Heated game at the leader ends in defeat

Dornbirn. The Dornbirn roller hockey cracks again covered empty kilometers at the weekend. At RHC Dornbirn, the suspended coach Francesco Dolce was missing from the gang, who cheered on him from the stands. For a long time, the ball circled from one row to the other with alternating possession. It took more than a quarter of an hour before the scoring began in the Mur Hall. A penalty was the decisive factor for the first goal of the evening, which was scored by a follow-up attempt by Skulli. With this only goal from the home side, both teams went to the dressing rooms for tea.

In the early stages of the second half, Messestadt put pressure on Thun’s goal and were rewarded, Mostögl equalized to make it 1-1. Gomez del Torno’s blue card came at the wrong time, Rettenmund sank outnumbered and put the stars back in front. A 3:1 lead after a few minutes then put the Dornbirn team under pressure. After conceding, Brunner & Co took a timeout, and Lestorto replied just 33 seconds later. But instead of equalizing, Schober restored the two-goal lead. The course of the game became more and more hectic and emotionally charged. The last three minutes of the game were announced, nine team fouls were lit up on the scoreboard, and Flavio Silva, who was a repeat offender, blew his fuses during an interruption. Behind the referee’s back, he stretched out the approaching Mostögl and hit him in the face. An activity that will probably not go unpunished by the association, at least a protest was lodged by the RHC Dornbirn. The game continued and Dornbirn promptly conceded the fifth goal. After a nice assist from Captain Brunner, Jochum managed to get back the goal, but the final offensive went unrewarded and the game ended 5:3 for the hosts.

“Unfortunately there was nothing to gain again, Thun should be as good as done with this win, but for us the playoff is getting further and further away and we are doomed to win in the next few games,” was the disappointed summary of Coach Dolce. (cth)