Serie A2, playoff semi-finals: Will a preliminary decision be made in game four?

Playoff Semifinals, Game 4:

HC Gherdeina – WSV Vipiteno Weihenstephan After the Broncos lost the first game, they were able to turn things around in the series against Val Gardena. In the last meeting on Sunday, the Ladins were already leading 2-0 before the Sterzingen team staged a great comeback and ended up with the upper hand 4-2. Now the Prior team wants to strike back on Wednesday evening, equalize the series and thus put the Broncos under additional pressure. Because in the event of a defeat, a preliminary decision would probably be made in favor of the Wipptal team. “The team is convinced of its own potential. The fourth game will be very important, especially from a psychological point of view. The series is still open as the score is 2-1. We have shown over the course of the season that we can beat Sterzing both at home and away. The defeat in the last game hurts because if we had scored the third goal on Sunday, we would probably have won the match. Now we have to give it our all. I am convinced that we can do it. Our team has character and we are motivated to the core,” says Ivan Demetz, attacker at Val Gardena. So morale among the Ladins is good. This also applies at least to the same extent to Vipiteno, which never loses track even after falling behind and can decide such important games in its own favor. Val Gardena will have everything to offer on Wednesday. At Vipiteno, Simon Baur was taken out of action for one match day by the sports judge. Stefan Ramoser, Daniel Erlacher and TJ Caig are also missing. The Broncos' top scorer could potentially return to the ice as early as next week. As examinations by specialists in Munich showed, the muscle strain is said to have already healed well.

HC Eppan Sarah – HC Neumarkt Riwega

After Neumarkt's victory in the third game against Eppan, the series is open again. The Unterlandlers showed a strong performance - also thanks to a few line changes - and took ice-cold advantage of the Überetscher's mistakes in this intensive encounter. The Wild Geese have probably found faith in their own strength again, but are still 1:2 behind in the series. After the slip-up on Sunday, Eppan still has the home advantage on its side. The Pirates could move to 3-1 with a win and place a heavy burden on reaching the final. Then the Überetscher would have three match points in their own favor. Neumarkt could equalize with a win - it would be the first in this series outside the Würth Arena - and a success would certainly give coach Teppo Kivelä's team an additional boost. As far as lineups go, there won't be any very big changes. At Eppan, Patrick Wallenberg will be given priority over Tuomo Harjula, who has to sit in the stands as a supernumerary foreigner. Harjula is suffering from a muscular problem that meant he was no longer able to play in the second game after the first third. At Neumarkt there is a big question mark behind the deployment of Giulio Bosetti.

Playoff Semifinals, Game 4 (Best of Seven) – Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Pranives Stadium in Wolkenstein, 20.30 p.m HC Gherdeina – WSV Vipiteno Weihenstephan Standings in the best-of-seven series: 1:2 (3:0, 2:6, 2:4) Referees: Benvegnu, Soraperra, Manfroi, Stefenelli

Ice stadium in Eppan, 20.30 p.m HC Eppan Sarah – HC Neumarkt Riwega Standings in the best-of-seven series: 2:1 (3:1, 3:1, 1:5) Referee: Ceschini, Rebeschin, Mischiatti, Cristeli. C

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