In the Champions Hockey League, both the EC Red Bull Salzburg and the EC-KAC had to surrender on Thursday evening. The Red Bulls lost 1: 2 at Ilves Tampere, the red jackets lost 2: 4 at Brynäs IF.
The EC Red Bull Salzburg had to give up in an intensive duel in an intensive duel in the away game of the Champions Hockey League at Ilves Tampere. At the beginning, the Red Bulls struggled to get used to the high pace of the Finns, but then found the game well. Newcomer Devante Stephens (36th) replied to the leadership of the home side (29th) with a long -range shot to compensate. After the new goal from Ilves in the 50th minute, the Salzburgers were unable to strike back. With a little more luck, however, a point gain would have been quite possible. Already in two days, on September 6th, the Red Bulls will continue with the next away game at the Finnish champions Kalpa Kuopio.
The EC-KAC also collected a narrow away defeat
At the Swedish runner -up Brynäs IF, the red jackets lost 2: 4. Up to 65 seconds before the end, they were only 2: 3 behind after Mathias from shortened in the 54th minute. Previously, Thomas Hundelertpfund had already compensated for the first deficit in the 14th minute. In the end, it still set the second defeat of the KAC in the current campaign. The Carinthian continues on Saturday in Denmark at the Odense Bulldogs.
Champions Hockey League:
Ilves Tampere – EC Red Bull Salzburg 2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Brynäs IF-EC-KAC 4: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0, 3: 1)
www.ice.hockey, picture: EC Red Bull Salzburg
