Unbelievable, this HC Pustertal: now everything is possible

During HC Bozen at the weekend suffered two controversial defeats at the Green Table and thus slips further in the table, HC Pustertal continues to rush from victory to victory. With a spectacular 5:4 in Klagenfurt, the yellow-blacks caught up very closely with their rivals, who occupied the last direct playoff place in sixth place.

The victory was spectacular because Pustertal was already behind 2:4 after a horror middle third, but then came back in an impressive manner.

Anthony Bardaro (left) was the man of the match with two goals. © Kiss

The decisive players were once again the strong Tomas Sholl, Jakob Stukel and Anthony Bardaro. While Sholl saved his team from knockout in the weaker phases with brilliant saves, Stukel and Bardaro worked magic on the offensive. The Italian-Canadian in particular made a big impression with two goals and an assist. He had already scored twice against the KAC at home last week. Short & sweet: The highlights Lightning start After 22 seconds, Unterweger puts the KAC in the lead with a hidden shot. In the 4th minute, Stukel equalized from an impossibly tight angle – 1:1. KAC hits, HCP answers Fraser made it 2-1 in the power play (12th), but the Wolves had the right answer this time too. After a precise cross pass from Hanna, Bardaro scored to make it 2-2 (17th). Both are power play goals. Who saw the wolves? Only Klagenfurt plays in the second section. The disc hits the aluminum twice and wiggles in the net twice. Würschl (26th) and Hochegger (28th) make it 4:2. Zick, Zach Budish As if out of nowhere, the puck comes to the free-standing Zach Budish, who pushes it over the goal line without batting an eyelid (45'). This means that Puster's race to catch up can begin. Double Bardaro After the next Carinthian goal loss, Carey played to the left-alone Bardaro, who made it 4-4 (56th). Carey! The KAC is completely off track, the HCP is completely unleashed. Bardaro serves Carey and he shoots Pustertal from close range for a victory that was no longer thought possible (59th)! This was the Puster team's third success in their fourth duel of the season with the reigning Wörthersee champions and the Wolves' first away three-pointer in the new year. Of course, there is a lot to work on with a view to the next Carinthia away game on Tuesday in Villach, especially when it comes to defensive behavior. But in the end there is the fourth win in a row and the following realization: Anything is possible for this HC Pustertal! EC Klagenfurter AC – HC Pustertal 4:5 KAC: Usnik (Vorauer); Unterweger-Postma, Strong-Schumnig, Steffler-Vallant, Tavzelj; Ganahl-Ticar-Manuel Geier, Stefan Geier-Haudum-Maier, Fraser-Obersteiner-Kraus, Würschl-Witting-Hochegger Coach: Matikainen

HCP: Sholl (Stoll); Hanna-Willcox, Caruso-Laitinen, Althuber-Glira, Hofer; Carey-Harju-Bardaro, Budish-Andergassen-Hasler, Stukel-Hannoun-Gerlach, Ivan Deluca-Berger-Stephan Deluca Coach: Helminen

Gates: 1:0 Clemens Unterweger (0.22), 1:1 Jakob Stukel (3.54), 2:1 Matt Fraser (11.41), 2:2 Anthony Bardaro (16.52), 3:2 Niklas Würschl (25.21), 4:2 Fabian Hochegger (27.14), 4:3 Zach Budish (44.22), 4:4 Anthony Bardaro (55.24), 4:5 Greg Carey (58.53)

Viewers: 1831 The other results: Fehervar – Bolzano 5:0 (at the Green Table) Salzburg – Ljubljana 2:3 Goals: 1:0 Baltram (8.15), 1:1 Sodja (13.57), 1:2 Maia (51.24), 1:3 Leclerc (52.39), 2:3 Brennan (59.04) Audience: 1200

Znojmo – Villach 3:4 Goals: 0:1 Schofield (7.31), 1:1 Prokes (8.50), 2:1 Bartko (12.05), 2:2 Collins (24.19), 3:2 Prokes (25.54), 3:3 Lanzinger (27.27), 3:4 Moderer (39.04) Audience: 1500 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
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Unbelievable, this HC Pustertal: now everything is possible

What a game from the HCP! The Wolves turned a hopeless deficit against champions Klagenfurt into a sensational comeback victory and are now breathing down the neck of their arch-rivals from Bolzano. Is there a South Tyrolean race for a playoff spot in the ICE?

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