The Moser Medical Graz99ers say goodbye to the break with a 4:3 home win over HC TIWAG Innsbruck – Die Haie. With their third success en suite, the Murstadt team are the first pursuers of the table leaders from Klagenfurt.
The Moser Medical Graz99ers won their home game against HC TIWAG Innsbruck 4:3 and moved within one point of league leaders EC-KAC. It was the Styrians’ third win this week, while bottom team Innsbruck suffered their sixth defeat in a row. In front of 4,126 fans in the sold-out Merkur Ice Arena, the home team had to fight hard for victory until the end and initially even came from behind after Troy Lajeunesse scored 1-0 for the guests in the fifth minute. However, the 99ers’ response followed promptly: just 48 seconds later, Paul Huber equalized in the power play, and in the 15th minute, the Graz team finally turned the game around when 21-year-old Jakob Lippitsch played in his 27th.
Used for the first time in the win2day ICE Hockey League. Lukas Haudum provided the preparatory work for both goals. In the middle third, Graz extended the lead to 3-1 through Manuel Ganahl (30th). However, the guests showed fighting spirit and reduced the score to 2:3 in the 35th minute thanks to Stefan Klassek’s power play. In the 50th minute, Marcus Vela also restored Graz’s two-goal lead in a power play. But Innsbruck didn’t give up and scored another goal in a power play with Marcel Witting a minute and a half before the end. However, he came too late to turn the game around, so Graz was able to win the second home game against the Haie. However, the Tyroleans won both duels of the season in Innsbruck.
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