Italy overwhelmed Turkey with a peremptory 10-4 after seven ends and thus slipped the seventh consecutive victory at the 2023 European Curling Championshipsconfirming his own unbeatability on the ice of Aberdeen (Great Britain). Our national team started with all the odds and had no problems against the Anatolian team, tamed far and wide without any particular worries from the top of a decidedly superior technical caliber.
The tricolor quartet no longer knows limits in this continental event, at which it presented itself thanks to two triumphs in the Slamsand it has so mathematically earned first place in the group stage: Scotland, Switzerland and Sweden are in hot pursuit, but they can no longer overtake the Azzurri (who have already beaten their three rivals in head-to-head matches) with only two days left until the end of the round robin. Joel Retornaz (skip), Amos Mosaner (third), Sebastiano Arman (second) e Mattia Giovanella (vice-skip) outclassed Ugurcan Karagoz and his teammates right from the start of the match.
In fact, our standard bearers took advantage of the advantage of the hammer and scored three points in the first end, repeating also in the third half. Ahead 6-1, Italy conceded a point to their opponents in the fourth set and then further extended their lead by placing two stones to score for 8-2 before the break. Upon returning to the ice, Retornaz and his teammates, capable of winning the bronze medal in the last two editions of the European Championships and at the 2022 World Championships, were subjected to a comeback attempt by Turkey, who scored a couple of points to close the gap to 8-4.
Italy did not lose their composure and re-established the distance in the seventh endscoring two points that make it 10-4 and thus force the Karagoz quartet to concede the success. Italy will face Finland at 8.00 pm today, while tomorrow (Thursday 23 November, 3.00 pm) the round robin against Germany will conclude. The semi-final will take place on Friday 24 November (10.00 am), the Azzurri will face the fourth-placed team in the group stage to deserve qualification for the final act which will give away the gold medal.
RESULTS OF THE SEVEN EUROPEAN CURLING DAY
Italia vs Turchia 10-4
Scotland vs Holland underway
Sweden vs Germany underway
Czech Republic vs Switzerland underway
Finland vs Norway underway
EUROPEAN CURLING RANKING (after the seventh day)
1. Italy 7 victories
2. Scotland 4 wins *
2. Switzerland 4 wins *
2. Sweden 4 wins *
5. Germany 3 wins *
5. Norway 3 wins *
7. Czech Republic 2 wins *
7. Netherlands 2 wins *
9. Finland 1 win *
10. Türkiye 1 win
* = 1 game less.
Photo: Lapresse
2023-11-22 10:57:09
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