7:7. Edoardo di Somma replied with two targets instantly and Brescia went to 9:7. Two and a half minutes earlier than the tip, Ortigia’s Rossi transformed a man-up to provide his staff hope (8:9). However, within the subsequent assault, Vincenzo Dolce netted an motion aim to set the ultimate rating 10:8.
Telimar and Iren ran a neck-and-neck race all through the sport. Earlier than the ultimate quarter, the rating was 6:6. The Sicilians scored the primary two targets within the fourth interval (Fundamental and Irving) and Telimar went to eight:6 (twenty seventh minute). Two targets separated the rivals for the primary time. However, Quinto responded with two fast targets (Panerai and Di Somma) to stage at 8:8. Davide Occhione gave Telimar a 9:8 benefit with 03:14 seconds remaining on the clock. After that, defenses dominated. Telimar was very near a victory. However, the Palermo-based staff misplaced the ball in its final possession, and Quinto had an opportunity to equalize within the final 20 seconds of the match. Quinto’s goalkeeper Pellegrini joined his teammates within the assault. This transfer paid off. A second earlier than the tip Ravina netted the equalizer and the drama continued in a penalty shootout.
Telimar’s goalkeeper Gianmarco Nicosia was a hero of the thriller. He saved pictures from Gitto and Ravina within the third and the fourth spherical of the shootout. Telimar’s gamers made no mistake they usually celebrated the win after the 4th spherical of the penalty pictures.
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