The next victory: Bolzano crowns a perfect week – ICEHL

Domenico Alberga (right) won with confidence with the HCB. © Black wings

3 games, 3 wins: HCB Südtirol Alperia continues to keep the slate clean after Corona’s break. At Linz, the Black Wings didn’t have a chance, also because Greg Ireland’s company showed its best performance since the restart.

November 20, 2020

After the two ice wave victories against Bratislava, the Foxes played abroad for the first time on Friday night, and they showed themselves in a big way. Against the Linz troops, Bolzano’s team won 3: 1 and made their way up the table. Bozen is now in third place, even though they are four games behind than other teams. The Foxes have capped off their perfect week after the restart. The next game is not scheduled until next Thursday.

The way the HCB performed in Linz on Friday makes you want more. The Foxes, in which Ivan Tauferer was absent due to injury and Simon Pitschieler took his place in the stands as a surplus player, showed the best performance since the restart and were at times a class better than the locals. Sure: Linz has been struggling a lot this season and is penultimate. However, the people of Bolzano showed the potential it has. The only downside: exploiting opportunities. 37 shots, 3 goals, there are more.

Strong third start

Especially in the first third, the HCB barely gave their opponents time to breathe. Although there was a moment of commotion a few minutes later (after an oversight by goalkeeper Irving, Hytonen scored 1-0, but before the referees had signaled the icing), then the Foxes really appeared. In eight minutes it was Toni Bernard who decisively deflected a shot from Robertson and made it 1-0. Curious: two days ago the captain struck Bratislava with a “fake”.

Andrew Kozek had a hard time with Linz against HCB. © Black Wings

Linz had yet to come to terms with the goal, when the buzzer rang again: Bardaro fought for the puck behind goal and ideally played it in the slot, where Mike Halmo ran and increased it to 2-0. It was also the second goal in the second straight game for Halmo. As a result, Miceli and Bardaro failed from a promising position to Linz Gracnar’s goalkeeper, who had a lot to do. The balance in the first third was 18 to 4 shots.

Goal conceded as the only downturn

And even after switching sides, the image in front of the empty auditoriums did not change. The Foxes dominated, Linz ran after them. Two miserable shots led the home team to Leland Irving’s goal, who had a quiet afternoon in the 20 minutes. On the other hand, Dan Catenacci made it 3-0: after the Italian-Canadian himself had made a dangerous pass in front of the goal, the rebound came and the bell rang.

In the final third, the Foxes took their foot off the gas, but victory was never a problem, not even when Gaffal went 3-1 shortly before the end. So he ruined Irving’s shutout, but in the end it was just the consolation goal.

After 3 games, the Foxes can breathe deeply in 4 days. Continue next Thursday on the ice wave. The Black Wings will be invited again.

ICEHL, Friday’s games

Linz – Bozen 1: 3
0: 1 Bernard (7.14), 0: 2 Halmo (11.33), 0: 3 Catenacci (30.23), 1: 3 Gaffal (57.20)

Bratislava – Graz 3: 5
0: 1 Cameranesi (0.23), 1: 1 Chovan (8.37), 2: 1 Lapsansky (13.44), 2: 2 Grafenthin (19.02), 2: 3 Grafenthin (27.31), 2: 4 Grafenthin (38.02), 2: 5 Porsberger (45.26), 3: 5 Miklik (50.23)

Dornbirn – Klagenfurt 3: 1
1: 0 Straka (36.12), 1: 1 Obersteiner (37.06), 2: 1 Mackenzie (47.09), 3: 1 Yogan (54.58)

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