Tuesday, 03. December 2024 |
Red Bulls celebrate ice hockey festival in the Champions Hockey League Salzburg wins quarter-final first leg against Färjestad Karlstad 3:1 // CHL ViertelfinaleEC Red Bull Salzburg defeated top Swedish club Färjestad Karlstad 3:1 at home in the quarter-finals of the Champions Hockey League with an outstanding team performance. The Red Bulls were in full flow right from the start, were the better team for long stretches and made it difficult for the Swedes to find their own game. After taking a 3:1 lead after 40 minutes with goals from Ryan Murphy, Nash Nienhuis and Scott Kosmachuk, the visitors turned up the heat in the emotional final period, but were unable to find the back of the net thanks in part to a strong goalkeeper in Atte Tolvanen. The second leg (aggregate score: total number of goals decides) will follow on December 17 in Karlstad.
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Game recap
The Red Bulls played fearlessly and dominated the opening phase. Initially without any chances, but that improved. Lucas Thaler had the first Salzburg chance with a 2-on-1 from an acute angle (6'), shortly afterwards Benjamin Nissner also had a chance in a pressing phase in front of the Swedish goal (7'). However, the Swedes stood close to the man, did not leave much space and became more dangerous. Alexander Ljungkrantz tested Salzburg goalkeeper Atte Tolvanen on a solo run, but was thwarted by the defense (9'). The game had long since picked up speed, with Peter Schneider finishing directly in front of Färjestad goalie Maxime Lagace (10). In the first power play (from the 11th), the Red Bulls shot from all angles, the visitors' defense was shaky but held tight. Joel Kellman got the Swedes' next top chance from the slot (15). And then the disc was in the Swedish goal, Ryan Murphy scored from half-distance with a well-placed shot (17'). Shortly afterwards, however, Marian Studenic flicked the disc under the crossbar during a quick counter-attack and equalized to make it 1:1 at the break after a thrilling first period (18').
In the second period, the visitors played at eye level from the start and increasingly kept Atte Tolvanen busy in the Salzburg goal. But the Red Bulls stayed on top. After defending a short-handed situation, Nash Nienhuis scored his first goal for the Red Bulls in another short-handed situation with a strong individual effort in front of the opposing goal to regain the lead (29'). The game continued to go up and down at an extremely high tempo. During a Salzburg powerplay, the Swedes suddenly scored the supposed equalizer from a Salzburg mistake (35'), but the goal did not count as Ryan Murphy had been fouled hard beforehand. In the following five-minute powerplay, Scott Kosmachuk scored from the right face-off circle (38'), shortly afterwards the disc danced on the line once more. After 40 minutes, the Red Bulls took a two-goal lead into the dressing room.
In the final period, the Swedes played vehemently to close the gap and were denied by Atte Tolvanen on a number of good shots. The Red Bulls had their first top chance with Andrew Rowe on a 2-on-1 again while short-handed (46'). But most of the game now took place in Salzburg's defensive zone, the Red Bulls struggled against the pressing Swedish offense, but regularly had good chances to relieve pressure. Suddenly Lucas Thaler had a great opportunity alone in front of the goalie (54'), but got stuck on his pads. The final period was completely open again and Salzburg even had the better chances, although they did not let the increased harshness in the final third throw them off their stride. In the end, the Red Bulls celebrated a deserved, hard-earned 3:1 win against the ten-time Swedish champions and take a two-goal lead into the second leg in Karlstad in two weeks' time.
Statement Nash Nienhuis
“That was a really good game of hockey over the full 60 minutes. It was a great win for us. Everyone did their job and fought. We knew it was going to be tough, but today we just played unbelievable.”
Champions Hockey League | Playoff quarterfinals
EC Red Bull Salzburg - Färjestad Karlstad 3:1 (1:1, 2:0, 0:0)
Goals:
1:0 | 16:29 | Ryan Murphy
1:1 | 17:02 | Marian Studenic
2:1 | 28:24 | Nash Nienhuis | SH
3:1 | 37:02 | Scott Kosmachuk | PP
Spectators: 2.281
Second leg CHL quarterfinal
17.12.24 | 7 p.m. | Färjestad Karlstad - EC Red Bull Salzburg
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