Rittner Buam gutted out a close 4-2 win against HC Val Pusteria Lupi.

Each team kept the other at bay throughout the game, and Emanuel Scelfo secured the win for Rittner Buam with a goal in the third period.

Scelfo had two goals to lead Rittner Buam to victory.

Rittner Buam's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Rittner Buam finished with 16 penalty minutes.

Rittner Buam also had goals scored by Fabian Ebner and Brendan Cook, who scored one goal each. More assists for Rittner Buam came via Julian Kostner, who had two and David Ceresa, Alex Frei, Brad Cole, and Mark Van Guilder, who each chipped in one.

HC Val Pusteria Lupi was helped by Kevin DeVergilio, who tallied two goals. DeVergilio scored the first of his two goals at 9:42 into the first period to make the score 1-0 HC Val Pusteria Lupi. Max Oberrauch picked up the assist. DeVergilio's next tally made the score 2-1 HC Val Pusteria Lupi with one second1 seconds left in the second period. Francois Bouchard provided the assist. In addition, HC Val Pusteria Lupi received assists from Giulio Scandella, who had one.

Rittner Buam's Andrew Engelage stopped 32 shots out of the 34 that he faced. Rittner Buam registered one goal on one power play opportunities. Juuso Riksman made 26 saves for HC Val Pusteria Lupi on 29 shots. HC Val Pusteria Lupi incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.