Release from 23.02.2020

Feldkirch takes over the top spot

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On Sunday two Alps Hockey League games were played. In Qualification Round A, Gherdeina kept their playoff hopes alive thanks to a 5:1 home win against Vienna Capitals Silver. In addition, VEU Feldkirch took over at top of Qualification Round B with a 5:0 shutout victory against bottom-club Steel Wings Linz.

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Gherdeina keeps playoff hopes alive
In their fifth game in Qualification Round A, Gherdeina earned a third win on Sunday. They beat Vienna Capitals Silver 5:1 at home. Samuel Moroder opened the scoring after three minutes and the hosts extended the lead with a brace - Glück and McGowan scored. In the 15th minutes Brad McGowan added his second of the night for the preliminary decision. Despite outshooting their opponents 12:9 in the first, the Caps were trailing by four. Gabriel Vinatzer scored a fifth for the home side in the middle frame while Markus Hermanstad got Vienna on the scoreboard in the third for a final 5:1 result.

Feldkirch takes over at top
Just 24 hours after their dramatic home win against Fassa, the VEU Feldkirch earned another three points when beating bottom-club Linz 5:0. The Vorarlberger side took over at top of Qualification Round B. Christoph Draschkowitz and Niklas Gehringer gave Feldkirch a 2:0 lead in the first with Robin Soudek and Martin Mairitsch, who scored a hatt rick against Fassa the night before, adding two more in the second. Kevin Puschnik rounded off the scoring for a 5:0 home win with Alex Caffi getting a shutout. In the last fw minutes of the game backup Patrick Kühne was in the VEU net.

Alps Hockey League, Qualification Round A:
Sun, 23.02.2020, 17.30 Uhr: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – Vienna Capitals Silver 5:1 (4:0,1:0,0:1)
Referees: BENVEGNU, PINIE, Pace, Puff.
Goals Gherdeina: 1:0 GHE Moroder S. (02:59 / Pitschieler S. ,Schweitzer V. / EQ), 2:0 GHE Glück D. (07:17 / Bergmeister D. ,Galassiti D. / EQ), 3:0 GHE McGowan B. (08:02 / Wilkins M. ,Kurki M. / EQ), 4:0 GHE McGowan B. (14:19 / Wilkins M. ,Willeit C. / EQ), 5:0 GHE Vinatzer G. (36:11 / Nedved O. / PP)
Goal Vienna: 5:1 VCS Hermanstad M. (52:56 / Ranftl F. ,Akerman J. / PP)

Alps Hockey League, Qualification Round B:
Sun, 23.02.2020, 18.00 Uhr: VEU Feldkirch – Steel Wings Linz 5:0 (2:0,2:0,1:0)
Referees: LEGA, LOICHT, Legat, Riecken.
Goals Feldkirch: 1:0 VEU Draschkowitz C. (04:42 / Pilgram G. ,Gehringer N. / EQ), 2:0 VEU Gehringer N. (08:56 / Draschkowitz C. ,Mairitsch M. / EQ), 3:0 VEU Soudek R. (32:08 / Jancar M. ,Puschnik K. / EQ), 4:0 VEU Mairitsch M. (37:03 / Draschkowitz C. ,Puschnik K. / EQ), 5:0 VEU Puschnik K. (52:54 / Koczera P. ,Pilgram G. / EQ)

Photo: Martin Heim