Bolzano's fighting spirit continues to beat in the new season

In the small final of the Summer Classic tournament in the Sparkasse Arena on Sunday, HC Bozen met Slovan Bratislava, the Slovakian champions of 2022. In the end, the Foxes won 4-3 after a penalty shootout - also because they fought until the last second believed in themselves and made up a deficit twice.

Bolzano was in the semi-finals on Friday a 0-2 defeat against Straubing conceded, Bratislava went against the Swiss on Saturday evening First division team Fribourg-Gottéron lost 1:9. Nevertheless, it was the Slovaks who initially presented themselves better in the small final against Bolzano and led 2-0 after the first third.

Halmo's goal eleven seconds before the end The Foxes only woke up from their lethargy after the first break and equalized within a few minutes. A thrilling exchange of blows developed in the final period in which Bratislava looked like the sure winner thanks to a goal shortly before the end. But then Mike Halmo pulled out another hammer eleven seconds before the final siren and saved the Foxes into the penalty shootout, where Lucas Lessio and goalie Niklas Svedberg made the 1000 fans in the arena cheer.

Bolzano's goalie Niklas Svedberg.

You can still see that not all the cogs at the Foxes mesh together. However, the second and third thirds give us confidence, because the Sundblad team bit into the match with a lot of will, didn't give up until the last second and played some decent ice hockey at times. By the way, there was a special guest in the stands: The new center Connor Ford arrived in Bolzano on Sunday and is expected to be there in the Champions League game against Adler Mannheim on Thursday evening (19.30:XNUMX p.m.). The highlights Cold shower Less than five minutes have been played before Bratislava takes the lead. Chris Brown sinks a one-timer into the net. A little later it is Torok Tomas who gives HCB goalie Svedberg the disadvantage (14th). Bolzano goes into the locker room with a 0-2 deficit. Vandane's hammer After this weak first third, the Foxes came out of the locker room transformed and really turned up the heat in the first few minutes. Davis Vandane, with a double majority, puts all his power into a shot that hits the net like a rocket – 1:2 (25th). South Tyrolean gate The equalizer is a Merano co-production. Daniel Frank starts the breakaway and fits perfectly into the run to Pascal Brunner, who slams the disc under the crossbar (26th). Halmo and Lessio In a thrilling final third, Bratislava already looked like the winner thanks to Forminykh's goal (56th, he took advantage of a rebound from Svedberg). But with 11 seconds left, Mike Halmo took heart and scored the much-celebrated equalizer with the last shot. In the penalty shootout, Lucas Lessio sank the decisive attempt.

HCB Südtirol Alperia – Slovan Bratislava 4:3 nP HSBC: Svedberg (Vallini); MIglioranzi-Vandane, Valentine-Di Perna, De Nardin-Parlett; Halmo-McClure-Gazley, Lessio-Felicetti-Thomas, Frigo-Mantenuto-Frank, Brunner-Alberga-Miceli Coach: Niklas Sundblad

Bratislava: Baros (Coreau); Murphy-Scheid, Sersen-Marcinko, Hauser-Gachulinec, Maier-Fabus; Brown-O'Brien-Findlay, Takac-Minarik-Fominykh, Lukosik-Fetkovic-Törük, Vyhonsky-Petras-Jasenec Coach: Ján Pardavý

Gates: 0:1 Chris Brown (4.16), 0:2 Tomas Torok (13.24), 1:2 Davis Vandane (24.22), 2:2 Pascal Brunner (25.27), 2:3 Danill Fominykh (55.37), 3:3 Mike Halmo (59.49). Decisive penalty: Lucas Lessio.

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The Summer Classic in Bolzano concluded on Sunday evening with the final game between Fribourg-Gottéron and the Straubing Tigers. In the end, the Swiss beat the Tigers, trained by ex-HCB coach Tom Pokel, 2-1.

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Bolzano's fighting spirit continues to beat in the new season

On Sunday afternoon, HCB Südtirol Alperia completed its last test before the start of the Champions League - and gained self-confidence, especially in terms of fighting spirit.

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