Friday, 07. March 2025 |
Red Bulls earn first match point in playoff duel with Székesfehérvár 2:0 home win against the Hungarians again with a shutout by Atte Tolvanen// win2day ICE Hockey League | PlayoffsEC Red Bull Salzburg won the third playoff quarter-final game of the win2day ICE Hockey League at home against Hydro Fehérvár AV19 2:0 to take a 3:0 lead in the best-of-seven series. In a real playoff game, the Red Bulls once again impressed with consistent defensive work and decided the game with two powerplay goals from Peter Schneider and Benjamin Nissner in the second period. Goalkeeper Atte Tolvanen again played a big part in the success, not allowing a goal for the second time in a row. The Red Bulls now have the chance to advance to the semi-finals with another win in the fourth quarter-final game in Székesfehérvár on Sunday (4:00 pm).
Next home game | still open
Highlights Red Bulls vs. Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Course of the game
The first period was perhaps the most intense in the quarter-final duel with Fehérvár AV19 so far. It was straight to the point, with hardly any interruptions in the proverbial battle for every inch of ice. The visitors were just as offensive-minded as the Red Bulls and gave them a tough fight. Evenly matched at the start, with more offensive zone time for the home side towards the end. A number of chances resulted from rebounds in front of the visitors' safe goalkeeper Rasmus Reijola. His counterpart Atte Tolvanen had more to do, especially in the opening period. After a high-intensity third with an equally high tempo, but still little compelling in front of goal, the teams went into the break goalless.
Peter Schneider redeemed the Red Bulls in the first powerplay shortly after the restart, curling the disc over the goalie's shoulder into the short corner from an almost impossibly tight angle (23'). And the Red Bulls went one better on the very next powerplay, Benjamin Nissner extending Ryan Murphy's shot to give them a 2:0 lead (28'). The visitors put up a fight and forced Atte Tolvanen to intervene decisively in two or three tricky situations, but with the lead behind them, Salzburg now pushed forward more and defended well at the back. After 40 minutes, the Red Bulls led 2:0 thanks to two powerplay goals.
In the final third, the game went up and down at an unbroken high tempo, both teams had opportunities and shot a lot from distance. And it became more emotional, with the scuffles and hard tackles increasing. However, the Red Bulls then had more of the play again and caused a number of explosive scenes in front of the Hungarian goal. Florian Baltram was then on the run during a solo run (54'), but was rudely stopped. Peter Schneider had the next goal on his stick in the ensuing power play (54'). There was another brief moment of danger when the visitors took their goalie off the ice three minutes before the end. But a penalty ended this advantage prematurely and then the Red Bulls celebrated another deserved 2:0 win against the Hungarians, who again found no means to crack the Salzburg defense.
Statements Oliver David & Ryan Murphy
Statement Ryan Murphy
“That feels good. There's still the series to play out and a long way to go, but we did a good job again. It doesn't matter how big the win is, we were able to score two more goals than our opponent and that's all that matters.”
win2day ICE Hockey League | Playoff Quarterfinals | Game 3
EC Red Bull Salzburg - Hydro Fehérvár AV19 2:0 (0:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Goals:
1:0 | 22:38 | Peter Schneider | PP
2:0 | 27:20 | Benjamin Nissner | PP
Spectators: 3,068
Playoffs quarterfinals | Red Bulls – Székesfehérvár | 3:0
1 | Sun, 02.03.25 | EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)
2 | Tue, 04.03.25 | Hydro Fehérvár AV19 – EC Red Bull Salzburg 0:1 (0:0, 0:1, 0:0)
3 | Fri, 07.03.25 | EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19 2:0 (0:0, 2:0, 0:0)
4 | Sun, 09.03.25 | Hydro Fehérvár AV19 – EC Red Bull Salzburg | 4 p.m.
5* | Tue, 11.03.25 | EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19 | 7.15 p.m.
6* | Fri, 14.03.25 | Hydro Fehérvár AV19 – EC Red Bull Salzburg | 7.15 p.m.
7* | Sun, 16.03.25 | EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19 | 4.30 p.m.
* If necessary | Starting times may change due to TV games
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