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Marko Virtala (right) scored the 1-0. © Manfred Sinn

Dominant pikes leave the local rival no chance

Who will beat SV Kaltern? The Hechte put in another splendid performance on Thursday in the derby against HC Eppan and are still at the top of the Italian Hockey League with a full point total after six match days.

SV Kaltern's defense has so far presented an insurmountable hurdle for opposing teams. After six match days, Michael Sölva & Co. have only conceded six goals - an incredible statistic. The pirates from Eppan also found no way to break through the dam and lost the derby clearly 1:4.


The 365 spectators witnessed a balanced opening period in which the two goalkeepers, Alex Andergassen and Mike Reinalter, defused all attempts. At the beginning of the second period, the league leaders increased the tempo and took the lead through Marko Virtala with a two-man advantage. They waited in vain for a reaction from the Pirates, instead Maximilian Sölva made it 2-0 with his first goal of the season. The preliminary decision was made one second before the end of the period when Raphael Felderer increased the lead to 3-0.


Eppan tried to get back into the game in the last 20 minutes, but Stefano Piechenstein's 1:3 came too late. Emiliano Valentini sealed the final score of 4:1 with an empty-net goal.

At the same time, the HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites celebrated a real goal fest: The team coached by Tommy Flinck beat the Falcons Brixen 12:2. Curiously, the guests were in the lead after 20 minutes thanks to goals from Matt Staudacher and Jakob Kirchler. But then they collapsed like a house of cards. The outstanding players on the ice were Robert McCollum (6 assists) and Mykhailo Krasnozhon (3 goals and 2 assists).

Italian Hockey League:

HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites – Falcons Brixen 12:2
Goals: 1:0 Tauber (4.53), 1:1 Staudacher (9.16), 1:2 Kirchler (17.53), 2:2 Krasnozhon (25.42), 3:2 Krasnozhon (33.42), 4:2 Esposito (35.09), 5:2 Rizzo (36.17), 6:2 Tauber (38.43), 7:2 Bäckström (44.54), 8:2 Krasnozhon (51.32), 9:2 Esposito (53.41), 10:2 Talamini (58.32), 11:2 Rizzo (59.08), 12:2 Zandegiacomo (59.26)
Audience: 167

SV Kaltern – HC Eppan 4:1
Goals: 1:0 Virtala (21.40), 2:0 Maximilian Sölva (36.18), 3:0 Felderer (39.59), 3:1 Piechenstein (59.11), 4:1 Valentini (59.57)
Audience: 365

Valpellice – Varese 4:3
Goals: 0:1 Kuronen (8.16), 0:2 Mäkinen (28.30), 1:2 Salvai (32.10), 1:3 Vanetti (35.56), 2:3 Pozzi (42.04), 3:3 Pozzi (43.15), 4:3 Martina (50.43)
Audience: 645

Pergine – Feltre 2:4
Goals: 1:0 Honcharenko (14.50), 1:1 Kadlec (19.39), 1:2 Benetti (31.35), 1:3 Kadlec (40.42), 2:3 Andreotti (41.33), 2:4 Kadlec (56.50)
Audience: 345

The table

SPGUVTVP
1. SV Kaltern660029:618
2. HC Feltre650134:1715
3. HC Varese640230:1912
4. HC Aosta640233:1811
5. Hockey Pergine630329:189
6. HC Eppan530216:158
7. HC Valpellice530216:188
8. Fassa Falcons420218:157
9. Alleghe Hockey420210:106
10. 3 Zinnen Dolomites620420:246
11. Valdifiemme HC40048:171
12. Falcons Brixen500517:361
13. Hockey Como50058:550

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