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Game 78, 10:20, women, ITALY 12 GERMANY 3 |
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009 10:20 |
Classification 9th-10th
Referees: Gideon REEMNET (NED), Risto DAMCEVSKI (MKD)
Quarters: 3-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-0
Extra man: ITA 3/11; GER 1/7
Teams:
ITALY: Elena GIGLI, Simona ABBATE, Elisa CASANOVA, Silvia BOSURGI (1), Daniela LAVORINI, Arianna GARIBOTTI (1), Tania DI MARIO (2), Roberta BIANCONI (4), Giulia EMMOLO (2), Federica ROCCO, Annalisa BOSELLO (1), Teresa FRASSINETTI (1), Eleonora GAY. Head Coach: Roberto FIORI.
GERMANY: Simone BUDDE, Sandra SCHILLING, Linda GERRITSEN, Claudia KERN, Katrin DIEROLF, Claudia BLOMENKAMP (1), Alexandra SCHILLING, Mariam SALLOUM, Theresa KLEIN (1), Nina WENGST (1), Carmen GELSE, Mandy ZOLLNER, Hanna HANHOLZ. Head Coach: Rene REIMANN.
Italy blew away Germany with a faster pace, counter-attacks and a willingness to take chances in claiming ninth place. Captain DI MARIO was compelling and dangerous and for once Italy did not have to rely on the superior centre-forward skills of CASANOVA. Germany looked sluggish for much of the game and, except for a goal at the top of the third quarter, could not breach Italy¹s defence for the rest of the game. Italy can be proud of the efforts of BIANCONI and EMMOLO, newcomers to the team who scored 10 and nine goals respectively. DI MARIO topped her team's scoring with 13 goals.
Ninth was well down on fifth in Melbourne two years ago and equalled the Montreal finish in 2005. Memories of bronze in Rome in 1994 are just that, as are the titles of 1998 and 2001. Germany was 11th in Melbourne and eighth in Montreal.
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