It’s over! KAC is in the semi-finals, beating VSV 3-2 after extra time and 4-1 in the series. Because in detention, guest striker Witting hit the eagles 3: 2 under the bar in the heart.
The Eagles started like the fire brigade, immediately pushed the KAC in the back – and were quickly rewarded. The bell rang after 107 seconds: Rebernig checked KAC striker Hochegger, who couldn’t get the puck from his own third. Maxa takes over and hits through the legs of KAC goalie Dahm. After that, the home side made the game, but Collins failed again in front of Dahm (9th). On the other side, Gomboc fired the first warning shot (10′). Later, Dahm was able to parry against VSV striker Luciani with the schooner. It went 1-0 into the dressing room for the first time.Villach hit back immediatelyThe second period also belonged to VSV, but Dahm won against Rauchenwald (22nd) and Mattinen. Before the KAC slowly woke up – the eagles still had the best chance. Luciani used Desjardins perfectly right in front of goal, but he was denied by KAC goalie Dahm’s schooner (30′). Immediately afterwards there was the first power play for KAC – but here, too, guest goalie Dahm saved against Tomazevic. The Danish goalie kept the Red Jackets in play. And suddenly the Villach goal rang: the puck went back to Jensen Aabo, who hammered it flat into the corner to equalize. After Villach’s Rebernig hit the post, the Eagles celebrated the next lead 98 seconds after the 1:1 – Viveiros took aim, Dahm’s defense and the puck from Petersen’s ice skate landed in the net (37′). So VSV led 2-1 after 40 minutes. In the final third, an exchange of blows developed! On the Villach side, Ruachenwald (45′, 49′) failed twice – at KAC Kraus had a great chance to equalize, but only knocked on the inside bar. But three minutes later Lessio was able to equalize after a dream pass from Postma directly in front of the VSV goal (52nd) – 2:2. And 67 seconds later, the Redjackets cheered again when Ganahl deflected a shot from the air. Because of the suspicion of a high stick, there was a video review – and the referees recognized the goal. The score remained 2-2 and it went into the first overtime of the series.Witting shoots KAC into luckIn the overtime, the extremely strong KAC goalkeeper Dahm held again against Luciani and Collins – before the red jackets struck ice cold. Witting came over the side and hit directly under the bar (68th). Like two years ago, KAC threw Villach out with a total score of 4:1.
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