Ritten prolongs winning streak on New Year's Day

Referees: DURCHNER, PAHOR, Reisinger, Schweighofer

 

The visitors got off a better start and pressed Klagenfurt into their defensive zone. The hosts did well defensively, though, and goalie Florian Vorauer kept a clean sheet with some good saves. After nine minutes KAC got the lead thanks to Alexander Moser. Now the game was at eye level with Fabian Hochegger doubling the lead before the first intermission. After the restart the hosts had the better of the play but this time Zell am See scored as Peter LeBlanc (31') got his team on the scoreboard with a power play marker. Markus Pirmann converted a penalty shot to restore the two-goal lead and with five seconds to go Valentin Hämmerle made it 4:1. The hosts also stuck to their game plan in the third and Pirmann extended the lead with two more goals. In the final second Valentin Ploner rounded off the scoring for Klagenfurt's highest ever AHL win.

 

Goals Klagenfurt: Moser (9.), Hochegger (18./Ploner), Pirmann (34./PS, 41., 53./Sticha-Cirtek), Hämmerle (40./Kernberger), Ploner (60./DiCasmirro-Moser)

Goal Zell am See: LeBlanc (30./PP/Gaffal-Wilfan)

 

HC Pustertal  - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan 3:2 SO (0:0; 1:1: 1:1; 0:0; 1:0)         

Referees: F. GIACOMOZZI, SUPPER, Oberhuber, Piras

 

Compared to the last game, the Pustertal recovered Felix Brunner but had to give up Thomas Erlacher. The Under 19 Gregor Grossgasteiger was also in the roster. Important absence for the Broncos: Kyle Just, the second top-scorer of the Broncos, was not in the game for flu. Bruneck started attacking Gianluca Vallini's net: the home team created many opportunities but not the decisive one. Then the Broncos, in the second half of the time, returned to breathe also for two penalties of the Wolves but the first half closed without any goal. At the beginning of the second half, the guests took the lead with Brandon McNally but in reality, it's a carelessness of the goalkeeper of the Wolves. The Sterzing defended against the return of the yellow-black team as they maintained the slightest advantage for almost the entire central period. When 93 seconds are left to the end of the 2nd half, Alex De Lorenzo Meo's descent ended with a shot: Gianluca Vallini saved but nothing could be done about Max Oberrauch's rebound who drew (1:1). In the third time the Wolves put a lot of pressure as they tried to win the game: the goal of the advantage came from the stick of Marko Virtala after 55 minutes. But the Broncos drew with 29 seconds to go to the end of the third period with David Gschnitzer. Nothing happened at the overtime. Armin Hofer achieved the decisive penalty for the home team. The Wolves won the fourteenth home game out of 14 games but lost the first point. Meanwhile, Bruneck has a 15 points advantage over Lustenau. The Sterzing returned to eighth position. 

 

Goals PUS: 1:1 Max Oberrauch (38:27/Alex De Lorenzo Meo); 2:1 Marko Virtala (55:19/Helfer); 3:2 Armin Hofer (65:00/SO);

Goals WSV: 0:1 Brandon McNally (21:13/D.Gschnitzer-Sotlar); 2:2 David Gschnitzer (59:31);

 

Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - HC Fassa Falcons 2:1 (1:1; 0:0; 1:0)          

Referees: LAZZERI, MOSCHEN, Rigoni, Slaviero

 

Asiago recovered captain Federico Benetti, Simone Olivero and Matteo Tessari, while Josè Magnabosco was always absent. Fassa couldn’t have Martin Gran, Soel Costantin, Elias Thum, Ivan Lauton and Andrea Odorizzi but Massimo Zanet was in the match. Asiago started against Gianni Scola's net: the home team created a lot but they didn't make the goal. At the first real opportunity Fassa took the lead. Martin Castlunger served an assist from the distance for Karl Ostman who scored the first goal of the Falcons (11'). But three minutes later Asiago drew: the first powerplay of the evening with Marco Rosa was decisive. Then the captain Federico Benetti didn’t achieve the last counterattack: great saved of Gianni Scola. The game didn’t reserve special emotions in the second period. Fassa defended and when they played in powerplay there wasn’t dangerous situation. Asiago was more dangerous in the final period but after 40 minutes the result was tied (1:1). In the third half Asiago tried to close the result but the Falcons were absolutely in the game. David Cloutier foiled the possible advantage by Diego Iori. Then Fassa took the second penalty of the match: Asiago was implacable as they still achieved with Marco Rosa the goal of the advantage after 46 minutes. This was also the decisive goal of the match that will no longer be recovered by the Falcons. The Asiago returned in sixth position of the standings. 

Goals ASH: 1:1 Marco Rosa (14:17/PP1/Bardaro-P.Pietroniro); 2:1 Marco Rosa (46:30/PP1/Naclerio-Gellert)

Goal FAS: 0:1 Karl Ostman (11:51/Castlunger-Graf);

 

Referees: BENVEGNU, LEGA, Basso, De Zordo

 

The Gherdeina was on rink with the only absence of Christian Willeit. Hannes Treibenreif was the goalkeeper of the Rittner Buam who was without the top-scorer Alex Frei and Kevin Fink. The first half was very hard-fought with a very high pace and at least 2-3 goal occasions for both teams. The most dangerous was Andreas Vinatzer's. At the beginning of the second half the Gherdeina was very dangerous but they didn’t find the net. Then from the middle of the game it arrived the moment of the guests. Dan Tudin opened the score in favour of the Rittner Buams who then doubled with a shot from the blue line by Ivan Tauferer who foud Misa Pietila not ready. In the third period Gherdeina was dangerous with David Galassiti. After many efforts and at the end of a powerplay, Derek Eastman halved the disadvantage with an hard shot. Just at the best moment of the Gherdeina who insisted on trying to draw, Derek Eastman took 4 minutes of penalty. A gift for the team that had the strongest powerplay of the tournament. In fact, the Rittner Buam in 17 seconds scored two goals in superiority with Andreas Lutz and Tobias Brighenti. The Ritten won the fifth consecutive game by 4:1 and for the first time in the season he took the third place in the standings.

 

Goal GHE: 1:2 Derek Eastman (43:34/Roupec-I.Demetz);

Goals RIT: 0:1 Dan Tudin (30:16/T.Spinell); 0:2 Ivan Tauferer (35:41/Tudin-Sislannikovs); 1:3 Andreas Lutz (52:04/PP1/Sislannikovs-Eriksson); 1:4 Tobias Brighenti (52:51/PP1/Tudin-T.Spinell)

Photo: Max Pattis