KSV Highlanders defeats Sabres St. Pölten and remains the leaders

KSV Highlanders defeats Sabres St. Pölten and remains the leaders

The KSV Highlanders continue their impressive run in the Win2day Austrian Women’s Hockey League. They were able to book two victories last weekend. After a clear 6-2 victory against Salzburg on Saturday, a convincing 3-0 win against the Sabres St. Pölten followed on Sunday, which until then were second in the table. The Highlanders added the first defeat of the season to the Sabres.

With this victory, the Highlanders consolidate their position at the top of the table. However, the Sabres, which are now nine points behind the Highlanders due to this defeat, have still played three games less. The Highlanders suffered their only defeat so far this season in the first duel on September 27th, when they lost 1: 5 against the Sabres.

game course in detail

The game on Sunday was characterized by exciting moments and intensive duels, which the fans in the Kapfenberg Sportzentrum also very much pleased. The Highlanders took the lead in the 26th minute, but had to wait until the 54th minute to meet again. The final score was then achieved in the 57th minute, which gave the Highlanders the necessary security. Viktory Horinkova, the goalkeeper of the Highlanders, delivered an outstanding performance and was able to ward off 38 shots, which gave her the first shutout of the season in the third assignment.

The strong performance of the final woman was crucial for the success and underlines the defensive stability of the Highlanders, who continue to present themselves as one of the strongest team in the league. The encounter was a real spectacle for the spectators and not surprising that it was considered with a lot of applause.

In another game of the European Women’s Hockey League, there was also an exciting meeting on Sunday. The Lakers Carinthia, currently in seventh place, defeated the EVB Eagles South Tyrol, who previously appeared as second in the table, 3-2 in an away game. This result ensures a small revenge, since the Eagles were able to enjoy some successes in the previous competitions and were in the lead in the course of the game with 1: 0 and 2-1. But the Lakers were able to bring about the turn by scored Alina Hinum twelve minutes before the end of the game and was able to defend this lead until the final whistle.

Both games show the dynamics and competitiveness that prevails in the league. The Highlanders in particular look extremely promising with their current style of play and the successes and should remain at the top of the table in the coming weeks. For the current details of the games and further information, we refer to the detailed report on www.eishockey.at .