Fatal penalty shootout: HCB series against Vienna broken

The top game in the ice wave lived up to expectations right from the start, as both teams immediately played some great ice hockey and created several good scoring chances in the early stages. Luca Frigo forced Caps goalie Lamoureux to do his first brilliant act. The HCB took the lead with the first power play: When Lakos was stewing in the “cooler”, Bolzano's second best scorer, Denny Kearney, caught Lamoureux ice cold. The Foxes kept pushing and added Alexander Egger just four minutes later. The captain, who had moved up, smashed the free-standing disc into the net to make it 2-0. On the other hand, it was mainly the former Bolzano player Jerry Pollastrone who caused a stir.

Bolzano presents, Vienna reacts

Halfway through the game, both teams were sent to the changing rooms by the referees for around 20 minutes. The reason was a broken plexiglass pane. After the interruption, the home team briefly lost track, which was mercilessly exploited by the Capitals: First it was Vienna's goalkeeper Riley Holzapfel who hit the mark, then Rafael Rotter equalized. Immediately after the guests' goal, Bozen took control again and created several opportunities.

The Foxes also did more for the game in the final third, but failed to deliver a knockout blow to the Capitals and so both teams had to go into overtime. This also passed goalless after both teams left several top-class players behind. The decision ultimately had to be forced in a penalty shootout. And it worked out in favor of the Austrians: Holzapfel won in Vienna, while the white and red cracks all failed.

The HCB says goodbye to the Christmas break, which runs until December 26th, with a narrow defeat.

HCB Südtirol Alperia - UPC Vienna Capitals 2:3 nP (2:0, 0:2, 0:0, 0:1)

Silver : Melichercik (Smith); Oberdörfer, Egger, Everson, Glenn, Seymour, Glira, Gellert; Palmieri, Metropolitan, Vallerand, Kearney, Bernard, Gander, Frank, Root, Insam, Frigo, Oleksuk, Reid, Marchetti Coach: Pokel

Vienna : Lamoureux (Kickert); Fraser, Bowman, Cuma, Brocklehurst, Hackl, Lakos, Wolf, Maxa; Pollastrone, Holzapfel, Rotter, Nödl, Vause, Tessier, Fischer, Sharp, Ferland, Bauer, Nissner, Großlercher Coach: Aubin

Tore : 1:0 Denny Kearney (10.31), 2:0 Alexander Egger (14.45), 2:1 Riley Holzapfel (30.33), 2:2 Rafael Rotter (38.23), 2:3 Riley Holzapfel (decisive penalty) Viewers: 3.047

The other matches in the 34th round:

Znojmo - Fehervar (Friday, 18.30 p.m.) Innsbruck - Graz (Friday, 19.15 p.m.) Dornbirn - Linz (Friday, 19.15:XNUMX p.m.) Klagenfurt - Ljubljana (Friday, 19.15 p.m.) Salzburg - Villach (Friday, 19.30 p.m.)

The table:

1. UPC Vienna Capitals 75 points (+1 game) 2. EC Red Bull Salzburg 63 3. EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz 63 4. HCB Südtirol Alperia 60 (+1 game) 5. EC KAC 51 6. HC TWK Inssbruck 50 7. EC VSV 50 8. HC Orli Znojmo 49 9. Fehervar AV 19 43 10. Moser Medical Graz 99ers 41 11. Dornbirner EC 35 12. HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 18

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Fatal penalty shootout: HCB series against Vienna broken

HCB Südtirol Alperia took a point from the superior league leaders from Vienna on Thursday evening. In front of more than 3.000 spectators, the Foxes lost 2-3 after a penalty shootout and suffered their first home defeat against the capital club in almost two years.

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