Release from 05.12.2018
Tue, 04.12.2018: VEU Feldkirch vs. HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 1:0)
Referees: GAMPER, WALLNER, Martin, Rinker.
The VEU Feldkirch booked a 3:1 win against HC Gherdeina and is still the first persecutor of leader Pustertal. Feldkirch started with a lot of pressure into the game. After nine minutes Dylan Stanley opened the scoring. The defensive department of Feldkirch made a good job in shutting down the Gherdeina offense. The guests had a good start into the second period and Michael Peter Sullmann Pilser managed to tie the game in powerplay. After that Felkirch increased pressure and pressured the keeper of Gherdeina a lot. In the 26th minute it was Niklas Gehringer who recaptured the lead. After a period full of pressure of the home team, Feldkirch slowed down in the final period a bit. Robin Soudek created the result of 3:1 25 seconds before the end.
Goals VEU: 1:0 Stanley (10. Birnstill-Jennes), 2:1 Gehringer (26. Wiedmaier-Winzig D.), 3:1 Soudek (60./sh1)
Goal GHE: 1:1 Sullmann Pilser (21./pp1, Eastman-Long),
Tue, 04.12.2018: Rittner Buam vs. Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan 4:1 (0:1, 3:0, 1:0)
Referees: HOLZER, STRASSER, M. Cristeli, De Zordo.
Renon's revenge ready that in Klobstein exceeded the Wipptal Broncos for 4:1. With this victory the Rittner Buam climbed again in the standings the Broncos and were now in 6th place with 36 points, while the Sterzing slipped to eighth place. Coach Riku Lehtonen had to give up the injured Gabri and Fink tonight, as well as Philipp Pechlaner, who was involved with the National Under 20 team. David Gschnitzer and Andreotti were absent for the visitors. The Broncos took the lead with Daniel Maffia. The fourth line of the Broncos hit against the first block of the Ritten. In the central period, however, the home team overturned the game. First with a double of Alex Frei, who at 26.54 equalized and only three minutes later scored the 2:1. Shortly before the interval, the visitors defender Dominik Bernard seated on the bench and the home team immediately took the advantage in first powerplay to achieve 3: 1 with Imants Lescovs. In the third period, the hosts easily controlled the match and when missing 39 seconds to the end ot the match, Thomas Spinell fixed the last goal of the match (4:1). This was the 9th home in a row for the Renon.
Goals RIT: 1:1 Alex Frei (26:54); 2:1 Alex Frei (29:55/Jerofejevs-T.Spinell); 3:1 Imants Lescovs (38:33/PP1/Frei-Jerofejevs); 4:1 Thomas Spinell (59:21/SH1/EN);
Goals WSV: 0:1 Daniel Maffia (09:40/Kruselburger-Eisendle)
Tue, 04.12.2018: HC Pustertal Wölfe vs. EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 3:0 (0:0; 1:0; 2:0)
Referees: BAJT, BENVEGNU, Markizeti, Rigoni.
The Pustertal recovered for this match Tommaso Traversa who has served two rounds of suspension. Stoll, Leitner and Berger were absent because they were involved with the Italian National Under 20 team. Max Oberrauch was regularly on the rink. In the first part of the time the game didn’t take off. Then minute by minute the Bruneck grew in intensity up to the final stages of the time when the Wolves were more dangerous. In the second half the Pustertal scored in the opening by exploiting the first superiority of the period with a nice shot of Markus Gander after a deep assist of Teemu Virtala. Then the Val Pusteria tried to double but the Kitzbuhel played his game and relying on the saves of Ty Rimmer. So, the game continued with Bruneck who couldn’t close the match and the Kitzbuhel didn’t find a draw. Colin Furlong saved the results with a big-save. But after 54 minutes Thomas Traversa realized the 2:0 in powerplay while Teemu Virtala definitively closed the accounts for the final 3:0 with empty net goal. For the home team it was the third home shutout in a row. Colin Furlong was unbeaten at home from 183 minutes.
Goals PUS: 1:0 Markus Gander (22:18/PP1/T.Virtala-M.Virtala); 2:0 Tommaso Traversa (54:58/PP1/Helfer-Corbett); 3:0 Teemu Virtala (59:10/EN/Helfer-Hofer);