Despite the sensations against the USA (2:3 nV) and the Czech Republic (2:1 nP), Austria’s national ice hockey team slipped into the relegation loop at the World Cup in Finland. The ÖEHV team lost 3:5 (1:1,1:2,1:2) to Norway in Tampere on Wednesday and fell behind the Scandinavians in the table. This means that the fight for relegation is likely to end in a duel with Great Britain in the last game on Monday.
Three power play goals from Dominique Heinrich (7th), Lukas Haudum (27th) and Peter Schneider (57th) were not enough to defeat Norway for the first time since 1999 at a World Cup. Twice Mats Rosseli Olsen (8th/SH, 48th/PP2), Andreas Martinsen (21st), Martin Roymark (32nd) and Martin Ronnild (60th/EN) secured three for the Norwegians, who have always played in Group A since 2006 Points and therefore good chances of staying up.
Austria, this time again with David Kickert in goal and captain Thomas Raffl, who was rested against the Czech Republic, got off to a good start. In the first power play, Heinrich scored to make it 1-0. In the tight game that was expected, the shot backfired in the immediate majority game. After a poor Raffl pass, Rosseli Olsen completed the counterattack to equalize.
At the beginning of the middle period, Norway took the lead for the first time. Martinsen scored from an acute angle in an Austrian penalty that was about to end. After a video check, the goal counted as a possible goalkeeper obstruction.
Team boss Roger Bader’s side managed to equalize through Haudum, but Norway quickly found an answer. With six outfield players and a penalty, Roymark scored to make it 3-2, not least because Kickert had lost his racquet. In the final third, Rosseli Olsen took advantage of a double advantage, Austria came back through Schneider, but the equalizer was no longer possible. Ronnild got the final score into the empty goal.
After a day’s break, Austria is waiting for Austria in the third doubles game, Latvia (Friday, 7.20 p.m.) and Finland (Saturday, 3.20 p.m.), before the final match against Great Britain on (Monday (7.20 p.m. / all ORF Sport +) is probably about the ticket for the 2023 World Cup goes.
Norway – Austria 5:3 (1:1,2:1,2:1)
Tampere, 6.137
Gates: Rosseli Olsen (8./SH, (48./PP2), Martinsen (21.), Roymark (32.), Ronnild (60./EN) or Heinrich (7./PP), Haudum (27./PP ), Schneider (57./PP)
penalty minutes: 14 or 15 plus playing time disciplinary Wimmer.
Norway: Haukeland-Johannesen, Lilleberg; Krogdahl, Norstebo; Klavestad, Rokseth; Kaasastul, Geheb – KA Olimb, M. Olimb, Rosseli Olsen; Martinsen, Haga, Roymark; Hoff, Trettenes, Jakobsson; Salsten, Brekke, Ronnild
Austria: Kickert – Maier, Unterweger; Zundel, Heinrich; B. Wolf, Hackl; Brunner, Wimmer – Kasper, Haudum, Lebler; Schneider, Nissner, Th. Raffl; Feldner, Wukovits, Ganahl; Schwinger, Achermann, P. Huber
Source: Nachrichten
