In a game where neither team could get a cushion, the HC Eppan Appiano Sarah Pirates escaped with a 4-2 victory over the HC Neumarkt Egna Riwega Wild Goose.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Philipp Jaitner at 13:29 of the second period.

HC Eppan Appiano Sarah's penalty kill excelled, as the Pirates gave up one goal despite allowing eight power plays.

HC Eppan Appiano Sarah was led by Jaitner, who grabbed one goal and one assist.

The Pirates could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 18 minutes in penalties during the game.

HC Eppan Appiano Sarah additionally got points from Stefan Unterkofler, who also registered one goal and one assist, Philipp Platter, who also had one goal and one assist, and David Ceresa, who also tallied one goal and one assist. In addition, HC Eppan Appiano Sarah received assists from Patrick Wallenberg, who had two and Jan Waldner and Alex Jaitner, who contributed one a piece.

HC Neumarkt Egna Riwega's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as the Wild Goose finished with 18 penalty minutes.

HC Neumarkt Egna Riwega was led by Patrick Zambaldi, who racked up one goal and one assist. Zambaldi scored 6:47 into the second period to make the score 2-1 HC Neumarkt Egna Riwega. Davide Stricker provided the assist. HC Neumarkt Egna Riwega also got a goal from Christian Rainer as well. Other players who recorded assists for HC Neumarkt Egna Riwega were Brent Patry, who had one.

Mark Demetz recorded 40 saves for HC Eppan Appiano Sarah. The Pirates registered two goals on eight power play opportunities. The Wild Goose's Alex Caffi stopped 36 shots out of the 39 that he faced.