Austria beats Australia in a game of turnarounds
Team Austria finished second in Group C after coming from behind to beat Team Australia in a game of two turnarounds. Andre Niec scored the winning goal late in the third period.
| Game no. 21 • bC3 • TUe 21/6/2011 • 17:00 • Schedule and results | ||
|---|---|---|
Austria |
4:3 |  Australia |
| (2:0, 0:1, 2:2, 0:0) | ||
| Schilcher - Altmenn, Reiner, Baumgartner, Riegler - Schweda, Walchshofer, Draschkowitz D., Draschkowitz L., Niec, Weiszensteiner, Dorazil, Quinz- Kugerl. | Robledodelabarra - McDowell, Cleland, Nash, Rozdarz - York, Fritchley, Gavin, Casaceli - Collins, Jones, Dunstan, Bourke - Osullivan, Brophy. | |
| Goals and assists: 1. Riegler (Altmann, Riener), 9. Baumgartner (Riegler), 32. Draschkowitz L. (Walchshofer, Riener), 33. Niec - 19. Fritchley (Casaceli), 28. Jones (Bourke), 29. Nash (McDowell). | ||
| Shots: 22:25
(6:4, 5:5, 5:11, 6:5).
Penalties: 3:3.
PP goals: 0:0.
SH goals: 0:0. Refferees: Friday (CAN), Aumueller (GER). |
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Game report
Austria started strongly and Axel Riegler opened the scoring with a precise shot past the goalkeeper. In the 9th minute, Gregor Baumgartner´s effort went in via a deflection off the underside of the post. Austria was on top in the first quarter and was supported by a great performance from goalie Schilcher.
However, the game provided a sharp twist when Luke Fritchley pulled one back for Australia on a powerplay. In the 28th minute, Jones capitalized on a big mistake by Austrian defence, slipped through on goal and finished perfectly. Not even one minute later, Adrian Nash tapped in a close range rebound to turn the score around.
Austrians still had enough in their reservoir to come back. Lukas Draschkowitz´s close range rebound equalized the score and one minute later, Andre Niec showed great skill in finishing his individual effort with a goal towards the far post. “We managed to come back, so we are very happy for a win,” said Mario Altmann of Team Austria. His team finishes second in Group C, while Australia is third. “We are not happy with the result, but we put a lot of effort into the game. We want to come back with a medal,” said Team Australia captain Jordan Gavin.
Author: Lukas Peroutka
Game reactions
Jürgen Leibig (Austria Head Coach):
The game was very even. We made up for a yesterday´s loss. Our young team worked well and showed a good performance.
Michael Flaherty (Australia Head Coach):
I am pleased with the team´s performance. Players put a lot of effort into the game. We have the most important games coming up in the playoffs and I feel this game provided us a good platform to build on.
