Laibach is a size too big

Laibach is a size too big

Olimpija Ljubljana impressively underlined its supremacy in the Alps Hockey League with a sweeping win against Rittner Buam.

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The Rittner Buam had to enviously acknowledge the superiority of Olimpija Ljubljana on Tuesday evening. In the Slovenian capital, the South Tyroleans were beaten 7-2 on goalie Luke Cavallin's debut after a poor start. Slovenian lightning start The game started with a cold shower for Markus Spinell & Co., because after just 23 seconds Stebih made it 1-0: The defender had moved up, waited in the slot and used Zajc's pass without any difficulty. Cavallin was not to blame for the early deficit. The hosts then dominated the game and had good opportunities, but the Heiskanen team bravely stood up to the favorites and repeatedly appeared dangerously in front of Spreitzer's goal.

In the middle third, the technically and physically superior Dragons stepped up a gear. Gregor Poloncic's team initially missed out on several top-class players or failed because of Cavallin before the Slovenians were able to celebrate. As Eisath stewed in the cooler, Ropret made it 2-0 with a hidden shot (25th). Laibach's third goal came in the middle of the second period when Magovac fired up the turbo on the right wing and Cavallin lost with a precise shot. Just a minute and a half later, Ropret even made it 4-0. This time, Laibach's number 29 left the Rittner defenders standing like slalom poles and flicked the puck into the top corner. A hit for the gallery.

Now the Rittner Buam showed a reaction and immediately shortened the score to 1:4 with Spinel (31st). A little later, the guests let a numerical advantage go to waste before Ljubljana did better. Ten seconds before the end of Uusivirta's time penalty, Zajc took his measure and hit the far corner to make it 5-1. By now the die had been cast – even though there were still 20 minutes to play at the Tivoli. Sovereign dragons But Laibach didn't have enough. In the 45th minute, Ropret made it 6-1 and was able to celebrate a hat trick. The Slovenians' demonstration of power continued afterwards, but the Rittner Buam were at least able to cosmeticize the result a little when Andreas Lutz reduced the score to 2:6 with one of his dreaded long-range shots (48th). But the Dragons set the final point: Bohinc made it 7-2 a minute and a half before the siren.

Cortina put the Wipptal Broncos in their place. © Oskar Brunner

Late in the evening, the Wipptal Broncos showed morale against Cortina, but were not rewarded for their effort. After double goalscorers De Zanna and Moser secured a comfortable 3-0 half-time lead, the guests from Wipptal didn't let their heads down and instead increased the number of hits. Of all people, last year's Cortina crack Markus Gander scored the important goal (26th), which gave the wild horses a boost. The fact that Mike Cazzola and Remy Giftopoulos then had to go to the penalty box at the same time made the task easier for the Whitecotton team: Paul Eisendle gave Cortina goalie Martino Valle Da Rin a double advantage (33').

Instead of a rebellion by the guests, who had not won in seven games, there was a fatal blackout that cost the Wipptal team their victory. Giftopoulos and Phil Pietroniro overcame Jakob Rabanser, who was guarding the goal in place of Jonathan Reinhart after the 34-3, within 0 seconds. With the 5:2 the fair was read - and Wipptal's eighth defeat in a row was a bitter fact. Dante Hannoun and Giftopoulos once again made the final score 6:3. The results: Olimpija Ljubljana – Rittner Buam 7:2 Goals: 1:0 Stebih (00.23), 2:0 Ropret (24.51), 3:0 Magovac (28.32), 4:0 Ropret (29.51), 4:1 Spinel (30.09), 5:1 Zajc (39.48), 6:1 Ropret (44.23), 6:2 Lutz (47.14), 7:2 Bohinc (58.29) EHC Lustenau – VEU Feldkirch 1:3 Goals: 0:1 Ratz (13.21), 1:1 Karkis (20.56), 1:2 Stukel (39.35), 1:3 Pfennich (58.32) SG Cortina – Wipptal Broncos 6:3 Goals: 1:0 De Zanna (00.49), 2:0 Moser (10.35), 3:0 De Zanna (15.50), 3:1 Gander (25.11), 3:2 Eisendle (32.54), 4:2 Giftopoulos (48.09 ), 5:2 Phil Pietroniro (48.43), 5:3 Hannoun (57.17), 6:3 Giftopoulos (59.45)

The table: SP G U V TV P 1. Olimpija Ljubljana 9 7 1 2 84:26 30 2. Salzburg II 11 8 0 1 67:32 29 3. HC Pustertal 9 6 0 2 45:33 26 4. HC Asiago 9 6 1 1 49:35 22 5. Bregenzerwald 9 7 0 1 50:49 22 6. Jesenice 6 4 1 1 43:26 20 7. Feldkirch 7 3 0 3 51:40 20 8. Lustenau 11 5 0 5 44:40 20 9. SG Cortina 9 3 1 3 54:55 18 10. Kitzbuhel 8 2 0 4 42:43 15 11. HC Gherdëina 9 1 0 6 44:58 14 12. Rittner Buam 9 4 0 4 41:64 14 13. HC Fassa 7 2 0 4 35:38 13 14. Wipptal Broncos 9 1 0 8 41:58 10 15. Klagenfurt II 6 0 0 5 27:52 4 16. Linz II 10 0 0 9 16:84 2

	SP	TV	P
1. Rittner Buam	30	122:68	69
2. Zell am See	30	113:84	61
3. Salzburg II	30	117:86	57
4. Wipptal Broncos	30	111:85	56
5. SG Cortina	30	105:82	54
6. Bregenzerwald	30	115:93	54
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