Overtime | Kaltern's dream duo, Ljung's silver platter

The rising star Michael Felderer, Teemu Virtala (SV Kaltern | IHL) It was clear immediately after their transfer to Kaltern that Marko and Teemu Virtala were a luxury item in the Italian Hockey League, even though the brothers are in the autumn of their careers. But the Finns couldn't be expected to lift the Hechte to the top of the table after 5 match days. In addition to the two legionnaires, another player is currently in the spotlight in the Raiffeisen Arena - namely Michael Felderer: The 29-year-old forms the first attack block with Teemu Virtala and Luca De Donà and is currently at the top of the scorers' rankings. The Kalterer has already managed 15 points (6 goals, 9 assists), just as many as his congenial strike partner Teemu Virtala (4 goals, 11 assists) - and that in just 5 games. The fact that they can win a game almost single-handedly came to light on Saturday evening against the Unterland Cavaliers: the Hechte were 1:3 behind before Felderer and Virtala shifted up a gear and defeated Martin Graf & Co. 6:3. The duo scored 8 scorer points. Marko Virtala, who is used in defense by coach Karl Anderlan, also shone with 2 goals and 2 assists. The younger of the two Virtala brothers also has 9 scorer points. Figures that, on the one hand, show that the club management did everything right by signing the Finns and, on the other hand, reveal that after the mixed season, dreaming is allowed again in Kaltern. The relegated one Arvid Ljung (Fassa Falcons | AlpsHL) Imagine your team is on the verge of a sensation, on the verge of a long-awaited result, on the verge of an unexpected but deserved point win. But then you ruin everything with a major misfire and plunge your team into the valley of tears. This bitter fate befell Fassa goalie Arvid Ljung against HC Pustertal on Saturday evening. His Falcons were already leading 2-0 and 3-2 at the Rienz Stadium, only to go home empty-handed in the end. A few seconds before the end of the game everything pointed to extra time. But things turned out differently. After the Wolves played the puck deep into the opponent's third, Ljung left the goal to get the hard rubber out of his own zone, as the Falocns were playing outnumbered. There was nothing unusual about this scene in itself. However, the first contact with the puck was not what was expected, so the Swede became hectic, which had fatal consequences: Max Oberrauch was given the attempt to clear the ball on a silver platter, didn't have to be asked twice and punished the stunned Ljung, who then even received consolation from the goal scorer himself received: “I’m sorry for the goalie,” said Oberrauch. In any case, one thing is certain: the critical voices that were loud in the Fassa Valley after Ljung's first appearances have not become quieter as a result of this goal. Video credits: HC Pustertal

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Overtime | Kaltern's dream duo, Ljung's silver platter

The last week once again had one or two oddities in store for local ice hockey fans. SportNews summarized the events and named a Kalterer dream duo and an extremely unfortunate Fassa goalkeeper as the promoted and relegated teams of the week.

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