Friday, 04. April 2025 |
Red Bulls take first lead in the final series Salzburg fights for a 2:1 overtime win against the KAC in Klagenfurt// win2day ICE Hockey League | PlayoffsEC Red Bull Salzburg won the first playoff final game of the win2day ICE Hockey League against EC-KAC in Klagenfurt 2:1 after overtime to take a 1:0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The KAC played a strong game at eye level with the Red Bulls and took an early lead. Mario Huber equalized the score at 1:1 in the power play in the first period. After two goalless but hard-fought third periods, Lucas Thaler sealed the deal in the 69th minute of overtime and secured the Red Bulls their first win in the series, which will now continue on Sunday in Salzburg with the second final game.
Next final game of the Red Bulls
On 6 April in the Eisarena Salzburg vs. EC-KAC | Livestream
Statement Oliver David
Course of the game
The KAC opened the final series with a goal in the 3rd minute, Finn van Ee deflected a shot from distance right in front of Salzburg goalkeeper Atte Tolvanen. In the initially controlled game of both teams, the duels were fast. Klagenfurt then became more pressing in front of goal, but in the first powerplay of the game Mario Huber tucked the disc into Sebastian Dahm's box from the left face-off circle (11'). The game became more intense. Salzburg took the momentum with them and were now better in the game. The KAC caused uncertainty with two or three really dangerous scenes in the Salzburg goal area. Thomas Raffl then had Salzburg's best chance after a short solo run, but under pressure (14th). After an even 20 minutes, the score was 1:1.
The second period brought a lot of fighting and initially few chances. It went back and forth, both goalies were on hand to save a few shots from nowhere. The first Klagenfurt powerplay (from the 30th minute) saw a lot of traffic and confusion in front of Salzburg's goal, but Atte Tolvanen then cleared. Troy Bourke then had Salzburg's best chance so far with a rebound alone in front of the Klagenfurt goal (35'). On Klagenfurt's next power play, Atte Tolvanen let the shot go after a good Nick Petersen shot and Peter Hochkofler cleared. Salzburg were more present than in the first period, but the score remained 1:1 after 40 minutes.
The KAC started the final period full of pressure and dominated the opening phase. Tobias Sablattnig put the ball on the bar from distance during another Klagenfurt overtime spell (44'). The Red Bulls got back into the game with a powerplay of their own and the action went back and forth. Klagenfurt's Senna Peeters had a chance on a rebound (51'), but was stopped decisively. During Klagenfurt's third strong powerplay of the period, Salzburg had to pull out all the stops to prevent the impending goal. They put a lot of effort into blocking all shots and played their way into extra time. The game continued with unbelievable intensity, with both teams working relentlessly towards the goal at high speed. Lucas Thaler finally took his chance and secured victory for the Red Bulls with a well-placed shot from the half-high slot (69') and thus the first lead in the series.
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Statement by Oliver David
“Klagenfurt were the better team today. The best thing we did was to play with full commitment. We already had that in the semi-final, that we often found a way to win in such situations. In the end, we scored the goal and that's what counts. But we have to get ourselves back in better shape for the next game.”
win2day ICE Hockey League | Playoff Final | Game 1
EC-KAC - EC Red Bull Salzburg 1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0) OT
Goals:
1:0 | 02:24 | Finn van Ee
1:1 | 10:49 | Mario Huber | PP
1:2 | 68:17 | Lucas Thaler
Spectators: 4.409
Playoff Final | KAC vs. Red Bulls | 0:1
1 | Fri, 04.04.25 | EC-KAC - EC Red Bull Salzburg 1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0) OT
2 | Sun, 06.04.25 | EC Red Bull Salzburg - EC-KAC | 5.30 p.m.
3 | Tue, 08.04.25 | EC-KAC - EC Red Bull Salzburg | 7.30 p.m.
4 | Fri, 11.04.25 | EC Red Bull Salzburg - EC-KAC | 7.30 p.m.
5* | Sun, 13.04.25 | EC-KAC - EC Red Bull Salzburg | 5.30 p.m.
6* | Tue, 15.04.25 | EC Red Bull Salzburg - EC-KAC | 7.30 p.m.
7* | Thu, 17.04.25 | EC-KAC - EC Red Bull Salzburg | 7.30 p.m.
* If necessary | Starting times may change due to TV games
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