Asiago puts an end to the Ritten fairy tale

The Buam had a Herculean task ahead of them in the venerable Hodegart - and for several reasons: On the one hand, Ritten had to make do again without the injured Dan Tudin, and on the other hand, Asiago is a power in its own stadium. The fact that the last home defeat was in November underlines this. On Saturday, the Heiskanen team had a bitter taste of it and lost 1:5.

Confident in their own strengths, the South Tyroleans started the all-important match of the best-of-three series. And after just one and a half minutes, they had a great chance to take the lead through Simon Kostner. However, when going solo, Gianluca Vallini remained the winner in the Asiago goal. It was not only because of this possibility that the game was very similar to that in Klobenstein: The Stellati shaped the game, Ritten defended and countered skillfully. An example? Julian Kostner and Stefan Quinz completed a 2-on-1 situation in an exemplary manner, only the precision in the finish was missing. Asiago punished the missed chances with a goal out of nowhere: 30 seconds before the end of the period, Marco Magnabosco took away Hannes Treibenreif's view, so that he could do nothing against Enrico Miglioranzi's well-placed shot - 1-0.

In the second half the intensity leveled off, opening up space for both teams. This gave the more technically skilled players the opportunity to exploit their qualities. Like Alex Frei, who outdistanced Radovan Gabri and gave Trebenreif the advantage with an unstoppable backhand shot (22'). It was the first goal in the final series for the long-time Buam crack. The 2-0 gave the hosts a boost, who now wanted to finally decide the game and managed to do so thanks to Steven McParland. A powerful shot into the far corner made it 3-0 (27th). Anyone who believed that the Buam would give up was disappointed. They braced themselves against the defeat, wanted to leave no stone unturned - and thanks to a stroke of genius from MacGregor Sharp, they scored the next goal (35). Asiago wins seventh title However, the hope that had arisen with this goal was quickly dashed again: the third period had barely begun when Marek Vankus missed the 4-1, before Davide Dal Sasso made it 5-1 a few seconds later with a Sunday shot to ensure that Asiago won his seventh Scudetto in the club's history. The South Tyroleans' tank was now finally empty, which was all too understandable given the exertions of the last few weeks and the injuries. Daniel Mantenuto fixed the final score XNUMX:XNUMX. The Buam can still leave the high plateau with their heads held high. Italian Championship: Asiago – Rittner Buam 5:1 Goals: 1:0 Miglioranzi (19.32), 2:0 Frei (21.51), 3:0 McParland (26.48), 3:1 Sharp (34.39), 4:1 Dal Sasso (41.35), 5:1 Mantenuto (47.32)

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Asiago puts an end to the Ritten fairy tale

Despite the fight, despite the effort, it wasn't enough in the end: The Rittner Buam had to admit defeat in the decisive game of the best-of-three Asiago series.

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