Vipiteno - Eppan: A final with explosiveness and fair play

The players and fans still have to wait a few days until the first puck drop in the final series between the Broncos and the Pirates, but the tension is already palpable. Also because after the early elimination of Bozen, Ritten and Pustertal, the whole of South Tyrol is looking forward to the second division final. Before the all-important duel, both camps are striving for a fair final.

Sterzing In Wipptal, everything revolves around TJ Caig's health in the run-up to the first game. The Broncos' top scorer recently started training again in order to help his teammates as quickly as possible. “The development makes us very confident. He's still training alone at the moment. A game on Sunday probably comes too early, but his comeback should take place shortly,” explains Vipiteno’s sports director Egon Gschnitzer. He now wants to overcome the last remaining hurdle with the wild horses: “We brought Val Gardena to its knees with the right attitude and a unified team performance. We truly deserved to reach the final. I predicted this final in the information sheet at the start of the season (“Broncos News”, editor’s note). Eppan has a strong team full of talent. But both teams start with the same conditions, because we will also throw everything into the balance. I am convinced of that."

Eppan In Eppan, the semi-final victory against Neumarkt was duly celebrated, but now the focus is solely on WSV Vipiteno, who will face the Pirates in the final from Sunday. “We don't have to beat around the bush for long, this is the final between the two best Serie A-2 teams,” said Eppan's vice-president Alexander Hofer, “Sterzing is a very strong team with a coaching fox like Oly Hicks behind them the gang. However, our coach Jarno Mensonen is in no way inferior to him." Hofer knows exactly what the Broncos' strengths are: "Sterzing has steadily improved, despite numerous departures at the start of the season. Our opponent is a force on the power play and we can't keep up. Our penalty killing is extremely productive. In the end, the goalkeepers could make the difference.” The Überetscher proved in the season finale that they have extremely strong nerves: of the nine games that went into extra time or a penalty shootout, Eppan won seven.

Ticket info & referee The two finalists decided on a uniform ticket price of 20 euros. These apply to both venues. The first encounter in the Weihenstephan Arena will be led by the referees Massimiliano Rebeschin and Gregory Loreggia, as well as their assistants Nicola Basso and Marco Mori. Puck drop-off takes place on Sunday at 18.30:XNUMX p.m.

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Vipiteno - Eppan: A final with explosiveness and fair play

The first final between Eppan and Vipiteno will take place in the Weihenstephan Arena on Sunday. At stake is a starting place in the upcoming Serie A season. Gschnitzer: “Eppan is a strong team, but we are ready.” Hofer: “The two best teams face each other in the final.”

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