Red jackets celebrate Thriller victory in Ljubljana: 7: 5 in the peat festival!

Red jackets celebrate Thriller victory in Ljubljana: 7: 5 in the peat festival!

As part of an exciting ice hockey game on Sunday evening, the EC-KAC was able to expand its winning streak in away games. The red jackets triumphed in Ljubljana with an exciting 7: 5 against Olimpija. In a match that took the audience with a total of twelve goals and five leadership changes, the Klagenfurters show a remarkable team performance.

The start of the game was promising for the red jackets when Bischofberger completed a solo attack in numerical inferiority and scored the first goal. But the hosts reacted quickly and took the lead 3-1 with a hit by Kerbashian, Mahkovec and Simsic. However, the last goal in the first third of Herburger gave the Klagenfurter hope again towards the end of the section.

Turning point in the second third

In the second third, the red jackets showed a defensive stability and were able to record two goals. Hochegger first distracted a shot from Nickl into the net, followed by Pastujov's successful completion after a bar shot. With a 3: 3 draw, we went into the third break, but the atmosphere overturned again in the last third when Gregore and Sabolic for Ljubljana took the lead again.

The last ten minutes of the game were completely devoted to the red jackets. With a goal from Bischofberger, who dropped a shot from Petersen, the Klagenfurters equalized to 5: 5. The decisive goal came from Obersteiner, who decisively distracted another shot from Bischofberger. Just 35 seconds after the sixth goal of the game, Fraser scored the final goal for 7: 5 in the power play.

Team spirit and analysis

After the game, Head Coach Kirk Furey explained: "Of course, that wasn't the kind of ice hockey game that the coaching rods wanted to see, it was a peat festival. But our team never gave up and put on the pressure." Furey emphasized that the team had to be ready to tackle the upcoming video analyzes in order to learn from the fluctuations in performance and to bring consistency into their game.

While the red jackets are now traveling to Asiago with this important away win in the back for their next game, the team enjoys the moment and the team performance shown. "I am extremely proud of our team," concluded Furey. This impressive performance of the red jackets shows that they are on the right track to find their shape and to come back even more in the coming games.

Further information on the exciting game and the perspectives of the EC-KAC is available here.