2023-08-26 18:19:37
Red Bull Salzburg lost 5-3 to HIFK Helsinki at the start of the salute.
Apart from the result, everything went well from Salzburg’s point of view at the Salute premiere in Zell am See: There was a great atmosphere in the completely renovated hall and there was a great performance from Salzburg, who won 3: 5 (2: 0, 0 :2, 1:3) once morest HIFK Helsinki for a lot of effort. At least 1700 fans were there − including a surprising number of Finnish supporters in their red club jerseys, who had made the not exactly short journey from Helsinki to Zell am See. “We had a good chance of winning the game. We were 3-2 up with six minutes to go and then we made mistakes that we have to correct,” summarizes the new Red Bull coach Oliver David. Exactly what he meant: “A few bad changes and we need to clean up our blue line better too. But those are things that can easily be corrected.”
The game started as if there hadn’t been a summer break: Both teams started with enormous intensity, the Finns were a tad faster and more precise, Salzburg responded with a few resounding checks and were amazingly efficient: Mario Huber used the first majority with a hidden one A shot that surprised keeper Raape Taponen in the goal of the seven-time Finnish champions (13′). Because it worked so well, Huber tried once more a little later. And once more the disc wriggled in the net – 2:0 following 15 minutes was quite surprising. Two penalties, taken by Ali Wukovits in a short space of time, were enough for the guests to level the game: Petteri Lindbohm (26th) and Iiro Pekarinnen (29th) each scored outnumbered to make it 2-2.
In the final third, fog also got into the game, apparently a result of the high outside temperatures – and the intensity on the ice also remained high: Tyler Lewington tanked up and put on for Thomas Raffl, who pushed in from close range (54.) . Many thought regarding the decision, but in return the Finns equalized once more (Pakarinen 56th). Luke Martin scored two and a half minutes before the end following Baltram missed the pass to make it 4: 3 for the guests, a second before the end Eetu Koivistoinen put the disc into the empty goal.
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