1998 Winter Olympics
Preliminary Round, Feb 10.

Italy - Austria 5-2 (2-0, 2-0, 1-2)

FIRST PERIOD
Scoring:
1-0 Italy, Figliuzzi 2 (Biafore), 5:18
2-0 Italy, Figliuzzi 3 (unassisted), 12:41
Penalties:
Chitaroni, Ita (roughing), 4:10
A Puschnig, Aut (tripping), 4:32
Searle, Aut (tripping), 8:35
Markus Brunner, Ita (interference), 15:06
Pilloni, Aut (holding), 15:20
Ita, Ita served by Busillo (too  many men on the ice), 17:20
Krumpschmid, Aut (holding stick), 18:26
Rucchin, Ita (holding), 19:09
Perthaler, Aut (cross  checking), 19:54

SECOND PERIOD
Scoring:
3-0 Italy, Chitaroni 2 (pp) (Deangelis, Busillo), 7:49
4-0 Italy, Ramoser 1 (Nardella), 16:57
Penalties:
Rucchin, Ita (holding), 2:40
Brandner, Aut (hooking), 6:49
Oberrauch, Ita (slashing), 11:46
Topatigh, Ita (high sticking), 19:02

THIRD PERIOD
Scoring:
4-1 Austria, Ressmann 1 (A Puschnig), 3:41
5-1 Italy, Zarrillo 3 (Topatigh), 10:39
5-2 Austria, Kromp 1 (Searle), 13:27
Penalties:
Mansi, Ita (unsportsmanlike conduct), 4:25
G Puschnik, Aut (unsportsmanlike conduct), 4:25
Zarrillo, Ita (slashing), 8:08
Biafore, Ita (cross checking), 11:50
Nasheim, Aut (slashing), 11:50

Shots on goal
Italy 17+12+4=33
Austria 7+6+9=22

Power play: Ita - 1 of 8, Aut - 0 of 10
Goalies:
Italy, Rosati (22 shots, 20 saves; record: 1-1-0)
Austria, Dalpiaz (24, 21; record: 0-1-2), Divis (9, 7)

Referee: Meier. Linesmen: Cesky, Lauff.
A: 8,473