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Red Bulls win racy duel against Bolzano 5:2Captain Thomas Raffl celebrates a hat trick // win2day ICE Hockey LeagueEC Red Bull Salzburg won the home game of the win2day ICE Hockey League against HCB Südtirol Alperia 5:2 and ended the calendar year with a victory in a fantastic atmosphere at the Eisarena Salzburg. In this high-class and emotional duel, the Red Bulls took a two-goal lead in the first period and never relinquished the lead, even though Bolzano played at eye level and got back into the game twice. It was only in the final third that Salzburg pulled away and also benefited from a strong defensive performance. Thomas Raffl crowned his performance today with a hat-trick.
Next home game
Wed. 3 January vs. Steinbach Black Wings Linz | Tickets
Game recap
The Red Bulls (without the injured Dennis Robertson and Mario Huber, who was suspended for one game) started as if they were on the powerplay and showed signs of intent in the first two minutes. However, the visitors were soon in the game and became dangerous. Christian Thomas (3rd) and Mike Halmo (4th) got in front of Atte Tolvanen's goal, but he defused them. Then it was up and down. Troy Bourke tried a hook through the defense (7.), Bolzano's back Gianluca Vallini was alert. But then the disc was in for the first time, Troy Bourke deflected Chay Genoway's shot from distance for a 1:0 lead (11'). Just two minutes later (13), Thomas Raffl tapped in Peter Schneider's cross-ice pass after a breakaway to make it 2:0. The Red Bulls were 'on fire' and then had two or three really good chances. It was only in the last five minutes that the visitors opened up the fast-paced game again and immediately became dangerous. After a strong opening period, the home side took a 2:0 lead into the dressing room.
The second period continued on an even keel and then in quick succession. The South Tyroleans took advantage of the first powerplay of the game (27') and reduced the deficit to 1:2. Less than two minutes later, Thomas Raffl scored a brace, the captain scoring from a rebound in front of goal (28'). Not even a minute later, Bolzano did it again in the powerplay (29.), Salzburg now led 3:2. The Red Bulls were able to fend off a third powerplay by the visitors and then it was a worth seeing exchange of blows until the second break with high-calibre chances and strong goalkeeping performances on both sides. After 40 minutes, the Red Bulls held on to their 3:2 lead.
The break before the final period lasted more than half an hour due to ice problems. The Red Bulls survived this better and went ahead once more: Thomas Raffl scored from the left face-off circle to make it 4:2 with his hat-trick (43'). The game remained hot and went back and forth. Bolzano's Daniel Frank missed the best chance to tie it up again (47'), only hitting the bar on a half-open goal. During another strong powerplay by the visitors, the Red Bulls threw themselves into the shots and gave their all. And then Peter Hochkofler made a remarkable break through during a pressure phase with the penalty shown (54') and scored from close range to take a 5:2 lead. That was the deciding factor, even though the final phase became really rough and was very reminiscent of play-off ice hockey. The Red Bulls won a high-class game against Bolzano 5:2 and deserved the victory in every respect.
Statement by Thomas Raffl
"With Bolzano, we had a very compact team that has played very good field hockey in the last 20 games. We came out of the dressing room very ready and knew that if we played our game from start to finish, we had a chance to win. Today was certainly one of the best team performances we've shown this year."
win2day ICE Hockey League
EC Red Bull Salzburg - HCB Südtirol Alperia 5:2 (2:0, 1:2, 2:0)
Goals:
1:0 | 10:10 | Troy Bourke
2:0 | 12:06 | Thomas Raffl
2:1 | 26:04 | Domenico Alberga | PP
3:1 | 27:27 | Thomas Raffl
3:2 | 28:07 | Joshua Teves | PP
4:2 | 42:09 | Thomas Raffl
5:2 | 53:29 | Peter Hochkofler
Spectators: 3.089
Next home game
Wed, 3 January vs. Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Eisarena Salzburg, 7.15 p.m.
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