Pustertal pins down number one position

Referees: BENVEGNU, METZINGER, Bergant, De Zordo.

After five consecutive defeats the Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina returned to victory against EC Bregenzerwald for 6:1. The home team couldn't have Alessandro Zanatta, Moser and Pompanin but recovered Ayotte who returned to play after two games. The first penalty of the match was already decisive but for the team that suffered it: Daniel Stump scored his first goal in the Alps Hockey League ahead of the Cortina.  And just after 46 seconds another goal of the home team with Ayotte and always in the same penalty. The special team of the home team always remained the protagonist in the second period.  Di Diomete and Sanna doubled in powerplay in just over two minutes for the Cortina, which reached the 4:0 (24. E 26.). After this goal the ECB changed the goalkeeper: Alexander Schmidt entered and Karlo Skec left. But the game was firmly in the hands of Cortina, who scored two more goals between the end of the second period and the beginning of the third period with Barnabò and again Devin Diomete. On 6:0 the game didn’t' have much to say but the Austrians found the first and only goal of the meeting with Poschmann at 52' in superiority. Cortina won 6:1 as they consolidated the 10th place. 

 

Goals COR: 1:0 Daniel Stumpf (02:58/SH1/Di Diomete-Trecapelli); 2:0 Mathieu Ayotte (03:44/SH1/Marco Sanna); 3:0 Devin Di Diomete (24:11/PP1/Trecapelli-Bruneteau); 4:0 Marco Sanna (26:20/PP1/Adami-M.Zanatta); 5:0 Luca Barnabò (39:01/Ayotte-Adami); 6:0 Devin Di Diomete (40:26/Cordiano-Stumpf);

Goal ECB: 6:1 Philipp Poschmann (52:46/PP1/Jarvinen-Virtanen);

Referees: LESNIAK, MOSCHEN, Piras, Snoj.

The Sterzing couldn’t have Daniel Erlacher and after 12 minutes also Jure Sotlar in not perfect physical condition for the flu. The Wolves couldn’t rely on Marko Virtala, Thomas Erlacher and Grossgasteiger. The first period was miserly with emotion. Teams played contracts as they created few opportunities. The home team was a little more enterprising with a deflection by Tommy Gschnizter and a fast action by Mantinger and Kofler. The first period was without nets. The Broncos opened the second half in superiority but the result didn’t change. The visitors took 23 seconds to score two goals shortly after halfway through the game (31.). Armin Hofer from behind passed the puck to Alex De Lorenzo Meo who found the first goal of the match with a shot far from precise. In the next action, after a shot by Armin Helfer from the blue, the puck entered in the net perhaps after a deflection. At the end of the second period, the Wipptal returned to attack but Bruneck was ahead 2:0. During the third period the Pustertal controlled without any problems and despite two penalties for the part, the result didn’t change anymore. The Wolves won the regular season of Alps Hockey League with mathematical certainty. Colin Furlong gained the ninth consecutive shutout. During the third period Broncos couldn’t dispose of Borgatello and Kruselburger. 

 

Goal PUS: 0:1 Alex De Lorenzo Meo (31:14/Hofer-Oberrauch); 0:2 Armin Helfer (31:37/Elliscasis-Traversa);

Referees: LEGA, PAHOR, M. Cristeli, Miklic.

Asiago was presented at this game without Phil Pietroniro and Marchetti but they recovered Forte. For Jesenice absent Paradis. In the first half the start was in favor of the Red Steelers who command the game but they didn’t find no goal. The goal after seven was there but was cancelled at Chad Pietroniro. In the second half of the time Asiago more in the game but first period ended without goals. After 99 seconds of the second period, Bina realized after a pass from behind. But the Slovenes drew after with Kalan who deflected a puck from the blue of Gagnon. At this point the match took off and the respective goalkeepers became protagonists (Cloutier and Climie). In the third period the game was very exciting. Naclerio launched Magnabosco, which took the lead but still Jesenice in the game with the draw of Brus. In the final of the third period the two teams play open-face as they built a lot but the goalkeepers made the difference in a decisive way. After 5 minutes of overtime nobody needed to decide the winner. On penalties won the Asiago with the decisive one of the specialist Bardaro. The Yellow-Red team remained widely in the game for direct access to the quarter-finals while Jesenice was always in 9th place but four points from Broncos. 

 

Goals ASH: 1:0 Robert Bina (21:39/Naclerio-Magnabosco); 2:1 Mark Naclerio (42:33/Magnabosco-C.Pietroniro); 3:2 Anthony Bardaro (65:00/SO)

Goals JES: 1:1 Mathieu Gagnon (27:24/D.Rodman-Svetina); 2:2 Miha Brus (45:20/Tamzevic-Sodja);