The HC Eppan Appiano Sarah Pirates, who led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by HC Eppan Appiano Sarah and clinched a 3-1 victory.

The Pirates led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when HC Eppan Appiano Sarah's Jan Waldner's scored at 12:11 in the first period to put the Pirates up 3-0.

The SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan Broncos were stymied by HC Eppan Appiano Sarah netminder Mark Demetz, who stopped 29 shots during the victory. The solid play of Demetz will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 1.86.

SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan's power play was ineffective against the Pirates' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

HC Eppan Appiano Sarah stifled the Broncos' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

The Pirates were helped by Tobias Ebner, who racked up one goal. Ebner scored 1:27 into the first period to make the score 2-0 HC Eppan Appiano Sarah. Daniel Peruzzo picked up the assist. HC Eppan Appiano Sarah additionally got points from Patrick Wallenberg, who also finished with one goal and one assist. In addition, HC Eppan Appiano Sarah received assists from Philipp Jaitner, who had two and David Ceresa and Matthias Eisenstecken, who each chipped in one.

SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three HC Eppan Appiano Sarah power plays. The Broncos could not produce up to they normal offensive output. SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan averages 3.7 goals per game.

The Broncos were led by Tobias Kofler, who scored the team's only goal. Kofler scored 9:17 into the second period to make the score 3-1 HC Eppan Appiano Sarah. Patrick Mair assisted on the tally.

HC Eppan Appiano Sarah incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Dominik Steinmann took the loss and made four saves before being replaced by Charles Albert Corsi who made eight saves. SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.