No quarter was given to the rough fighting between Bolzano and Fehérvár. © Soos Attila

Bloody scene and penalty misfortune: Bolzano loses in Hungary

After the international break, HC Bozen had to travel to Székesfehérvár on Wednesday evening, a journey of almost nine hours. The depleted Foxes didn't have much to show for their efforts.

12 November 2025

From: det

Away games in Székesfehérvár are always a tricky task – even when the hosts, Fehérvár AV19, aren't having their best run. HCB Südtirol Alperia was reminded of this once again on Wednesday. Against the Hungarians, who are stuck at the bottom of the table and have a new coach in Ted Dent, the Foxes suffered a 2-3 defeat after a penalty shootout, leaving them with only one point.

Although the international break has just ended, Bolzano is stretched to its limits in terms of personnel. Mark Barberio, Dylan DiPerna, Cristiano DiGiacinto, and Pascal Brunner are all sidelined with injuries. Despite this, HCB was the better team against Fehérvár overall, but only managed to convert two of their 41 shots into goals.

Bolzano suffered a defeat. © Soos Attila

Especially in the final period, the Foxes repeatedly missed their chance to score the winning goal when the score was tied 2-2. The fact that only Daniel Mantenuto's attempt in the penalty shootout was successful (while Fehérvár scored twice) was fitting for this evening.

Bloody scene

There was a moment of alarm just before the second intermission when Fehérvár's Justin Richards was unfortunately struck in the face by a deflected shot. The American player initially writhed on the ice in pain and eventually left the rink bleeding heavily. The game was interrupted for about ten minutes, partly because the ice resurfacer had to be brought in to remove the blood.

HC Bozen isn't heading home yet, but directly to their next match location. On Friday, the Foxes will be playing away against Olimpija Ljubljana. The Slovenians were defeated 3:5 by HC Pustertal on Wednesday.

Fehérvár AV19 – HC Bozen 3:2 nP

OASI: Reijola (Horvath); Andersen-Messner, Stipsicz-Campbell, Kiss-Stajnoch, Mihaly-Horvath; Archibald-Bartalis-Cheek, Erdely-Hari-Kuralt, Kulmala-Richards-Rymsha, Magosi-Nemeth-Terbocs
Coach: Dent

HSBC: Harvey (Vallini); Gildon-Seed, Miglioranzi-Samuelsson, Valentine-Larcher; Misley-Mantenuto-Frigo, Schneider-Gersich-Gazley, Frank-Bradley-Marchetti, Pollock-McClure
Coach: Kleinendorst

Gates: 0-1 Bryce Misley (13:04), 1-1 Csanad Erdely (29:51), 2-1 Drake Rymsha (39:35), 2-2 Matt Bradley (43:11). Decisive penalty: Istvan Bartalis

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The other games

HC Pustertal – Olimpija Ljubljana 5-3 (here is the report)
Goals: 1:0 Glira (2.28), 1:1 Meyer (13.07), 1:2 Brennan (19.04), 2:2 DiTomaso (25.35), 3:2 Ierullo (36.14), 4:2 Rueschhoff (38.45), 4:3 Simsic (44.10), 5:3 Saracino (56.25)
Audience: 3.024

FTC Telekom – Vienna Capitals 2:1
Goals: 0:1 Lanzinger (6.07), 1:1 Bengtsson (15.35), 2:1 Laskawy (45.32)
Audience: 1.203

EC KAC – Black Wings Linz 5:3
Goals: 1-0 Hundertpfund (1:10), 2-0 Kempe (2:23), 2-1 Barron (18:59), 3-1 Hundertpfund (28:02), 3-2 Lebler (30:25), 4-2 Jensen Aabo (32:24), 5-2 From (35:06), 5-3 Lebler (51:29)
Audience: 3.722

HC Innsbruck – Pioneers Vorarlberg 4:3 OT
Goals: 1:0 Owre (26.14), 2:0 Benker (33.52), 2:1 Burke (34.30), 3:1 Dobnig (42.37), 3:2 Dornbach (52.56), 3:3 Woger (57.49), 4:3 Owre (60.23)
Audience: 1.800