Salute tournament in Zell

Great Salzburg jubilation in the stable duel

Salzburg with scorer Lewington (center) celebrated third place in Zell in the first Eisbullen meeting at a Salute tournament - Munich only had hanging heads.(Bild: Gintare Karpaviciute - EC Red Bull Salzburg)

Strong David crew won the prestigious meeting in Zell am See against Munich 4:2 and thus secured third place in the Red Bull Salute. The Växjö Lakers (Sd) won the tournament on their first appearance - already 3-0 down in the final, they beat the ZSC Lions (Sz) 4-3 on penalties.

The Eisbullen teams from Salzburg (0:3 against ZSC Lions) and Munich (0:4 against Växjö Lakers) did not cover themselves in glory on the opening day in Zell am See. For the first time in Salute history, there was a "can" duel in the game for third place - and finally the first Bulls goals in the 17th edition of this invitational tournament. Ex-academic Nikolaus Heigl put the Germans in front, but Salzburg's answer - again missing four cracks, with Kickert in goal - was not long in coming.

Schneider scored in the power play, Lewington and Schreiner, after Munich's equalizer with his first professional goal, underlined that the David squad can also pull out different stops offensively than the day before. This was also confirmed by the statistics after two thirds: 20:12 shots on goal.

"It was intense, with tough duels and good goalies," said Peter Schneider, seeing it as more than just a preparation game. Because it was also against the sister club: "Nobody wanted to lose. It's all about honor, the internal rivalry is there." That's why the 4:2 victory - Auer scored into an empty net on the increasingly soft ice (technical problems) - and third place felt particularly good. Coach Oliver David was delighted: "We had a good level, played as a team, were there at the point."

Match for third place: RB Salzburg - RB Munich 4:2 (1:1, 2:1, 1:0). 0:1 (14.) N. Heigl, 1:1 (16.) Schneider (PP), 2:1 (22.) Lewington, 2:2 (27.) Oswald, 3:2 (29.) Schreiner, 4:2 (60.) Auer (EN). Bulls: Kickert; Murphy, Robertson; Lewington, Genoway; Nienhuis, Stapelfeldt; Wimmer; Schneider, Nissner, Krening; Huber, Rowe, Schreier; Thaler, Schreiner, Baltram; Hochkofler, Auer, Kraus. - Ke Kelit Arena, 1900, Kainberger/Palkövi.