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Gala performance: The Broncos dismantle the HCG

The fans of the Wipptal Broncos and HC Gröden eagerly awaited the derby between the two traditional South Tyrolean clubs. In the end, the bottom team deservedly beat their arch rivals 8:2. While HC Unterland managed to surprise away from home, HC Meran also suffered a defeat.

14 November 2024

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Recently six defeats in a row and only 9 goals scored – before the derby against HC Val Gardena There was not much to suggest that the Wipptal Broncos against the Ladinians. But the almost 300 spectators in the Weihenstephan Arena were proven wrong. In the end, the bottom team deservedly won 8:2 against the HCG.

The hosts were already the better team in the first third and dominated the game from the start. After 11 minutes, Luciano Zandegiacomo took the puck in the offensive zone and scored to make it 1-0. Things got strange in the last second. The scoreboard in the Weihenstephan Arena was not working that evening and the game had to be stopped manually. A few hundredths of a second (!!!) before the end, James Livingston increased the score to 2-0.

In the middle third, the blue and whites pulled away. Fabian Hackhofer, Adam Capannelli, Thomas Galimberti and Zandegiacomo again gave the Broncos a 6-1 lead. In the meantime, Deluca made it 3-1. In the final third, the hosts managed their lead skillfully and celebrated a clear derby victory in the end.

Unterland celebrates, Meran loses

The Underland CavaliersThe South Tyroleans won 4:3 away against Kitzbühel. After Thomas Pisetta took the lead (11th minute), the Austrians were able to turn the game around, but Murnieks and Sullmann put the Cavs back in front. In the final third, the Tyroleans initially equalized, but Matthias Bonazzo scored the decisive 4:3.

The situation was much worse for the HC MeranThe spa town team didn't stand a chance against Cortina and lost 6:2. The two consolation goals were scored by Daniel Gellon and Massimo Pietroniro.

Alps-HL, the results from Thursday:

Kitzbühel - Unterland 3:4
0:1 Pisetta (10.23), 1:1 Christiansen (24.18), 2:1 Schutz (30.25), 2:2 Murnieks (36.59), 2:3 Sullmann (38.13), 3:3 Geifes (46.22), 3:4 Bonazzo (45.49)
Audience: 745

Salzburg - Bregenzerwald 3:2
1:0 Noll (05.09), 2:0 Wurzer (23.39), 2:1 Fadieiev (43.11), 2:2 Metzler (49.17), 3:2 Kogler (52.16)
Audience: 66

Sisak - Jesenice 3:2 nP
0:1 Selan (03.21), 0:2 Jenko (05.13), 1:2 Smolec (48.55), 2:2 Marinkovic (55.21)
Decisive penalty: Marinkovic
Audience: 1432

Wipptal - Gröden 8:2
1:0 Zandegiacomo (10.21), 2:0 Livingston (19.59), 3:0 Hackhofer (20.52), 3:1 Deluca (22.59), 4:1 Capannelli (31.51), 5:1 Galimberti (35.25), 6:1 Zandegiacomo (38.39), 7.1 Campoli (44.39), 7:2 Mustonen (47.19), 8:2 De Lorenzo (59.09)
Audience: 344

Cortina - Merano 6:2
1:0 Felicetti (03.08), 2:0 Saha (21.28), 2:1 Gellon (31.13), 3:1 Parini (32.51), 4:1 Saha (37.54), 5:1 Pietroniro (43.05), 6: 1 Castlunger (54.27), 6:2 Pietroniro (59.57)
Audience: 356