Trisino wins the first match of the tournament finals. Forte dei Marmi were eliminated on penalties

Match 1 of the 2023-2024 Serie A1 Ice Hockey Championship Finals It ended in an unexpected and amazing way and with many different emotions in the first confrontation between… Tressino and Forte dei Marmi.

The hosts won on penalties at the Paladante Stadium, in an endless match, after a 3-3 draw in normal time. In an animated back-and-forth sequence with goals from Pinto and Pedro Gil in the first half and from Compaño, Coco, then Pinto and Turner in the second half.

Extra time and therefore penalties were prohibited. The series was decided by a penalty kick with a goal by Garcia that gave the Venice team the first point in the championship duel that will move to Tuscany on Tuesday, May 28 for match-2.

Playoff – Championship Final – Race 1 – Technical Notes
Race 1 – Saturday 25 May – 8.45pm – PalaDante in Tresino
Hockey Tresino – Centro Porsche Firenze Versilia Hockey Strong = 6-5 on penalties (1-1, 2-2, 0-0, 0-0, 3-2)
Hockey Trisino: Zampoli, Pinto (C), Gavioli, Coco, Garcia R – Mendes, Malagioli, Piccoli Gio, Piccoli Gio, Sgarria – all
Porsche Center Florence VH Forte: Gnata, Compaño, Jalpas, Gale, Turner – Ebenazar, Rossi, Cinquini, Cacciagira, Taite – all
Scorers: 1st: 4’34” Pinto (TRI), 5’11” Gil (FDM) – 2nd: 4’28” Compaño (FDM), 14’05” Coco (TRI), 15’44” Pinto (TRI) , 23’40” Turner (dir.dir) (FDM) – Penalties: Cocu, Mendes and García R (TRI), Gil and Compaño (FDM)
Red cards: 2nd: 10’24” Mendes (2′) (TRI), 22’30” Gil (2′) (FDM)
Judges: Alessandro Icelsi from Novara and Simone Brambilla from Agrate Brianza (MB)

General playoff calendar
Scudetto Final (best of five matches)
First match: Saturday, May 25 at 8:45 pm – Hockey Tresino vs. Centro Porsche Firenze VH Forte
Second match: Tuesday 28 May at 6.30pm – Centro Porsche Firenze VH Forte vs. Hoki Tresino
Match 3 Saturday 1 June at 8.45pm – Centro Porsche Firenze VH Forte vs Hockey Tresino
Possible fourth match: Tuesday 4 June at 8.45pm – Hockey Tresino vs Centro Porsche Firenze VH Forte
Possible fifth match: Saturday, June 8 at 9pm – Centro Porsche Firenze VH Forte vs. Hockey Tresino