The first season game of the Champions Hockey League for HCB South Tyrol Alperia ends with a 0: 3 defeat away from Frölunda Gothenborg. In the arena of the four-time Chl winners, the Foxes show a very good game that remains open until the Empty-Net goal shortly before the end: the Swedes are ice cold in their chances, unlike the white-red, which despite several clear occasions there are no way past Normann. Sam Harvey also convinces with a glossy performance (94.1 % catch rate). The positive impressions of today will continue on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (Italian time) in Finland against Lukko Rauma.
The game: Coach Kleinendorst has to do without the injured McClure and Seed, who stayed in Bolzano because he was expecting the birth of his second daughter these days.
The game begins with a great opportunity for Digiacinto, which fails from a good position on Normann. The home side answer with Ruotsalainen, whose shot Harvey defused. After another opportunity for Bradley, Frölunda succeeds in the 5th minute: Lindholm escapes the defenders and completed ice cold in front of the goal. Bolzano then survives an out pay game and Harvey saves his team with several strong parades. The game picks up speed: Stenberg awards the 2-0, in direct opposition Gazley fails in one-on-one. The Foxes miss an overpayment chance and then have to tremble in a solo campaign by Stenberg, but again Harvey is on hand. In the final section of the third, Bozen presses: Bradley only awards, then Schneider and Gildon Normann tested, but who holds the 1-0 for the Swedes for the first break.
In the second third, Bolzano is strong. Barberio meets the outer post, a little later Gersich also after a nice switching situation. Digiacinto fails with an individual campaign, but Schneider has the greatest chance: the striker runs alone on the goal, but there is no way around Norman. Shortly thereafter, Brunner tries it out of the slot before Frölunda’s coach Ohlsson takes a timeout to reorganize his team. This shows effect: Harvey has to save Born, and the Foxes survive an outnumbered game. In the 38th minute, Frölunda increases to 2-0: Innala conquers the puck in his own third, forwards to Peterson, who remains ice cold in front of Harvey. Shortly before the second break, Bolzano awards a majority and it goes 0-2 into the cabins.
At the beginning of the third third, Bolzano has to tremble twice: Harvey saves solely against Ruotsalainen, a little later the latte helps against Dower Nilsson. The Foxes answers with Gildon, which fails after a strong solo on Normann. In the final phase, Frölunda Clever defends that a foul by Frigo is destroying the power play with sixth field player. Ten seconds before the end, Tämmernes sets the end of 3-0 with an Empty-Net goal.
“I’m really proud of my boys,” said Coach Kleinendorst. “At that time of the season and preparation, I could no longer have wished: we fought for every puck and kept the game open until the end. With a little more coldness with our chances, the result could have looked different.”
Frölunda Gothenborg-HCB South Tyrol Alperia 3-0 (1-0; 1-0; 1-0)
Goals: 04:19 Max Lindholm (1-0); 37:10 Jacob Peterson (2-0); 59:50 Henirk Tämmernes PP1 EN (3-0)
Goals: 35-22
Criminal minutes: 8-12
Referee: Harnebring, Holm / Nyqvist, Lundgren
Spectators: 2,877
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