Home premiere with victory for the HCB South Tyrol Alperia: The Foxes in the Sparkasse Arena prevailed 2-1 in front of 2-1 after extra time against the Nuremberg Icetigers, at the end of an intensive and highly competitive game.
Bradley scored the winning goal after Schneider compensated for in the second third. Bolzano moves into the final of the South Tyrol Summer Classic, where the Czech club Skoda plz is waiting tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. In the afternoon he defeated the EHC Kloten 3-0. The Swiss will meet third place on Nuremberg tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. in the game for third place.
Game course – 1. Third
Coach Kurt Kleinendorst can almost fall back on the entire squad, only Daniel Mantenuto is missing due to small foot problems. The Foxes start strongly and get good opportunities through Frigo and Schneider, but Nuremberg’s goalie Treutle cannot be overcome in the early minutes. The first big chance for the guests awards Spezia alone against Harvey. Then Bolzano weakens with punishments. In the second outnumber, Dove-Mcfalls dust after a shot from Hadrick and sets 0: 1 (16:00). The game becomes harder: Digiacinto collects a punishment after a check in the gang, and small wrangles also cause excitement. The first break is 0: 1.
2. third
At the beginning of the middle third, the Foxes get a power play that tailors use in the 24th minute with a full shot in the Kreuzeck – 1: 1. Bolzano continues, but Nuremberg also remains dangerous: Harvey saves spectacularly against Weber and Spei. The Foxes then miss a long double outnumbered before Pollock narrowly fails on Treutle. Shortly before the end of the third, Bolzano survives another output game.
3. third
The third third remains intense. Harvey and Treutle shine several times, both teams now work tired, which ensures more offensive actions. Despite other power plays on both sides, it remains 1-1. In the final phase, Bolzano presses more with a man, but Nuremberg saves himself into overtime. There, the Icetians collect a punishment right from the start – the decision. Matt Bradley concludes in 61:13 after a fine interaction with Gildon and sends the Foxes to the final.
HCB South Tyrol Alperia-Nuremberg Icetigers 2-1 OT (0-1; 1-0; 0-0; 1-0)
Goals: 16:00 Samuel Dove-Mcfall PP1 (0-1); 23:51 Cole Schneider PP1 (1-1); 61:13 Matt Bradley PP1 (2-1)
Referee: Piniè, Rivis / Fecchio, Ilmer
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Plzen moves into the final
In the first semi -finals of the day, plz dominated, runs more than Kloten and scored 1-0 in the 19th minute of the game by Lev. In the middle third, the picture remains unchanged: at 23:54 Petman increases in counterattack to 2: 0. In the 34th minute, Rubins hits 3-0 with a full shot, which at the same time marks the final score. In the final third, the Czechs don’t burn anything, trust the strong goalie Malik and end the game with a shutout.
Image: HCB/Vanna Antonello
