EC Red Bull Salzburg is subject to Laibach in the penalty shootout
After just 120 seconds, guests were cheering in the Volksgarten. Tadej Cimzar provided the early shock and Netzte ice cold from an acute angle. Salzburg shook itself briefly and scored goal scenes, which, however, remained unused. Either you failed by just a few centimeters or the strong Slovenian goalkeeper Zan Us was the end of the line.
Salzburg with a lot of effort
Head coach Matt McIlvane’s crew also struggled in the middle section. Benjamin Nissner, Thomas Raffl and Ty Loney simply found no remedy against an almost perfectly standing table leader in the domestic ice hockey league. “With Laibach you have to be particularly careful about their offensive strength”, warned defender Dominique Heinrich before the league hit against the leader. The national player was right, Luka Kalan increased in the 25th minute to 2-0 for the dragons.
Double punch ensures excitement until the end
Matt McIlvane seemed to have the right words and judged his men at the second tea break, because the people of Mozart town presented themselves as if they had been changed compared to the first two sections. Within 69 seconds, Salzburg’s cracks equalized 0: 2 behind and came through Peter Schneider and Paul Huber to 2: 2. Even after that, the home side takes the reins in hand. The now playful advantage could not be converted in the regular playing time.
Penalty thriller in the league hit
After an incredibly exciting overtime, this encounter required a whopping 14 attempts in the penalty shootout to determine a winner. While the cops made seven attempts, guests dying with the very last attempt by Mitja Robar and secured the second grain in Salzburg.
The race to catch up remains unrewarded
Unlike on Friday, the late comeback against Laibach was unsuccessful. In Szekesfehervar, the Bulls made up a 3-0 win, and in the end secured a 4-3 win after extra time in second place. When the league hit on Sunday, the league leaders of the domestic ice hockey league kept the determination breath, for Salzburg it was only enough for one point.
Two home games this coming weekend
It should be less exciting and more points next week. Then the Salzburg league newcomers Pustertal and the Haie from Innsbruck await their home doubles on the second weekend in Advent.
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Disappointment in the cop camp
“Of course we are still disappointed because we have a good have to move up. But honestly, we made it difficult for ourselves with the first leg in Rou, because we could just collectively,” said Salzburg’s Florian Baltram.
The 24-year-old striker, who celebrated his 300th league game against runner-up Hydro Fehérvár AV19, has already chopped off the end against Rouen: “The Champions League is over and it doesn’t help to think about it anymore. We have seen every game counts and that is also the case in the championship “.
Young striker Danjo Leonhardt returns to the team after recovering from illness. JP Lamoureux, Peter Hochkofler, Mario Huber, Aljaž Predan, Jakub Borzecki and Vincent LoVerde are also unable to attend. Keeper Nicolas Wieser is training with the team again.
(Source: SALZBURG24)