Pustertal is in the Serie A final, Bolzano almost

2440 spectators watched the fourth semi-final between the hosts and Pustertal in Torre Pellice. The home team had to make do without the suspended defender Mitch Ganzak and the injured Ryan McDonough, but defender Saviels played in the play-offs for the first time. David Stricker and Francesco De Frenza from the Turin farm team also strengthened the Piedmontese team. At HC Pustertal, however, the long-term injured Rob Sirianni and the ill Thomas Erlacher were missing, but Alex Frei from the Kaltern farm team came on.

Valpellice took the lead in the 13.05 minute with Pat Iannone catching Stromberg between the leg pads. In the middle third, Nate DiCasmirro first equalized with the advantage (Martinelli was in the penalty box), then Taggart Desmet gave the Puster team the lead for the first time with a powerful shot. Three minutes before the break, Anthony Aquino made it 2-2. In the 3.37:3 minute of the final third, Ryan Martinelli put the Piedmontese back in front, but just twenty seconds later Armin Helfer scored the 3-22 after a pass from Patrick Bona. Armin Hofer scored the decisive fourth goal three minutes before the end of the game. The historic gate that opens the doors to the final for Pustertal for the first time. The final series starts on March XNUMXnd in Brunico.

Bolzano leads against Asiago 3-1 Everything speaks for a South Tyrolean final, because HC Interspar Bozen defeated Italian champions Asiago 4000-6 on Saturday in the ice wave in front of almost 1 spectators and is now clearly leading the best-of-seven series with 3-1 wins . The people of Bolzano only need to win one game to advance to the final.

HCB coach Adolf Insam had to make do today without the long-term injured Christian Borgatello and striker Nick Mazzolini, who sat in the stands as a supernumerary foreigner. At Asiago, however, the injured Dave Borrelli, Matteo Tessari and Mirko Presti were missing.

Bozen got off to a better start and took the lead in the 5.22 minute with Marco Insam. The Finnish defender Samuli Suhonen shot from the blue line, Gordon passed it on to Insam, who made it 1-0 (Vigilante was in the penalty box). It was the 21st goal of the season for the 21-year-old. Insam also scored Bolzano's first goal on Thursday in the 5-2 win in Asiago. The guests reacted promptly, but Ulmer and Michael Henrich were denied by Zaba in the 10th minute. Five minutes later, Asiago's two strikers did better and equalized to 1-1. Layne Ulmer played Michael Henrich free in front of the Bolzano goal and he converted safely. Shortly before the third break, Henrich Asiago could have taken the lead, but missed just in front of Zaba. In the middle third, Bozen turned up the heat, pushed the Italian champions into their own defense and created chances every minute. In the 23rd minute, Bellissimo failed to hold on to a shot from Fretter, but Intranuovo saved from the line. A minute later, Bernard's pass to the unmarked Christian Walcher, Bellissimo cleared with a brilliant save. In the 25th minute, Irmen missed just in front of the visiting goalkeeper, 49 seconds later Bellissimo fended off a shot from the Canadian on Mike Souza, who didn't need to be asked twice and made it 2-1. In the 28th minute Ulmer had to go to the penalty box. After just ten seconds of being outnumbered, the bell rang again in Asiago's box: HCB captain Alexander Egger made it 3-1 with a powerful shot from the blue line. Before the break, Souza also tried, but Bellissimo blocked it. Things continued at this pace in the final third. First, Scandella scored on a pass from Insam to make it 4-1, then Anton Bernard increased the score with a remarkable counterattack and five minutes before the end of the game, Stefan Zisser made the final score 6-1 for the HCB.

HC Interspar Bozen - Supermercati Migross Asiago 6:1 (1:1, 2:0, 3:0)

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

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

Referee: Karel Metelka, Fabio Lottaroli (Christian Gamper, Alexander Waldthaler)

Gates: 1:0 Marco Insam (5.22), 1:1 Michael Henrich (14.39), 2:1 Mike Souza (25.49), 3:1 Alexander Egger (28.26), 4:1 Giulio Scandella (43.59), 5:1 Anton Bernard (47.44), 6:1 Stefan Zisser (54.51)

Penalty minutes: Bolzano 12 - Asiago 16

Shots on goal: Bolzano 37 - Asiago 31

Viewers: 3750

Play-Off Semifinals, Game 4 (Saturday March 12, 2011)

HC Interspar Bozen - Supermercati Migross Asiago 6:1 (1:1, 2:0, 3:0) 1:0 Marco Insam (5.22), 1:1 Michael Henrich (14.39), 2:1 Mike Souza (25.49), 3:1 Alexander Egger (28.26), 4:1 Giulio Scandella (43.59), 5:1 Anton Bernard (47.44), 6:1 Stefan Zisser (54.51) (Best-of-seven series: 3:1 - 1:4, 4:2, 5:2, 6:1)

HC Valpellice - HC Pustertal 3:4 (1:0, 1:2, 1:2) 1:0 Patrick Iannone (13.05), 1:1 Nate DiCasmirro (31.20), 1:2 Taggart Desmet (34.41), 2:2 Anthony Aquino (37.16), 3:2 Ryan Martinelli (43.37), 3:3 Armin Helfer (43.57), 3:4 Armin Hofer (57.02) (Best-of-seven series 0:4 - 1:3, 3:4 nP, 2:3 nV, 3:4 - Pustertal in the final )

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Pustertal is in the Serie A final, Bolzano almost

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