End of second match : Italy 2 - France 17
No real difficulty for France to beat Italy. Clean match interupted by a French horse going out form the field with no consequence either for horse or for player. Italy under pressure from the begining with no real possibility to concern French.
Players from France on the fields:
1- Romain Depons
2- Nicolas Thiessard
3- Jean Baptiste Depons
4- Benoit Leveque
5- Mickael Legall
6- François Tessier
Players from Italy :
1- Annlisa Risso
2- Thomas Giuliani
3- Omar Garione
4- Fausto Sforza
5- Alessio Cilli
6- Alberto Colombo
Referee on horse : Fabiano Lanzi (ITA) - on the chair : Gildas Lefort (FRA)
Next matches tomorrow : Belgium vs Italy and France vs Spain at 2:00pm and 3:00pm.
Classification after first day :
Belgium : 1 pt - -4 of goal average
France : 3 pts +15 of goal average
Italy : 1 pt -15 of goal average
Spain : 3 pts + 4 of gaol average.
When Horse-Ball for the first time was introduced to the Swedish audience at Stockholm International horse Show 2006 it was a roaring success. The TV commentators said that it was the most fantastic development that the equestrian sport has ever seen, much more exciting that they could ever anticipate. In the thorough public survey among our spectators, that is done every year, it was top ranked. A Champions League Final in Stockholm in the fantastic Globe Arena would be embraced with the greatest interest by media and spectators alike. Ulf Rosengren
President
Stockholm International Horse Show