Doha, Qatar – February 11 – Team USA lost to Italy 13-12 in the 2024 World Aquatics Championship crossover game. Hannes Daub Scored 4 goals, alex overt score 3, rider dodd & johnny hooper They conceded 2 goals each.
Daub scored twice to give the Americans a 3-1 lead, but Italy tied the game at three points by the end of the first quarter. rider dodd A goal late in the second half gave the Americans their fourth goal, and Italy scored back-to-back goals to take a 6-4 lead. Dodd added his second goal in the third quarter. alex bowen They added one point and narrowed the gap to 7-6. After a back-and-forth battle, Bowen added his team’s eighth goal, with Italy converting with five minutes left in the quarter. After winning the 4th quarter swim-off, johnny hooper The score was 6-5, and Dove tied it again with 10 points. Italy led 13-11 in the final moments, but Bowen added one more point to ensure Italy’s 13-12 victory.
Team USA will compete in a 9th-12th place bracket meeting against Australia on February 13th at 5:30am (Japan time)/2:30am (Japan time).
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America went 8/14 on power plays and 2/2 on penalties, while Italy went 3/11 on power plays and 3/3 on penalties.
Scoring – Score Sheet
USA 12 (3, 4, 1, 4) H. Dove 4, A. Bowen 3, R. Dodd 2, J. Hooper 2, A. Overt 1
ITA 13 (3, 3, 6, 3) F. Di Fulvio 3, A. Fondelli 3, L. Bruni 2, E. Di Somma 2, F. Condemi 1, G Echenike 1, N. Presciutti 1
6×5 – USA – 8/14 – Italy – 3/11
Penalties – US – 2/2 – ITA 3/3
Save – America – A. Weinberg 11 – ITA – M. Del Lungo 8