MacGregor Sharp ends the HCB series

HC Bozen had to play its second home game in a row without the injured Michele Marchetti and Markus Gander. Austin Smith was also missing again. Nevertheless, the in-form Foxes bravely stood up to the confident league leaders right from the start. He found his first top-class scoring opportunity after five minutes, but Riley Holzapfel shot over the goal in a one-on-one with HCB goalie Pekka Tuokkola. On the other side, Angelo Miceli missed the opening goal after a remarkable pass from Dominic Monardo.

Angelidis puts Bozen in front

The second third began with a huge chance for Bozen: Travis Oleksuk was served in the slot, but he was denied by Jean Philippe Lamoureux, who reacted brilliantly in the Vienna goal. However, this chance was only a precursor to Bolzano's opening goal, because just a few seconds later Mike Angelidis, who was playing great today, put the disc into the goal. He simply took heart in the power play and made Lameroux look old from a semi-acute angle. Then the former HCB cracks Jerry Pollastrone and MacGregor Sharp became dangerous, but Tuokkola stood in their way. His Viennese counterpart later surpassed himself in a duel with Miceli. After a playback error, he stormed towards the visitors' goal alone. So the HCB remained in a narrow lead at halftime.

After the last break, the flow of the game was repeatedly interrupted by small nicks. The referees, who were not always at the puck level, had difficulty keeping tempers in check. The Caps found it difficult to permanently restrict the Foxes in their third. However, they didn't have to do that; the puck made it into the goal nine minutes before the end. Ali Wukovits scored from close range to make it 1-1. The otherwise confident Tuokkola left him a gap at the first post. However, HC Bozen was not very impressed. On the contrary: the white-reds immediately counterattacked! When the referees called a penalty against Vienna and HCB-Suikkanen sent a sixth skater onto the ice, the puck went through Matt Tomassoni and Chris DeSousa to Daniel Frank, who only had to push it in. The 23-year-old from Meran put the HCB back in the lead with his fourth goal of the season - the second within 48 hours.

Equalizer three minutes before the end

However, it only took two minutes before Tuokkola had to get the puck out of the goal again on the other side. Rafael Rotter equalized to make it 2-2, ushering in a final phase that was hard to beat in terms of tension, which ultimately turned into five minutes of overtime. Miceli and Mike Halmo missed the best opportunities in the extra time. As a result, the decision had to be made in a penalty shootout. Here Sharp, of all people, who has won both Serie A and the EBEL with Bozen in the past, was the only one with strong nerves. With the only goal in the penalty lottery, he secured the additional point for the Vienna Capitals.

Bolzano continues to occupy ninth position in the rankings. Since Zagreb clearly won against Innsbruck, the gap to the fixed playoff places increases to six points.

HCB Südtirol Alperia – Vienna Capitals 2:3 n. P. (0:0, 1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 0:1)

Silver : Tuokkola (Smith); Gartner, Tomassoni, Egger, Stefano Marchetti, Glira, Carlisle; Miceli, Angelidis, Monardo, Halmo, Oleksuk, Frank, Frigo, Bernard, Schweitzer, Sointu, DeSousa, Petan Coach: Suikkanen

Vienna : Lamoureux (Tschrepitsch); Fischer, Klubertanz, Hackl, McKiernan, Brocklehurst, Cuma, Großlercher; Pollastrone, Holzapfel, Schneider, Nödl, Vause, Rotter, Fraser, Sharp, Tessier, Wukovits, Nissner, Hartl Coach: Aubin

Tore : 1:0 Mike Angelidis (23.51), 1:1 Ali Wukovits (50.14), 2:1 Daniel Frank (54.34), 2:2 Rafael Rotter (56.41), 2:3 MacGregor Sharp (decisive penalty)

spectator : 3.940

The other EBEL results from Sunday:

Graz 99ers – HC Znojmo 3:1 1:0 Ograjensek (5.46), 2:0 Setzinger (26.03), 3:0 Woger (32.26), 3:1 Nemec (45.32) Audience: 2.410

Villacher SV – EC Salzburg 4:1 0:1 Huber (32.17), 0:2 Müller (40.25), 1:2 Sofron (43.28), 1:3 Rauchwald (54.05), 4:1 Rauchwald (58.23 Audience: 2.242

Medvescak Zagreb – HC Innsbruck 9:3 1:0 Boivin (7.01), 2:0 Noonan (12.19), 3:0 Poyhonen (13.15), 4:0 Koskiranta (15.04), 4:1 Bishop (27.53), 5:1 Olden (33.59), 5: 2 Ouellet-Blain (35.13), 5:3 Bishop (42.36), 6:3 Poyhonen (45.02), 7:3 Brine (49.57), 8:3 Mahbod (57.03), 9:3 Jankovic (59.27) Audience: 5.678

Fehervar AV – EC KAC 0:3 0:1 Espeland (21.06), 0:2 Strong (42.58), 0:3 Bischofberger (57.07) Audience: 3.180

The table:

1. Vienna Capitals 84 points (-1 game) 2. EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz 75 3. EC Red Bull Salzburg 70 4. EC Klagenfurter AC 70 5. HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' 63 6. KHL Medvescak Zagreb 58 (-1 game) 7. Moser Medical Graz99ers 55 8. EC Dornbirn Bulldogs 53 9. HCB South Tyrol Alperia 52 10. Fehervar AV 50 11. EC Villacher SV 44 12. HC Orli Znojmo 43

SN/Alexander Foppa

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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MacGregor Sharp ends the HCB series

HCB Südtirol Alperia also scored points in the fifth game in a row, but the Foxes Ligakrösus Vienna had to admit defeat in the penalty shootout. Of all people, a long-time player from Bolzano silenced the 4.000 fans in the ice wave after 65 thrilling minutes of play.

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