After the extremely bitter 1:9 defeat in the derby against HCB Südtirol Alperia, the wolves from Bruneck have gotten back on the road to success. HC Pustertal won 4-0 against Hydro Fehervar AV19 in front of their home crowd and took back the top of the table.
After the 1:9 derby defeat in Bolzano on Friday, HC Falkensteiner Pustertal showed another strong performance against Hydro Fehérvár AV19 and won comfortably 4:0. Due to the overtime defeat in Ljubljana on Saturday, Pustertal moved past the Slovenians in the table. It was one of eight wins from the last ten games for the South Tyroleans. Rok Tičar gave the home team the lead in the 4th minute in front of 2,800 fans. In the 30th minute, Matthias Mantinger made it 2-0, and in the second period Rok Tičar scored again in the power play – his second brace of the season. Markus Lauridsen scored the final point in the power play in the 58th minute. There was little resistance from Fehérvár; In the end, the guests were able to fire 25 shots on goal at HCP goalie Eddie Pasquale.
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