Completely crazy derby: Foxes do the unthinkable

Rarely before has the derby between South Tyrol's biggest ice hockey clubs been so important. Here is HC Pustertal, which was below the ominous line of the top 6. Because HC Bozen, who had three points more and wanted to consolidate their direct playoff place. And of course there is the prestige, which never comes second in this eternal duel. At the beginning, only one team seemed to be aware of the importance of this game: namely HC Pustertal, which then collapsed like a house of cards and had to give way to its rivals with a score of 4:5 after extra time.

Before the match, the sold-out Intercable Arena prepared itself for an exciting, physical game. To the dismay of the 270 HCB fans present, there was initially no sign of this. The home team literally overwhelmed the HCB, dominated it to the core and led 21-4 after 0 minutes. When everything seemed decided, Daniel Frank & Co. showed their true character and started a race to catch up that will go down in the history books. The comeback was crowned by defender Josh Teves.

Both teams revealed numerous weaknesses that evening, but at the same time also their quality. The Wolves initially impressed with their efficiency and willingness to go where it hurts. The mental fragility, which was already evident several times this year, was also expressed. The Foxes, on the other hand, looked frightening defensively before using well-known virtues to gain momentum. Suddenly they were a step faster, won the duels and didn't let anything go wrong at the back. The fact that Teves sent the HCB fans into ecstasy in extra time was the logical consequence - and deserved. The highlights Early shock Only five minutes have been played when the arena shakes for the first time: Matthias Mantinger shoots from a tight angle and surprises HCB goalie Sam Harvey, who doesn't cut a good figure. What's going on here? While the Foxes can't get anything done with one more man, the HCP strikes ice cold in the power play: Jason Akeson slams the puck into the corner. Bozen is in a state of shock and concedes the 20:0 3 seconds later: Alex Petan plays the puck from behind the goal line into the danger zone, where Dante Hannoun is lurking and scores. HCP as if intoxicated The middle third has only just begun when David Morley makes the preliminary decision: Akeson can penetrate the zone unchallenged, plays to Rick Schofield, who passes it on to David Morley and sees his teammate slotting into the empty goal. Is there anything else going on here? McClure, who has been waiting for a goal for over two months, deflects in a Miglioranzi shot to make it 4-1. Shortly after the start of the third period, Luca Frigo was successful with a follow-up shot - only 2:4. Just unbelievable Two goals within 35 seconds bring the HCB closer again: First Connor Ford scores with a shot into the top corner, then Domenic Alberga is successful with a deflection. Teves, the hero The Foxes first kill a power play in extra time, a little later McClure and Josh Teves escape, who bring about the decision. The Foxes have thus taken a big step towards the playoffs, while the Black and Yellows have to fend for themselves and suffer an extremely bitter defeat. But not everything is lost, there are three more games left in the regular season. The Wolves will play against the Graz 99ers on Sunday, and the HCB will be visiting Villacher SV on Thursday.

HC Pustertal – HCB Südtirol Alperia 4:5 aet HCP: Bernard (Smith); Stanton-Messner, Kasastul-Ege, Glira-Atwal, Althuber; Hannoun-Frycklund-Petan, Morley-Schofield-Akeson, Deluca-Andergassen-Mantinger, Catenacci-Sill-Öhler, Hasler. coach: Mountainous

HSBC: Harvey (Vallini); Valentine-Vandane, Teves-Di Perna, Miglioranzi-Parlett, Pietroniro; Frank-McClure-Thomas, Frigo-Mantenuto-Miceli, Gazley-Ford-DiGiacinto, Felicetti-Alberga-Brunner. coach: Hanlon

Gates: 1:0 Mantinger (4.54), 2:0 Akeson (13.42), 3:0 Hannoun (14.02), 4:0 Morley (21.06), 4:1 McClure (36.17), 4:2 Frigo (43.40), 4: 3 Ford (50.55), 4:4 Alberga (51.27), 4:5 Teves (64.08)

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ICE Hockey League Black Wings Linz – Pioneers Vorarlberg 5:2 Goals: 0:1 Pastujov (13.11), 1:1 Kristler (14.09), 1:2 Woger (15.04), 2:2 Collins (25.22), 3:2 Lebler (43.55), 4:2 Bretschneider (47.32), 5:2 Stajnoch (48.20) Audience: 3282

EC KAC – AV Fehervar 5:2 Goals: 0:1 Mihaly (2.20), 1:1 Ganahl (20.36), 1:2 Magosi (25.16), 2:2 Mursak (31.58), 3:2 Mursak (33.13), 4:2 Petersen (44.55), 5:2 Gomboc (56.09) Audience: 4254

HC Innsbruck – Graz 99ers 4:1 Goals: 1:0 Peeters (6.25), 2:0 Peeters (8.22), 3:0 Mackin (41.24), 4:0 Jakubitzka (51.07), 4:1 Kernberger (58.12) Audience: 2200

Olimpija Ljubljana – Vienna Capitals 3-0 Goals: 1:0 Pance (52.32), 2:0 Sodja (53.11), 3:0 Simsic (59.13) Audience: 1130

Asiago – Villacher SV 2:4 Goals: 1:0 Marchetti (2.03), 1:1 Hancock (28.40), 2:1 Marchetti (31.26), 2:2 Desjardins (47.33), 2:3 Hughes (53.13), 2:4 Golod (59.19) Audience: 1695

The table

SP G U V TV P 1. EC Klagenfurt 45 31 0 14 173:99 96 2. Fehervar 44 28 0 16 142:122 85 3. EC Salzburg 44 28 0 16 133:103 82 4. HCB South Tyrol 44 26 0 18 127:114 73 5. Linz 44 23 0 21 143:113 72 6. EC Villach 44 24 0 20 147:131 71 7. HC Innsbruck 44 24 0 20 127:124 71 8. HC Pustertal 45 23 0 22 134:132 69 9. Olimpija Ljubljana 44 22 0 22 137:132 65 10. Vorarlberg 45 20 0 25 144:146 60 11. Vienna Capitals 45 16 0 29 109:161 48 12. Asiago Hockey 44 12 0 32 112:178 40 13. Graz99ers 44 11 0 33 84:157 32

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. EC Klagenfurt	48	183:121	97
2. EC Salzburg	48	173:130	95
3. HCB South Tyrol	48	155:113	93
4. Linz	48	155:121	88
5. EC Villach	48	173:143	86
6. Graz99ers	48	149:121	86
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Completely crazy derby: Foxes do the unthinkable

Before the derby between HC Pustertal and HCB Südtirol Alperia, many scenarios could be imagined. However, it was not in the schedule that the wolves first dismantled the vice-champion in every way before he made a brilliant comeback. Ultimately, the guests cheered after extra time.

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