Austria's ice hockey heroes fight for quarter -finals after victory against Slovenia!

Austria's ice hockey heroes fight for quarter -finals after victory against Slovenia!

Stockholm, Schweden - The Austrian ice hockey team won a dramatic 3-2 victory against Slovenia after penalty shooting at the World Cup in Stockholm. With this third tournament success, the team enables itself to fight for the quarter -final ticket. The game started with an early setback: Paul Stapelfeldt fought a puck into his own goal in the 10th minute and thus put Slovenia in the lead. But Austria's answer was not long in coming. Dominic Zwerger achieved the equalization just four minutes later.

In the further course of the first period, both teams had their chances, whereby Austria appeared dangerously through Lukas Kainz, whose shot on the crossbar. In the third section, Brian Lebler gave the Austrians 2-1 in the 49th minute. Five minutes later, however, Robert Sabolic equalized for the Slovenes. In the regular season and the subsequent extension there was no further goal, which made penalty shootout necessary.

decision in penalty shooting

At the crucial moment, the Austrians showed nerve strength. Lukas Haudum, Dominic Zwerger and Benjamin Baumgartner converted their shots. Goalkeeper David Kickert, on the other hand, parried all attacks by the Slovenian players and thus secured victory for the Austrian team. Austria has now collected a total of seven points from five games in Group A.

The next crucial game for the ÖEHV team is already coming up next Tuesday. In the duel against Latvia, which begins at 12:20 p.m., Austria needs a victory to secure the move into the quarter -finals, while Slovakia is also in the race with seven points and Latvia with six points.

World Cup context and history

This game was part of the group phase of the 2025 World Cup, which is held in the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. The World Cup in Sweden began for Austria on May 9 with a game against Finland and is expected to end on May 20 with the match against Latvia. The Austrian ice hockey team, which is led by head coach Roger Bader, can look back on a long history, including two bronze medals at the World Championships from 1931 and 1947. In recent years, the team has continuously established itself in the top division and is now playing for the fifth time in a row.

A lot is at stake for the players, and enthusiasm grows while they are preparing for the remaining challenges in this prestigious tournament. With hope and excitement, fans and supporters look at the next games and the opportunity to achieve the quarter -finals. Whenever the team is on the ice, a gripping performance that the audience captivates is expected.

like Oe24.at Austria with the victory against Slovenia not only preserves the possibility of the quarter -finals, but also shows the progress that the team has made in international ice hockey. Courage and team spirit will be crucial if you enter the next round. This statement is also underlined by Sn.at , while the history of ice hockey in Austria is repeatedly rewritten through the current successes, as in wm-eishockey.de can be read.