Professional Recco received its sixteenth Italian Cup, beating its arch-rival Brescia within the remaining of the thirtieth version of the competitors.
The European champion defeated the Italian champion narrowly (8:7) within the remaining in Genoa. It claimed its ninth Italian Cup in a row.
Professional Recco and Brescia have been common contributors of the ultimate match since 2014, and virtually every of the gold medal matches was very thrilling. Final 12 months, Professional Recco edged out Brescia 11:10 within the remaining in Palermo.
Savona defeated Telimar 10:9 within the bronze-medal match.
Italian Cup, Ultimate Eight, Genoa, Day 3
Ultimate
Brescia – Professional Recco 7:8 (1:1, 2:3, 0:2, 4:2)
Brescia: Dolce 2, Lazic 2, C.Presciutti 1, Constantin Bicari 1, E. Di Somma 1.
Professional Recco: Zalanki 3, Di Fulvio 2, Youthful 2, Hallock 1.
The finalists began very fastidiously in protection within the opening minutes. Aaron Youthful scored the primary objective within the match within the fourth minute. Two minutes later, Djordje Lazic equalized.
Nicholas Constantin Presciutti gave Brescia a 2:1 lead. Professional Recco responded strongly – Ben Hallock leveled at 2:2. Francesco Di Fulvio continued Recco’s sequence with two objectives – and the European champion earned a 4:2 lead (thirteenth minute). Di Fulvio’s second objective was the primary motion objective within the match. The earlier 5 had been power-play objectives. Brescia’s Edoardo Di Somma closed (3:4).
Within the third interval, Recco stretched the margin to a few (Youthful and Zalanki) -6:3. Gergo Zalanki opened the fourth quarter by changing a penalty shot and Recco jumped to 7:3.
However Brescia didn’t say its final phrase. The Italian champion produced a 3:0 run in lower than two minutes (Vincenzo Dolce scored two, Nicholas Prescutti one objective). It decreased the hole to six:7 with 04:16 minutes remaining on the clock. However shortly after, Zalanki doubled Recco’s benefit – 8:6. Within the subsequent Brescia’s possession, Aleksandar Ivovic dedicated a penalty foul. The European champion misplaced its captain (that was his third private foul), however goalkeeper Marco Del Lungo raised Recco’s self-confidence. He blocked Dolce’s shot from the 5m line. Djordje Lazic made it 7:8 with 90 seconds to go, but it surely turned out that was the final objective within the match. Brescia had a man-up in its final possession, but it surely didn’t end the assault – it misplaced the ball. Recco stored the minimal benefit within the remaining time.
Recco scored 5 objectives with a man-up benefit (5/14), one from a penalty and two from 6 on 6 assaults. Brescia netted just one motion objective and 6 in extra-man assaults (6/16).
The Italian Cup is the second trophy within the season for the staff coached by 2017 Whole Participant Sandro Sukno. In December, Professional Recco received the LEN Tremendous Cup.
Third-place match
Telimar – Savona 9:10 (2:2, 2:3, 3:4, 2:1)
Telimar: Primary 3, Marziali 2, Irving 2, Occhione 1, Vlahovic 1.
Savona: Molina 2, Rizzo 2, Bruni 2, Fondelli 2, Iocchi Gratta 1, Campopiano 1.
Savona was virtually at all times in entrance Telimar within the bronze-medal match. Savona opened the match with two objectives. Telimar leveled at 2:2. Within the subsequent three quarters, Savona constructed a 3-goal lead 3 times (5:2, 7:4, 10:7). Telimar scored the final two objectives within the match. Occhione made it 9:10 within the thirty first minute, however the Sicilians didn’t go additional.
All winners
1970: Canottieri Napoli
1971 – 73: not held
1974: Professional Recco
1975: not held
1976: RN Florentia
1977 -84: not held
1985 and 1986: Pescara
1987: CN Posillipo
1988: RN Arenzano
1989: Pescara
1990 and 1991: Savona
1992: Pescara
1993: RN Savona
1994 – 97: not held
1998: Pescara
1999 – 2004: not held
2005: Bissolati Cremona
2006 – 2011 (6 trophies): Professional Recco
2012 Brescia
2013-2019 (7 trophies): Professional Recco
2020: season canceled
2021: Professional Recco
2022: Professional Recco
