Bolzano's derby dress rehearsal goes wrong

At the end of a heated, eventful game, the HCB had to admit defeat to their neighbors Vienna Capitals 3:5. The Foxes, fifth in the table, remain clearly on course for the playoffs, but the defeat meant they missed out on the top places.

After the defeat in Kagran, the people of Bolzano have to take a look at themselves. They acted with far too little discipline against the Viennese team, who are known to have strong combinations, and received a total of 19 penalty minutes, thereby paving the way for their opponents to score on several occasions. Bolzano conceded a whopping four of the five goals they conceded when they were outnumbered.

Keegan Lowe (l.) and his teammates from Bolzano were not afraid of a duel

It was already clear before the game that the Caps had one of the best power plays in the league with a success rate of 23,2 percent. Only three other teams are even more accurate - including next Tuesday's opponent, HC Pustertal. The highlights of the game HCB scores twice, Sheppard too Brett Findlay (2nd) and Angelo Miceli (27th) give Bolzano the lead twice, but James Sheppard always has the right answer. The long-time NHL striker made it 1-1 (6th) and later made it 2-2 (32nd). Disastrous penalty killing The third power play goal means the Viennese take the lead for the first time. When in the majority, Armin Preiser reacted quickest after hitting the post and scored to make it 3-2 (36'). Fight! Things keep rising in the heated game. Daniel Frank and Christof Kromp put down their gloves and have a boxing match. Rip off the caps Patrick Antal puts the disc into the corner - 4:2 for the home team (40th). The middle section clearly goes to the Viennese. glimmer of hope Nick Plastino hits the post, from there the disc hits Starkbaum's leg pads and then rolls over the line (42'). It's 4:3. Meyer does it Just 40 seconds after Plastino's goal, Nicolai Meyer scored in almost the same way on the other side. He plays the puck to Fazio's leg and from there it jumps into the goal. The 5:3 is the decision. For the foxes it's now time to wipe their mouths, head off on the long journey home to South Tyrol and fill up their energy reserves. In just two days, an absolute cracker is on the agenda with the first meeting with the wolves in the Eiswelle. One thing is certain: if the capital city team wants to win against their big rivals, they need to improve their discipline and outnumbered play. Spusu Vienna Capitals – HCB Südtirol Alperia 5:3 Vienna: Starkbaum (Kickert); Wall-Lakos, Karlsson-Prapavessis, Piff-Fischer, Dodero; Meyer-Sheppard-Bradley, Lowry-Neal-Hartl, Antal-Kromp-Preiser, Artner-Moncada-Bauer, Maxa Coach: Barr

HSBC: Fazio (Boyle); Trivellato-Tauferer, DeHaas-Lowe, Maione-Plastino; Halmo-Catenacci-Ciampini, Frank-Findlay-Gazley, Frigo-Bernard-Miceli, Glück-Alberga-Insam, Mizzi Coach: Ireland

Gates: 0:1 Brett Findlay (1.42), 1:1 James Sheppard (5.41), 1:2 Angelo Miceli (27.00), 2:2 James Sheppard (31.06), 3:2 Armin Preiser (35.29), 4:2 Patrick Antal (39.28), 4:3 Nick Plastino (41.24), 5:3 Nicolai Meyer (42.03)

Viewers: 2000 The other Sunday games: Linz - Dornbirn 4:5 aet Goals: 0:1 Vandane (9.23), 1:1 Kantola (12.35), 1:2 Antonitsch (13.30), 2:2 Dzerins (19.35), 3:2 Gaffal (36.36), 3:3 Hancock (43.19), 4:3 Smith (51.38), 4:4 Hancock (59.59), 4:5 Zitz (61.57) Audience: 740

Klagenfurt - Graz 1:4 Goals: 0:1 Hjalmarsson (14.46), 1:1 Ticar (30.00), 1:2 Grafenthin (49.11), 1:3 Altmann (58.05), 1:4 Ograjensek (59.08) Audience: 1905

Villach - Ljubljana 3:4 Goals: 0:1 Simsic (4.50), 0:2 Sturm (6.30), 0:3 Leclerc (16.25), 1:3 Karlsson (17.33), 1:4 Leclerc (29.30), 2:4 Hughes (37.16), 3:4 Hughes (52.33) Audience: 1837 The table:

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. Klagenfurt	47	183:101	102
2. Fehervar	46	146:126	89
3. Salzburg	46	142:107	87
4. HCB South Tyrol	46	137:125	76
5. Linz	46	146:116	75
6. Villach	46	155:136	74
View all

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

Bolzano's derby dress rehearsal goes wrong

Two days before the home derby against HC Pustertal, HCB Südtirol Alperia suffered a setback. The catastrophic penalty killing in Bolzano was decisive in the defeat in Vienna.

Suggestions

Comments (0)