In front of 501 fans on Thursday, the 99ers defeated Fehervar 3-1. They were very important points in the fight for the play-off. Already on Friday evening it is again against the Hungarians in the Liebenauer bunker.
Very important! The 99ers’ ice hockey cracks started their home doubles match against Fehervar with a 3-1 win. Important points in the fight for the play-off and a big boost in motivation for the second duel with Hungary on Friday (7:30 p.m.). It didn’t look like it at first! The guests put on constant pressure, the Grazers only fired the first shot through Ackered after almost seven minutes. First, a goal by Zusevics (18th) was disallowed for being outside the goal area and Boivin’s goalkeeper obstruction after studying the video. But there was no reason for discussion when Zalewski scored a power play goal. While the 99ers were lucky on the defensive with a shot from the pole (23rd), Zalewski did it better again up front – 2:0 for Graz! After that, outnumbered, you had Dusel again, again Alu (31st). And again the Graz offensive made it better: Alagic made the preliminary decision. “We implemented our system superbly, so we have to do it to the end,” said Mike Boivin during the second break. “You know the little teasing.” The Hungarians were able to shorten the power play through Hari, but with a strong defense around goalie Engstrand the victory was played home dry. So the chest should be wide enough for the second duel on Friday! “Defensively we were clearly better than in the last two games. As a result, we were able to create more chances and also had more power,” said striker Dominik Grafenthin, who was already thinking about the second duel. “You know the little teasing and you know what to expect. We have to win every game anyway. Twice in such a short time the same opponent is almost like a play-off feeling.” Hopefully he will feel the real feeling in a few weeks…ICE Hockey League, Thursday: Moser Medical Graz99ers – Fehervar 3:1 (1:0 , 2:0, 0:1), goals: 1:0 (19th, PP) and 2:0 (26th) Zalewski, 3:0 (37th) Alagic, 3:1 (52nd, PP) Hari . – Next: Innsbruck – VSV 2:4. – Friday: Vienna Capitals – Linz (7.15 p.m.), Graz99ers – Fehervar (7.30 p.m., live on Puls24), KAC – Bozen (7.30 p.m.), Pustertal – Znojmo (7.45 p.m.).
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