Release from 19.03.2025

Jesenice in the semi-finals | Merano gets second win against Ritten

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HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice became the third team to reach the semi-finals of the Alps Hockey League. The Slovenians celebrated a 7:4 home win over Hafro Cortina Hockey on Tuesday. HC Meran/o Pircher, on the other hand, prevailed 2:1 in the second overtime against Rittner Buam SkyAlps and reduced the score to 2:3 in the best-of-7 quarter-final series.

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HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice were the third team to qualify for the semi-finals. The Slovenians celebrated a 7:4 home win over Hafro Cortina Hockey on Tuesday and decided the series 4:1 in their favour. Although the Italians took the lead after 48 seconds through Waltteri Lehtonen, the home side quickly turned the game in their favour. Jasa Jenko scored shortly before the first period break to make it 4:2. Cortina came back in the middle period and even managed to equalise. However, Jesenice had the longer breath on this evening: Ozbe Slibar restored the lead in the 47th minute, followed by a Tjas Lesnicar goal a little later. Luc Slivnik finally ensured the final score.

HC Meran/o Pircher, on the other hand, prevailed 2:1 in the second overtime against the Rittner Buam SkyAlps and reduced the deficit in the "best-of-7" quarter-final series to 2:3. After a goalless first period, the visitors took the lead in the 26th minute through Massimo Pietroniro. It took until the 51st minute for Ethan Szypula to equalise - it was the only one of their 56 shots on goal that found its way into the net that evening. The game was decided in the second over time by Patrick Madsen (85'). Game 5 will take place on Thursday in Merano.

Alps Hockey League:
Tuesday, 18.03.2025:
SIJ Acroni Jesenice – S.G. Cortina Hafro 7:4 (4:2,0:2,3:0)
Referees: HLAVATY, VOICAN, Markizeti, Weiss.
Goals 0:1 SGC Lehtonen W. (00:48 / Di Tomaso G. ,Saha M. / EQ), 1:1 JES Jenko J. (01:47 / unassisted / EQ), 2:1 JES Selan M. (03:58 / Koblar G. ,Svetina E. / EQ), 3:1 JES Sillanpaa S. (13:40 / Sturm J. ,Valtola O. / EQ), 3:2 SGC Faloppa D. (17:45 / unassisted / EQ), 4:2 JES Jenko J. (19:12 / Koblar G. / EQ), 4:3 SGC Pietroniro K. (28:57 / Barnabo' L. / EQ), 4:4 SGC Adami F. (32:55 / Larcher E. / EQ), 5:4 JES Slibar O. (46:04 / Lyons J. / EQ), 6:4 JES Lesnicar T. (47:22 / Koblar G. / EQ), 7:4 JES Slivnik L. (52:23 / Jenko J. ,Urukalo Z. / EQ)
Final score in the "best-of-7" series 4:1

Rittner Buam SkyAlps – HC Meran/o Pircher 1:2 OT (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:1)
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, HUBER R., Fleischmann, Strimitzer.
Goals 0:1 HCM Pietroniro M. (25:15 / unassisted / EQ), 1:1 RIT Szypula E. (50:16 / Hjorth E. ,Larsen M. / EQ), 1:2 HCM Madsen P. (84:21 / Nakajima T. ,Gellon D. / EQ)
Score in the "best-of-7" series 3:2