Release from 25.01.2025

Bolzano defeats Fehérvári in top game | Overtime win for Graz at Pustertal

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The first two games of the 45th round of the win2day ICE Hockey League were played on Saturday. HCB Südtirol Alperia won the top match against league leaders Hydro Fehérvár AV19 with 5:2. The “Foxes” are now second in the table and only three points behind the Hungarians. In addition, the Moser Medical Graz99ers won at HC Pustertal, winning 4:3 after overtime.

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In an evenly-matched top game between Bolzano and Fehérvár, the home side were only able to decide the game in the final period. After 40 minutes, the score was still tied at 2:2. The visitors took the lead both 1:0 and 2:1 in the meantime. In the end, the leaders suffered their second defeat in 24 hours, while Bolzano returned to winning ways after their 4:5 defeat against Graz on Friday. Matt Bradley scored twice for the South Tyroleans. The center scored to make it 1:1 and 2:2. In the 45th minute, it was Scott Valentine who scored the 3:2 game-winner. Giordano Finoro (49./PP1) and Luca Frigo (59./EN) made the final decision.

Overtime win for Graz at Pustertal
In the second game of the day, the Moser Medical Graz99ers celebrated a narrow 4:3/OT victory at HC Pustertal. It was the Styrians' second win in 24 hours. The fifth-placed team is now six points ahead of seventh-placed VSV in the table. Pustertal were beaten for the first time after two wins in a row and remain in eighth place. In their home game against the 99ers, they quickly trailed 0:2. But after 25 minutes everything was back on level terms before the Styrians took the lead again in the 29th minute. All three of the 99ers' goals were scored by Austrians (Sam Antonitsch, Michael Schiechl, Paul Huber). It remained a tight 3:2 until three minutes before the end of the game, when former 99ers defenseman Gustav Bouramman, of all people, tied the game 3:3 for HC Pustertal. In overtime, it was finally Kevin Roy who secured the extra point for Graz.

win2day ICE Hockey League:
Saturday, 25.01.2025:
HCB Südtirol Alperia – Hydro Fehérvár AV19 5:2 (1:1, 1:1, 3:0)
Referees: FICHTNER, SIEGEL, Mantovani, Rigoni. | Spectators: 3.903
Goals HCB: 1:1 Bradley M. (12./PP1), 2:2 Bradley M. (32./PP1), 3:2 Valentine S. (45.), 4:2 Finoro G. (49./PP1), 5:2 Frigo L. (59./EN)
Goals AVS: 0:1 Terbocs I. (8.), 1:2 Sebok B. (24.)

HC Pustertal – Moser Medical Graz99ers 3:4/OT (1:2, 1:1, 1:0, 0:1)
Referees: OFNER, STERNAT, Jedlicka, Konc. | Spectators: 2.712
Goals HCP: 1:2 Coulter T. (9.), 2:2 Akeson J. (26.), 3:3 Bouramman G. (57.)
Goals G99: 0:1 Antonitsch S. (3.), 0:2 Schiechl M. (9.), 2:3 Huber P. (29.), 3:4/OT Roy K. (62.)