In the 2nd class North B, Elsbethen clearly won 3-0 at home in the pursuit duel against Croatia Salzburg. After two recent defeats, they are back with a lot of mentality and an overall dominant performance in the fight for promotion.
It’s a hot duel for the top of the 2nd class North B. Although Hallein 1b has shown the greatest promotion ambitions so far, their pursuers are close behind. With the home win in the six-point game against Croatia Salzburg, Elsbethen made a small jump to second place in the table. “Double punishment” consolidates the game The hosts dominated the game from the start, but there was a lack of converting their chances. After about 25 minutes, the encounter came to a head: Croatia’s Denis Kipngetich pulled the emergency brake. The consequence was his second yellow card and a penalty, which was consistently sunk by Andreas Weilhammer. “Last year in the fall Andi tore the medial ligament in his left knee and was out for a long time. Now he was back in the starting line-up for the first time and immediately showed an extremely strong performance,” said Elsbethen coach Arlen Thai, praising his vice-captain. Shortly before the break he scored his second goal of the day. Mentality brings three important points After the restart, Croatia Salzburg once again threw everything into the balance, but they kept bouncing off the home team’s stable defense. Karl Prinz decided the match early with his goal in the 68th minute, and the final score was 3-0. Elsbethen thus won the duel and is now back in the league in the table. “To show such a strong performance in such an important game after two bitter defeats is remarkable,” Arlen Thai praised his boys. The table is coming to a head So far, Hallein 1b has clearly shown the greatest ambitions for promotion, but the challengers are already close behind. Elsbethen was able to catch up a bit and is three points behind. Siezenheim, who drew 3-3 against the leader, is four points behind. Croatia Salzburg lags slightly behind, seven grains behind.Thomas Schaier2. Class North B: Golling 1b – SAK 1b 1:2 (0:1), Siezenheim 1b – Hallein 1b 3:3 (1:2), Adnet 1b – Bad Vigaun 2:3 (1:1), Großgmain – Puch 1b 4:2 (2:1), Elsbethen – Croatia Salzburg 3:0 (2:0).
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