Euro­pean Cup: Austria’s U16 women lose final match to Hungary 1:8

The team coached by head coach Tomáš Kala fell behind 0:1 to a Lara Sághy goal after exactly 14 seconds in their fifth game against Hungary at the Ferlach Ice Arena. Helga Tamás made it 2:0 for Hungary with twelve seconds remaining in the period (20.).

Tamás produced a stellar display in the Gunsmiths’ Town, extending her team’s lead to 4:0 in the second period with two further goals, on the power play (27.) and in the 34th minute.

Johanna Sintschnig (42.) scored Austria’s consolation goal to make it 1:4 early in the final period (42.). Helga Tamás crowned her performance with her fourth goal, making it 5:1 on another power play (44.). Réka Hiezl (47.) and Liza Görbe on the power play (48.) made it 7:1 with a double strike within 75 seconds, before Réka Hiezl again had the final say, making it 8:1 (51.).

Slovakia won the tournament, claiming victory in all five games in regulation time and reaching the maximum tally of 15 points. Hungary finished second with nine points, while Germany took third place with seven points, ahead of France – also on seven points. Germany had won the head-to-head encounter 5:1. Poland followed in fifth place with 6 points, with hosts Austria finishing sixth on one point.

U16 Women’s European Cup 2025

06 May 2025 – 11 May 2025, Ferlach, Austria

Participating countries: Germany, Hungary, France, Slovakia, Austria, Poland

Hungary vs. Austria 8:1 (2:0,2:0,4:1)
HTC Arena 1, Ferlach, 16:30
Hungary goalscorers: Lara Sághy (1.), Helga Tamás (20., 27./PP1, 34., 44./PP1), Réka Hiezl (47., 51.), Liza Görbe (48./PP1)
Austria goalscorer: Johanna Sintschnig (42.)

Previously played:

Austria vs. Poland 2:6 (0:2,1:2,1:2)
HTC Arena 1, Ferlach, 17:45
Austria goalscorers: Marion Petritz (40.), Amelie Suppan (42.)
Poland goalscorers: Emilia Stankiewicz (6., 42.), Malgorzata Zakrzewska (16., 40.), Karolina Gawandtka (37., 49.)

Austria vs. Germany 0:5 (0:0,0:1,0:4)

Thu, 08 May 2025, 20:00, Ferlach
Germany goalscorers: Isabell Manns (31., 54.), Alexandra Boico (42., 46., 57./PP1) 

Austria vs. France 2:3 AOT (0:1,2:0,0:1,0:1)
Wed, 07 May 2025, 12:30, Ferlach
Austria goalscorers: Hanna Pap (27.), Anna Brandtner (31.)
France goalscorers: Sophie Gailly (14./PP1), Albane Bernel (53./PP1), Zoé Crey (63.)

Slovakia vs. Austria 9:0 (1:0,3:0,5:0)

Tue, 06 May 2025, 20:00, Ferlach

Slovakia goalscorers: Natália Gerö (8., 52., 59.), Lucia Lipčáková (25.), Alexandra Hirjaková (31., 48.), Karin Hrušková (34.), Lilly Laura Lipnická (47., 54./PP1)