Favorites Pro Recco (against Ortigia 5:15) and Brescia (against Savona 4:10) took victory in the derbies.
Trieste (against Bogliasco 7:17), Roma (against Anzio 9:10) and Posillipo (against Salerno 10:6) advanced in the table after victories.
Telimar had an easy job against Catania 14:5 while Quinto had problems with De Akker 7:9.
2022/23 Italian League, Day 21
Bogliasco – Trieste 7:17 (2:3, 2:6, 2:4, 1:4)
Bogliasco: Puccio 3, Canepa 1, Radojevic 1, Mudrazija 1, Bottaro 1.
Trieste: Inaba 6, Mezzarobba 3, Petronio 3, Podgornik 2, Razzi 2, Bini 1.
Ortigia – Pro Recco 5:15 (3:5, 0:3, 1:5, 1:2)
Ortigia: Ferrero 2, Vidovic 1, Gorria Puga 1, Di Lucano 1.
Pro Recco: Zalanki 3, Echenique 3, Di Fulvio 2, Younger 2, Aicardi 1, Ivovic 1, Iccohi Gratta 1, Fondeli 1, Cannella 1.
Savona – Brescia 4:10 (3:2, 0:2, 1:1, 0:5)
Savona: Durdic 2, Guidi 2.
Brescia: Vapenski 2, Lazic 2, Presciutti 2, Luongo 1, Kharkov 1, Gianazza 1, Dolce 1.
Telimar – Catania 14:5 (4:2, 2:1, 5:1, 3:1)
Telimar: Irving 3, Occhione 3, Hooper 2, Vitale 2, Del Basso 1, Giorgetti 1, Giliberti 1, Lo Cascio 1.
Catania: Eskert 1, R. Torrisi 1, Camillieri 1, De Freitas Guimaraes 1, G. Torrisi 1.
Posillipo – Salerno 10:6 (5:2, 0:0, 0:3, 5:1)
Posillipo: Brignati 4, Abramson 3, Stevenson 1, Aiello 1, Lanfranco 1.
Salerno: Barroso Macarro 3, Gallo 2, Tomasic 1.
Anzio – Roma 9:10 (2:2, 3:1, 1:2, 3:5)
Anzio: Pelicaric 3, Goreta 2, Lapenna 2, Susak 1, Cuccvillo 1.
Roma: Faraglia 7, Tartaro 1, Mirarchi 1, Viskovic 1.
De Akker – Quinto 7:9 (4:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:0)
De Akker: Guerrato 3, Milakovic 1, Cocchi 1, Alfonso 1, Grossi 1.
Quinto: Nora 3, Figari 1, Fracas 1, Ravina 1, Molina Rios 1, Villa 1, Gambacciani 1.
In an anticipated derby matchday 21 between Pro Recco and Ortigia, Pro Recco emerged victorious with an impressive 10-goal advantage. The game started with Pro Recco taking an early lead of 0:2, but Ortigia quickly bounced back with two goals in a row to level the score at 2:2. However, Pro Recco was relentless and made a series of goals to take a 3:5 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second period, Pro Recco continued their dominance by scoring three more goals, extending their lead to a comfortable 3:8. Ortigia, on the other hand, managed to score only two goals until the end of the game, while Pro Recco scored seven more to seal their victory with a final score of 5:15.
Brescia secured a comfortable victory against Savona, with a final score of 4:10. The game got off to an exciting start, with both teams scoring a goal each within the first minute of the game. However, Savona managed to take the lead with a goal from Guidi, bringing the score to 2:1 in their favor. Brescia quickly retaliated with a goal from Gianazza, leveling the score to 2:2. But Savona wasn’t going to back down, as Durdic scored another goal for the team, bringing the score to 3:2 in their favor by the end of the first quarter. In the second period, Brescia managed to turn the game around with two goals, leading to a score of 3:4 at the halftime break. Savona quickly tied the game at 4:4, with a goal from Durdic in the 19th minute. However, Brescia’s lead was restored when the visitors scored another goal over Lazic, bringing the score to 4:5 in their favor. In the last eight minutes of the game, Brescia completely dominated Savona, scoring five more goals and ending the game with a final score of 4:10.
Trieste secured an easy win against Bogliasco after being eliminated in the semifinals of the Euro Cup. Despite the visitors starting with a 0:2 lead, Bogliasco managed to come back into the game, ending the first quarter with a score of 2:3. However, Trieste dominated the second quarter by scoring five consecutive goals, which gave them a big lead of 2:8 in 12th minute. In the remaining quarters, Trieste continued to dominate, increasing their lead to +10 and finishing with a final score of 7:17.
Telimar secured an easy victory against Catania with a final score of 14:5. The hosts dominated the game and were able to establish their lead in the third period, where they took a big advantage and brought the score to 11:4. Telimar continued to build on their lead in the final period of the game, with the difference between the two teams growing steadily. The game ended with a final score of 14:5, with Telimar emerging as the clear winner.
Posillipo put on a great performance against Salerno, securing a 10:6 victory. The team from Naples got off to a strong start, scoring five consecutive goals at the beginning of the game. However, Salerno managed to fight back and brought the score to 5:6 by the start of the fourth quarter. Despite Salerno’s efforts, Posillipo continued to play well and scored five more goals before the end of the game, clinching a 10:6 victory.
Anzio suffered a narrow defeat against Roma, with a final score of 9:10. The game got off to a relatively even start, with both teams scoring two goals in the first quarter. However, Anzio managed to take the lead in the second quarter, bringing the score to 5:3 in their favor. Roma fought back in the third quarter, scoring two goals in a row and reducing Anzio’s lead to 6:5. At the start of the final period, Roma continued to dominate and scored two more goals, taking the lead with a score of 6:7. From there, Roma maintained a constant lead, with Anzio struggling to catch up. Despite their best efforts, Anzio was unable to turn the game around, and Roma emerged as the victors with a final score of 9:10.
Quinto managed to secure a hard-fought victory against De Akker, winning the game 9-7. The match got off to a strong start for De Akker, who managed to take a 4:2 lead by the end of the first quarter. However, Quinto fought back in the second quarter and brought the score to a 5:5 tie by halftime. In the third quarter, the visitors took control of the game and managed to take a 6:9 lead by the end of the quarter. Despite their best efforts, De Akker was unable to catch up in the final period, only managing to reduce the difference to 7:9 before the game ended.
Next Matchday (29th March)
Trieste – Telimar
Ortigia – Roma
Brescia – Quinto
Catania – De Akker
Salerno – Bogliasco
Pro Recco – Posillipo
Savona – Anzio
Standings
- Pro Recco 21 games – 61 points
- Brescia 21 – 58
- Ortigia 21 – 47
- Telimar 21 – 44
- Trieste 21 – 40
- Savona 21 – 38
- Iren Quinto 21 – 31
- Posillipo 21 – 21
- Roma 21 – 21
- Anzio 21 – 20
- De Akker 21 – 18
- Salerno 21 – 13
- Catania 21 – 10
- Bogliasco 21 – 5
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