At the end of the first half the expulsion for the violent game of Matteo Iocchi Scratta launches the opponents. Campaign: “We apologize, but we put our hearts”
Settebello nightmare. The game that could not be lost is also lost in an absurd way in Singapore. Almost a Greek lesson. Out of the quarterfinals at the Olympics, and a year after the quarterfinals from the Singapore World Cup. It is Greece that eliminates the national team of Sandro Campagna, who had renewed the team and is looking for a new structure. From the silver of a year ago to Doha, to today’s flop for 11-17 (1-6, 1-3, 4-4, 5-4). The beginning of the end for the Azzurri happens 2 minutes from the conclusion of the first half: Matteo Iocchi Gratta is expelled for violent play on ArgyRopoulos that causes the penalty and 4 minutes of inferiority. Italy passes from 1-3 to 1-7. Settebello, traumatized, tries to react, to rekindle the match but the Greek goalkeeper Tzortzatos – with 74% of parades – has obnubilated the blue pulled. The difference in shooting efficacy was seen between 14% and 53 of difference between Azzurri and Hellenic. Italy will be able to play now only for 5th place with the loser of the fourth Spain-Montenegro.
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“Greece has played the perfect game – said Campaign -. We apologize, making mistakes and getting confused we also put our heart in order to resume the match, a pity because we wanted to start the new cycle in a different way”. And Captain Di Fulvio: “Everything has missed, such a game is not acceptable”. Even unconsciously, an outward attitude is inexplicable for the blues. In the quarterfinals in 2023 the Settebello had left the quarterfinals from Serbia, then he had reacted. Now two black years. We need to react. Three goals by Bruni, 2 of Di Somma, Fulvio, Cassia, 1 of Damonte, Cinnamon. For the Greeks Argypulos was the driver with 4 goals, a hat -trick of Charyvoupolos, 2 of Genidouias and Nikolaidis, 1 of Skoumpakis, Gkillas, Kakaris, Pouros.