Hafro SG Cortina tried its best to erase a four-goal deficit, but Rittner Buam would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 4-3.

Rittner Buam made the score 4-0 on a goal by Brendan Cook at 11:27 in the second period, and Hafro SG Cortina got as close as 4-3 when Saverio Posa scored 18:00 into the third period.

Rittner Buam was led by Mark Van Guilder, who finished with one goal and one assist. Van Guilder scored 1:44 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Rittner Buam. Simon Kostner assisted on the tally. Others who scored for Rittner Buam included David Ceresa and Andreas Alber, who each put in one. More assists for Rittner Buam came via Emanuel Scelfo, who had two and Fabian Ebner, Brad Cole, Christian Borgatello, and Thomas Spinell, who contributed one each.

Hafro SG Cortina managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Hafro SG Cortina ended up below its season average of 10.0 penalty minutes per game. The defensemen of Hafro SG Cortina were also effective in Rittner Buam's zone, and came away with two goals.

Hafro SG Cortina was helped by Alexander Gellert, who registered one goal. Gellert scored 16:29 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Rittner Buam. Angelo Esposito picked up the assist. Hafro SG Cortina additionally got points from Posa, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Stefano Momesso also scored for Hafro SG Cortina. In addition, Hafro SG Cortina received assists from Peter Wunderer, who had two.

Andrew Engelage recorded 20 saves for Rittner Buam. Rittner Buam incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Hafro SG Cortina's Martino Valle Da Rin stopped 26 shots out of the 30 that he faced. Hafro SG Cortina registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.