Almost everything that could go wrong went wrong for the ÖEHV selection in the first third. After less than two minutes they conceded the 0-1, but quickly came back through Emil Wagner (5th). A minute later they found themselves behind again after a converted penalty against Austria. In the power play, the World Cup hosts even increased their lead to 3-1, but no one in the red-white-red camp let their heads down.
On the contrary. They picked themselves up, motivated each other and equalized before the break with a double strike from Paul Sintschnig. In the middle third they were initially unlucky with a shot against the bar and a crossbar. In the 34th minute, Johannes Dobrovolny gave his team the deserved lead for the first time. Estonia managed to equalize again, with Felix Baumann making it 5:4 just before the break.
Thanks to Niclas Micelli, they increased the lead to 6:4 shortly after the start of the final third and from then on they finally controlled the action. The highlight was a shorthander by Vitus Plank to make the final score 7:4.
Head coach Peter Schweda: “We played well in the five-on-five game and also dominated. But due to broken plays, the penalty against us and various penalties, it was a crazy first third. Thanks to the cohesion of the leadership group, no one on the bench became negative. They pulled together and got the game over the stage.”
2026 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship
April 26 – May 1, 2026, Tallinn, Estonia
All Austria games will be broadcast live on the KRONE live stream
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Game plan
Austria vs. Estonia 7:4 (3:3, 2:1, 2:0)
Tue., April 28, 2026, 6:30 p.m
Goal scorers Austria: Emil Wagner (5th), Paul Sintschnig (15th, 17th), Johannes Dobrovolny (34th), Felix Baumann (40th/PP), Niclas Micelli (42nd), Vitus Plank (54th)
Goal scorers Estonia: Andrei Filonik (2nd), Artjom Orlov (6th/Penalty), Paavel Tammert (14th/PP), Aleksander Kudeviita (36th)
Game sheet
South Korea vs. Austria
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 3:00 p.m
Austria vs. Lithuania
Fri, May 1, 2026, 11:30 a.m
Already played
Italy vs. Austria 1:4 (0:2, 1:1, 0:1)
Sat. April 25, 2026, 11:30 a.m
Goalscorer Italy: Philipp Winkler (21.)
Goal scorers Austria: Lennart Leitner (7th), Paul Sintschnig (19th), Johannes Dobrovolny (35th), David Niederleitner (54th/PP)
Game sheet
Austria vs. France 1:3 (0:0, 0:0, 1:3)
Sun., April 26, 2026, 11:30 a.m
Goalscorer Austria: Emil Wagner (60./PP)
Goal scorers France: Andrea Meunier (46th), Kilian Alves Pereira (53rd), Darcy Terglav (54th)
Game sheet
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