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The Bozen team ensured constant activity in front of the Bruneck Gate. © DLife/Dametto

Derby humiliation! Bolzano beats Pustertal

The first major South Tyrolean ice hockey derby is history. In front of around 4000 enthusiastic fans, HC Bozen sent their arch-rivals from Bruneck on their journey home to the east with a real lesson.

From the Sparkasse Arena in Bolzano

From:
Alexander Foppa

The HCB Südtirol Alperia has left its mark on the first big clash of the still young ICE season - and it did so with a bang. The Foxes, who were heavily upgraded this summer, defeated the HC Pustertal 5:2. The result only partially reflects the balance of power on the ice.


One thing in advance: HC Pustertal put in a brave performance against the title contenders, showing commitment, passion, toughness and also some pretty good ice hockey. The Wolves only have one thing to blame themselves for, namely not getting anything out of four power plays. Otherwise, the Bruneck team's bitter derby defeat was solely due to an opponent who was too powerful that evening.


HC Bozen offered absolute power hockey for almost 60 minutes, with beautiful offensive combinations, tactical discipline, passionate work in front of their own goal and a goalkeeper who was invincible for long stretches. In addition to goalie Sam Harvey, Cole Hults, who scored twice, shone. In addition, all four offensive blocks were convincing - even the "surplus" striker Pascal Brunner, who temporarily took the place of the injured Michele Marchetti in the second line.


The arena becomes a madhouse

In Pustertal, however, one could feel sorry for goalkeeper Olivier Roy. Although his teammates threw everything into the mix and HCP coach Jason Jaspers put all his foreign strikers in the first two blocks, the goalie was under constant fire at times. It was only in the final third, when the game was over, that the 300 or so Bruneck fans were able to celebrate two goals. They had previously tried to keep up the noise for two hours in the Bozen cauldron and did not let their men down even in the tricky situations.

The decisive scenes

The arc lampA strange goal puts Bozen in the lead! Cole Hults simply shoots, the puck is deflected off the back of Pustertal defender Luca Zanatta and flies in an arc over goalie Olivier Roy into the net (9th).
The dream passAt the end of a quick counterattack, Dustin Gazley hits a wonderful pass into the middle, where Adam Helewka pushes the puck over the line – 2-0 (31').
The double packerHults scores for the second time this evening. This time, the defender beats Goalie Roy with a blueliner to the far post (47').
The brawlAfter Tommaso Traversa drives into HCB goalie Sam Harvey, fists fly. Bozen's Adam Helewka pulls Pustertal's Ivan Deluca's jersey over his head, but then mercifully lets go. Meanwhile, HCP youngster Fabian Gschliesser stretches Spornberger to the ground. The fans go crazy and celebrate the players like gladiators.
The lessonIn the final phase, the Foxes lead the Wolves. Giordano Finoro scores with a man advantage to make it 4-0 (49th minute), then Luca Frigo completes a double one-two with Daniel Mantenuto to make it 5-0 (53rd minute). Bruneck's Cedric Lacroix (57th minute) and Mikael Frycklund (60th minute) only tried to improve the score.

With this next clear victory, HC Bozen consolidates its lead in the table, while Pustertal once again bit the bullet with the same result after the 2:5 against Fehervar. The Foxes (against Vorarlberg) and the Wolves (against Innsbruck) both continue with a home game next Friday.


HCB Südtirol Alperia – HC Pustertal 5:2

HSBC: Harvey (Vallini); Valentine Seed, Spornberger-Bourque, Hults-DiPerna; Helewka-Bradley-Gazley, Marchetti-Christoffer-McClure, Frigo-Mantenuto-DiGiacinto, Salinitri-Finoro-Frank, Brunner.
Coach: Hanlon

HCP: Roy (Oberhammer); Andersen-Zanatta, Osmanski-Wesley, Glira-Bouramman, Althuber; Coulter-Findlay-Akeson, Lacroix-Frycklund-Petan, Mantinger-Andergassen-Purdeller, Gschliesser-Traversa-Deluca, Hasler
Coach: Jaspers

Gates: 1:0 Cole Hults (8.27), 2:0 Adam Helewka (30.38), 3:0 Cole Hults (46.39), 4:0 Giordano Finoro (48.41), 5:0 Luca Frigo (52.56), 5:1 Cedric Lacroix (56.25), 5:2 Mikael Frycklund (59.24)

Viewers: 3.800


The other results:

Klagenfurt - Ljubljana 3:4 aet
Goals: 1:0 Pastujov (10.43), 1:1 Bericic (11.14), 2:1 Fraser (13.52), 2:2 Tomazevic (20.31), 3:2 From (47.01), 3:3 Cosic (53.58), 3:4 Kerbashian (64.14)
Audience: 3.648

Salzburg - Asiago 4:3
Goals: 0:1 Ierullo (19.14), 0:2 Turnbull (19.59), 0:3 Gennaro (26.06), 1:3 Schneider (34.08), 2:3 Raffl (37.50), 3:3 Raffl (47.59), 4:3 Bourke (57.32)
Audience: 3.012

Innsbruck - Graz 1:3
Goals: 1:0 Lattner (10.41), 1:1 Huber (22.52), 1:2 Haudum (32.36), 1:3 Schiechl (39.53)
Audience: 2.300

Villach - Vienna (still running)


SPGUVTVP
1. HCB South Tyrol220010:26
2. Graz99ers22006:36
3. Olimpija Ljubljana22007:55
4. EC Salzburg21017:74
5. Fehervar21018:63
6. EC Klagenfurt21017:73
7. HC Innsbruck21015:53
8. Vienna Capitals21014:43
9. Vorarlberg21015:63
10. Asiago Hockey10013:40
11. Linz10010:50
12. EC Villach20024:60
13. HC Pustertal20024:100

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