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Game 72, 12:40, men, ITALY 6 AUSTRALIA 8 |
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009 12:40 |
Semifinals 9th-12th
Referees: Mihaljo CIRIC (SRB), Ulrich SPIEGEL (GER)
Quarters: 2-2, 1-1, 2-3, 1-2
Extra man: ITA 1/11; AUS 3/11
Teams:
ITALY: Stefano TEMPESTI, Federico MISTRANGELO, Alex GIORGETTI, Fabrizio BUONOCORE, Valentino GALLO (1), Maurizio FELUGO (1), Andrea MANGIANTE, Valerio RIZZO (1), Niccolo FIGARI, Alessandra CALCATERRA (3), Matteo AICARDI, Goran FIORENTINI, Tommaso NEGRI. Head Coach: Alessandra CAMPAGNA.
AUSTRALIA: James STANTON, Richard CAMPBELL (3), Timothy CLELAND, Nicholas O'HALLORAN, Robert MAITLAND, Anthony MARTIN, John COTTERILL (1), Grant RICHARDSON (1), Thomas WHALAN (1), William MILLER (2), Rhys HOWDEN, Sean BOYD, Luke QUINLIVAN. Head Coach: John FOX.
Italian coach CAMPAGNA might not have liked the scoreline or the way Australia slowed down the taking of the penalty shot inside the last minute, but he must be unhappy with losing the crossover encounter and having to play for 11th place against China. The game was lost earlier with Italy not performing at these championships. The start looked promising at 2-0 but the Aussie Sharks had levelled at 3-3 by halftime. Australia, thanks to two CAMPBELL goals, had the lead at 6-5 by the last break. The ultra-reliable CALCATERRA scored his third on extra for 6-6 early in the fourth but MILLER from seven metres and CAMPBELL from the same distance sent his shot off the bar into the back of the head of NEGRI and into the goal for the victory.
CAMPAGNA berated the referee for allowing the Aussies to "mismanage" the penalty attempt, which resulted in FELUGO having his shot blocked by STANTON. He received a red card but failed to leave the pool deck as his team could only watch Australia squander the time to secure the victory.
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