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At the Adam Comrie Memorial, EC-KAC suffered a clear 3-7 loss to Vienna Capitals and thus lost a preseason game for the first time in more than two years.
The home team found the first good shot opportunity in this game: Rafael Rotter played from behind Benjamin Nißner’s box, who pushed the goal just beyond the casing (4th). On the other side, Niklas Würschl’s Manuel Ganahl broke with a good pass down the left half, but his shot was too central for goalkeeper Bernhard Starkbaum (6th).
After a deflection by Ty Loney sailed just past pole (eighth), it was a former KAC star who provided the Vienna lead: Wukovits ‘shot from mid-distance bounced off Sebastian Dahms’ platform to that Marco Richter only had to stop a short distance (9th). The Capitals then significantly extended their lead with a double strike: a backhand pass from defender Alex Wall, who had penetrated the slot, landed in the left half on Nißner, who made it 2-0 (12th).
Just 63 seconds later, EC-KAC lost the puck on their own blue line, the resulting “two-on-one” safety was taken advantage of by the hosts: Alexander Cijan used Patrick Kittinger’s cross pass (13th). Then came the red jackets on the scoreboard: Blaž Gregorc shot from a distance, from the shin of Thomas Hundertpfund the goal jumped towards Manuel Ganahl, who reacted quickly and fired from the right half (17). The Klagenfurters almost shortened before the first break: Manuel Ganahl forged a diagonal assist from David Maier into the slot, but Starkbaum was there with the shoulder (20th).
The Viennese also scored their first goal in the second round: Outnumbered EC-KAC bogged down in preparation for the game, Ty Loney initially failed with his solo run towards Sebastian Dahm, but was later able to lift his own rebound easily under the roof of the goal (24 °). In the same outnumbered game, a deflection from Obersteiner flew very thin past the bars (25th), later Lukas Haudum missed after turning around the goal at the well-placed Starkbaum (30th).
The Red Jackets then scored two hits each with a numerical advantage: After a combination of “tic-tac-toe” in the slot, Nick Petersen, who was free in the goal area, deflected a pass from Koch to the mesh (32nd), 87 seconds later forged Lukas Haudum got a shot from Blaž Gregorc’s wrist into the goal from afar, which was unsustainable (34th). The Capitals’ first opportunity in a long time was found by Loney, who failed with an engulfing attempt because Dahm closed everything with the leg guards down (35th).
Shortly thereafter, the Viennese were allowed to cheer for the fifth time: Benjamin Nißner missed the KAC goalkeeper with a single attempt, but the puck exactly jumped to the next Rafael Rotter, who brought it up to the net (37th). Benefiting from an unpunished error, the home side had a good chance in the last plays of the middle third, but Patrick Antal did not hit the backhand from central (40th).
In a superiority game early in the third round, Colin Campbell moved from a good position in the short corner (42), but with a double numerical advantage, the Capitals later completed a half dozen: Alexander Cijan hit from the right serving circle. towards the far corner (44.). The red jackets also knew how to please in the power play: Johannes Bischofberger barely gave a fine combination of his formation deep in the attack zone the glory of the crown, his shot only landed on the post (48th).
The now sometimes tough game – ten two-minute penalties were delivered only in the final section – finally experienced his last goal in another “five-on-three” power play in Vienna: Cijan tied his hat trick from a position similar to the of goal number six (52.). The Klagenfurters brought some good offensive deeds on the ice in the final phase, but couldn’t score any more goals: Thomas Hundertpfund’s wrist shot from the center caught Bernhard Starkbaum literally with his left foot, but only detonated in his leg guard (56 °), Nick Petersen shot from an acute angle on the half empty box and Blaž Gregorc only hit the crossbar with the final siren (60 each).
The comment:
“It was a bad game for us, but perhaps the correct shot over the goal in the middle of the preparation phase. We did not put our soul and our battle lust on ice today, so we failed on fundamental issues and not personal mistakes or tactical problems. We were soft and sloppy, regaining momentum in the second third, but ultimately clearly lost. In short, an educational experience for our team. “(Petri Matikainen, Head Coach EC-KAC)
The facts:
Vienna Capitals – EC-KAC 7: 3 (3: 1,2: 2,2: 0)
Stadthalle Klagenfurt, referee Durchner (AUT), Siegel (AUT)
Vienna capitals of Tore:
Marco Richter (08:54 / Ali Wukovits)
Benjamin Nißner (11:40 / Alex Wall)
Alexander Cyan (12:43 / Patrick Kittinger)
Ty Loney (23:13 / Jérôme Leduc / SH1)
Rafael Rotter (36:02 / Benjamin Nißner)
Alexander Cyan (43:10 / Alex Wall, Rafael Rotter / PP2)
Alexander Cyan (51:30 / Rafael Rotter, Alex Wall / PP2)
EC-KAC tear:
Manuel Ganahl (16:07 / Thomas Hundertpfund, Blaž Gregorc)
Nick Petersen (31:42 / Thomas Koch, Rok Tičar / PP1)
Lukas Haudum (33: 09 / Blaž Gregorc, Thomas Koch / PP1)
www.kac.at, Image: Leo Vymlatil
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