HC Eppan defeated SV Kaltern at home. © HC Eppan

Eppan spits Kaltern into the soup

HC Eppan prevented SV Kaltern from moving to the top of the table – but despite a dominant performance, things heated up again in the final phase.

04 October 2025

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The 372 spectators in the Raiffeisen Arena didn't have to wait long; the first goal of the evening was scored after just 54 seconds: Matthias Castlunger put HC Eppan in front in their brilliant 6-4 victory over SV Kaltern, thus opening the scoring. After 38 minutes, the score was 5-0 – and yet the game was still exciting. Joonas Oskari Alanne initiated a comeback, but Jagger Williamson nipped it in the bud with a 6-3 goal a few minutes before the end. Michael Sölva could only score the final goal.

For Kaltern, it was a great opportunity to take first place in the standings. After all, their rivals, Varese (1:6 against Alleghe) and Feltre (2:5 against Aosta), suffered heavy defeats. Alleghe and Aosta, however, took advantage of the trio's slip-ups, turning the tide in the standings and now leading by one point.

Brixen fails in overtime

The Falcons from Brixen were rewarded with a point for their efforts in their 2-3 home loss to the Valpellice Bulldogs. The Eisacktal team squandered a 1-0 lead, but equalized in the second period through Gabriel Lanz to make it 2-2. They ultimately lost in overtime, with Veeti Vuorio scoring twice to make it 2-3 for the visitors (63:52).

Another South Tyrolean club, HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites, was also denied a win. The Eisbären lost away to Hockey Pergine and remain bottom of the table with no points after four defeats in four games.

Italian Hockey League – the results

Falcons Brixen – HC Valpellice Bulldogs 2:3 aet
Goals: 1:0 Fauster (16.58), 1:1 Vuorio (22.45), 1:2 Long (26.05), 2:2 Lanz (30.07), 2:3 Vuorio (63.52)
Audience: 177

Hockey Pergine – HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites 2:0
Goals: 1-0 Cristellon (16.33), 2-0 Cristellon (27.06)
Audience: 317

HC Eppan – SV Kaltern 6:4
Goals: 1:0 Castlunger (0.54), 2:0 Radin (7.43), 3:0 Williamson (27.44), 4:0 Graf (28.07), 5:0 Williamson (38.09), 5:1 Alanne (40.20), 5:2 Saha (41.22), 5:3 Wieser (52.09), 6:3 Williamson (56.39), 6:4 Solva (59.24)
Audience: 372

HC Aosta – HC Feltre 5:2
Goals: 1:0 Minniti (1.58), 2:0 Badoglio (6.57), 2:1 Zampieri (14.25), 3:1 Sukhytskyi (15.33), 4:1 Berger (34.21), 4:2 Foltin (50.51), 5:2 Fraschetta (59.16)
Audience: 490

Valdifiemme HC – Fassa Falcons 2:11
Goals: 0:1 Vigl (1.04), 0:2 Cassan (10.39), 0:3 Kuronen (16.05), 0:4 Rossi (23.01), 0:5 Salo (28.51), 1:5 Odorizzi (29.24), 1:6 Kuronen (34.35), 1:7 Trottner (38.33), 1:8 Ploner (39.46), 2:8 De Baldo (51.40), 2:9 Cassan (53.46), 2:10 Vigl (54.01), 2:11 Mikhnov (59.05)
Audience: 653

Alleghe Hockey – HCMV Varese Hockey 6:1
Goals: 1:0 Boisio (6.40), 2:0 Alessio (9.28), 2:1 Bastille (12.43), 3:1 Zardini (17.16), 4:1 Alessio (21.39), 5:1 Fontanive (30.18), 6:1 De Toni (51.18)
Audience: 615