Big finish brings overtime win for Asiago

Referees: BENVEGNU, PINIE, Bedana, Piras.

This was the last game before Christmas for the Alps Hockey League. The Fassa recovered Luca Zandonella who has served three days of suspension but Elias Thum was absent. On the other side Josè Magnabosco and Chad Pietroniro were absent. Match that was immediately played openly. The Fassa took the lead after 11 minutes when the first line packed the first goal with the passage of Martin Gran from behind the net for Diego Iori. The same Iori, shortly after, hit the post. In the second half the game was a concentrate of emotions. Asiago put pressure on Matthew Hewitt. The goal of the draw of the visitors come just before the half-time match: Matteo Tessari with a lucky twist to Hewitt's pad in a four-on-four situation. The goalkeepers became absolute protagonists with extraordinary saved (Hewitt and Cloutier). In the third period Asiago tried to close the game. His efforts were rewarded by Alex Gellert's blue shot in diagonally. But the Falcons didn’t give up. Hewitt rejected Asiago's attempts for another goal. Then Martin Castlunger scored the draw (53') in powerplay with a rebound. On the wings of enthusiasm, the hosts took the new lead with Ivan Lauton with a shot in the scrum at the end of an insistent action. The final of the third period was very exciting. The Falcons missed several times the goal in the empty net and then Phil Pietroniro made the draw at the sound of the final whistle of third period. During the overtime Phil Pietroniro gave the victory for 4:3 for the visitors. The yellow-red team climbed in the ranking in 6th place as they reached the number of points of the Rittner Buam.

Goals  ASH: 1:1 Matteo Tessari (29:47/Miglioranzi-Casetti); 1:2 Alex Gellert (45:43/P.Pietroniro-Bardaro); 3:3 Phil Pietroniro (60:00/EA/Naclerio-Bardaro); 3:4 Phil Pietroniro (62:44/Conci-Naclerio);