The Val Pusteria Lupi gutted out a close 4-2 win against the Bolzano Foxes.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Lukas Crepaz at 9:27 of the second period.

Max Oberrauch had two goals to lead Val Pusteria to victory. Oberrauch scored at 17 seconds into the third period to make the score 3-1 Val Pusteria and again while 18:53 into the third to make the score 4-2 Val Pusteria.

Val Pusteria additionally got points from Fredrik Persson, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. More assists for Val Pusteria came via Patrick Bona, Daniel Glira, and Giulio Scandella, who contributed one a piece and Joe Cullen and David Ling, who each chipped in two.

Mikko Stromberg recorded 25 saves for the Lupi. Val Pusteria incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Matthew Zaba made 30 saves for Bolzano on 33 shots. The Foxes incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.