Austria wins the first game at ice hockey World Cup-Diepresse.com
Austria prevailed 3-2 against Slovakia in penalty shooting. Kickert fixed the victory with a parade – including a highly controversial defense against Kristof.
In the third game, Austria’s ice hockey team also rewarded itself for the next strong performance at the World Cup in Stockholm. The ÖEHV selection won against Slovakia 3: 2 after penalty shooting on Monday (2: 0.0: 1.0: 0.1: 0) and scored the first two points. Goals by Peter Schneider (8th and decisive penalty) as well as Marco Kasper (12th) and a successful defense battle with a strong goalkeeper David Kickert brought success.
After two days off on Thursday (8:20 p.m.) against record world champion Canada, the key games will follow in the fight for relegation against France (Friday, 16.20) and Slovenia (Sunday, 16.20/all live ORF). Finally, Latvia is waiting on Tuesday.
ÖEHV team starts with a lot of momentum
The Austrians took the momentum from the good appearances against Finland (1: 2) and Sweden (2: 4) and dominated the World Cup quarter-finalists of the past year in the first third. Lukas Haudum and Dominique Heinrich still knocked on, but in the 8th minute the deserved tour of Schneider after the ideal pass from Bernd Wolf. NHL-Tracher Kasper increased to 2-0 (12th) after he had refueled against three Slovaks.
The Roger Bader team was also perfectly defensive, only in the 11th minute goalkeeper David Kickert had to access for the first time. Kickert was back in action because Tolvanen is in Helsinki with his heavily pregnant wife. In the power play shortly before the first break, the Slovaks had a first urge phase and also bad luck with a rod shot.
Strong Kickert holds Austria in the game
From the average third, the Slovaks put pressure on them, Kickert was regularly the focus and made his thing excellent. The connection goal was made after a self -error when David Maier fits from behind the goal directly to Samuel Honzek, who shot (27th). The Austrians rarely get relief attacks, but they were dangerous. Lucas Thaler met the rod (24th), Heinrich Die Latte (30th), Dominic Zwerger failed on the goalkeeper (36.).
The defense battle continued in the final third. Haudum had the chance of the third goal, in return Matus Sukel scored the deserved 2: 2 (51.). Kickert secured his team at least one point with a strong parade against Sebastian Cederle (57th).
In 99 out of 100 cases a foul
Austria only won the victory in penalty shooting. Peter Schneider exploits the decisive penalty worth seeing and then the great hour of goalie David Kickert. He fixed the victory with a parade – including a highly controversial defense against Kristof. Kiclert got the shooter from the legs with the stick, in 99 out of 100 cases this is a foul in ice hockey.
The Slovaks protested and sensed a scandal, Austria’s anthem sounded anyway. Maybe it was balancing justice for the unknown compensation against Finland to 2: 2? The referees also made a strange decision. (Red./apa)
