Release from 20.03.2025

Sabres St. Pölten face Aisulu Almaty in EWHL final

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On Friday and Sunday, the 2025 European Women's Hockey League champion will be. In the final, which consists of a first and second leg, the Sabres St. Pölten will face Aisulu Almaty. Third place will also be decided, in which the two semi-final losers, HK PSRZ Bratislava and EVB Eagles South Tyrol, will play each other.

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Last weekend, the Sabres St. Pölten surprisingly prevailed in the semi-final against regular season champions HK PSRZ Bratislava. After losing the first leg 1:2, the Lower Austrians initially held the upper hand in the second leg 2:1, meaning the game had to be decided in overtime. Hannah Tait's goal in the 67th minute secured victory for the Sabres. This is the six-time EWHL champions' first appearance in the final since 2021 - and their first at the new venue in St. Pölten.

The Sabres will now face Aisulu Almaty, the 2022 runners-up, in the final. The Kazakh side beat EVB Eagles South Tyrol by a total score of 5:4 in the semi-final. They won 3:0 in the first leg, but it was a nail-biter for Aisulu in the second leg. The South Tyroleans only needed one more goal to force overtime in their 4:2 victory.

The first leg of the final will take place on Friday at 20:30 in St. Pölten, followed by the second leg on Sunday at 18:45 in Zeltweg. Aisulu won both games against the Sabres in the regular season (3:2, 6:2).

Match for third place between Bratislava and South Tyrol
Third place in the European Women's Hockey League will also be contested. The two semi-final losers, HK PSRZ Bratislava and EVB Eagles South Tyrol, will face each other. In the regular season, the home team always had the upper hand in the direct comparison. After the team from Bolzano prevailed 4:3, the regular season champions from Bratislava won 6:3 in front of their home crowd. Both games in the battle for third place will take place in Bratislava on Friday and Saturday.

European Women´s Hockey League:
Final:
Friday, 21.03.2025:
20:15: Sabres St. Pölten – Aisulu Almaty

Sunday, 23.03.2025:
18:45: Aisulu Almaty – Sabres St. Pölten (in Zeltweg)

3rd place duel:
Friday, 21.03.2025:
19:00 Uhr: EVB Eagles South Tyrol - HK PSRZ Bratislava (in Bratislava)

Saturday, 22.03.2025:
13:15 Uhr: HK PSRZ Bratislava - EVB Eagles South Tyrol