A magical 23 seconds gave Foxes victory

In front of almost 2700 spectators, the Foxes dominated the game in the first third against Graz, but their dominance resulted in no significant chances. After the break, Bozen remained in control, but Höneckl continued to play flawlessly in the Graz goal. On the other side, a mistake by the Foxes was coldly exploited: Oleksuk lost the puck in his own third, which, after a sparkling clean combination, found its way to the free-standing Woger - and it was already 1-0 for the Styrians (37th).

Root and Palmieri turn the game around A goal that the HCB didn't like at all. This became clear in the reaction in the final third. The Foxes launched one attack after the next towards the Graz goal - and finally turned the game around within just 23 seconds (!). Outstanding player in the race to catch up: Jesse Root. First he pressed the hard rubber disc into the mesh after fine Egger preparatory work (48:24). Then he took on the role of provider himself and helped Nick Palmieri score his 13th championship goal (48:47) - the game was turned. And since the Bolzano defense was bomb-proof and Melichercik defused the few shots from Graz, the Foxes victory was sealed.

For the HCB, the big duel against Salzburg continues on New Year's Day. If they win in the ice wave, Egger & Co. could draw level with the currently third-placed Red Bull club.

EBEL, 37th matchday Bolzano – Graz 2:1 (0:0, 0:1, 2:0) 0:1 Woger (36:34), 1:1 Root (48:24), 2:1 Palmieri (48:47) Audience: 2688

Vienna – Dornbirn 4:1 (1:0, 2:1, 1:0) 1:0 Bauer (11:44), 1:1 D'Alvise (33:23), 2:1 Ferland (34:06), 3:1 Ferland (35:08), 4:1 Rotter (51:28 ) Audience: 4500

Salzburg – Znojmo 4:2 (1:1, 0:1, 3:0) 1:0 Hughes (6:26), 1:1 Yellow Horn (16:46), 1:2 Sulak (39:36), 2:2 Viveiros (40:36), 3:2 Thomas (52:04) , 4:2 Kristler (53:59) Audience: 2738

VSV – Ljubljana 8:2 (2:1, 3:1, 3:0) 0.1 Bussieres (3:15), 1:1 Locke (6:42), 2:1 McGrath (15:39), 3:1 McGrath (24:34), 4:1 McGrath (25:37), 5: 1 Nageler (26:04), 5:2 Pesut (28:25), 6:2 Verlic (38:25), 7:2 Latendresse (47:39), 8:2 Hunther (56:51) Audience: 2777

Innsbruck – Linz 1:5 (0:1, 0:3, 1:1) 0:1 DaSilva (11:32), 0:2 Lebler (23:18), 0:3 Schofield (31:04), 0:4 Lebler (36:21), 0:5 Broda (51:30), 1:5 Lammers (52:16) Audience: 2700

Fehervar – KAC 5:2 (1:1, 2:1, 2:0) 0:1 Lundmark (10:49), 1:1 Orban (14:39), 2:1 Erdely (26:35), 3:1 Erdely (31:59), 3:2 Geier (35:40), 4:2 Sarauer (42:04), 5:2 Koger (55:50) Audience: 4242

Table 1. UPC Vienna Capitals 84 points 2. EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz 72 3. EC Red Bull Salzburg 72 4. HCB South Tyrol Alperia 69 5. EC KAC 59 6. HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' 56 7. HC Orli Znojmo 53 8. EC VSV 52 9. Fehervar AV 49 10. Moser Medical Graz99ers 46 11. Dornbirner EC 36 12. HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 18

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A magical 23 seconds gave Foxes victory

Thanks to a great final third including a turbo comeback, HCB Südtirol Alperia celebrated a 37-2 win against Graz on the 1th EBEL matchday. Fourth place in the table remains secured - and the capital city team can launch an attack on third place in the top game against Salzburg on New Year's Day.

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