Release from 29.12.2018
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Fri, 28.12.2018, 19:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice – EC-KAC II 6:0 (0:0, 4:0, 2:0)
Referees: BAJT, FAJDIGA, Arlic, Miklic. Spectators: 872
HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice got its ninth home win this season. The Slovenian side outclassed EC-KAC II after a strong middle frame 6:0 and booked the sixth consecutive win against the bottom-placed team. Jesenice goalie Ziga Kogovsek and Klagenfurt netminder Jakob Holzer did a great job and kept a clean sheet in the first. Both teams did not use one power play each in the first 20 minutes. After the guests had more chances in the opening frame, Erik Svetina broke the spell for a Jesenice lead in 25th minute. Around halfway through the second Luka Basic doubled up for the Slovenian side with his 11th goal of the season. Urban Sodja made the lead more comfortable about four minutes later while potting the 3:0. Jesenice top-scorer Tadej Cimzar assisted for the second time this game. The hosts got a fourth goal in the second too with Philippe Paradies scoring 2,5 minutes before the intermission. Gaspar Glavic and Nejc Stojan scored two more for the hosts in the last and rounded off Jesenice’s first shutout this season.
Goals JES: Svetina (25./Sodja-Tomazevic), Basic (29./Cimzar), Sodja (33./Cimzar), Paradies (38./Rodman), Glavic (43./Avsenek-Sersen), Stojan (58. PP1/Pance-Urukalo)
Fri, 28.12.2018, 19:15: HK SZ Olimpija - EK Die Zeller Eisbären 5:3 (1:3, 2:0, 2:0)
Referees: METZINGER, PAHOR, Bergant, Snoj. Spectators: 663
HK SZ Olimpija grinded out a 5:3 home win against EK Die Zeller Eisbären. The Slovenian side got it’s seventh consecutive win and moved up to third spot in standings. The polar bears lost its fourth meeting with the “dragons” too. HK SZ Olimpija got off a perfect start with Gregor Koblar finding the back of the net for hosts early lead. But EK Die Zeller Eisbären took command after the deficit and achieved the turnaround. Their season top-scorer Louke Oakley tied it at one. Tobias Dinhopel and Peter LeBlanc gained the lead for the Austrian side with two more goals in the opening frame. After the first intermission the Slovenian side halved the deficit with Zan Jezovsek making the second goal of the night for the hosts. Soon later, the “dragons” used their first powerplay occasion for balancing the game with a goal of Miha Zajc. On full strength Ljubljana took back the lead about six minutes to go in the last when Koblar made his second goal of the night. David Planko increased Olimpija’s lead about one minute later and made the game safe on an early stage.
Goals HKO: Koblar (4./Zorko-Jezovsek, 54./Planko-Jezovsek), Jezovsek (22./Rajsar), Zajc (24. PP1/Koren-Music), Planko (55./Jezovsek)
Goals EKZ: Oakley (6.), Dinhopel (9.), LeBlanc (16./Oakley-Oraze)
Fri, 28.12.2018, 20:00: EC 'Die Adler' Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - Red Bull Hockey Juniors 0:7 (0:3, 0:4, 0:0)
Referees: RUETZ, WALLNER, Kainberger, Oberhuber. Spectators: 983
The Red Bull Hockey Juniors celebrated a big 7:0 success at EC “Die Adler” Stadtwerke Kitzbühel. Right from the beginning the young team of Salzburg took control. After six minutes Caspar Evertsson captured the lead on powerplay. Salzburg had full control in the opening frame with Paul Huber scoring the second goal. While the “eagles” were shorthanded, Samuel Witting increased the lead for Salzburg to 3:0 – again on powerplay. The dominance of the Red Bulls continued in the second period. Kitzbühel took too many penalties and Salzburg capitalized on that. Evertsson potted the 4:0 right at the beginning of the second and Justin Schütz and Yannic Pilloni succeeded with a double strike within ten seconds. Schütz created the result of 7:0 in the 40th minute. Kitzbühel was able to create some chances in the last but did not score.
Goals RBJ: Evertsson (7. PP1/Kokkila-Witting, 21. PP2/Feldner), Huber (14./Schütz), Witting (18. PP1/Evertsson-Nordberg), Schütz (32./Meisaari-Pilloni, 40./Zitz-Kokkila), Pilloni (32./Zitz-Schütz)
Fri, 28.12.2018, 20:45: S.G. Cortina Hafro - Hockey Milano Rossoblu 3:1 (1:0; 0:1; 2:0)
Referees: BENVEGNU, PINIE, De Zordo, Piras
Cortina and Milan returned to challenge each other after 48 hours. The goalkeeper of Cortina was always Luca Burzacca. Marco De Filippo, Francesco Adami and Andrea Moser awere absent while Michael Zanatta and Massimo Cordiano returned to play. The Cortina, action after action, entered in condition as they looked for the first goal that arrived after 15 minutes with the winning rebound of Riccardo Lacedelli during a powerplay. Lacedelli's goal remained also the only one of the first half. In the second fraction the game was very balanced. After a time out called by Drew Omicioli, the Hockey Milano Rossoblu drew at the end of a good action and the goal of Marcello Borghi. The team red-blue closed the second half in attack zone. After 38 seconds of the third period, Cortina took the lead again with Tuomas Vanttinen in double powerplay. Thanks to the 2:1 goal, the home team controlled the minimum advantage and then closed the accounts in the final seconds with the classic empty goal of Nick Bruneteau for 3:1. For the Cortina this is the third win in eight days against Milan.
Goals COR: 1:0 Riccardo Lacedelli (14:58/PP1/M.Zanatta-Di Diomete); 2:1 Tuomas Vanttinen (40:38/Di Diomete-Bruneteau); 3:1 Nick Bruneteau (59:12/EN)
Goals MIL: 1:1 Marcello Borghi (33:42/Caletti-Petrov);
Fri, 28.12.2018: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan 5:4 SO (1:0; 2:3; 1:1; 0:0; 1:0)
Referees: F. GIACOMOZZI, STEFENELLI, P. Giacomozzi, Slaviero
The home team recovered for this game Davide Conci but Federico Benetti, Simone Olivero and Jose Magnobosco were absent. The Sterzing recovered Michael Messner but Tobias Kofler was always absent. During the first available powerplay, Asiago passed in advantage with a shot from the blue of Luca Casetti. The Broncos had two powerplay but they didn’t succeed. The second period was full of emotions. Asiago created some danger and then doubled with Marco Rosa after a rebound by Gianluca Vallini after the shot of Anthony Bardaro. But the Broncos didn’t give up: Tommy Kruselburger pushed a puck into the net on the goal line after a shot by Paolo Bustreo. Then Hannes Oberdorfer drew with an unassuming shot (33.). But before the end of central period there were two other goals: first the new advantage of Alex Gellert with a precise shot and then the new draw of the Broncos with one-timer of Fabian Hackhofer. In the third half the game was always very hard fought. The Asiago started well and its efforts are rewarded by the fourth goal by Michele Marchetti with wrist shot. The visitors were determinate: when missing 74 seconds from the third whistle, they managed to achieve the 4:4 with the veteran Christian Borgatello. There were many opportunities at the overtime, especially for the yellowred team. Anthony Bardaro decided the match after the final shutout. Asiago took its third consecutive win after extra time. For the Sterzing was the fourth defeat: Broncos slipped to tenth place.
Goals ASH: 1:0 Luca Casetti (05:08/PP1/Stevan-Miglioranzi); 2:0 Marco Rosa (26:03/Bardaro-Conci); 3:2 Alex Gellert (37:24/Stevan-M.Tessari); 4:3 Michele Marchetti (48:17/PP1/Miglioranzi-Stevan); 5:4 Anthony Bardaro (65:00/SO)
Goals WSV: 2:1 Tommy Kruselburger (28:11); 2:2 Hannes Oberdorfer (33:27); 3:3 Fabian Hackhofer (38:19/PP1/Bustreo-Oberdorfer); 4:4 Christian Borgatello (58:46/D.Erlacher-Mantinger);
Fri, 28.12.2018, 20:45: HC Fassa Falcons - Rittner Buam 0:4 (0:1; 0:3; 0:0)
Referees: MORI, VIRTA, Bedana, M. Cristeli
After 48 hours Fassa and Renon competed again. So many news to present this match. Matthew Hewitt has left the team of Fassa to return to play in North America (ECHL). The goalkeeper of Fassa was Gianni Scola as in the last match at Klobstein. The home team recovered Luca Zandonella but couldn’t have Martin Gran, Soel Costantin and Elias Thum. The Ritten has lost indefinitely the Latvian defender Aleksandr Jerofejevs while the top scorer Alex Frei was sick. Kevin Fink and Simon Kostner were also absent. After the classic stages of study Renon tried to take the lead but they found a very determined home team. The first goal of the visitors arrived after 12 minutes with Stefan Quinz's winning rebound for the only goal of the first period. There was also a crossbar by Karl Ostman for the Falcons. In the second period the home team created some good chances for the draw. Then the game was at its decisive moment in the second part of the middle period when the Rittner Buam scored three goals from the 33' minute. First the two goals made in just 43 seconds by Thomas Spinell and again Stefan Quinz. Then before the end of the period there was also the goal of Olegs Sislannikovs in powerplay. During the period there were no other achievements and so Ritten won by 4:0. Thomas Tragust earned his third shutout of the season.
Goals RIT: 0:1 Stefan Quinz (12:09/M.Spinell-I.Tauferer); 0:2 Thomas Spinell (33:01/Brunner-Sislannikovs); 0:3 Stefan Quinz (33:45); 0:4 Olegs Sislannikovs (39:10/PP1/I.Tauferer-Lutz);
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