Release from 19.10.2024

Pustertal improves to seventh place with victory in Vienna

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In Saturday's lone game of the win2day ICE Hockey League, HC Pustertal earned a 4:2 victory at the spusu Vienna Capitals. HCP captain Raphael Andergassen scored a brace. With their sixth win in a row against the Viennese side, the South Tyroleans moved up to seventh place in the table.

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The spusu Vienna Capitals got off to a good start in the game, but were unable to capitalise on an early powerplay. After just under three minutes, the visitors' PP formation also came on the ice and the South Tyroleans took the lead shortly before the penalty expired. Cedric Lacroix surprised Caps goalie Anders Lindbäck in the short corner. The visitors now had the momentum on their side. They were the more dangerous team for long stretches of the first period, but only hit the post twice - the score was 0:1 going into the break. After the restart, the game was characterised by a number of penalties, and with four against four on the ice, the home side managed to equalise through Seamus Donohue (27). The hosts even turned the game in their favour in the 37th minute when Patrick Antal scored with a nice finish. However, Pustertal equalised shortly afterwards when Raphael Andergassen buried a rebound to make it 2:2. Things got heated in the third period, with Vienna captain Mario Fischer first having to leave the ice with a game misconduct penalty. Pustertal capitalised on the PP, with Tommy Purdeller deflecting in to make it 2:3. Five and a half minutes before the end, Akeson was also given a game misconduct penalty, but Vienna were once again unable to capitalise. Andergassen made sure of the final score with his second goal of the evening with an empty netter.

win2day ICE Hockey League
Saturday, 19.10.2024:
spusu Vienna Capitals - HC Pustertal 2:4 (0:1, 2:1, 0:2)
Referees: BERNEKER, NIKOLIC M., Bärnthaler, Bedynek.
Goals Vienna: Donohue (27.), Antal (37.)
Goals Pustertal: Lacroix (6./PP), Andergassen (39., 60./EN), Purdeller (46./PP)