David Galassiti and Kaltern beat Aosta. © SV Kaltern

Pike save South Tyrolean honour thanks to prestigious victory

On an otherwise dismal day in the Italian Hockey League (IHL), SV Kaltern was the only bright spot for South Tyrol on Saturday evening. The Pikes maintained their clean sheet thanks to a win against last year's finalist Aosta.

September 28, 2025

From: leo

Three games, three wins – that's how it can continue for SV Kaltern. On Saturday, Teemu Virtala's team continued their winning streak with a decisive 4-1 away victory against Aosta. 18-year-old Gabriel Pillon was particularly pleased, opening the scoring in the fifth minute with his first goal for the "big" teams. After that, nothing happened for a long time – until Mikael Saha made it 2-0 shortly after the start of the third period. The visitors were unfazed by Vladyslav Lysenko's goal. Maximilian Sölva and Florian Wieser sealed the victory for Kaltern.

Meanwhile, HC Eppan suffered a resounding defeat in Kaltern. The Pirates lost 6-2 to Pergine. The reason for the defeat is quickly identified. Hannes Oberrauch and his team found no answer against the Trentino team's second line of attack. Yuri Cristellon, Michael Sullmann, and defender Stefano Marchetti each scored four points. Captain Andrea Meneghini also scored twice. Although Eppan fought back to 1-3 and then 4-2 thanks to a double goal from Daniel Eruzione, Pergine remained unstoppable.

Aaron Galvan & Co. had no chance. © HC Eppan

HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites lost to title contender Feltre by the same scoreline. This leaves the Eisbären, who were missing top scorer Hector Majul, still waiting for their first point of the season. Enricomatteo Pais de Gabriel (1:2) and Patrick Mazzarini (2:5) scored for the visitors.

Brixen is doing well

Meanwhile, the Falcons Brixen narrowly missed out on a point. Ken Eddy's team lost 2-3 in Alleghe. After Diego Iori and Edgar De Toni gave the home side a 2-0 lead, Dominik Obexer scored the equalizer in the first period. De Toni restored the lead in the second period, before Elias Fauster gave Brixen a renewed sense of hope in the 45th minute. Despite great efforts, the equalizer eluded them.

Italian Hockey League:

Varese - Valdifiemme 5-2
Goals: 0:1 Moberg (6.25), 0:2 Mäkelä (24.04), 1:2 Bastille (24.40), 2:2 Tilaro (28.58), 3:2 Bastille (47.05), 4:2 Bastille (57.58), 5:2 Borghi (59.21)
Audience: 789

Feltre – HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites 6:2
Goals: 1:0 Fantinel (1.49), 2:0 Matteo Dall'Agnol (16.59), 2:1 Pais de Gabriel (32.31), 3:1 Cortese (35.14), 4:1 Mraz (47.37), 5:1 Zampieri (48.37), 5:2 Mazzarini (49.53), 6:2 Foltin (59.12)
Audience: 835

Eppan – Pergine 2:6
Goals: 0:1 Marchetti (8.24), 0:2 Cristellon (10.32), 0:3 Cristellon (20.49), 1:3 Eruzione (39.17), 1:4 Meneghini (48.04), 2:4 Eruzione (49.51), 2:5 Sullmann (58.09), 2:6 Meneghini (59.32)
Audience: 210

HC Aosta – SV Kaltern 1:4
Goals: 0:1 Pillon (4.43), 0:2 Saha (40.45), 1:2 Lysenko (50.43), 1:3 Maximilian Sölva (53.22), 1:4 Wieser (59.55)
Audience: 580

Alleghe – Falcons Brixen 3:2
Goals: 1:0 Iori (9.50), 2:0 De Toni (13.40), 2:1 Obexer (17.51), 3:1 De Toni (28.43), 3:2 Fauster (44.40)
Audience: 425

Valpellice – Fassa Falcons 4:2
Goals: 1:0 Salvai (13.50), 2:0 Long (21.11), 2:1 Rossi (24.53), 2:2 Salo (38.05), 3:2 Savolainen (41.30), 4:2 Savolainen (58.26)
Audience: 600

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