Bolzano's counter-artists shine in Vienna

To be precise, the game in the Austrian capital was decided after just around 4 minutes. The Foxes, who were superior in all respects, were already leading 2-0 thanks to James Arniel and Stefano Giliati. And instead of a Viennese reaction, an HCB exhibition followed, which resulted in a 4-1 gala.

The South Tyroleans were able to compete in Vienna with almost their best line-up; Greg Ireland only had to do without the injured Anton Bernard. In goal, he once again placed his trust in Justin Fazio, who had been playing well recently. And he paid him back with another flawless performance. Lightning start leads to a landslide victory The spectators had barely made themselves comfortable in the Erste Bank Arena when the score was 1-0: Arniel, staged by Marco Insam, completed a wonderful combination. Only 25 seconds had been played at this point. Major coordination problems in the Caps defense, which came to light in this action, ran like a common thread through the game. Even when Giliati made it 2-0 (5th), the home team didn't cut a good figure.

Justin Fazio exuded great calm. © Leo Vymlatil

The Caps' highly valued offensive was hardly able to develop because the guests blocked the spaces cleverly. And when things got dangerous, the attentive Fazio was always at his post. Although Bolzano didn't exert much pressure, it did provide pinpricks with quick counterattacks. As with Anthony Bardaro's goal to make it 3-0, when the in-form Giliati was the starting point of a fantastic passing relay. HCB top scorer Bardaro only had to push into the empty goal after Robertson's sugar pass (32nd). Patrick Wiercioch's goal to make it 4-0 just a few moments later made everything clear.

In the final section, the Foxes downshifted several gears, which allowed Vienna to find their way into the game better. But the victory was never in danger - even if Rafael Rotter shortened the score with a blast (49') and prevented a Fazio shutout. The victory also ended a long dry spell, as the last victory in Vienna was on October 30, 2018. spusu Vienna Capitals – HCB Südtirol Alperia 1:4 Vienna: Zapolski (Starkbaum); Wall-Flood, Fischer-Dorion, Hackl-Lakos, Piff-Neubauer; Olden-Holzapfel-Rotter, Wukovits-Zalewski-Loney, Hartl-Vause-Baun, Bauer-Großlercher-Kittinger.

HSBC: Fazio (Irving); Wiercioch-Tauferer, Robertson-Daly, Flemming-Marchetti, Glira; Frigo-Arniel-Insam, Giliati-Catenacci-Bardaro, Miceli-Hargrove-Frank, Hannoun-Alberga-Poukkula, Deluca.

Gates: 0:1 Arniel (00.25), 0:2 Giliati (4.18), 0:3 Bardaro (31.23), 0:4 Wiercioch (33.32), 1:4 Rotter (48.07)

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EC KAC – Red Bull Salzburg 3:4 Goals: 0:1 Hochkofler (8.50), 1:1 Ticar (21.46), 2:1 Comrie (22.24), 2:2 Raffl (27.56), 3:2 Koch (42.17), 3:3 Hughes (48.18) Decisive penalty: Hari Audience: 3.521

The table: SP G U V TV P 1. EC Salzburg 5 5 0 0 16:10 17 2. HCB South Tyrol 5 4 0 1 17:7 12 3. EC Klagenfurt 5 1 0 4 12:16 6 4. Vienna Capitals 5 1 0 4 12:18 5 5. Graz99ers 4 1 0 3 9:15 3

Qualification Round Orli Znojmo – HC Innsbruck 3:2 Goals: 1:0 Miklis (22.37), 1:1 Lammers (39.54), 2:1 Bowles (50.55), 3:1 Oscadal (53.37), 3:2 Spurgeon (53.57) Audience: 2.354

Dornbirn Bulldogs – Fehervar 3:2 Goals: 1:0 Macierzynski (4.49), 1:1 Yogan (6.56), 2:1 Bau Hansen (8.15), 2:2 Kaijomaa (23.24), 3:2 Macierzynski (35.17) Audience: 2.038

EC Panaceo VSV – Black Wings Linz 2:5 Goals: 1:0 Karlsson (8.12), 1:1 Schofield (9.49), 1:2 Schofield (13.56), 1:3 Oleksy (30.23), 2:3 Wolf (48.36), 2:4 Florek (49.30), 2:5 Brucker (58.44) Audience: 2.891

The table: SP G U V TV P 1. Linz 6 4 0 2 21:15 18 2. EC Villach 6 3 0 3 18:16 18 3. Znojmo 6 2 0 4 13:15 12 4. Fehervar 6 3 0 3 20:15 10 5. HC Innsbruck 6 3 0 3 21:20 10 6. Dornbirn 6 3 0 3 12:24 7

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. HCB South Tyrol	12	46:25	30
2. Graz99ers	12	35:28	25
3. Fehervar	11	33:16	24
4. EC Salzburg	11	43:33	23
5. Olimpija Ljubljana	12	31:30	21
6. HC Pustertal	14	50:49	21
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Bolzano's counter-artists shine in Vienna

That's what you call a class difference: HCB Südtirol Alperia defeated shockingly weak Vienna Capitals in their stadium on Tuesday evening and celebrated their 4th complete success in a row.

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