| | Top level | Event type
Ice Hockey, Men – Group A, Match #4
| Date | 8 February 1998 — 18:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Big Hat, Nagano | |
| Referee | Bengt Andersson |  SWE |
| Linesman | Thomas Schurr |  GER |
| Linesman | Hirokazu Takahashi |  JPN |
| Attendance | 8,620 |
Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia |  SVK | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy |  ITA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Goals
| Time | Score | Nat | Scorer (assists) | Situation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:41 (1) | 1 – 0 | | Vlastimil Plavucha (Ľubomír Sekeráš) | Equal-handed | |
| 8:50 (1) | 1 – 1 | | Stefan Figliuzzi (Leo Insam) | Power play (1) | |
| 11:56 (1) | 1 – 2 | | Dino Felicetti (Maurizio Mansi, Mike De Angelis) | Equal-handed | |
| 21:23 (2) | 2 – 2 | | Vlastimil Plavucha (Jozef Daňo) | Equal-handed | |
| 22:00 (2) | 3 – 2 | | Róbert Petrovický | Equal-handed | |
| 23:36 (2) | 4 – 2 | | Vlastimil Plavucha (Ľubomír Sekeráš, Zdeněk Cíger) | Equal-handed | |
| 39:13 (2) | 4 – 3 | | Mario Chitarroni (Roland Ramoser) | Equal-handed |
Penalties
| Time | PIM | Nat | Player | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 (1) | 2 | | Zdeněk Cíger | Slashing | |
| 9:52 (1) | 2 | | Vlastimil Plavucha | Interference | |
| 13:48 (1) | 2 | | Bob Nardella | Slashing | |
| 14:59 (1) | 2 | | Mario Chitarroni | Hooking | |
| 23:46 (2) | 2 | | Dino Felicetti | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 23:46 (2) | 2 | | Stefan Figliuzzi | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 23:46 (2) | 2 | | Ľubomír Sekeráš | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 23:46 (2) | 2 | | Ľubomír Višňovský | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 24:56 (2) | 2 | | Bruno Zarrillo | Tripping | |
| 34:06 (2) | 2 | | Miroslav Mosnár | Holding the stick | |
| 36:37 (2) | 2 | | Joe Busillo | Kneeing | |
| 39:13 (2) | 2 | | Roland Ramoser | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 39:13 (2) | 2 | | Jozef Daňo | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 45:02 (3) | 2 | | Mike De Angelis | Hooking | |
| 54:47 (3) | 2 | | Gaetano Orlando | Tripping | |
| 60:00 (3) | 2 | | Mario Chitarroni | Roughing |
Goalkeepers
| Time | Nat | Player | In/Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | | Mario Brunetta | Goalkeeper In |
| 0:00 (1) | | Igor Murín | Goalkeeper In |
| 23:36 (2) | | Mario Brunetta | Goalkeeper Out |
| 23:36 (2) | | Mike Rosati | Goalkeeper In |
| 60:00 (3) | | Mike Rosati | Goalkeeper Out |
| 60:00 (3) | | Igor Murín | Goalkeeper Out |
Slovakia
| Pos | Nr | Player | Shift | Mins | Goals | Shots | Assists | +/- | PIM | Saves | Save % | GK In | GK Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 20 | Zdeněk Cíger | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 29 | Jozef Daňo | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 10 | Oto Haščák | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 21 | Branislav Jánoš | – | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 28 | Ľubomír Kolník | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 22 | Roman Kontšek | – | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 24 | Ján Pardavý | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 19 | Róbert Petrovický | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 9 | Vlastimil Plavucha | – | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 15 | Peter Pucher | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 35 | Karol Rusznyák | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 13 | Roman Stantien | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 6 | Ľubomír Višňovský | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 33 | Ivan Droppa | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 8 | Stanislav Jasečko | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 5 | Miroslav Mosnár | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 7 | Ľubomír Sekeráš | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 27 | Ján Varholík | – | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| GK | 1 | Igor Murín | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 25 | 89.3% | |||||
| Coach | Ján Šterbák |
Italy
| Pos | Nr | Player | Shift | Mins | Goals | Shots | Assists | +/- | PIM | Saves | Save % | GK In | GK Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 19 | Patrick Brugnoli | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 77 | Markus Brunner | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 21 | Joe Busillo | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 24 | Mario Chitarroni | – | – | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 4 | – | – | |||||
| F | 9 | Dino Felicetti | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 91 | Stefan Figliuzzi | – | – | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 12 | Maurizio Mansi | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 22 | Stefano Margoni | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 17 | Gaetano Orlando | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 28 | Martin Pavlu | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 11 | Roland Ramoser | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 27 | Lucio Topatigh | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 16 | Bruno Zarrillo | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 29 | Christopher Bartolone | – | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 25 | Chad Biafore | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 37 | Mike De Angelis | – | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 5 | Leo Insam | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 7 | Bob Nardella | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 4 | Robert Oberrauch | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 26 | Larry Rucchin | – | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – | – | |||||
| GK | 1 | Mario Brunetta | 1 | 23:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | 50.0% | |||||
| GK | 34 | Mike Rosati | – | 36:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 14 | 100.0% | |||||
| Coach | Adolf Insam |