At the Singapore World Cup, in the second release, 13-13 in the regulatory times and then the 17-16 that already sends us to the quarterfinals. Unjust expulsion of Nikola Jaksic. Campaign: “In the water without making calculations, good”
The examination of the exams is passed, the Settebello is all right. After the goleada on Romania, reliable test up to a certain point, the exciting victory over the Serbian Olympic champions arrives: 17-16 to the penalties on the second day of the World Cup which in practice already gives us the quarters, waiting for the soft closure of the group against South Africa: “We have sprung it up despite so many mistakes, good sign. In such games it matters more the physicality that the tactic and boys have interpreted it well”, Rai microphones. With a non -secondary annotation: “We went down to the water without making calculations, with an extremely expensive test, as it is right to be. Maybe with this success a more complicated path will arrive, but it does not have to condition us”. Translated: with a defeat we would have met a quarter with the United States, an opponent who certainly appears lower than the world champion Croatia as well as in Montenegro and Greece. One of these three awaits us in the first challenge from inside or outside, Sunday, but in the meantime we will jump the round of 16 on Friday: in such an intense tournament, a little rest will be useful.
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A year ago, at the games, the stain of a sensational error against the Azzurri (the unjust expulsion of Condemi against Hungary). This time to be penalized is Serbia, with the topical of the referee Voltz after just 3’35 “: the American hunt for aggressive foul The captain-FuroClasse Nikola Jaksic, mimicking a hand on the face of Iocchi scratch cards, but it is a decision that makes you smile (and cannot be reconsidered by the VAR). Good for us. (6-4), then the 4-0 correspondence Slavic break the match and campaign makes itself felt in the time out (“We are no longer playing as a team, we are not producing anything”). numerical to 6 “from the siren. Then the epilogue with penalties: an error of the Settebello (Velotto, patient of Dobozanov) in the face of the two parades of a superb nicosia (on Vapenski and Cuk). The Roman goalkeeper had neutralized another at 20 ‘, on Strahinja Rasovic. Quarters in the safe. And while we enjoy the present, we can also look to the future with optimism by enjoying the European Under 16 title conquered by the team led by the former blue Federico Mistrangelo: 20-12 in the final on Hungary, in Istanbul, speaks for itself. Like the six wins in as many games.
Group a -First day: Serbia-Sudafrica 27-3, Italy-Romania 17-5.
Second day: Romania-Sudafrica 24-5, Italy-Serbia 17-16 rig. (13-13). Ranking: Italy 5; Serbia 4; Romania 3; South Africa 0.
Third day (16/7): Italy-Sudafrica (7.45), Serbia-Romania (10).
The formula – Four groups of four teams, the former qualify for the quarterfinals, second and third pass from the round of 16.
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