EBEL playoffs: HCB Südtirol is not off to a good start

HCB coach Don Mac Adam had all squad players available for the first quarter-final game on Friday evening in the “No Worries Ice Arena”. On the other hand, Fabio Hofer was missing. The Black Wings got off to a much better start in front of the home crowd. First Moran and Philipp Lukas tried it before Linz's top scorer Brian Lebler gave the home team a 6.59-36 lead with his 1th goal of the season in the 0 minute. Although the people of Bolzano tried to defend themselves, they had a difficult time and so it was the Austrians who set the tone.

Linz pulls away in the middle section At the beginning of the second third, the people of Bolzano seemed to come into their own better. Keller, who had recently returned from the penalty box, had the equalizer on the stick, but was denied by Linz goalie Michael Ouzas. When the White-Reds were at their best, they conceded the second goal: This time Andrew Kozek gave Hübl the advantage with a powerful wrist shot. Keller provided a quick counterattack and reduced the score to 1:2. However, his goal didn't really bring the Foxes into the game, as Jason Ulmer restored Linz's two-goal lead just 31 seconds later. In the 27.19 minute, the Canadian came into the spotlight again and increased the lead to 4-1 after a pass from Moran and Pichè. Shortly before the second siren sounded, Philipp Lukas went one better and the players went into the dressing rooms for the second time with the score at 5:1.

Kozek and Keller shine as triple goal scorers In the final third, Andrew Kozek made the score cosmetic in the home team's favor and made it 7-1 with his second and third goals of the evening. In the last ten minutes, Justin Keller also got on the scoresheet for the second and third time, reducing the score to 3:7.

Black Wings Linz - HCB Südtirol 7:3 (1:0, 4:1, 2:2) Black Wings Linz: Ouzas (Dechel); Murphy-MacDonald, Dorion-Piche, Mitterdorfer-R. Lukas, Fechtig-Mayrhauser; Lebler-Moran-Ulmer, Kozek-Hisey-Oulette, Spannring-P. Lukas-Iberer, Gaffal-Oberkofler-Pirmann. Coach: Rob Daum

HCB South Tyrol: Hübl (Morandell); Rodney-Oberdörfer, Egger-McMonagle, Galvins-Crowley, Lee-Hofer; Pance-Cullen-Insam, Nesbitt-Schofield-Gander, Keller-Bernard-DeSimone, Zisser-Carnevale-Zanette. Coach: Don MacAdam

Gates: 1:0 Brian Lebler (6.59), 2:0 Andrew Kozek (23.41), 2:1 Justin Keller (23.55), 3:1 Jason Ulmer (24.26), 4:1 Jason Ulmer (27.19), 5:1 Philipp Lukas (36.22), 6:1 Andrew Kozek (42.06), 7:1 Andrew Kozek (48.44), 7:2 Justin Keller (49.55), 7:3 Justin Keller (55.44)

Quarterfinals, Game 1 – Best-of-seven series Orli Znojmo - Klagenfurter AC 4:5 (0:1, 1:4, 3:0) 0:1 Jamie Lundmark (8.09), 0:2 Oliver Setzinger (22.47), 0:3 Manuel Geier (27.51), 0:4 Thomas Hondertpfund (30.00), 0:5 Oliver Setzinger (30.13), 1:5 Ondrej Sedivy (33.59), 2:5 Marin Nemcik (41.32), 3:5 Jan Lattner (52.40), 4:5 Ondrej Fiala (54.07) Sapa Fehervar - Vienna Capitals 4:3 (2:0, 2:0, 0:3) 1:0 Frank Banham (6.38), 2:0 Daniel Koger (9.51), 3:0 Kevin Wehrs (23.38), 4:0 Frank Banham (36.57), 4:1 Jamie Fraser (40.40), 4:2 Florian Iberer (54.04), 4:3 Jamie Fraser (58.52)

Red Bull Salzburg - Villacher SV 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0) 0:1 Mark Santorelli (10.07), 1:1 Brian Fahey (58.23), 2:1 Dominique Heinrich (59.53)

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EBEL playoffs: HCB Südtirol is not off to a good start

In the first playoff quarter-final game, HC Bozen lost to Black Wings Linz 3-7 away. The second game is already scheduled for Sunday in the Bolzano Eiswelle.

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