Release from 26.11.2023

Ritten wins in Lustenau and is new league leader

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The Rittner Buam SkyAlps won Sunday´s lone game at the EHC Lustenau with 7:3. The premiere champion of the Alps Hockey League is therefore new league leader with 42 points. It was also the eighth win in a row for the South Tyroleans, giving the Buam the longest winning streak of all AHL team this season.

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After EHC Lustenau's 2:1/OT home win against Jesenice on Friday, the team in eleventh place in the table clearly lost to the Rittner Buam SkyAlps on Sunday with 3:7. With 42 points, the South Tyroleans are new league leader. Although Zell am See also has 42 points, the Buam have the better goal difference and are therefore at the top of the table. Overall, it was their eighth win in a row after regulation. No other AHL team has been able to celebrate eight or more wins in a row this season. Only Jesenice managed to win seven games in a row between September 29 and October 19.

Against Lustenau, however, Rittenwas trailing after already 99 seconds. However, goals from Terrance Amorosa (10./PP1) and Alan Lobis (13.) enabled the visitors to turn the game around in the first period. The 19-year-old center Lobis was involved in five of seven goals of Ritten. In the second period, the new league leader pulled away to 5:1 before Max Wennlund's second goal of the day gave the fans in Lustenau hope for a comeback. In the final period, however, Simon Kostner quickly increased the lead to 6:2 and thus decided the game. Ethan Szypula even increased the lead to 7:2 with his second goal of the day, before Max Wennlund completed his hat-trick to make it 3:7 from Lustenau's point of view. It was the Swede's first hat-trick in the Vorarlberg jersey.

Alps Hockey League | 26.11.2023
EHC Lustenau - Rittner Buam Sky Alps 3:7 (1:2, 1:3, 1:2)
Referees: LAZZERI, LEGA, Cusin, Vignolo. | Spectators: 453
Goals EHC: 1:0 Wennlund M. (2. Moosbrugger L.), 2:5 Wennlund M. (38. Wilfan M.), 3:7 Wennlund M. (59. Wilfan M. – Moosbrugger L.)
Goals RIT: 1:1 Amorosa T. (10. Fink K. – Lobis A.), 1:2 Lobis A. (13. Kostner J. – Lang M.), 1:3 Szypula E. (29. Kostner J. – Lobis A.), 1:4 Kostner J. (32. Szypula E. – Lobis A.), 1:5 Marzolini M. (37.), 2:6 Kostner S. (44. Coatta M.), 2:7 Szypula E. (59./PP1 Amorosa T. – Lobis A.)

Copyright: Max Pattis