Good performance remains unrewarded: Bulldogs lose in Salzburg – Dornbirn Bulldogs –
The Bulldogs Dornbirn UK table leaders Salzburg, despite a good performance, were beaten 3: 1 in the end.
After the clear 5-0 home win against Pustertal, the Bulldogs went with their newly gained self-confidence to the difficult away game against table leaders Salzburg, who have been unbeaten for seven games. In the first section, the Red Bulls from Salzburg took command from the start, but they found it difficult to come up with chances against well-placed Dornbirns. Since the Bulldogs themselves acted very hesitantly offensively, it went 0-0 in the first break.
Three hits in the second third
At the beginning of the third, the Salzburg team quickly took a 1-0 lead through Heinrich (22nd minute). But Dornbirn continued to hold up well and came through Macierzynski – with the help of Salzburg goalkeeper Lamoureux – to equalize in the 27th minute. Shortly before the end of the third, it was Salzburg again who scored the next goal through Huber and thus went 2-1 in the second break.
In the last third, not much changes in the course of the game. Salzburg had more of the game, Dornbirn defended well. After a counterattack, Macierzynski missed the best chance to equalize to date in the 50th minute. Shortly afterwards, a power play was also not used. It was better to do better in the majority shortly before the end of the game, who died through Brennan for the 3: 1 (57th). In the end, the Bulldogs suffered a 3-1 defeat against the leaders despite a good performance and a tough fight.