The HC Merano Junior Adler's Taggart Desmet scored 4:01 into overtime to beat the SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan Broncos, 2-1 (OT).

HC Merano Junior's Vincenzo Marozzi was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 38 saves and let only one puck past him. Marozzi certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 2.18 entering the contest.

The Adler were paced by Desmet, who registered one goal and one assist.

HC Merano Junior stifled SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

HC Merano Junior also got a goal from Michele Ciresa as well. Other players who recorded assists for HC Merano Junior were Viktor Wallin, who had one.

The Broncos' offense operated below they season average. SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan puts an average of 3.4 pucks into the net per game.

The Broncos were led by Tobias Kofler, who scored the team's only goal. Kofler scored 15:55 into the third period to make the score 1-1. Trevor Jon Caig provided the assist.

The Adler incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Charles Albert Corsi recorded 14 saves for SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan. The Broncos incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.