Pustertal-Asiago in the final: Bolzano loses 3:6 in the Odegar Stadium

As in the sixth semi-final game, Adolf Insam had to make do without the injured defenders Christian Borgatello and Samuli Suhonen. Striker Anton Bernard was also missing. The home team, however, had to do without Matteo Tessari and Mirko Presti and could only use captain Dave Borrelli sporadically.

The encounter began with a huge chance for Marco Insam, who was unable to beat Daniel Bellissimo from close range. The hosts took the lead in the 3.23:1 minute: Nick Plastino shot from the blue line, Vigilante passed to Adam Henrich, who made it 0-2. Four minutes later, former HCB player Matt DeMarchi outwitted goalkeeper Zaba between the leg pads and increased the score to 0-9.50. The White-Reds didn't give up and reduced the score to 1:2 in the 2:1 minute with Danny Irmen. The Bolzano striker deflected a shot from David Ceresa into the Asiago goal. Fretter and Scandella then tried, but failed due to Bellissimo. The first third ended with the home team taking a narrow XNUMX-XNUMX lead.

The middle third began with a foul by Alexander Egger on De Marchi. Asiago promptly took advantage of their numerical superiority: John Vigilante made it 3-1 after a short defense from Zaba. Dave Borrelli also came onto the ice for the first time in the 23.40 minute mark. The Asiago captain was deployed in the third block. In the 28.33 minute, Michael Henrich had to take a seat in the penalty box. A minute later, Asiago, outnumbered, made it 4-1 Intranuovo and Layne Ulmer started the counterattack, which Ulmer then successfully completed. Stefan Zisser could have scored the next goal in the 32.30 minute, but missed in front of the empty goal. The referee duo Metelka and Pianezze then sent Nicola Tessari into the cooler and this time Bozen took advantage of the power play and shortened the score to 2:4 with a hammer shot from Michael Busto. Shortly before the break, Zaba made a brilliant save for Intranuovo, who shot free in front of his goal.

The preliminary decision was made in the 41.26 minute: The young Stevan played Michael Henrich free and he thanked him with the 5:2. Four minutes later, Asiago's exceptional striker tried again, but Zaba saved. In the 51.00st minute, Intranuovo saw Stevan standing unmarked, but he missed the chance. In the 52.41 minute De Marchi had to go to the penalty box. After 30 seconds in the lead, Rhett Gordon directed a shot from Scandella into the Bellissimo goal to make it 5:3. In the final minutes, Asiago defended cleverly, while Bolzano threw everything forward. The home side remain extremely dangerous on the counterattack, especially with Federico Benetti, who found his master in Zaba. In the 57.54 minute, Adolf Insam took his goalkeeper off the ice for a sixth field player, but without success because John Vigilante hit the empty goal for the Bolzano team to make the final score 6:3. Asiago qualifies for the final against HC Pustertal, which begins on Tuesday with Game 1 in Brunico. The Bolzano players, on the other hand, can plan their vacation.

Supermercati Migross Asiago - HC Interspar Bozen 6:3 (2:1, 2:1, 2:1)

Supermercati Migross Asiago: Daniel Bellissimo (Gianfilippo Pavone); Matt De Marchi, Michele Strazzabosco, Nicholas Plastino, Ladislav Benysek, Enrico Miglioranzi, Andrea Gorza, Marco Rossi; Adam Henrich, John Vigilante, Michael Henrich, Ralph Intranuovo, Layne Ulmer, Federico Benetti, Nicola Tessari, Filippo Busa, Michele Stevan, Dave Borrelli Coach: John Tucker

HC Interspar Bozen: Matt Zaba (Guenther Hell); Alex Egger, Mika Lehtinen, Rosario Ruggeri, Rhett Gordon, David Ceresa, Michael Busto; Colton Fretter, Danny Irmen, Mike Souza, Giulio Scandella, Nick Mazzolini, Marco Insam, Stefan Zisser, Christian Walcher, Enrico Dorigatti Coach: Adolf Insam

Referee: Karel Metelka, Claudio Pianezze (Fabrizio De Toni, Giulio Soia)

Gates: 1:0 Adam Henrich (3.23), 2:0 Matthew De Marchi (7.36), 2:1 Danny Irmen (9.50), 3:1 Ladislav Benysek (22.39), 4:1 Layne Ulmer (29.14), 4:2 Michael Busto (35.20), 5:2 Michael Henrich (41.26), 5:3 Rhett Gordon (53.12), 6:3 John Vigilante (57.54)

Penalty minutes: Asiago 12 - Bolzano 10

Shots on goal: Asiago 32 - Bolzano 56

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Play-off semi-finals (best of seven)

Supermercati Migross Asiago - HC Interspar Bozen 4:3 (4:1, 2:4, 2:5, 1:6, 4:2, 2:1, 5:3 - Asiago in the final )

HC Pustertal - HC Valpellice 4:0 (3:1, 4:3 nP, 3:2 nV, 4:3 – Pustertal in the final )

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Pustertal-Asiago in the final: Bolzano loses 3:6 in the Odegar Stadium

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