Day Five: Italy shock Scotland, Chile put eight past South Korea

Italy's 1-0 win over Scotland revitalised the race to face the Scots, while Chile's goal difference was dramatically enhanced against South Korea.

CHILE 8-0 SOUTH KOREA

Chile's hopes of qualifying for Thursday's final have been boosted, with a huge 8-0 win over the tournament's bottom side South Korea.

With a goal difference of +5, superior to that of both Italy and Northern Ireland, Chile has that advantage in terms of trying to join Scotland in Thursday's final.

Thomas Valenzuela, Javier Encisa and Patricio Saavedra all scored twice, with the latter's second goal adjudged to have been tapped home, slightly diverting Bastian Velazquez's goal-bound effort.

Leonel Guzman and Vicente Vidal both came off the bench and found the net, completing the scoring. A video explaining what they would need to progress to the final is live across IFCPF's Instagram and TikTok.

ITALY 1-0 SCOTLAND

Federico Lovascio's goal 15 minutes from time gave Italy a surprise win over Scotland, giving them a real chance to make the final. 

Lovascio bundled home after two previous efforts were blocked on the goal line, leading to passionate celebrations on the Italy bench, as players and staff alike realised the enormity of the moment.

Scotland coach William McAdam made six changes to his starting seven with only Barry Hunter keeping his place from the win over Chile, including a competitive debut for youngster James McAlpine.

After a scoreless first half, the game saw its first goal in the 35-minute, as after Lovascio and Mattia Vrech both saw shots stay up, it was third time lucky as the former sent the Italian contingent into raptures.

Though Scotland pushed for a leveller, they were kept out, partly thanks to a string of brilliant saves from Daniele Beccegato. A late curler from Jon McFarlane looked to have equalised, but the Italy goalkeeper clawed it out to preserve the points for his country. A video explaining what they would need to progress to the final is live across IFCPF's Instagram and TikTok.