Jesenice returns to prominence in the Master Round after defeating Renon | In international confrontations, all Italians lose

HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice earned a narrow 1-0 victory over Rittner Buam in the Alps Hockey League Main Round on Saturday, knocking Collalbo off the top spot. Meanwhile, Red Bull Hockey Juniors confirmed their success against the Unterland Cavaliers and closed the initial gap leaving the team from Bassa Atesina in last place in a very short classification main round with all lineups included on the lap by just two points. . While in the first qualifying round EK Zeller Eisbären managed to consolidate his lead in the standings, in Group B EHC Lustenau increased pressure on leaders EC Die Adler Kitzbühel.

HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice got their first victory in the third match of the Master Round and returned to the top of the league. After defeats against Saint-Germain Cortina Havro and the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers, the Slovenes beat Rittner Boam 1-0 on Saturday. After a scoreless first period in Jesenice, Zan Jezovsek put the Red Steelers ahead midway through the period with a powerful goal. Rittner-Boam increased the pressure in the final period, but could not get past Jesinis goalkeeper Antti Karjalainen (seventh shutdown of the season). With this success, the Slovenes managed to beat Rittner Boam by one point and also thanks to the rest of Cortina.

Red Bull Hockey Juniors beat the Cavaliers again

Red Bull Hockey Juniors netted for the second time in three days against the Unterland Cavaliers. After winning 3: 2 on Thursday, Salzburgers followed up 5: 3 in Neumarkt. Especially since Oscar Mayer was able to shine this evening, scoring 4 points with two goals and two assists. However, Unterland took the lead twice in the first half before Salzburg turned the tables with a powerful third run. In the standings, Salzburg can now leave the Cavaliers far behind. Even the lead over leaders Jesenice is now just two points.

Qualifying round A:

Issprin continues to advance in the standings

EK Die Zeller Eisbären cemented their lead in the table with their second win in the third game of Qualifying Round A. After a bitter defeat on penalties against Wiptal Broncos and Winstefan, the Polar Bears came out very firmly against 1900 at KeKelit Arena. The Salzburg team achieved 4: 2 against the most difficult opponents. However, HC Gherdeina valgardena.it got off to a better start at the start, already taking the lead in the fourth minute. Just over a minute later, Ezberin got the answer right and increased the lead to 3:1 in the first half. Kasslatter, always in the first 20, shortened distances but then Zell am See even to victory.

The Falcons defeat the Broncos in overtime after a very strong game

The SHC Fassa Falcons earned their second consecutive overtime win in the Qualifying Round. After a successful comeback against Steel Wings Linz, the Falcons had two points at the end of a hard fought game against the Broncos. After a scoreless first half, the home team took the lead. But the Broncos tied up in the same period and then moved on in the next. In the 54th minute, Vasa managed to equalize, before Edgar de Toni secured the decision with his second goal in extra time for Ladenz, 3-2.

Qualifying round b

Bregenzerwald wins again after extra time but fails to overtake Merano in the standings

After winning on penalties 2:1 in the first round of the opening playoffs against KAC, EC Bregenzerwald followed up further success in extra time in the second intermediate group match. Against HC Meran/o, Vorarlberg’s team broke the deadlock and kept Lipsberg’s goal for a long time. Only in the last period did Miran / S manage to equalize the second goal of the evening and then take the lead shortly thereafter. A double shot within three and a half minutes from Walder then put the hosts back on track. However, with 124 seconds left for the third buzzer, Colella set the regulation score 3-3. In extra time, Waltteri Lehtonen scored the second goal of the night to clinch the game. However, the Eagles held their pre-qualifier spot by one point over Bregenzerwald themselves.

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