Elite.A: Stanislav Gron spoils the “Rittner Buam” Christmas

Ritten started the away trip to Veneto with Eric Johansson, who pushed David Urquhart into the stands. The ailing Ivan Tauferer also took a seat there. Baldo was missing from Cortina. The guests got off to a promising start and deservedly took the lead after just 6.36:1 minutes. Ex-Cortina striker Matt Siddall fed Levi Nelson, who made it 0-1. Ritten stayed on the trigger, but Cortina with Stanislav Gron literally had their first real chance to score and make it 1-2. Unimpressed, Lorenz Daccordo started an irresistible solo effort and completed it with a well-placed shot to make it 1-3. Ansoldi then hit the post. On the other side, Gron and Albers missed the goal. At the beginning of the middle period, Thomas Spinell extended Rittner's lead to 1:2. However, this was the definitive wake-up call for Cortina. The Ampezzans now really turned up the heat: When Rissmiller was languishing in the penalty box, Dingle reduced the score to 3:6, and just a short time later Zanatta scored to equalize. The home team continued their attack unhindered in the final third, while Ritten disappeared from the scene. The result was goals conceded four and five by the outstanding Stanislav Gron. The tall striker from Bratislava was also there in the closing stages when he sealed Cortina's 3-XNUMX win with a shot into the empty goal.

Wolves with a mandatory win

HC Pustertal fulfilled its duty in the home game against bottom-placed Fassa and secured a 2-0 win. The Wolves, who were missing Giulio Scandella due to a groin injury as well as Erlacher and Tauber, tried to set the course for victory in the first third. The shot ratio of 26:10 speaks volumes, but Fassa goalie Vallini remained insurmountable. The HCP continued to push in the second third and repeatedly failed due to the opposing goalkeeper or their own inability - until Max Oberrauch came into the picture. The striker made it 33.56-1 after 0:2 minutes, scoring his second goal in the second game after being out of action for a long time due to an injury. The Bruneck crowd favorite's goal definitely broke the spell, as a short time later Kiel McLeod increased the score to 0-XNUMX. Fassa now seemed to be on the ground and the Wolves took things a little more comfortably in the final period. The Trentino team's harmless advances ended at the latest with goalkeeper Jean Sebastien Aubin, who kept his box clean until the end and thus secured an important three-pointer for HC Pustertal.

Broncos have no chance

Meanwhile, WSV Vipiteno had a pitch-black evening, losing 1-6 in Asiago and suffering its eighth defeat in a row at the same time. Although the Broncos, who lined up with their best line-up, started bravely, Ulmer scored a power play goal after just eight minutes to make it 1-0 for Asiago. The Italian champions moved ahead 3-0 before the first break thanks to goals from Borrelli and Bentivoglio. After the break, a goal from Eastman only briefly gave the Wipptalers hope, before Paul Zanette restored Asiago's old three-goal lead a short time later. In the final third, brothers Mark and Paul Zanette finally made it 6-1.

The results of the 20th matchday at a glance: Hafro Cortina – Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 6:3 (1:2, 2:1, 3:0) 0:1 Levi Nelson (06.36), 1:1 Stanislav Gron (11.32), 1:2 Lorenz Daccordo (13.10), 1:3 Thomas Spinell (25.30), 2:3 Ryan Dingle (30.41), 3:3 Luca Zanatta (39.05), 4:3 Stanislav Gron (48.45), 5:3 Stanislav Gron (50.29), 6:3 Stanislav Gron (59.32, empty net)

Fiat Professional Wolves – Val di Fassa 2:0 (0:0, 2:0, 0:0) 1:0 Max Oberrauch (33.56), 2:0 Kiel McLeod (15.27),

Migross Asiago – WSV Vipiteno Weihenstephan 6:1 (3:0, 1:1, 1:0) 1-0 Layne Ulmer (07.57), 2-0 Dave Borrelli (08.05), 3-0 Sean Bentivoglio (18.14), 3-1 Derek Eastman (28.29), 4-1 Paul Zanette (37.55), 5-1 Mark Zanette (55.25), 6:1 Paul Zanette (59.44)

Milano Rossoblu – Valpellice Bodino Engineering 4:3 (0:2, 1:1, 3:0) 0:1 Dean Strong (00.36), 0:2 Scott Barney (02.49), 0:3 Patrick Rizzo (23.13), 1:3 Andreas Lutz (33.33), 2:3 Devin DiDiomete (44.50), 3:3 Alex Gellert (58.57), 4:3 Adam Estoclet (59.06)

The Elite.A table: 1. Migross Asiago 42 points (+1 game) 2. Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 41 3. Lupi Fiat Professional 41 (+1 game) 4. Valpellice Bodino Engineering 36 5. Hafro Cortina 35 6. SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan 21 7. Milano Rossoblu 19 8. Val di Fassa 8

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Elite.A: Stanislav Gron spoils the “Rittner Buam” Christmas

On the 20th matchday of Italy's highest ice hockey league, the dethroned leaders Ritten were defeated 3-6 in Cortina. The decisive factor was four-goal scorer Stanislav Gron. HC Pustertal showed no weaknesses against bottom team Fassa, while Vipiteno suffered its eighth defeat in Asiago.

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