Foxes get to feel the muscles of Stahlstadt

Certainly, not a pleasant blow for the Pokel team, who are relying heavily on their home advantage to reach the next round. But this defeat is far from a broken leg.

Aggressive play poses problems for the HCB Nevertheless, Bernard & Co. were able to get an idea of what to expect in the coming weeks. In the first third, the guests from the steel city lived up to their name: hard as steel. The Linz team went to work right from the start with an extremely physical game that often went overboard. The result of this hard style of play was, among other things, a broken disc after just five minutes, after which the game had to be interrupted for 20 minutes. Linz had already taken a 1-0 lead against a seemingly surprised team from Bolzano when Palin hammered the puck into the net from the blue line. The HCB reacted only hesitantly and only really woke up after a quarter of an hour when Brendan Bell was fouled and there was a brief fight. Bell had to be taken to hospital with a suspected torn cruciate ligament and the Foxes suddenly released their grip. In the 18th minute, Broda provoked a penalty, which he confidently converted to equalize.

Decision within just a few minutes In the second third, the focus was often on the referee team, as they repeatedly interrupted the game unnecessarily with petty decisions. There were still chances: Hübl first parried a Dorion shot (21st), then Pollastrone was stopped by Linz keeper Ouzas. When Bozen's Vause had to go to the penalty box, Linz skilfully exploited the power play and scored with Dorion to make it 2-1 - a lead that Linz was able to extend just a few seconds later through Hofer.

Although the Bolzano team repeatedly appeared dangerously in front of Ouzas, they were unable to get the hard rubber disc into the goal. On the contrary: 15 minutes before the end, Hofer made it 4-1 and thus the decision in favor of the Black Wings. Despite a turbulent final phase and goals from Palmieri and Reid and Piche, Linz's victory was no longer in danger. The HCB Südtirol has the opportunity to make amends in Linz on Sunday. EBEL, Play-Offs Quarterfinals, Game 1 HCB Südtirol -Black Wings Linz 3:5 (1:1, 0:2, 2:2) 0:1 Palin (1:49), 1:1 Broda (17:49/penalty), 1:2 Dorion (28:02), 1:3 Hofer (30:17), 1:4 Hofer (45:21 ), 2:4 Palmieri (56:41), 2:5 Piche (56:58), 3:5 Reid (59:24) Score in the series: 0:1 HC Orli Znojmo – Dornbirn 1:3 (0:2, 1:0, 0:1) 0:1 Crawford (11:49), 0:2 D'Alvise (18:04), 1:2 Yellow Horn (38:16), 1:3 Arniel (53:40) Score in the series: 0:1 Red Bull Salzburg – EC KAC 4:1 (0:1, 2:0, 2:0) 0:1 Hundred Pounds (6:56), 1:1 Hughes (20:36), 2:1 Sterling (32:22), 3:1 Komarek (41:18), 4:1 Fahey (51:25) Score in the series: 1:0 Vienna Capitals – VSV 2:3 (0:0, 1:2, 1:1) 0:1 Platzer (25:10), 1:1 Fischer (34:09), 1:2 Kromp (37:25), 1:3 Pance (49:23), 2:3 Rotter (56:48) Score in the series: 0:1

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