Austria cheers: Shock victory over Slovenia secures quarter-final chance!

Austria cheers: Shock victory over Slovenia secures quarter-final chance!

Austria's ice hockey national team has won an important victory at the Ice Hockey World Championship. On May 18, 2025, the Slovenia team defeated 3-2 after penalty shootout. This success ensures the chance to enter the quarter-finals, which has not been successful since 1994, such as [Laola1.at] (https://www.laola1.at/de/red/wintersport/EISHOCKEY/Weltmeisterschaft/naechster-wm-sieg --Oesterreich-s-zlowenien/).

The game was competitive from the start. Austria had to accept an early deficit when Blaz Gregorc scored 1-0 for Slovenia in the 10th minute after a deflected shot. Marco Kasper had previously had a chance in the first minute, which, however, failed due to Slovenian goalkeeper Lukas Horak. Austria also came under pressure in the first half by punishing Clemens Unterweger and Gregor Biber, which led to a 3: 5 outnumber.

exciting match and strong performance

Austria quickly recovered from the setback. Dominik Zwerger equalized to 1-1 in the 14th minute. The Austrians remained active in the second half, even if the shots by Peter Schneider and Vinzenz Rohrer failed on goalkeeper Horak. In the 50th minute, Brian Lebler took the lead 2-1 before Robert Sabolic equalized for Slovenia in the 54th minute.

The game also remained goalless in the extension, and the exit had to be decided in the penalty shootout. Here Lukas Haudum, Dominik Zwerger and Benjamin Baumgartner demonstrated nerve strength, while goalkeeper David Kickert parried all attempts by the Slovenes, as well as oe24.at reported.

look into the future

With this victory, Austria now has seven points from five games and remains in the race for the quarter -finals. The next game against Latvia is already on Tuesday and could secure the final move into the quarter -finals. The direct competition forms Slovakia, which is also at seven points, and Latvia with six points.

The history of the Ice Hockey Championship goes back to 1908 when the international ice hockey association LihG was founded. The tournament has passed many changes over the decades, including the inclusion of professional players and the increasing popularity in different countries. The World Cup is now held with 16 teams that fight for the title and remains a highlight in the international ice hockey calendar, as on [wikipedia] (https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/eishockey world championship).

Austria's team took a positive step in this World Cup season with his combative spirit and the strong team performance. The hope of the quarter -finals is tangible and the next games will show where the trip is going for the team.