Bolzano defeated the Landshut Cannibals 2-0

Foxes coach Brian McCutcheon was able to make the most of the game and only had to forgive Christian Walcher, who was on the bench but did not play after a blow to the knee yesterday against Herning. Pergine legionnaire Pontus Moren played in his place on the third line. The visitors, however, were missing striker Cody Thornton, who was injured in the game against the Russians from Toros Neftekamsk on Friday.

Bozen started very offensively, with Mark McCutcheon testing goalkeeper Timo Pielmeier's reflexes right from the start. The Bundesliga club's answer came in the 7th minute with Andreas Geipel, but he found his match in Tomas Duba. Then Marco Insam tried from close range, but Pielmeierwuschs also got ahead of himself. After a good opportunity for Marco Schütz in the 10th minute, Bozen took command. Stefan Zisser missed the White-Reds' best chance when he narrowly missed the opponent's goal, alone in front of Pielmeier.

After the break, Bozen remained in control. In the 23rd minute, Ryan Flynn started on the counterattack, was just pressured by a defender and shot wide. In the 28.35 minute, Christian Borgatello brilliantly cleared the 24-year-old American, Pielmeier was already on the ice, but made a brilliant save. Just a few seconds later, Enrico Dorigatti hit the post. The duel between Flynn and Pielmeier continued in the 34.14 minute, but once again the goalkeeper was the winner. So after forty minutes it remained a goalless draw.

At the beginning of the final third, Bozen was almost surprised with the majority. Roland Kaspitz outplayed captain Alexander Egger, but Duba saved his shot. In the 47.23 minute Bernard played Marco Insam free, but he shot over the goal. A minute later, Mark McCutscheon gave the record champions the lead. Landshut then put everything on one card and missed the best opportunity in the power play with David Elsner, who failed due to the excellent Duba. 25 seconds before the end of the game, Mark McCutcheon scored again when he scored into the empty German goal to make the final score 2-0.

The last matchday of this semi-final round will be played tomorrow, Sunday. Herning plays against Landshut at 16 p.m., while Bolzano meets Toros Neftekamsk in the decisive duel at 19.30:2013 p.m. The winner qualifies for the Final Four in the Ukarine in mid-January XNUMX.

HC Bozen - Landshut Cannibals 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0) HC Bolzano: Tomas Duba (Günther Hell); Alexander Egger, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Christian Borgatello, Andrea Ambrosi, Hannes Oberdörfer, Troy Barnes, Daniel Fabris; Mark McCutcheon, MacGregor Sharp, Ryan Flynn, Anton Bernard, Markus Gander, Marco Insam, Enrico Dorigatti, Christian Walcher, Stefan Zisser, Pontus Moren, Peter Wunderer, Federico Gilmozzi, Stefano Piva? Coach: Brian McCutcheon

Landshut Cannibals: Timo Pielmeier (Thomas Hinger); Jakub Grof, Kamil Toupal, Stephan Kronthaler, Miki Smazal, Andreas Geipel, Marco Schütz; Roland Kaspitz, Markus Welz, Max Bradl, Peter Abstreiter, Billy Trew, David Elsner, Martin Davidek, Jaro Kracik, Frank Mrazek, Arturs Kruminsch, Thomas Bradl Coach: Jiri Ehrenberger

Referee: Balodis, Bergamelli (Bettarini, Manfroi)

Gates: 1-0 Mark McCutcheon (48.06), 2-0 Mak McCutcheon (59.35)

The voices for the game Jiri Ehrenberger (Head coach Landshut Cannibals) “There is a very subdued atmosphere in the dressing room, we are very disappointed. Our goal was to still have a chance of making it to the final with a win. In the second third the lights went out for us and Bolzano overwhelmed us. Timo Pielmeier excelled in many situations and Bolzano deserved the win.”

Brian McCutcheon (Head coach HC Bozen) “From the second third onwards we saw the best HC Bozen of the season. We played very intelligently and put Landshut under a lot of pressure. We were able to create a lot of chances to score. If we want to win against Toros, then we have to have a great game tomorrow. But since today we believe in it even more firmly.”

Niklas Hjalmarsson (defender HC Bozen) “I am very happy for the team. We played close to perfection today. You can frame a game like this. Tomorrow we absolutely need the support of the fans. If we play like we did tonight, then we can believe in our chance until the end.”

The table of Group D 1. Toros Neftekamsk 6 points (5:2) 2. HC Bozen 6 (5:2) 3. Landshut Cannibals 0 (1:4) 4. Herning Blue Fox 0 (3:6)

Program Continental Cup (Group D, November 23-25 - Eiswelle Bozen) Fri. 23 November Toros Neftekamsk - Landshut Cannibals 2:1 HC Bozen Foxes - Herning Blue Fox 3:2

Sat. 24 November Herning Blue Fox - Toros Neftekamsk 1:3 HC Bozen Foxes - Landshut Cannibals 2:0

Sun. 25 November 16:00: Herning Blue Fox - Landshut Cannibals 19:30 p.m.: HC Bozen Foxes - Neftekamsks Toros

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