EBEL: Bozen's fighting spirit is not rewarded - Salzburg equalizes

The ice wave was sold out on Friday evening with 7200 spectators, the fans created a great atmosphere in the South Tyrolean ice hockey cathedral. At Bozen, Stefan Zisser returned to the ice in the fourth block, where he stormed alongside Bernard and Gander. Angelo Esposito, on the other hand, was attacker number 13. Salzburg were also able to play fully. In the first few minutes of the game, both teams were feeling each other out, looking for the bright idea, for the gap to take the lead. Salzburg had their first chance with Brophey after two minutes, Santorelli could have put the home team in the lead straight away - Brückler was on the post.

The next great opportunity was found by Strömberg, who suddenly appeared alone in front of Salzburg's goalie Brückler - but the Finnish attacker's shot was blocked. Bozen tried to take control of the game, but the Mozartstadt team took the lead. Dominique Heinrich tried the advantage from the blue line - the puck was already floundering in the net (10.27). A little later, Boivin shot from a distance, Hübl only let the disc ricochet and Raffl once again demonstrated his excellent instinct for goal (12.05). Coach Pokel now took a timeout to get his men up and readjust to the situation. And it had an effect: In the final phase of the first third, the Foxes scored the next goal. When Egger and Kristler were sitting in the penalty box, the puck came to Strömberg in Salzburg's attacking third, who didn't have to be asked twice. An important goal just before half-time.

Bolzano is getting stronger and stronger Things became dangerous for Hübl in the middle third when Latusa shot from close range, but Whitfield deflected the puck away with a diver. On the other side, Schofield served his teammate John Esposito, but he missed alone in front of Brückler. The Foxes got better and better into the game and were rewarded in the 29th minute. Egger on Gander, who saw that Brückler was on the ground. The attacker with the number “23” circled the goal, shot and scored to make it 2-2. Now it burst out from the more than 7000 followers in the wave of ice.

Salzburg subsequently withdrew, but the Mozartstadters were able to appear dangerous in front of the Bolzano box again and again. And when they acted with one more man, the cops struck. Strömberg was in the penalty box, the Austrian champion quickly let the disc circulate in the Bolzano third, Heinrich on Komarek, who gave Hübl the disadvantage for the third time (34.50). A little later, Komarek could have made it 4-2, but he couldn't get the puck into the empty net. Santorelli then took the shot, but his shot fluttered just past Brückler and the goal (38').

Garrett Roe gives the Foxes the coup de grace

The Foxes had a good opportunity in the final third when Pance dangerously passed the puck into the slot, but Santorelli couldn't get his stick behind it. As a result, the Talferstädter fought for every target and were able to survive a situation where they were outnumbered (Egger was sitting in the cooler) without any damage. Salzburg now tried to lull the home team and left them little space.

But then it came, a great chance to equalize – and the Foxes took it callously. Because with a double majority (Milam and Boivin in the cooler) the hosts made it 3:3. Egger fed Strömberg, who was lurking at the second post, who scored after 52.57:XNUMX minutes. But the Foxes' joy didn't last very long. Almost three minutes after the equalizer, Garrett Roe took advantage of the Italian record champions' carelessness and put Salzburg back in the lead.

Just three minutes before the end, Pokel took his goalie Hübl off the ice for a sixth field player. The people of Bolzano laid siege to the Salzburg third and also got some good shots, but the puck didn't want to cross the line. Instead, Matthias Trattnig escaped and made everything clear with the 5:3 into the empty goal. Now there will be an all-or-nothing game on Sunday in the Volksgarten Arena. The winner is EBEL champion. That much is already fixed today.

HCB Südtirol – EHC Red Bull Salzburg 3:5 (1:2, 1:1, 1:2) HCB South Tyrol: Hubl (Hell), Egger-Nicoletti, Pichè-Tomassoni, Charlebois-Oberdorfer, Miglioranzi; Sharp-Stromberg-Santorelli, Whitfield-Pance-Lalibertè, Schofield-Insam-John Esposito, Bernard-Gander-Zisser, Angelo Esposito Coach: Tom Pokel

EHC Red Bull Salzburg: Brückler (Gracnar), Mühlstein -Milam, Heinrich-Fahey, Trattnig-Fahey, Pallestrang-Brucker; Roe-Meckler-Kristler, Komarek-Raffl-Latusa, Brophey-Cullen-Keith, Motzko-Nödl-Hofer. Coach: Don Jackson

Referee: Gebei, Warsaw (Hribar, Smeibidlo)

Gates: 0:1 Dominique Heinrich (10.27), 0:2 Thomas Raffl (12.05), 1:2 Kim Strömberg (18.33), 2:2 Markus Gander (27.20), 2:3 Konstantin Komarek (34.50), 3:3 Kim Strömberg (52.57), 3:4 Garrett Roe (55.57), 3:5 Michael Trattnig (59.38/EN)

Power play: HCB South Tyrol (1/4), Red Bull (2/4)

Viewers: 7200 (sold out)

Standings in the series (best of five): HCB Südtirol – EHC Red Bull Salzburg 2:2 (6:1, 4:2, 2:7, 3:5)

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EBEL: Bozen's fighting spirit is not rewarded - Salzburg equalizes

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