Serie A: Bolzano beats Valpellice away 2-1 after extra time

Valpellice Bodino Engineering - HC Bozen 1:2 nV (1:0, 0:0, 0:1, 0:1)

Valpellice Bodino Engineering: Andrea Rivoira (Davide Bertin), Florian Runer, Andrea Schina, Nick Anderson, Trevor Johnson, Slavomir Tomko; Rob Sirianni, Brian Ihnacak, Marco Pozzi, Nate DiCasmirro, Pietro Canale, Ralph Intranuovo, Alex Silva, Anthony Aquino, Paolo Nicolao Coach: Mike Flanagan

HC Bolzano: Günther Hell (Tomas Duba); Alexander Egger, Christian Borgatello, Andrea Ambrosi, Daniel Fabris, Hannes Oberdörfer; Mark McCutcheon, MacGregor Sharp, Ryan Flynn, Markus Gander, Marco Insam, Anton Bernard, Stefan Zisser, Peter Wunderer, Federico Gilmozzi, Enrico Dorigatti Coach: Brian McCutcheon

Gates: 1-0 Alex Silva (17.20), 1-1 Mark McCutcheon (59.26), 1-2 MacGregor Sharp (60.27)

Bolzano seems to have coped with the departure of NHL star Niklas Hjalmarsson. After Saturday's 3-5 home defeat against Ritten, the White-Reds won today in Torre Pellice with 2-1 goals after extra time. Valpellice was still leading 34-1 until 0 seconds before the end of regular time, but then the people of Bolzano turned the deficit into a 2-1 victory in exactly one minute.

The home team had to do without the long-term injured Paul Baier, Stefano Coco and Matteo Mondon Marin. Coach Mike Flanagan also rested his regular goalkeeper Jordan Parise (Andrea Rivoira played in his place) and striker Brodie Dupont with a view to the Italian Cup final in Turin at the weekend. Captain Trevor Johnson returned to the team after serving his ban. Only Christian Walcher was missing from Bozen. Günther Hell played in goal.

Bozen had more of the game in the opening phase and had their first chance to score with striker Mark McCutcheon, but Rivoira was able to save his shot. Valpellice, on the other hand, relied on lightning-fast counterattacks and took the lead after 17.20:1 minutes. After a shot from Brian Ihnacak, the puck went to Alex Silva, who made it 0-32. It was the XNUMX-year-old striker's second goal of the season.

In the middle third, Bozen looked for an equalizer, while the home team remained extremely dangerous in the counterattack. First Anton Bernard missed a good opportunity to make it 1-1, then Ralph Intanuovo hit the post for Valpellice. Bolzano's strength weakened towards the end of the third and the record champions had to thank Günther Hell when the score was only 40-0 after 1 minutes. The Bolzano goalkeeper particularly received applause with a brilliant save on Anthony Aquino.

In the final third, Bolzano dictated the tempo again, but Valpellice defended cleverly. Ryan Flynn had the 1-1 on the stick after a wonderful slalom run, but was denied by Rivoira. 100 seconds before the end of the game, Nicolao had to go to the penalty box and at the same time coach McCutcheon also took Günther Hell off the ice for a sixth skater. The plan worked out, as coach's son Mark McCutcheon made it 59.26-1 in the 1 minute. It was the 20th championship goal for the Bolzano striker. So the encounter went into extra time and Bozen made short work of it and used the first chance with MacGregor Sharp to win 2-1. The record champions ended the regular season with a win in second place and can now concentrate on the Continental Cup final in Donetsk.

Milano Rossoblu - Migross Supermercati Asiago 5:7 (1:3, 3:1, 1:3)

Milan Rossoblu: Andrew Raycroft (Paolo Della Bella); Alessandro Re, Marvin Degon, David Liffiton, Andreas Lutz, Matt De Marchi, Federico Betti, Francesco Borghi, Niccolò Latin; Matt Ryan, Ryan Kinasewich, Jordan Knackstedt, Edoardo Caletti, Luca Ansoldi, Manuel Lo Presti, Tommaso Goi, Michael Mazzacane, Tommaso Migliore, Marcello Borghi, Mirko Migliavacca Coach: Adolf Insam

Migross Supermercati Asiago: Tyler Plante (Alessandro Tura); Daniel Sullivan, Enrico Miglioranzi, Michele Stevan, Lorenzo Casetti, Stefano Marchetti; Nicola Tessari, Dave Borrelli, Mirko Presti, Luca Rigoni, Matteo Tessari, Layne Ulmer, Sean Bentivoglio, Federico Benetti, Paul Zanette, Chris DiDomenico Coach: John Parco

Gates: 0:1 Matteo Tessari (1.11), 0:2 Paul Zanette (9.29), 0:3 Federico Benetti (15.18), 1:3 Ryan Kinasewich (19.55), 2:3 Ryan Kinasewich (26.18), 3:3 Ryan Kinasewich (34.08), 3:4 Layne Ulmer (35.00), 4:4 Matt Ryan (37.44), 4:5 Matteo Tessari (47.24), 5:5 Ryan Kinasewich (47.45), 5:6 Paul Zanette (50.41), 5 :7 Dan Sullivan (53.41)

The game in Milan could not be played on Sunday because there were problems with the ice surface, but today the spectators in the Agorà saw 12 goals. The victory went to Asiago with 7:5 goals. The home team was missing striker Diego Iori, while Asiago was without Michele Strazzabosco. After recovering from the flu, Tyler Plante was back in the guest cast. Asiago got off to a dream start and took the lead after just 71 seconds with Matteo Tessari. Paul Zanette and Federico Benetti even increased the score to 15-3 by the 0th minute. Five seconds before the first change, Adolf Insam's team scored the next goal with Ryan Kinasewich. After the break, the Lombard striker could no longer be stopped. In the 26.18 minute he scored the 2:3 while in the majority (Sullivan was in the penalty box), and eight minutes later he even equalized the score to 3:3. After this successful comeback, however, Milan shifted down a gear and were immediately punished by Asiago: Layne Ulmer gave the guests the lead again in the 35th minute. Before the break, however, the Milanese team managed to equalize again with Matt Ryan to make it 4-4. The game remained extremely exciting in the final third. Again Asiago took the lead with Matteo Tessari and again Ryan Kinasewich equalized with his fourth personal goal. Kinasevich had only scored four goals in the entire championship so far. After the 5:5 the hosts had nothing left to report, Zanette and Sullivan (both in the power play) scored twice more for Asiago to make the final score 7:5. This means Asiago is secure in sixth place in the table.

Serie A, Tuesday January 8, 2013

Catch-up game of the 35th round: Milano Rossoblu - Migross Supermercati Asiago 5:7 (1:3, 3:1, 1:3)

Early game of the 36th round: Valpellice Bodino Engineering - HC Bozen 1:2 nV (1:0, 0:0, 0:1, 0:1)

Serie A table after 35 match days:

1. Fiat Professional Wölfe Pustertal 78 points 2. HC Bozen 76* 3. Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 68 4. Alleghe Tegola Canadese 67 5. Valpellice Bodino Engineering 62* 6. Migross Supermercati Asiago 54 7. Milano Rossoblu 46 8. Hafro Cortina 40 9. Val di Fassa Ferrarini 24 10. Aquile FVG Pontebba 13

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