Hungary beats Italy 13-11 and finishes third in the Europa Cup. Break and counterbreak in the first quarter. Bianconi's three goals in a row pushed Italy to 4-1. The return of the Magyars, scoring with all the different players, is worth the 4-4 and then the 5-5 that leads to the second period. The rhythms are starting to drop. The teams dirty the extramen. Hungary takes the lead for the first time with Keszthelyi (6-5), who repeats herself twice for the 8-6 of mid-game. In the third period Setterosa returns to a draw (8-8) turning three actions in extramen, but Szilagyi and Keszthelyi keep Hungary ahead by one goal (10-9). In the last period Gorlero saves the +3 penalty of Keszthelyi; Tabani first and Aiello then kept Italy on the -1. However, with 66 seconds to go, Gurisatti scores the penalty of 13-11 and closes the game. The title of MVP goes to Keszthelyi that scores six goals.
Hungary-Italy 13-11 report and flash quotes
Attila Biro (coach Hungary): "It was an even and hard match. We were very good in defense and the performance of our captain Rita Keszthelyi done the difference to take the team to win".
Rita Keszthelyi (MVP / Hungary): "It was a tough game and we played with great defense. We are very happy for the result, this match means a lot for us".
Fabio Conti (coach Italy): "Today we started well against a tough team, strong in one to one situation too. We played better than yesterday in defense, but two matches with new rules are few; we need more time to adapt".