Game 7 or championship party?

Game 5: HC Asiago – Ritten/Renon Sport 5:1 (2:0, 2:1, 1:0), series 3-2

Asiago started with a lot of firepower, whereas Ritten did not seem as determined and focused. Just over one minute played and David Borrelli scored the leading goal for the Lions, as he was forgotten by the South Tyrolean’s defence. Asiago remained the team with the majority of chances and so it was Layne Ulmer to give his club the 2:0 lead in the 16^th minute. Also on this goal the defence of Ritten did not seem very stable, since once again Ulmer was let alone in the slot area. Eric Johansson had the chance to score in the last seconds, but Marozzi and his teammates managed to end the first 20 minutes with a two-goal-lead.

In the 22^nd minute Luca Felicetti gave the ‘Buam’ some hope, as he was able to beat Marozzi on the five hole. It did not take long for Asiago to find an answer though and 52 seconds later it was Federico Benetti, assisted by Presti, to score on the counter attack.

32 seconds later and the 3500 fans in the sold out ‘Stadio Odegar’ could celebrate again. Ruben Rampazzo’s shot from the blue line got blocked by Kevin DeVergiglio, who used his speed to increase the lead for the Lions.

Ritten tried to come back and had some good chances with Borgatello and Ansoldi, but they were not able to create a lot of traffic in front of Vincenzo Marozzi. Layne Ulmer added an empty netter in the last minute of play to make it 5-1 for the ‘stellati’.

On Monday in Collalbo/Klobenstein, Asiago has the chance to win their 5^th ‘scudetto’ in club history. Everything is set for an exciting Game 6, as the defending champions will not want to see Asiago raise the cup in the ‘Arena Ritten’.

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