1998 Winter Olympics
11th/12th Placement Game, Feb 12.

France - Italy 5-1 (1-0, 0-0, 4-1)

FIRST PERIOD
Scoring:
1-0 France, Bozon 3 (Dube), 9:39
Penalties:
None.

SECOND PERIOD
Scoring:
None.
Penalties:
C Pouget, Fra (interference), 0:32
Chitaroni, Ita (slashing), 6:47
Djelloul, Fra (holding), 13:32
Orlando, Ita (slashing), 15:19

THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring:
2-0 France, Bozon 4 (S Poudrier, C Pouget), 0:56
3-0 France, Bozon 5 (C Pouget), 7:31
4-0 France, Briand 1 (pp) (Bozon, S Poudrier), 10:03
4-1 Italy, Orlando 1 (pp) (Topatigh, Bartolone), 13:21
5-1 France, S Poudrier 2 (pp) (unassisted), 16:43
Penalties:
Briand, Fra (hooking), 5:29
Bartolone, Ita (tripping), 9:35
Zarrillo, Ita (high sticking), 10:31
M Rozenthal, Fra (Delay of game), 11:22
Ouellet, Fra (holding stick), 12:39
Topatigh, Ita (roughing), 14:55
Biafore, Ita (double roughing minor), 18:05
Filippin, Fra (roughing), 18:05
Nardella, Ita (roughing), 18:05
M Rozenthal, Fra (roughing), 18:05
Chitaroni, Ita (slashing), 19:15

Shots on goal
France 6+4+12=20
Italy 9+13+9=31

Power play: Fra - 2 of 9, Ita - 1 of 7.
Goalies: France, Huet (31 shots, 30 saves; record: 1-1-0)
Italy, Rosati (22, 17; record: 1-2-0)

Referee: Mueller. Linesmen: Schurr, Takahashi.
A: 8,854