The decisive, fifth semi-final matches of the Alpine Hockey League were scheduled for Saturday night. The Dragons defeated Lustenau 5-0 and secured a place in the final, where their opponent Asiago will be eliminated.
Photo: Eva Brili Grebenar
Our hockey players were already leading 2-0 in the semi-finals, but the Austrians managed to equalize. In the fifth game, the Dragons started great and Aleksandar Magovac has already beaten goalkeeper Anthony Morron after six seconds of play. In the continuation of the first third, the Ljubljana team held all the threads in their hands and secured the victory after the first part of the game. They went into the locker room with a high four-goal advantage. They were still successful Miha log into, Miha Zajc in Žiga Bellies, who scored another 5: 0 in the second period, which was also the final result.
Numerous provocations and exclusions followed in the second third, but the winner was known. In the last third, the Dragons slowed down a bit, but there were no surprises, Paavo Hölsä however, he again kept his net intact.
»You can never control the end result and in hockey anything is possible. I am proud of the performance of our hockey players, they did their best on the ice. We started strong, we didn't bother with the result, we did our best. If you fall, you pick yourself up and move on. In the final, our opponent will be Asiago, which is a good team. We will play our game and do our best, "Said the coach after the match Raimo Summanen.
Captain at home games Žiga Bellies he said they agreed before the game to play more aggressive hockey. »We gave them too much space in the last two matches and I think it was a shock for the Austrians from the very beginning. They probably expected a different face for our team, we also shocked them with a goal in the sixth second. We knew we were a better opponent, but in the last two games nothing matched us. Today, however, we have shown the right character, we have shown that we know how to stand together. We have learned a lot from the last two defeats. Defeats came at the right time,He says Žiga Bellies, who expects much more aggressive hockey with more game on the body from matches with Asiago.
He proved that the boys wanted a strong and quick start Aleksandar Magovac, who scored in the sixth second. »We quickly stopped them, surprised them, eliminated the mistakes from the past two matches. We have shown that they cannot compete with us. In the final, we wanted Jesenice, but what it is, it is. Our goals are clear, ”He said.
The finals begin on Tuesday, April 20, at 20.00 pm in the Tivoli Hall. The live broadcast will be on Šport TV.
You can see the statistics from the match at this link.
You can see the photo gallery from the match at this link.
