HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan held on for a 2-1 victory.

A goal by Jason Walters put SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan up 2-0 in the first period, but HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering pulled to within one on Trevor Johnson's tally 12:40 into the third period.

SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan's Mark Demetz was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 35 saves and let only one puck past him. Demetz managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 1.9 prior to the game.

John Lazo also scored for SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan. In addition, SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan received assists from Maksims Sirokovs, who had one and Adam Hughesman, who had two.

More assists for HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering came via Matthew Beca and Andre Signoretti, who contributed one each.

SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Shane Madolora made 20 saves for HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering on 22 shots. HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.