Overtime victory! This time Bolzano has the staying power

HC Bozen was also initially busy with defensive work in the second home game. However, this was also due to the fact that the petty referees sent three HCB cracks to the penalty box in the early stages. The best chance was missed by Manuel Ganhal, who ran alone towards the Bolzano goal but hit the puck well wide. It was only shortly before the first siren that the Foxes became dangerous for the first time when Dominic Monardo deflected the puck just wide of the Klagenfurt goal.

Foxes as if changed The opportunity that Mike Halmo left unused immediately after the restart was even greater. He shot from close range in the power play, but KAC goalie David Madlener was there with a brilliant deed. In return, Johannes Bischofsberger failed in a one-on-one with Pekka Tuokkola. Now the game suddenly picked up speed, both teams increased the speed and created several good chances. The Red Jackets in particular had luck on their side several times when the Bolzano team fired from all positions at times.

After an interruption (the HCB fans threw coins onto the ice, among other things), Bozen finally took the lead in the 36th minute. Matt Clark took the shot, Austin Smith held out his bat – the score was 1-0. As a result, the Foxes remained the more dangerous team and narrowly missed the second goal from Mike Angelidis and Anton Bernard. Gartner catches the KAC stone cold This was to take revenge at the beginning of the final third, when Klagenfurt made it 1-1 out of nowhere. Manuel Ganahl started a quick counterattack and played to Andrew Kozek, who caught Tuokkola ice cold on the catching hand. At this point 42 minutes had been played. Bolzano now looked weak and was repeatedly in danger of grabbing the second goal with quick countermoves. Tuokkola was challenged time and time again. Just now, when the HCB was barely able to free itself, the window hit the Carinthian goal for the second time. Angelidis set up the advanced Robin Gartner, who made it 2-1 while standing alone in the slot. In the remaining five minutes of the game, the 4.600 spectators in the stands began to tremble, as they loudly whipped their protégés forward. However, it wasn't the Bolzano fans who were celebrating, but rather the almost 100 Klagenfurt residents who had traveled with them, because the KAC equalized with 31 seconds left. After a Ganahl shot, the disc bounced onto Chris Carlisle's leg and from there into the goal. At this point, the guests had long been operating with six field players. So both opponents had to go into extra time again. Oleksuk shoots Bozen into luck This only lasted four minutes before Travis Oleksuk scored the sudden death goal and sent the ice wave into ecstasy. Tuokkola initiated the counterattack with a remarkable, long pass to Halmo, who served the Canadian center in an exemplary manner. He put the puck exactly in the top corner. The series is balanced again and is now moving back to Lake Wörthersee. HCB Südtirol Alperia – EC Klagenfurter AC 3:2 nV (0:0, 1:0, 1:2, 1:0) HSBC: Tuokkola (Jake Smith); Gartner, Tomassoni, Egger, Stefano Marchetti, Carlisle, Clark, Glira; Halmo, Oleksuk, Monardo, Miceli, Angelidis, Austin Smith, Sointu, DeSousa, Petan, Frigo, Bernard, Frank Coach: Suikkanen KAC: Madlener (Duba); Cape Town, Fischer, St. Pierre, Schumnig, Strong, Robar, Richter, Duller; Bischofsberger, Koch, Stefan Geier, Ganahl, Hundertpfund, Kozek, Harand, Brucker, Rheault, Manuel Geier, Talbot, Kraus Coach: Walker

Gates: 1:0 Austin Smith (35.12), 1:1 Andrew Kozek (41.08), 2:1 Robin Gartner (54.35), 2:2 Manuel Ganahl (59.29), 3:2 Travis Oleksuk (64.06)

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Standings in the best-of-seven series: 2:2

The other EBEL quarter-final duels, game 4: Black Wings Linz – KHL Medvescak Zagreb 8:4 1:0 Hofer (1.22), 2:0 Broda (2.52), 2:1 Olden (10.13), 2:2 Aviani (11.05), 3:2 Da Silva (12.17), 4:2 Schofield (31.29), 5 :2 Hofer (45.21), 6:2 Gaffal (47.26), 7:2 D'Aversa (48.35), 8:2 Lebler (51.49), 8:3 Netik (56.02), 8:4 Tikkanen (58.47). Score in the series: 2:2

Dornbirn – Red Bull Salzburg 3:2 1:0 Sylvester (27.03), 2:0 Macierzynski (31.20), 3:0 Leduc (36.04), 3:1 Cijan (46.04), 3:2 Hochkofler (52.11). Score in the series: 1:3

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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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