Kaltern's spectacular resurrection in Brixen

Because no IHL champion could be crowned last season due to the corona pandemic Kaltern Still defending champions this year. And this defending champion was faced with its second defeat in a row in the quarterfinals (best-of-5): Against Brixens They lost the first match of the series on Tuesday and things didn't go well in the second duel on Thursday either. Federico Demetz's brace and Alex Zecchetto's goals gave Brixen a comfortable 3-1 lead, which lasted until the 46th minute. Andreas Vinatzer and Teemu Virtala (outnumbered) then made it 3-3 within five minutes. But then another blow in the neck for Kaltern: Four minutes before the end, the outstanding Demetz made it 4:3 and, for many, the supposed winning goal. But the Überetscher didn't give up and 17 seconds before the final siren, Vinatzer equalized the score at 4:4, which was no longer thought possible. It went into extra time - and here the Kalter legionnaire Marko Virtala managed the lucky punch after one minute to make it 4:3. So everything is open again in the series between the two South Tyrolean clubs. Eppan before the end, Meran and Unterland confidently Kaltern's neighbor Eppan is now on the verge of elimination: The Pirates also lost the second match against Varese and absolutely have to win in the third game on Saturday, otherwise they will go on summer vacation. On Thursday evening there was a 2:3 defeat after a penalty shootout. However, they continue to present themselves flawlessly HC Meran and the HC Unterland . The Burggräfler, who are considered the top favorites for the title, did not show any weakness in the 2-0 away win against Alleghe and made it 2-0 in the series. Fabian Platzer and Sebastian Thaler scored the goals. The Cavaliers also threw the semi-final door wide open and brought Valdifiemme to its knees away 5-2. The game was evenly balanced for half an hour, after which the Unterlandlers tightened the reins and secured their second victory. Gabriel Zerbetto shone as a two-goal scorer. IHL Quarterfinals – Game 2 (Best-of-5) Eppan – Varese 2:3 nP 1:0 Von Payr (10.34), 1:1 De Biasio (14.38), 1:2 Schina (19.53), 2:2 Mair (28.38). Decisive penalty: Piroso Status in the series: 0:2 Alleghe – Merano 0:2 0:1 Platzer (31.58), 0:2 Thaler (46.59) Status in the series: 0:2 Valdifiemme – Unterland 2:5 0:1 Zerbetto (2.44), 1:1 Vicenzi (8.36), 1:2 Obexer (14.14), 2:2 Defrancesco (29.00), 2:3 Covi (33.42), 2:4 Steiner (43.38), 2: 5 Zerbetto (59.13) Status in the series: 0:2 Brixen – Kaltern 4:5 nV 1:0 Demetz (3.04), 1:1 De Dona (7.02), 2:1 Zecchetto (12.36), 3:1 Demetz (28.10), 3:2 Vinatzer (46.56), 3:3 Teemu Virtala (51.40), 4:3 Demetz (55.46), 4:4 Vinatzer (59.43), 4:5 Marko Virtala (61.01) Status in the series: 1:1

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Kaltern's spectacular resurrection in Brixen

Game 2 of the quarterfinals was scheduled for Thursday in the Italian Hockey League. There was pure ice hockey spectacle in Brixen, where Kaltern managed a memorable comeback that ended in a 5:4 win after extra time.

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