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16:45 OA Sport thanks you for following us and wishes you a good continuation of the evening.
16:44 At this point, all that remains is to wait for tomorrow’s direct match against Scotland to find out who will finish the round robin in the lead.
16:43 Thanks to this victory and thanks to Scotland’s defeat against Switzerland, Italy remains alone at the top of the group, with eight wins out of eight games played!
16:40 ENDS HERE!
16:37 Spain tries to put a piece, Retornaz will either have to reject the Spanish stone, in which case they could even get three points or place a stone perfectly in the middle of the house, however winning only one point.
16:34 Great play by Retornaz! The only Spanish stone inside the house is rejected!
16:32 Spaniards in trouble, the Azzurri will also have the last stone available in this end.
16:30 Azzurri immediately with two stones to the point!
16:27 The ninth end begins!
16:24 The double failure of Spain fails! Only one point for our opponents in this seventh end.
16:22 DOUBLE REJECT OF RETURNAZ! At the moment it is difficult to think of more than one Spanish point.
16:20 The double rejection of Mosaner fails, the situation could get complicated.
16:19 Spanish rather shy rejection, two Italian stones remain inside the house.
16:18 The blue point stones become three!
16:17 Arman places a guard to protect the colon.
16:15 Italy starts aggressively by placing two stones per point.
16:12 The eighth end begins!
16:10 HERE COMES THE VERDICT! The points for Italy are two, second hand stolen by Retornaz and his companions!
16:07 In the meantime, the news of Scotland’s defeat against Switzerland has arrived, Italy may first be in solitude after this match.
16:04 It takes a long time, a very delicate situation.
16:01 NEW MEASUREMENT IN PROGRESS! There are three points at stake!
15:59 Retornaz has a potentially decisive stone in his hand.
15:56 At the moment, inside the house there are even five blue stones (two of which are point) and three Spanish stones, really anything can happen.
15:53 Spain calls a time-out, the situation is very particular.
15:51 A small mistake from Spain arrives, Mosaner takes advantage of it by placing two stones per point!
15:48 Spain places a stone perfectly in the center of the house.
15:45 The seventh end begins!
15:43 RETURNAZ IS NOT WRONG! Two points for Italy, which tries to extend!
15:41 Double fails! Retornaz has the opportunity to score two points!
15:39 The Spaniards are forced to fail twice after an excellent play by Retornaz.
15:37 The house is currently free, there is only one Italian stone.
15:34 Spain rejects one of the two blue stones at the point.
15:31 Perfect shot by Arman, who touches the Iberian guard and rejects the opponent’s stone with a point.
15:29 The sixth end begins with a series of looks from both sides.
15:26 After the first half, therefore, parity reigns.
15:23 Great play from Spain: the Iberians find a relatively easy shot and win two points.
15:21 The Spanish stone that should have ended in the center of the house is slightly long, there are two stones left at the end and the point is currently blue.
15:19 The single and not double rejection arrives for Spain, Italy remains with a stone on the point.
15:17 Great play by Mosaner! Perfect rejection and Italy finds itself with three points.
15:14 The double rejection fails for the Azzurri who, on the contrary, bring a Spanish stone closer to the center of the house.
15:12 Immediately a lot of confusion inside the house with two blue stones and one Iberian stone.
15:09 The fifth end begins, Spain is back in control.
15:06 There is only one blue dot, Italy is still ahead!
15:03 WE PROCEED WITH THE MEASUREMENT! Italy is sure to have brought home a point, the referee enters the ice to measure because a second could have arrived.
15:00 Blue rejected that sweeps away a Spanish stone, but still another point remains.
14:58 Now it is Spain that finds itself with two stones on the point.
14:56 A blue rejection effectively sweeps away all the stones in the house, everything to be redone.
14:53 Italy immediately places a point stone and a guard.
14:50 Italy returns to the hand in the fourth end.
14:47 Great play by the Iberians with the last stone, two points arrive for Spain.
14:45 The first Spanish rejection arrives, a blue dot remains, but there is a lot of confusion inside the house.
14:44 Four stone blue points, Spain must invent something!
14:42 There are three blue points!
14:39 Spain rejects our guard, but there are still two blue stones left.
14:37 Arman places a guard to protect the colon.
14:35 Italy begins the third round by placing two stones inside the house.
14:33 STOLEN HAND! The Spaniards miss out on the game for a very short time and Italy steals a point in the second end!
14:31 Italy remains with two points scored when only the last stone from Spain is missing, the certain thing is that the Iberians will not be able to score more than one point in this second end.
14:29 When there are three stones left at the end, there are two blue points inside the house.
14:26 Double failure for the Iberians, excellent result.
14:24 Spain rejects the Italian guard, but Mosaner immediately places another.
14:22 Arman places a much shorter guard than the others, Spain must think about what to do.
14:20 Another small mistake by Spain, which sends a second stone to the point. Excellent guard placed by Arman.
14:19 The Azzurri place a point stone and a guard, but there is light between the two stones.
14:17 RETURNAZ IS NOT WRONG! Italy is off to a great start by winning two points!
14:16 SPAIN FAILS TO REJECT! Italy could score two points!
14:14 The Azzurri place a point stone right behind an Iberian guard.
14:12 The house, three stones from the end, is completely empty.
14:10 We continue with rejection after rejection, many points will hardly come out of this first end.
14:09 Arman finds a rather simple rejection, we are left with an Italian stone and a Spanish one at home.
14:08 Spanish double rejected, at the moment there are two opposing points.
14:06 Spain repeats Italy’s play in a photocopy.
14:05 The Iberians place a guard to protect the point stone, but there is light and the Azzurri take advantage of it by failing.
14:02 The Azzurri will have a hand in the first end, consequently they will have the last stone available.
14:00 Lineups are making their way onto the ice!
13:57 Spain, with six defeats and only one victory, currently occupies the penultimate place in the standings, qualification for the semifinals is already compromised for the Iberians, who however are still fighting with Norway, the Czech Republic and Denmark to snatch a pass for the next World Cup.
13:54 If Italy manages to overcome Spain today and Scotland manages to get the better of Switzerland, the leadership of the group would be decided in tomorrow’s direct clash between the Azzurri and the Scots.
13:51 The Azzurri have won all seven matches played up to now, it is a real record (the previous one was six consecutive successes) and occupy the first place in the standings on an equal footing with Scotland.
13:48 Italy is already mathematically qualified for the next World Cup and the semifinals of these European Championships, the goal now becomes to finish the round robin in the lead.
13:45 Good afternoon and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of Italy-Spain, a match valid for the fifth day of the men’s tournament of the 2022 European Curling Championships.
Friends of OA Sport, good morning and welcome to LIVE LIVE of Italy-Spain, match valid for the fifth day of the men’s tournament of the 2022 European Curling Championships. At the Östersund Arena in Östersund (Sweden) the round robin is now drawing to a close and the semifinals are consequently getting closer and closer, we remind you that Italy is already qualified for the play-offs!
The path of the Azzurri has been encyclopaedic up to this moment: seven victories out of seven matches, the Bel Paese had never succeeded in such an undertaking (the previous record was six consecutive successes) and qualification for the semifinals already archived. Refund and team mates are back in the medal zone and hope to improve on the bronze obtained last season, also in this case it is a record because Italy had never qualified for the semifinals in two consecutive European Championships. At this point the goal becomes to close the round robin in the lead, so as to meet the fourth classified in the semifinalAt the moment the Azzurri are level in victories with Scotland, consequently it will be crucial to win today and then play everything in the direct match that will take place tomorrow. Spain, on the other hand, with 6 defeats and only one victory, currently occupies the penultimate place in the standings.
OA Sport offers you the LIVE LIVE of Italy-Spain, a match valid for the fifth day of the men’s tournament of the 2022 European Curling Championships, news in real time, minute after minute, stone after stone, emotion after emotion, so as not to really miss anything. the match will start at 14:00!
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