Val di Fiemme took Alleghe 2:1 on Friday evening in the Italian Ice Hockey League. The hosts had lost their opening game to Aosta before this match, while the visitors had come off a heavy 7:4 win against Valpellicche. It was a result that flipped expectations.
We had backed the visitors at 44% confidence. The prediction didn't hold. By then, Val di Fiemme had shown they weren't going to roll over after their opening defeat.
The match itself didn't give us much to work with in terms of detail, but the score told the story. Two goals for the home side, one for the away side. And here's the thing about hockey — sometimes the game turns on moments you can't predict from form.
Both sides sit on zero points after two games, which means the table doesn't carry meaning just yet. To be fair, this is only the early stages where anything can happen. What matters is the momentum shift.
Val di Fiemme's recent record showed they could score — a 4:3 win over Feltraggiacco and a 5:2 victory against Toblach back in February. Alleghe had been involved in high-scoring affairs too, including that 7:4 win and several matches against Varese.
The three-point swing from this result gives Val di Fiemme something to build on. Alleghe now face the task of bouncing back after failing to convert their favourite status into points.
