Bitter Bozen pill: Salzburg strikes back

At the start of the final series, HCB Südtirol Alperia won 1-0 on Thursday. Two days later, Red Bull Salzburg struck back - with the same result. Two goals in two games – that may be normal for football, but extremely unusual for ice hockey games. That alone shows how close the competition is between the HCB and the people of Mozartstadt. The best-of-seven series is now 1-1.

The match on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd at the Eisarena Salzburg was also pure thrills, but this time with a better ending for the Red Bulls. The decisive factor here was the second third, in which Salzburg played big, put HCB goalie Sam Harvey under constant fire and didn't give the Foxes any time to catch their breath. Bolzano fired a measly six shots on goal, the Austrians fired 19. It was no surprise that Salzburg took the lead and maintained their lead until the end.

Bolzano and Salzburg fought a tough battle. © GEPA pictures/David Geieregger

Bitter for Bolzano, which put in a respectable performance in the first third and gave the around 100 fans who traveled with them hope for their second series victory. But Salzburg was the better team for over 60 minutes and made life difficult for the Foxes, especially with their aggressive forechecking. HCB goalie Sam Harvey had to fend off 34 shots and was therefore responsible for ensuring that Bozen had hope until the end.

What do the Foxes have to do better in Game 3? “We have to play like we did in the first third, then we will definitely have our chances,” said captain Daniel Frank combatively after the match. The key scenes No goals Hard, concentrated, disciplined – this was the tone in which both teams went about their work in the first third. Pure playoff ice hockey, only one thing was missing: the goals. Made strong Salzburg dominates the game in the middle third and deserves to take the lead. After a wonderful cross pass from Thomas Raffl, defender Martin Stajnoch grabs the target, marches through the HCB defense like a striker, also leaves Sam Harvey standing and pushes in with his backhand - 1-0 for Salzburg. Now it's crashing The second third siren echoes through the Salzburg ice arena and suddenly fists start flying. Several cracks get into a fight, with Mike Halmo in particular really hitting Stajnoch - he gets a two-minute penalty for this. Oh no, Franky! The captain has the best chance to equalize! Ideally staged by Luca Frigo, Daniel Frank suddenly appears completely alone in front of Tolvanen, but the Merano native clearly misses the mark (46th). 6 against 4 Shortly before the end, Salzburg received a penalty and Bozen also took the goalie off the ice. But even with two more men, the balance won't fall. The series is now moving back to Bolzano. Game 3 will take place next Tuesday in the Sparkasse Arena. Starts at 19.30:XNUMX p.m.

Red Bull Salzburg – HCB Südtirol Alperia 1-0 RBS: Tolvanen (Kickert); Heinrich-Lewington, MacWilliam-Genoway, Robertson-Stajnoch, Stepelfeldt-Heigl; Harnisch-Nissner-Schneider, Paul Huber-Bourke-Thaler, Hochkofler-Wukovits-Mario Huber; Raffl-Baltram-Meyer Coach: McIlvane

HSBC: Harvey (Bernard); Dalhuisen-Cole Hults, Culkin-Miglioranzi, Valentine-DiPerna, Ginnetti; Frattin-Mitch Hults-Thomas, Halmo-McClure-Gazley, Frigo-Mantenuto-Frank, Miceli-Alberga-Felicetti, Brunner Coach: Hanlon

Gates: 1:0 Martin Stajnoch (30.44)

Viewers: 3400

Status in the series: 1:1

The other game dates: 11.4, 14.4, 16.4., possibly 18.4., 21.4.

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. Graz99ers	5	17:8	15
2. EC Salzburg	5	23:16	12
3. HCB South Tyrol	5	18:12	12
4. EC Klagenfurt	7	22:20	12
5. Olimpija Ljubljana	5	11:10	11
6. Fehervar	5	17:10	9
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Bitter Bozen pill: Salzburg strikes back

The final series in the ICE Hockey League between HC Bozen and Red Bull Salzburg is not only extremely close, but also extremely low in goals. In Game 2, the Bulls had the better end.

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