Ice Hockey - Mastini, hard work pays off: Varese returns from Pergine with three points - Sports - Varese News

Varese won (6-4 in Pergine), but it wasn't entirely convincing. The first two periods were poor, but the third was excellent. What was missing was the belief that they were superior to their opponents. For 40 minutes, they were incisive when it was needed, such as during the double power play when, down five against three, the Mastini were unable to establish a real offensive maneuver in the first half of the game against—with all due respect to Pergine—a mid-to-lower-ranked team.

Then they won, and that's what matters most for a standing that now favors Varese, for a second-place finish that gives hope, but all this with a lot, too much effort. Lack of incisiveness, as we said, but also a lack of proactivity when it came to pushing forward and closing down offensive moves, all signs that confirm the dual nature of a team that is struggling to take off away from the Acinque Ice Arena.

Da Rin tries, it must be said, and for the power play that doesn't work , he mixes the cards so much that he draws from rugby, choosing to deploy the props Matonti and Re in turns in front of the opposing goalkeeper, a maneuver that seems to bear fruit, but observing the actions analytically one notices a dangerous lack of geometry, precisely those that should bring the puck into the goal.

No, it's not all bad, of course, but a good team like Varese needs to put something extra on the ice , and the bittersweet thing is that when the Mastini decide to push, they do it, and they do it well, demonstrating it in the second half of the third period. Still in favor of the yellow and blacks, it's worth noting that Pergine's goal to make it 4-3 was the epitome of irregularity, having been scored with a skate. From there, perhaps something moved and the yellow and black heart began beating above 100 bpm, putting the Lynxes on the ropes. Marcello Borghi, slaloming, evened the score, Denis Perino, doing well to collect a great puck passed by Bastille, made it 5-4, and three minutes later, Marco Matonti scored the final goal with an empty net to make it 6-4.

We risked a lot, too much, but, what is absolutely important and a priority, we return from Trentino with the full loot .

HOCKEY PERGINE SAPIENS – HCM VARESE 4-6 (1-2, 3-1, 0-3)

Goals : 2'23” Meneghini (P- Bitetto, Lacedelli), 16'04” Bastille (V- Terzago, Matonti M.), 17'51” Venturi (V), 27'13” Lacedelli (P- Meneghini, Bitetto), 29'23” Emoff (P- Liprandi, Bitetto), 37'43” Perino (V- Schina, Terzago), 39'50” Covi (P- Marcazzan, Meneghini), 53'39” Borghi M. (V- Makinen, Mazzacane M.).

Pergine: Zanella (Steiner); Marchetti, Lacedelli, Bitetto, Gasperetti, Meneghini; Alessandro Ambrosi, Marcazzan, Pilser, Covi, Cristellon; Liprandi, Foccoli, Viliotti, Emoff; Frisanco, Flessati, Giovannini. Coach: Visnak Varese: Filippo Matonti (Pavanello); Schina, Re, Piroso, Michael Mazzacane, Marcello Borghi; Makinen, Crivellari, Perino, Terzago, Bastille; Erik Mazzacane, Bertin, Venturi, Pietro Borghi, Fornasetti; Marco Matonti, Peterson. Coach: Massimo Da Rin Referees: Alessio Bedana, Patrick Theo Gruber (Alessandro De Pol, Andrea Carrito).

Notes: Penalty: P 10', W 6'. Superiority: P 0/3, W 1/5. Attendance: 200