Kazakhstan did better in the match. He first got in front of Bernard Rachmanov, but the Italian goalkeeper hit with a catch. In the 3rd minute, Asetov hit the upper bar from the left circle. On the other hand, Frank got the big opportunity, sending a jumping puck from the goal area next to the left pole. At 11:22, he was led by Kazakhstan with the expulsion of Simon Kostner. Valk pushed in front of the goal and overtook Bernard more than twice.
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In the 15th minute, the Italians also gained a numerical advantage and it was tied. Migekanzi’s shot fired from McNally’s blue line during Beketayev’s disqualification after the intervention on Diego Kostner, which remained only two minutes after the judges’ review of the video.
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Italian hockey player Brandon McNally scores.Photo: Martin Meissner, CTK / AP
In 62 seconds, coach Yuri Michajlis led the team again. Orechov drove from the blue line to the left circle and hit the opposite upper corner of Bernard’s goal. In the 19th minute, the Italian goalkeeper kicked Valko’s shot from the position between the rings.
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In the 25th minute after the action of Petuchov, who wanted to insert the puck at the left pole, the puck knocked from the goal area into the empty goal of Asetov and Kazakhstan led by two goals. In 57 seconds, the Italians came into contact. Diego Kostner did not beat Šutov with the first shot from the left round, but he managed to insert the puck at the right post from behind the goal. In the 36th minute Panjukov hit the left post.
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At the end of the second part, Di Perna received a five-minute penalty for Rachman’s intervention and until the end of the match, and in the 44th minute, Starčenko used a long power play. He drove from behind the goal to the right circle and overcame Bernard with a shot on the nearest pole.
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At 46:02, after a quick break in Kazakhstan, Nikita Michajlis set a hockey stick in front of Orechov’s pass in front of the exposed goal and increased it to 5: 2. Bernard was then replaced by Fazio. The Italians could not reduce even with Sagadayev’s punishment.
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