Elite. A: First match puck for Pustertal – Ritten is planning an away coup

The playoff semi-finals in Elite.A go into the fourth round on Thursday evening. In the first of two semi-final pairings, Pustertal already has one foot in the final, while Ritten and Asiago are engaged in a thrilling battle for the final ticket in the second.

The wolves want to make everything clear

The spotlights could be switched on for the last time in this championship in the Olympic Stadium in Cortina on Thursday evening. In the semi-final series, which is played in best-of-seven mode, the Wolves are only missing one win. The yellow-blacks want to wrap this up on Thursday. Cortina showed strength of character in the third game in Brunico, but in the end the Ampezzo team could not overcome the cynical style of play and the killer instinct of the Pusterers. Cortina put in a strong performance in Brunico on Tuesday until the 37th minute, then the home team turned the game around and ultimately won 5-2.

For the fourth match on Thursday, De Bettin and Co. will gather all their strength again. However, the numbers still speak for Richer's troops, who have celebrated just as many victories in the last eight games. In addition, around 200 HCP fans will make the pilgrimage to Cortina to support their team and cheer them on loudly. The Puster team's trainer can make the most of it on Thursday. Zandonella is still missing from Cortina.

Roden with an exceptionally strong third line to Asiago The “Rittner Buam” celebrated a narrow 3-2 win in the third semi-final game against Asiago on Tuesday and thus took the lead again in the series. The two teams will face each other at the Odegar Stadium on Thursday. In the series, the team from the South Tyrolean high plateau is ahead 2-1, but coach Wilson knows that his team has to be at its best in order to land the big away coup. The Rittner trainer has had an exceptionally strong third line at his disposal for some time now.

“Our team’s third line hasn’t been this strong in years. We work hard and always manage to create scoring opportunities. The success on Tuesday was important, now a tough battle awaits us in Asiago. In order for us to win this, we depend on the good performance of each individual. It is important that we concentrate on the matter right from the start and increasingly increase the rhythm of the game. We learned an important lesson in the second game. Now we want to win in the Odegar Stadium too,” said attacker Emanuel Scelfo, who scored twice in Klobenstein on Tuesday.

At Ritten, either Nelson or Urquhart will be sent to the stands on Thursday as a surplus transfer card player. The home team, however, should have striker Kevin Devergilio available again, who was missing on Tuesday due to illness. In addition, Marozzi could possibly make his comeback in goal for the reigning Italian champions.

Elite. A, Playoff Semifinals, Game 4 of the best-of-seven series (Thursday, April 3, 2014) Migross Asiago - Ritten Sport Renault Trucks Standings in the best-of-seven series: 1:2 (0:5, 4:3, 2:3)

Hafro SG Cortina - Fiat Professional Wolves Standings in the best-of-seven series: 0:3 (1:4, 0:6, 2:5)

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Hockey

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

Elite. A: First match puck for Pustertal – Ritten is planning an away coup

The fourth playoff semi-final game in the highest Italian ice hockey championship is scheduled for Thursday evening. The Wolves want to use the first of four match pucks to book their ticket to the final early. Meanwhile, a battle of equals continues to emerge between Ritten and Asiago.

Suggestions

Comments (0)