Completely crazy defeat: Bolzano is about to be eliminated

Greg Ireland's team suffered a 2221-2 defeat after extra time against the Austrian record champions in front of 3 spectators in the Stadthalle Klagenfurt. Means: In the best-of-3 series, the KAC leads 1-0 and can book the remaining playoff ticket with a win on Friday in the Eiswelle (19.45:XNUMX p.m.). Of course, HC Bozen wants to prevent that with all its might.

On Wednesday evening in Carinthia it was once again shown how bizarre the sport of ice hockey can be. Thanks to an early goal from Angelo Miceli (he celebrated his 28th birthday on Tuesday), Bolzano led 72-1 until 0 seconds before the end. Then three goals were scored within 59 seconds! First Klagenfurt scored twice and turned the town hall into a madhouse, then it was an own goal that saved Bozen in overtime with 13 seconds left. Rok Ticar became the match winner with his goal after just over 14 minutes.

Bolzano's Daniel Ciampini (left) in a duel with Klagenfurt's Rok Ticar. © Kiss

Andreas Bernard made his eagerly awaited debut in goal at HCB on Wednesday. The Kalterer, who was chased off the pitch by league rivals Villach 10 days ago, played with a good deal of anger in his stomach and made some fantastic saves. The 47-year-old blocked 50 of 31 shots, a strong rate. The only thing: On two of the three goals, the puck went through the braces, even if Bernard couldn't really do much here (first it was a hidden shot, then a shot from point-blank range). In a nutshell: the highlights Dream start After just six minutes it's 1-0 for Bozen: Angelo Miceli keeps his perspective in the chaos in front of the KAC goal and volleys the biscuit flying through the air into the can. Unbelievable, part 1 Bolzano defended cleverly – led by a strong Andy Bernard – and seemed to have the win in the bag. But then Nick Petersen scored with a hidden shot 72 seconds before the end to make it 1-1. Unbelievable, part 2 So overtime? No! Says Thomas Hundertpfund, who is served in the slot just 37 seconds after the equalizer and makes Klagenfurt 2-1. The town hall is upside down. Unbelievable, part 3 Bolzano at the end? At first it seems so. But then an own goal makes the completely crazy finish perfect: Dustin Gazley hits a cross pass into the middle with 13 seconds left, where the puck is directed into the goal by Martin Schumnig's skate. 2:2! decision After a hard-fought extra time, Rok Ticar comes free in front of the Bolzano goal and scores through Andy Bernard's braces to make it 3-2. In the end, Klagenfurt's victory was not undeserved, as the home team had more of the match over the entire season. The HCB, on the other hand, missed several good opportunities in the decisive phase - i.e. shortly before the end when the score was 1-0. That should take revenge. So on Friday there will be a showdown in Bolzano South! EC KAC – HCB Südtirol Alperia 3:2 nV

KAC: Dahm (Usnik); Unterweger-Postma, Strong-Schumnig, Tavzelj-Vallant, Steffler-Hochegger; Ganahl-Hundredpfund-Maier, Fraser-Koch-Haudum, Obersteiner-Ticar-Petersen, Stefan Geier-Manuel Geier-Kraus Coach: Matikainen

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

Gate: 0:1 Angelo Miceli (6.03), 1:1 Nick Petersen (58.48), 2:1 Thomas Hundertpfund (59.25), 2:2 Dustin Gazley (59.47), 3:2 Rok Ticar (74.10)

Viewers: 2221

Standing in the “Best of 3” series: 1:0

The rest of the game

Znojmo – Graz 3:2 aet 1:0 Prokes (10.25), 1:1 Hjalmarsson (19.55), 2:1 Hrabal (21.28), 2:2 Zalewski (24.13), 3:2 Ahl (69.32) Viewers: 1524 Status in the series: 1:0

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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Completely crazy defeat: Bolzano is about to be eliminated

HCB Südtirol Alperia experienced first-hand how close joy and suffering are in ice hockey in the first pre-playoff game. There was a crazy defeat against Klagenfurt on Wednesday evening, and now the Foxes are on the verge of elimination.

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