GDT: Group B • 05/12/10 • Italy 2, Latvia 5

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2010 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | GROUP B
MAY 12 • 16:15 CET • 10:15 AM ET
vs.

Live Summary

0-1. Daugaviņš (Sprukts) 0:50, 1st
1-1. Egger (Souza) 14:45, 1st
1-2. Ņiživijs (Vasiļjevs, Pujacs) 8:26, 2nd
1-3. Reķis (Vasiļjevs, Pujacs) 1:56, 3rd
2-3. Scandella (unassisted) 3:28, 3rd - PPG
2-4. Daugaviņš (Karsums) 17:13, 3rd - PPG
2-5. Karsums (Cipulis) 19:09, 3rd - EN

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SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany

Italy
Official lineup.

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
11 Ronald Ramoser (C)	71 Luca Ansoldi	87 Nicola Fontanive
22 Stefano Margoni	8 John Parco	10 Giulio Scandella
16 Pat Iannone	27 Mike Souza	17 Alexander Egger
3 Max Oberauch	28 Manuel De Toni	2 Stefan Zisser

Left Defense	Right Defense
26 Armin Helfer	50 Christian Borgatello (A)
6 Michele Strazzabosco	44 Nick Plastino
5 Trevor Johnson	19 Matt DeMarchi
-	7 Armin Hofer

Starting Goalie	Backup Goalie
1 Adam Russo	30 Daniel Bellissimo

Scratched	Reason
G 34 Thomas Tragust	Healthy
C 39 Jonathan Pittis	N/A

Latvia
Official lineup.

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
47 Mārtiņš Cipulis	12 Herberts Vasiļjevs (C)	17 Aleksandrs Ņiživijs (A)
16 Kaspars Daugaviņš	5 Jānis Sprukts (A)	9 Mārtiņš Karsums
10 Lauris Dārziņš	23 Andris Džeriņš	19 Miķelis Rēdlihs
87 Gints Meija	27 Sergejs Pečura	6 Juris Štāls

Left Defense	Right Defense
3 Arvīds Reķis	71 Georgijs Pujacs
15 Aleksandrs Jerofejevs	13 Guntis Galviņš
11 Kristaps Sotnieks	20 Jēkabs Rēdlihs
22 Māris Jass	14 Jānis Andersons

Starting Goalie	Backup Goalie
31 Edgars Masaļskis	1 Mārtiņš Raitums

Scratched	Reason
G 30 Edgars Lūsiņš	Healthy

Officials

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Vladimír Baluška	Referee
Jari Levonen	Referee
Dave Brown	Linesman
Miroslav Valach	Linesman

[Geric]

Latvia shouldn't have any trouble. While they were completely outplayed by Canada, they still look like a skilled, professional team. The Italians looked like amateurs against Canada.

[SvenskaRiga]

Would you look at that, for once Latvia is on the other end of the early goal. Keep them coming guys, stay away from relegation!

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

Originally Posted by EricG

Latvia shouldn't have any trouble. While they were completely outplayed by Canada, they still look like a skilled, professional team. The Italians looked like amateurs against Canada.

And they looked even worse against Switzerland, IMO

[Peter K]

Till now it's a complete failure for Latvia. This is not a good performance at all. Remember '07..

[SvenskaRiga]

Finally Ņiživijs and that was a nice goal. Please, please, add to the lead and fix the PP, can we score for once on man advantage.

[Geric]

http://www.tv3.lv/hokejs/video

Very good quality Latvia feed, accessible for non-Latvians. Click on the top options to get to it.

[Peter K]

Still far from happy even though we are winning. The quality of our game is poor. Especially in defence and powerplay, where we are simply too slow.

[v-man]

Well, I only caught the last five minutes or so of the second, but Latvia had three excellent chances they didn't convert on, two of them while short handed. Nice to see my buddy Daugavins with a goal. Still, way too close for comfort. They have to get the puck in the net.

[SvenskaRiga]

Originally Posted by v-man

Well, I only caught the last five minutes or so of the second, but Latvia had three excellent chances they didn't convert on, two of them while short handed. Nice to see my buddy Daugavins with a goal. Still, way too close for comfort. They have to get the puck in the net.

That has been problem for us in this game, chances, chances, chances but 2 goals. Hopefully we can add to lead early and not let Italy feel they have chance.

[v-man]

Nice. 3-1. About time the power play did something. And of course a minute later they take another needless penalty. And while I'm writing this they get awarded a penalty shot, which they miss.


Edit: And of course Italy comes right back with a pp goal, although there isn't much Masalskis could have done. Just a bad bounce while he was attempting to clear it.

[SvenskaRiga]

That is why you dont take stupid penalties, of course that puck would bounce right into the slot and past defenders.

[v-man]

And another stupid penalty by Redlihs. Kulda can't get there soon enough.

[SvenskaRiga]

There it is!!!! That should be it for Italy in this game.

[SvenskaRiga]

Haha finally Karsums scores on the breakaway.

[v-man]

Well, it was finally nice to not have to sit nervously through the last two minutes. Daugy with a nice second goal. I love how the IIHF cameramen constantly keep showing Znaroks cute model daughter.