Coppa Italia finishes with a bang

Terracina overcame a tough DomusBet Catania BS side on Sunday, May 31st to claim the crown at home

The hosts, Terracina, knew that they needed a big match on both sides of the ball on Sunday, May 31^st as they fought and defeated the very respected and talented DomusBet BS Catania team by a score of 6-3. The Carlo Guarnieri Beach Arena is the home of the now champions and it was filled with fan cheering on their side all weekend. Catania has won their fair share of Coppas but this was the second straight season that Terracina earned the title. In the game for the third place, Milano defeated Happy Car Sambenedettese to earn a place in the podium.

The Coppa finished just two days before the giant Euro Winners Cup 2015 is set to begin. The Euro Winners Cup is a club event, gathering the top teams from the best nations in Europe, which will kick-off on Tuesday.

A nine goal outburst in a match may look like a high-scoring affair with no defense but that 6-3 victory for Terracina had many sides and layers. The first period was tight and ended in a draw with a score of 1-1. The middle frame had the offenses explode for five goals, though only two went to the visitors and the hosts clung to a 4-3 lead going into the last 12 minutes. Everything was on the line in the final frame, it was still anybody’s’ game, but it was stingy defense and timely scoring that helped to give Terracina the final two goals, all the while still pitching a shut-out in the period. When the final whistle sounded, the home team had pulled away by a score of 6-3. 

Championships are never easy to earn and doing it two years in a row is even harder, but more impressive is that now Terracina is tied with Milano for the most Coppa Italia titles, with three. Italy has always had an impressive and deep national league and now that a current dynasty is in place, you will be hard-pressed to find an Italian side that is not prepared or eager to dethrone the champs. With the Euro Winners Cup 2015 nearly here, three of the Coppa Italia teams will not have much time for rest, with DomusBet BS Catania, Milano BS, and Happy Car Sambenedettese having their first matches on Tuesday.