Simon Kostner makes Ritten dream of the final

On Tuesday, the Rittner Cracks in Bruneck left the ice as losers despite a strong performance, but now the Buam rewarded themselves: thanks to a clear 3-0 win, which was well deserved at this level, they are in the best of 3. Series against HC Pustertal 1:1, which is why the all-important match for the final will take place on Saturday evening in Bruneck. The opponent there will be Asiago, which confidently won its semi-final series against Cortina.

The man of the game in Klobenstein was once again Simon Kostner: The whirlwind in attack underlined on Thursday that he is in outstanding form and scored 2 of Rittner's 3 goals. Across all competitions, the striker from St. Ulrich has now achieved 34 scorer points – an extremely strong figure. Busenreif celebrates its first shutout Ritten's goalie Hannes Treibenreif was also crucial on Thursday evening, as he was able to fend off all 25 Pusterer shots and celebrated his first shutout of the season. The 23-year-old goalkeeper made his first big appearance after 8 minutes when he had to clear several times in dire need within just a few minutes. This was one of the few periods of pressure from the favored Pusterers in the first section, which was otherwise short on highlights.

Ritten and Pustertal fought a thrilling duel. © Max Pattis

That didn't change after the break. That's why Rittner's opening goal came as a bit of a surprise: Markus Spinell had an eye behind the goal for Andreas Lutz, who gave goalie Colin Furlong the loss with a well-placed shot from the slot (24'). Pustertal then seemed a bit shocked, which Ritten coldly took advantage of: After strong preparatory work from Markus Spinell, Simon Kostner appeared in front of the opponent's box, loaded Furlong and celebrated his 12th goal of the season (29th). Wolves Storm remains pale Anyone who expected an attack by the Pusterers was disappointed: the highly decorated Wolves storm was not fully developed in either the middle or the final third. The fact that goal scorer Bryson Cianfrone had to leave the ice due to an injury in the 44th minute didn't necessarily help matters. On the other hand, Simon Kostner made everything clear: After a cross pass from Dan Tudin, he poked the hard rubber disc over the line in his second attempt and became the match winner.

The decisive third game will take place on Saturday from 20 p.m. in the Rienz Stadium in Bruneck. Semifinals for the Serie A title, best-of-3 Renon – Pustertal 3:0 1:0 Lutz (23.41), 2:0 Simon Kostner (28.25), 3:0 Simon Kostner (44.42) Score in the series: 1:1

Cortina – Asiago 2:4 1:0 Pietroniro (9.55), 1:1 Vanekus (15.01), 2:1 Cazzola (17.58), 2:2 McParland (32.01), 2:3 McParland (47.09), 2:4 McParland (55.57) Standings in the series: 0:2 – Asiago in the final

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Simon Kostner makes Ritten dream of the final

In the semi-final series for the Serie A title between Rittner Buam and HC Pustertal there will be a playoff. A significant reason for this is Ritten's currently outstanding man, Simon Kostner.

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