This defeat particularly hurts the Foxes

The omens were already very bad before the start of the game due to the absences of regular goalkeeper Leland Irving, who was ill, Matti Kuparinen and the long-term injured Andrew Crescenzi. When top performers Paul Geiger and Brett Findlay had to take a shower early in the Klagenfurt town hall, it was the end of HC Bozen. He lost 2:5 to the strong, tough KAC in a playoff-like game. The Foxes have to give up fourth place to Red Bull Salzburg, who will be visiting Bolzano on Sunday.

Geiger injured, Findlay flies off the ice Already in the first third, both teams went at a very high tempo and tried to steal the edge from their opponents with physical play. However, Ivan Deluca and Angelo Miceli failed to give the guests a deserved lead with their missed big chances and so it was the KAC who scored the first goal of the evening after the first break. Adam Comrie made it 1-0 after a dream assist from Thomas Hundertpfund. However, this only lasted three minutes before Marco Insam restored the tie with a hidden shot. Paul Geiger (right) was checked into the gang and remained dazed. © Kiss

Immediately after Bozen's first goal, things got really high in this emotionally charged game: After a hard check, HCB defender Geiger remained dazed and had to be escorted off the ice a short time later. His performance was over, as was that of his teammate Findlay, who immediately afterwards knocked Nikolaus Kraus to the ground with violent punches. While the man from Bolzano had to take a shower early, the battered Carinthian surprisingly avoided a penalty. The Foxes survived the following five-minute outnumbered game unscathed, but conceded their second goal immediately afterwards. Backup Jake Smith intercepted a blueliner but couldn't control the puck and Marco Richter pushed in. The KAC went into the second break with a flattering lead. Bolzano's birthday boy briefly provides hope No matter how brave the decimated people of Bolzano acted, the “Red Jackets” were simply more calm in front of the opposing team that evening. A proof? Klagenfurt's goal to make it 3-1 in the 46th minute: Top scorer Nick Petersen cleverly blocked Smith's view of an Unterweger shot and the puck was already fidgeting in the net. But the champions didn't give up again and came close again through the in-form Angelo Miceli. The Italian international gifted himself a precise power play goal into the top corner for his 25th birthday. Nevertheless, Bolzano was no longer able to unsettle the physically extremely strong Carinthians - on the contrary: Johannes Bischofberger (in a poke in front of the goal) and the new father Andrew Kozek (Empty Net) scored a clear, albeit far too high, 5:2. Victory for the KAC. Klagenfurter AC – HCB Südtirol Alperia 5:2 (0:0, 2:1, 3:1) KAC : Haugen (Madlener); Strong-Fischer, Gartner-Schumnig, Comrie-Unterweger, Schnetzer-Duller; Kozek-Koch-Petersen, Hundredpound-Wahl-Bischofberger, Geier-Neal-Richter, Kraus-Liivik-Witting

Silver : Smith (driving ripe); Geiger-Campbell, Nordlund-Marchetti, Glira-MacKenzie; Frigo-Bernard-Miceli, Catenacci-Findlay-Blunden, Insam-Brace-Petan, Deluca-Carozza-Frank, Schweitzer

Tore : 1:0 Comrie (25.05), 1:1 Insam (28.27), 2:1 Richter (36.53), 3:1 Unterweger (45.07), 3:2 Miceli (48.13), 4:2 Bischofberger (57.31), 5 :2 Kozek (59.13)

spectator : 3.228 The other results from Friday: Fehervar - Salzburg 2:3 Goals: 0:1 O'Neill (6.24), 1:1 Tikkanen (33.00), 2:1 Meland (38.18), 2:2 Rauchwald (41.30), 2:3 Baltram (53.13) Graz – Vienna 3:4 Goals: 1:0 Loney (11.41), 2:0 Garbowsky (12.22), 2:1 Schneider (37.42), 3:1 Hamilton (43.09), 3:2 DeSousa (48.30), 3:3 Olden (50.30), 3:4 DeSousa (51.50) Audience: 3.789

Dornbirn - Villach 2:1 Goals: 1-0 Reid (14.27), 1-1 Fraser (39.25), 2-1 Timmins (46.35) Audience: 2.280

Linz - Znojmo 3:4 aet Goals: 1:0 Davies (7.57), 2:0 Rutkowski (11.34), 3:0 DaSilva (19.41), 3:1 Stretch (27.23), 3:2 Mrazek (41.41), 3:3 Vainonen (50.50), 3:4 McPherson (63.02) Audience: 4.500 The charts: Placement round SP G U V TV P 1. Vienna Capitals 6 6 0 0 25:10 21 2. Graz99ers 6 4 0 2 23:19 18 3. Klagenfurt 6 3 0 3 18:15 11 4. HCB South Tyrol 6 2 0 4 14:20 7 5. Salzburg 6 2 0 4 13:22 7 6. Fehervar 6 1 0 5 13:20 3 qualifying round SP G U V TV P 1. Znojmo 5 4 0 1 24:14 15 2. Linz 5 2 0 3 17:20 14 3. Dornbirn 5 3 0 2 14:14 9 4. Villach 5 2 0 3 9:11 6 5. Innsbruck 4 1 0 3 11:16 5

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
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This defeat particularly hurts the Foxes

Well played and yet lost: HCB Südtirol Alperia was defeated by Klagenfurter AC in a thrilling, tough duel on Friday evening. The hopes of third place in the table and the free choice of opponents for the playoff quarter-finals are probably gone.

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