Release from 31.08.2019

Klagenfurt gets second CHL home win

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On Saturday EC-KAC also won their second Champions Hockey League game this season. The reigning Erste Bank Eishockey Liga champion earned a 3:0 home win against Frisk Asker from Norway. While Matt Neal scored a brace, goalie Lars Haugen kept a clean sheet. In addition, Hydro Fehérvár AV19 took the Hungarian SuperCup title.

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Sometimes it’s not necessarily skill that gets you a goal, but a lucky bounce, and that’s exactly what happened with Klagenfurt when they opened the scoring in the first period. A shot by Daniel Obersteiner sailed past the goal and off the glass behind the net, bouncing straight back to Manuel Ganahl who was on hand to tap into the empty goal while everyone was still trying to locate the puck. Later in the period with the hosts on the powerplay, they moved the puck well to set up Matthew Neal for his 2nd goal of the campaign and third point, proving why he was wearing the Top Scorer jersey heading into the game. Despite controlling the tempo for most of the second period, Klagenfurt weren’t able to extend their lead, the closest they came was a shot that rang off the crossbar from Thomas Hundertpfund hit the iron and bounced in front of the line, much to the relief of the visiting team. In the final minutes of the game Neal celebrated his second of the night from close range for a 3:0 home win.

Champions Hockey League, Game Day 2:
EC-KAC – Frisk Asker (NOR) 3:0 (2:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Goals: Ganahl (8./pp), Neal (15., 59./pp)

Hydro Fehérvár AV19 wins SuperCup
Hydro Fehérvár AV19 met FTC-Telekom in the Hungarian SuperCup. Erdély and Caruso gave Fehérvár a 2:0 lead in the opening period and Sille added a third just after the restart. With scoring twice in the middle frame, FTC-Telekom made it a one-goal game again. However, Andrew Sarauer found the back of the net for Fehérvár's fourth. Despite Ferencvaros pulled one back with five minutes to go, the team of head coach Hanna Järvenpää killed the clock successfully for the SuperCup title.

FTC-Telekom - Hydro Fehérvár AV19 3-4 (0-2, 2-1, 1-1)
Goals AVS: Erdély, Caruso, Sille, Sarauer