Cell victory in overtime

Things got heated between the Polar Bears and the Eagles

Every centimeter was fought over.(Bild: Johannes Radlwimmer)

A heated derby with lots of emotion, tough duels and a dramatic final phase: Zell's Polar Bears and Kitzbühel fought an intense duel, which the visitors won 3:2 after overtime. There were wild discussions after the game.

Despite having already secured first place in the Master Round, the Zell Eisbären and the Kitzbühel Adler fought a heated derby. Zell put the pressure on from the very first second, while Kitzbühel repeatedly despaired of the strong Max Zimmermann in the Zell goal.

In the twelfth minute, the time had finally come: Max Wilfan gave Zell am See a well-deserved lead after being set up by Piuk and Jennes. Despite further chances, the score remained 0:1 after the first period.

The home side turned up the heat after the break, but Zimmermann once again stood firm and held on to the narrow lead for the visitors. So it was 0:1 going into the final period.

The spectacle began there: Sebastian Christiansen equalized in the 42nd minute and Christopher Schutz made it 2:1 shortly afterwards. But Zell had the answer: Tobias Piuk restored parity in the 50th minute - although the goal should not have counted as the Pinzgau team had too many players on the ice.

The game went into overtime, where a penalty against Kitzbühel played into the visitors' hands. And then came the decision: Philip Putnik, one of Zell's own players, scored the acclaimed winner. The Eisbären thus took home a hard-fought derby victory. There were wild discussions afterwards, with the Tyrolean management team even making an appearance in the referee's booth.