Salzburg immediately regained home advantage with a win in Bozen. This means that the semi-final series is now best of five. Continuation on Sunday in Salzburg.
The 5,500 spectators in the Bozen Eiswelle had to wait until the 32:23 minute for the first goal in the second semi-final game. Then Robertson – nicely served by Nissner – scored Salzburg’s first goal in the series and caused confusion for the South Tyroleans, who were nowhere near as confident as they were in the first game. Until the curious equalizer came when the Bulls were outnumbered: one that bounced off the plexiglass behind the goal The puck fell into the visitors’ goal via the crossbar and the back of goalie Tolvanen. But just 14 seconds later Raffl scored to take the lead again – Harvey, who was a wall in Bozen’s 2-0 win in game one, was beaten twice within six minutes. This built up the champion’s continued compact appearance. Like Paul Huber’s 3:1, which is well worth seeing. Tolvanen and Co. closed the gap even when they were outnumbered and brought the series 1:1 to the finish line. “We carried out our game plan really well, allowed little and took advantage of the opportunities at the front,” said Paul Huber. And his goal? “It finally worked again.” The KAC is already 2-0 ahead in the series: 4-2 win in Pustertal.
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