Austria’s women lose friendly in Fondo to hosts Italy by a clear 0:5

Austria’s women’s national ice hockey team began the new season with a clear 0:5 defeat against hosts Italy in Fondo. Another friendly against the Bethel University Royals from the USA follows in Innsbruck on Tuesday from 16:45.

19 August 20241 min read

Clinical – that is how the Italians proved to be, making the most of their chances. The hosts’ opening goal came on a counter-attack 8 minutes in. Austria also conceded two goals from rebounds.

However, the match was anything but one-sided. The Austrians recorded the same number of shots on goal, particularly in the second and third periods. They were simply unable to convert the chances they created.

Instead of a deserved goal to pull one back, Italy extended their lead to 5:0 in the second period and saw out the win. The key now is to quickly draw the right conclusions and put them into practice in front of a home crowd against the Bethel University Royals on Tuesday.

After the game, praise was given to the debutants in the red-white-red squad, who improved shift by shift and also made their mark on several occasions.

Women’s National Team Friendlies

Italy vs. Austria 5:0 (2:0,3:0,0:0)
Mon, 19th August 2024, 20:00, Fondo (ITA)
Italy goalscorers: Aurora Abatangelo (8th), Matilde Fantin (11th), Franziska Stocker (21st), Samantha Gius (31st, 35th/PP1)

Further match:

Austria vs. Bethel University Royals (USA) -:- (-:-,-:-,-:-)
Tue, 20th August 2024, 16:45, Innsbruck

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