MASTINI ON 2-1. They have teeth, they have hearts, they have heads. By Claude Devèze – Varesenoi.it

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After the emotional masterpiece of match 2, the tactical one of match 3 arrives: the Mastiffs lead the final series for the title (2-1) and, despite having to repeat these successes to be able to make the whole city scream “Champions” , demonstrate that they can win in a way that is still different from all those to which they have accustomed us. They show that the mastermind of this season and these matches, Claude Devèze, is capable of penetrating matches and things with a vastness of thoughts and opportunities that are impossible to disassemble.

At times, Varese almost seemed to “warm up”, alternating those gusts of choral play and those minutes of ferocious attacks on the skates of his axes, with other phases in which he was able to close every gap, almost – blasphemy for the Mastiffs – waiting on the river bank the South Tyroleans passed by, exhausted by the crazy pace of the first half especially under pressure.

Before the match coach Devèze said: «Ce soir, mon ami, on va gagner». There is class time and instinctive time. Time for experience and for choral play. But there’s also that of the head: game 3 was the mental masterpiece of coach Devèze’s Mastiffs.

Excuse my frankness, we also liked Franchini’s final brawl because it demonstrates that, here, there is something for the Luccis’ teeth, even on the part of the perhaps physically smaller Mastino, even if we know that in Marco’s lamp there ‘is the magician. The climate then did the rest: the yellow and black arena was pushing, demanding gladiators and duels without prisoners. It’s a final and, as well as good players, we need the right “bad guy”.

The presence of Andrea Vanetti, who was limping yesterday on the side of the track with a brace for his bad knee, demonstrated to himself and to everyone the spirit of the Mastiffs, as any of his companions would have done for him: all for one, one for all. Yesterday you limp, today you play. On ice and in life.

We know it: Saturday will be a battle and, on the track, a pit because Caldaro will try everything, in no uncertain terms. Whatever happens, the right approach will be needed, attributes will be needed, the head tonight and the excitement of race 2. Even if the two hundred from Varese will be enough for the latter.

And here is the video of the field lap taken from the ice in the frenzy of the Acinque Ice Arena

In the gallery the photos by Photosport & More of the third final which gives Varese the second victory in the series

The final siren and pandemonium of the Acinque Ice Arena in the video

Evening Mvp Desautels, soon the lap of the track with all the people standing ready for the usual hug

IT ENDS HERE: VARESE LONGS. THE TITLE IS LESS FAR. TWO VICTORIES MISSING. SATURDAY ALL IN CALDARO

58’14” GOAL VARESE 5-0 Drolet in superiority hits easy

57′ Varese is still superior

57′ The point of Varese’s 2-1 in the final series is almost there

55’56” GOAL VARESE 4-0 Caldaro removes the goalkeeper and Marcello Borghi scores into an empty net! Delirium, dances, hugs

55′ Everyone stand up, it’s almost time. Everyone standing

54′ He is recovering: 5 minute penalty for Franchini and Andreas Vinatzer

54′ We are still at a standstill after the gigantic brawl

54′ All in one minute: Borghi perhaps closes it, then behind Morandell’s goal the fight breaks out with Franchini who beat himself up with Andreas Vinatzer

54′ THEN RISSONE BETWEEN FRANCHINI AND ANDRESA VINATZER

54’15” GOAL VARESE 3-0 Again Marcello Borghiiiii, the winner par excellence

54′ PENALTIES ALSO AT THE CALDARO

53′ CALDARO SUPERIORITY. Attention

52′ Now 5 against 5: 7’18” to go

51′ Marcello Borghi in front of the line! It does not work!

50′ Then Drolet’s chance and guest penalty (sixth Varese power play)

49′ PEARL, PEARL! He lays down on the line with his bootleg and takes a puck from Marko Virtala. The Match Parade!

48′ Perla makes the puck disappear like a magician

47′ We continue to skate in a whirlwind without great opportunitiesbetter for Varese

46′ Here we are: great speed start for both teams

44′ Sprint start of the third half: we never stopped

43′ Caldaro fans they are cheering big with cowbells, drums and flags in the wind

42′ In front of Morandell’s cage there is almost the winning touch of 3-0

41′ Teams ready for the final period: Caldaro more alive than ever

Interval: Varese attentive and intenseunspectacular, mature, hard, true as needed in a final. And then there’s the Perla wall…

39′ Again superiority

37′ Caldaro penalty

36′ It’s the “caldarized” Varese: cynical, attentive, closed and ready to hurt

33′ Great Perla: this is the Pearl of the cup final!

31′ Morandell saves twice on Raimondi, the second miraculously

28′ Varese barricaded around Perla

28′ Perla says no to Caldaro

27′ Penalty against Varese: Raimondi, blow with stick

25′ Now Varese under the pressure of the crowd he came close to scoring a third twice, once with Desautels face to face with Morandell

24’05” GOAL VARESE 2-0 Marcello Borghi of pure cynicism doubles: he puts in the middle and a guest skate, that of Raphael Felderer, deflects behind Morandell

23′ Another power play played badly by Varese: 8 minutes in superiority, 1 goal and 1 post

22′ Penalty against Caldaro again. It’s the fourth

21′ He recovers after the speaker sends “Maybe because I love you”. Never a more appropriate song for these Mastiffs

First interval: Varese had an extra spark in their two favorite minutes, the final ones of the first half. Desautels took care of shipping to the door. However, Gran Caldaro often pressed all the way even in the three yellow and black power plays. We’ll see if this very expensive tactic will hold up until the third period

18’22” GOAL VARESE 1-0 Desautels realizes the superiority with a shot of his own!

18′ Third power play in favor of Varese. Let’s see if that’s the good one

15′ Right even: miracle by Perla here, post by Desautels there even if Varese played the two power plays badly

13′ CLAMOROUS POLO OF VARESE: DESAUTELS FROM OUTSIDE

11′ Detained! Varese now with the extra man for 2 minutes. It is the moment

10′ Tillar he returns and almost strikes on the counterattack

9′ PEARL MONSTERO SAVE ON DE DONA’

9′ Tilaro takes revenge for a blow suffered: just penalty. On the contrary: naive penalty

8′ So far more tension than game

7′ Bad power play from Varese: Volcan on the counterattack almost makes the shot

6′ Piroso close to the advantage in front of MorandellVarese still in the lead

5′ First penalty for the guests (obstruction) while the ice rink is hopping

4′ Sparks are already in the air: Piroso has just gone shooting

3′ Balanced start: in the away goal it’s alternating, there’s Morandell like in game 1

1′ It begins

Minute of silence for Marino Teruggiainvisible angel for thirty years of the ice rink

Magical weather and all standing for two minutes for the Mastiffs.

And they turn off the lightsusual show for the presentation of the teams.

Incandescent climate at the Acinque Ice Arena where the public, which has filled the ice rink with yellow and black banners, will try to drag the Mastiffs after the first two incredible matches of a final for the title stopped at 1-1 (4 wins are needed to be champions).

Capitan Vanettihit hard in the overtime of a game 2 also marked by bad refereeing, makes it even if he’s not at his best. Raimondi present, as well as Bertin who returned from his injury just two days ago in South Tyrol.

Game 4 is played on Saturday evening Raiffeisen Arena in Kaltern while next Tuesday at 20.30 we return to Varese for race 5.

Varese 5-0 Caldaro (1-0, 1-0, 3-0)
Rarely: 18’22” Desautels (Piroso, Vanetti) in sup. 1-0; 24’05” M. Borghi (Drolet, Vanetti) 2-0; 54’15” M.Borghi (Piroso) 3-0, 55’56” M.Borghi (Desautels) in sup. 4-0, 58’14” Drolet (M. Borghi, Desautels) in sup. 5-0
Varese: Pearl (Mordent); Bertin, Desautels, Drolet, M. Mazzacane, Franchini; Schina, Belloni, Piroso, Vanetti, M. Borghi; Piccinelli, E. Mazzacane, Tilaro, Raimondi, Cordiano; Privitera, Allevato, Odoni, P. Borghi. Coach: Claude Deveze.
Kaltern: Morandell (A.Andergassen); Volcan, M. Virtala, G. Vinatzer, J. Oberrauch, A. Vinatzer; S. Vinatzer, Valentini, De Donà, T. Virtala, M. Felderer; Massar, Obexer, Erschbamer, B. Andergassen, R. Felderer; Gruber, Uffelmann, A. Oberrauch, Fink, Cappuccio. Coach: Jan Prochazka.
Referees: Simone Lega, Fabio Lottaroli (Federico Cusin, Simone Vignolo)
Note – Penalty Var 16′, Cal 21′. Var 42 shots, Cal 33. Spectators: 1,105 (sold out).