Valpellice secured a 4:2 victory over Valdifemme in the Italian Hockey League on Friday evening. The hosts moved away from the bottom half of the table with their second win from four fixtures, while the visitors remain rooted to eleventh place after three defeats.
There were no period-by-period details supplied, so the narrative rests on what the scoreboard tells us. Valpellice came out against a side that had beaten Alleghe 3:2 on their last outing, but this time the momentum shifted. By then, the pattern was clear enough — a game decided in moments rather than sustained pressure.
And here's the thing, we had called this one. Our prediction favoured the hosts at 56 per cent confidence, and the result followed that reading. Not a surprise when Valpellice had beaten Feltracchio 3:0 on their previous trip, even if the 2:5 loss to Aosta raised eyebrows. The confidence came from seeing a side that had already shown they could score goals in quantity.
The table tells a simple story at this stage. Valpellice sit fifth with four points from two wins, while Valdifemme's four games have yielded just one victory. Neither side has accumulated points yet in the traditional sense — the standings are still finding their shape. But the gap between them is already visible.
This result extends Valpellice's unbeaten run to three matches and gives them something to build on. Valdifemme's third defeat means they need to turn things around quickly if they want to avoid being pulled away from the pack. Four goals scored across the two sides suggests there was space in the game, even if the details of how they arrived were not recorded.
