2012 FINA World League: Day 1 Is Over; USA Wins, China Nearly Upsets Italy

The 2012 FINA World League has completed its first day of competition, and the surprise game of the day was that China nearly upset Italy in a 10-9 match where the Italians where challenged to the very end. It als did not help that they struggled going 0-for-3 on power play chances and went 1-for-3 on penalty shots.

Results from the first day are as follows:

• United State 11, Kazakhstan 8
• Italy 10, China 9
• Croatia 14, Australia 11
• Spain 8, Brazil 3

Here are the standings after the first day:

Group A	Group B
United States (1-0)	Croatia (1-0)
Italy (1-0)	Spain (1-0)
China (0-1)	Brazil (0-1)
Kazakhstan (0-1)	Australia (0-1)

Here is the schedule for the preliminary rounds for the rest of the tournament:

Prelims, Day 2, June 13

United States vs China 2:10 p.m. (4:10 a.m. EST)
Croatia vs Spain 3:30 p.m. (5:30 a.m. EST)
Brazil vs Australia 4:50 p.m. (6:50 a.m. EST)
Italy vs Kazakhstan 6:15 p.m. (7:15 a.m. EST)

Prelims, Day 3, June 14

Croatia vs Brazil 14:10 (4:10 a.m. EST)
Italy vs United States 15:30 (5:30 a.m. EST)
Australia vs Spain 16:50 (6:50 a.m. EST)
China vs Kazakhstan 18:15 (7:15 a.m. EST)