Friday, 23. February 2024 |
Red Bulls lose at the end in Bruneck Oliver David: "Didn't have enough energy at the end to equalize the game"// win2day ICE Hockey League EC Red Bull Salzburg lost 3-2 on the road against HC Pustertal Wölfe in the last game of the basic round of the win2day ICE Hockey League. In an appealing game, Salzburg were able to equalize the first lead of the home side, but then fell behind by two goals and were unable to equalize in the end. The Salzburg goals were scored by Mario Huber and Peter Hochkofler.
The regular season of the 2023/24 season is thus over, the Red Bulls go into the playoffs, which begin on March 3, in third place in the table and have first home ice. The quarter-final opponent will not be determined until after the end of the pre-playoffs, which begin on Sunday.
Next home game | Playoff Quarterfinals
Sun, 3 March | Opponent still open | Tickets
Game recap
The match in Bruneck started an hour late due to weather-related travel problems for the referees. Both teams played at eye level for a long time, but the Red Bulls had more of the play and were slightly more pressing in offense. They had the best opportunities during a good power play from the 13th minute onwards, in which Pustertal goalkeeper Jacob Smith did a good job. The home side then used a 2-on-1 counter-attack to take the lead (16'), with Dante Hannoun leaving Salzburg goalkeeper Atte Tolvanen no chance with a one-timer under the crossbar. The Red Bulls had significantly more shots, but trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes.
Florian Baltram was sent 'on his way' by Tyler Lewington in his 100th game for the Red Bulls shortly after the restart (22'), but found his master in Jacob Smith after a solo run. Five minutes later, shortly before the end of two consecutive power plays, Mario Huber netted from the right face-off circle with a wrist shot to equalize the score at 1:1 (27). The game then gained in intensity and the duels became more aggressive. The chances also increased and both teams took it in turns to get good shots on goal in a fast up-and-down. Bruneck's Arvin Atwal converted one of these from the half-high slot in heavy traffic in front of goal to give the home side the lead again (36'), and the score was 2:1 at the break after two periods.
The intense game continued in the final third. Salzburg pressed for the equalizer, but Pustertal increased the lead to 3:1 after a rebound goal by Rick Schofield (44.). The Red Bulls controlled the game overall, but were repeatedly disrupted early on and had to watch out for counter-attacks. In the 52nd minute, Atte Tolvanen prevented the home side from taking a bigger lead when Matthias Mantinger was outnumbered, and just a few seconds later Peter Hochkofler deflected Dennis Robertson's pass into the net to make it 2:3 (52'). An open exchange of blows followed with chances on both sides, but the Red Bulls were unable to force an equalizer even with six field players and ultimately lost 3:2 in the last game of the basic round.
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Statement Oliver David
"We had a lot of good chances in the second period and kept them well in the offensive zone. But we didn't take our chances and instead Pustertal made it 2:1 from a turnover. That was something of a game changer. After that, we didn't have enough energy to catch them again."
win2day ICE Hockey League
HC Pustertal Wölfe - EC Red Bull Salzburg 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)
Goals:
1:0 | 15:58 | Dante Hannoun
1:1 | 26:34 | Mario Huber | PP
2:1 | 35:50 | Arvin Atwal
3:1 | 43:59 | Richard Schofield
3:2 | 51:27 | Peter Hochkofler | PP
Spectators: 2,677
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Sun, 3 March | Opponent still unknown | Tickets
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