“Sweep” of Salzburg and Fehervar, Vienna and Villach one step away. Znojmo and Pusteria at home
Game 1 QdF playoff – 09.03.2022
At the Gabor Ocksay Jr. of Szekesfehervar, the hosts closed the practice without too many problems by overwhelming Val Pusteria 8-1 in their first appearance in the ICE Hockey League, but the game was already addressed thanks to the partial 5-0 after the first 20 minutes of play. Doubles for Jacobs and Atkinson and goals by Nemeth, Magosi, Kuralt and Erdely for the hosts, which is answered by the goal of the flag for the people of Pusteria made by Gerlach. Prediction respected at the Volksgarten Eisarena in Salzburg, where the Red Bull hosts beat Znojmo 3-1 with goals from Loney, Schneider and Raffl, while the Czechs score with Svoboda. At the Stadthalle in Villach, Olimpija wins 4-6 thanks to two goals for Leclerc and goals from Jezovsek, Maia, Koblar and the empty net Pance, while the hosts score with Lindner, Collins, Lanzinger and Schofield . The victory of the defending champions of Klagenfurt is more narrow, who conquer the Steffl Arena in Vienna for 1-2 overtime thanks to goals from Postma and Fraser (author of the winning goal after 8:31 of the overtime), with Hartl who had achieved the equalizer 92 seconds from the last siren.
FAV-PUS 8-1 (5-0; 1-0; 2-1); RBS-ZNO 3-1 (2-0; 0-0; 1-1); VSV-HKO 4-6 (1-2; 1-3; 2-1); VIC-KAC 1-2 aot (0-0; 0-1; 1-0; 0-1)
RACE 2 QdF playoff – 03.11.2022
At the Nevoga Arena in Znojmo, the Red Bulls win by 2-3 thanks to Loney’s goal and the brace of the latest Lebler, while the Moravians manage to score only the goals of Prokes and Immo. The Vienna Capitals realizes tit for tat at Klagenfurt going to conquer the Stadthalle for 1-4; Haudum gave the defending champions the lead, then Hartl, Meyer and a brace from Lowry gave the visitors the victory. At the Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, Villach also took revenge, going to win by 3-4 a game marked by the serious injury suffered by Collins, who remained lifeless on the ice for some time after hitting his head against the balustrade following a a confrontation with an opponent. The Carinthian team scores with a double from Karlsson and with goals from Flemming and Kosmachuk, while the Slovenians send Simsic, Leclerc and Kapel on the net. The fourth away victory of the evening arrives at the Intercable Arena in Brunico, with Fehervar winning the Val Pusteria for 2-6, thanks to two goals from Bartalis and Terbocs and goals from Petan and Hari (empty net), while for the hosts go to the net Hannoun and Hanna.
ZNO-RBS 2-3 (1-1; 0-0; 1-2); KAC-VIC 1-4 (1-1; 0-1; 0-2); HKO-VSV 3-4 (1-1; 1-2; 1-1); PUS-FAV 2-6 (2-2; 0-1; 0-3)
RACE 3 QdF playoff – 13.03.2022
The Red Bulls earn the matchpuck thanks to a 5-3 victory over Znojmo; Brennan’s brace and goals from Nissner, Dalhuisen and Baltram made Svoboda, Younan and Gorcik’s guest scoring in vain. Fehervar also go 3-0 in the series thanks to a 5-2 home victory over Val Pusteria; Shaw’s hat-trick and Petan and Atkinson’s goals make the Pusteria goals by Bardaro and Hannoun useless. At the Steffl Arena in Vienna, the hosts won 5-3 over Klagenfurt thanks to Meyer’s brace and goals from Lowry, Bauer and Hartl, while the defending champions scored with Koch and Fraser’s brace. Match full of goals at the Stadthalle in Villach, where the hosts win 8-5 against Olimpija and take the lead in the series. The Carinthians score with Oleksuk, Hughes, Bacher, Kosmachuk, Richter, Schofield, Joslin and Karlsson, while the guests put a reference to Pance’s brace and goals from Maia, Zajc and Leclerc.
RBS-ZNO 5-3 (2-1; 1-1; 2-1); FAV-PUS 5-2 (3-1; 1-1; 1-0); VIC-KAC 5-3 (0-1; 2-0; 3-2); VSV-HKO 8-5 (1-1; 4-3; 3-1)
RACE 4 QdF playoff – 15.03.2022
The Vienna Capitals still conquer the Klagenfurt Stadthalle and get 3-1 in the series, thanks to the 2-3 victory, thanks to goals from Dodero, Sutter and Bradley, while the hosts have to be satisfied with the goals of Postma and Haudum . Villach also took the double advantage in the series thanks to an away win. The Carinthians beat Hala Tivoli 2-5 thanks to two goals from Krastenbergs and goals from Kosmachuk, Maxa and Schofield, while the Slovenians made the partial less bitter thanks to goals from Robar and Koblar. At the Intercable Arena in Brunico, Fehervar earns the passage to the semifinals by winning a heart-pounding match 4-5 in comeback; the goals of Gerlach, Willcox, Stukel and Harju were not enough for the people of Pusteria who suffered a brace from Shaw and goals from Magosi, Hari and Bartalis’ empty net. At the Nevoga Arena in Znojmo the Red Bulls collect victory and pass to the semifinals with minimal effort, thanks to the 0-1 victory, thanks to Jarvinen’s goal achieved after only 77 seconds of play.
KAC-VIC 2-3 (2-2; 0-0; 0-1); HKO-VSV 2-5 (0-2; 2-1; 0-2); PUS-FAV 4-5 (3-0; 0-4; 1-1); ZNO-RBS 0-1 (0-1; 0-0; 0-0)
QdF SERIES
RBS – ZNO 4-0
FAV – PUS 4-0
VIC – KAC 3-1
HKO – VSV 1-3
Red Bull Salzburg and Fehervar qualify for the semifinals.
Riccardo Giuriato
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