Losing is forbidden: Wolves and Cortina are under pressure

Playoff semifinals, game 3

Wolves Fiat Professional - Migross Supermercati Asiago Something like a final is coming up for the Wolves in the Leitner Solar Arena. With a win they could make the series even more exciting against an Asiago that has been playing almost perfectly to date. “On Saturday we saw the photocopy of the first game. We started badly and when it looked like we were going to get back into the game, we made too many individual mistakes. They broke our necks. The first line of Asiago is currently doing miraculous things. But we believe in ourselves and are convinced that we can still turn things around. We can't afford another misstep on Tuesday evening. If we win this third game, then we are still in a position to turn the tide,” says Wolves attacker Patrick Bona. For the Pusterers, this match is perhaps the most important in the entire series. Asiago, on the other hand, can look forward to the third meeting with the yellow-blacks with peace of mind. No wonder: the club from Veneto has scored eleven games in two games, the first line is ice cold in front of the goal and makes almost no mistakes and the power play works excellently. As for the lineups of the two teams, Coach Adey could send Rok Pajic into the stands as a surplus foreigner on Tuesday and give preference to Pat Kavanagh this time. At Asiago there is a question mark behind Paul Zanette's commitment. Jeremy Rebek could take his place as a wing in the second line of attack.

HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering – Hafro Cortina

Valpellice also leads the series 2-0, but has the advantage over Asiago in that it can play game three in front of its own crowd. The “Bulldogs” will compete in their home Valmora Arena – where Johnson & Co. started the series successfully with a 1-0 win last week. Rob Sirianni scored the winning goal back then, and it is the attacker who is currently putting his stamp on the games and can be seen as something like the father of success. However, Cortina has proven in the two semi-final games so far that it can keep up with the team from Piedmont. In order for there to be no preliminary decision on Tuesday, the Ampezzo team must score an away coup. Then the series might be completely open again. It certainly won't be easy for Clayton Beddoes' men, but this Cortina has the right men to really hurt Valpellice in front of their home crowd. The hosts are currently weighing up between the use of Paul Baier and Jaroslav Spelda. Cortina, on the other hand, will play in full.

Serie A, playoff semi-final game 3 (best of seven) – Tuesday, March 11, 2013 Leitner Solar Arena in Brunico, 20.30 p.m Wolves Fiat Professional – Migross Supermercati Asiago Standings in the best-of-seven series: 0:2 (2:5, 3:6) Referee: Bosio, Gamper, Mori, Pardatscher

Valmora Arena Cotta Morandini in Torre Pellice, 20.30 p.m HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering – Hafro Cortina Standings in the best-of-seven series: 2:0 (1:0, 3:2) Referee: Cassol, Pianezze, Mazzocco, Zatta

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Losing is forbidden: Wolves and Cortina are under pressure

The semi-final series continues with the third game on Tuesday evening. Asiago and Valpellice each won the first two games and could make a preliminary decision with another success. Patrick Bona: “We made too many individual mistakes, but Pustertal can still turn the tide.”

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