Release from 24.09.2023

Cortina earns comeback win against Rittner Buam

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In Sunday's lone Alps Hockey League game, Hafro Cortina Hockey came back from a three-goal deficit to earn a 5:4 shootout win against Rittner Buam SkyAlps. While the AHL runners-up celebrated their second victory in a row, the visitors were defeated for the first time this season.

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In the duel with goalie Hayden Hawkey, the Rittner Buam needed about seven minutes to beat their former teammate for the first time: Simon Kostner gave the guests the lead. After 14 minutes Alan Lobis increased it to 2:0.

In a turbulent middle frame Lobis first celebrated his brace, but Cortina came back again. First, the Rittner Buam survived a double shorthanded situation without any damage, before a fight between Constantini and Julian Kostner took place after a foul by Marzolini. Constantini received a game misconduct and a five-minute major penalty, while Marzolini and Julian Kostner were sent to the penalty box for two minutes. Traversa took advantage of the power play to get Cortina on the scoreboard, before Lacedelli even cut it to 2:3 just 71 seconds later. A little later Cortina's Carozza had to go to the sin bin and Ritten again pulled ahead by two goals through Simon Kostner.

At the beginning of the third period Massimo Carozza reduced the score on the power play. And it was to get even better for the Italian champions, because three and a half minutes before the end of regulation Di Tomaso scored the equalizer. After 60 minutes the score was 4:4 and it went into overtime, which ended goalless. Thus, the winner had to be determined in the shootout. Here Di Tomaso scored to give the hosts the extra point.

Alps Hockey League | 24.09.2023:
S.G. Cortina Hafro – Rittner Buam SkyAlps 5:4 SO (0:2,2:2,2:0,0:0,1:0)
Referees: LEGA, STEFENELLI, Cusin, De Zordo.
Goals 0:1 RIT Kostner S. (07:03 / Coatta M. ,Insam M. / EQ), 0:2 RIT Lobis A. (14:01 / Coatta M. ,Fink K. / EQ), 0:3 RIT Lobis A. (28:00 / Spinell M. ,Kostner J. / EQ), 1:3 SGC Traversa T. (35:02 / Carozza M. ,DI TOMASO G. / PP), 2:3 SGC Lacedelli R. (36:13 / DI TOMASO G. ,Seed J. / EQ), 2:4 RIT Kostner S. (38:15 / Amorosa T. ,Insam M. / 5:3 PP), 3:4 SGC Carozza M. (42:45 / Lacedelli R. ,Larcher E. / PP), 4:4 SGC DI TOMASO G. (56:30 / Zardini Lacedelli N. ,Seed J. / EQ), 5:4 SGC DI TOMASO G. (65:00 / GWS)