U16 national team cele­brates win over Hungary at Four Nations Tour­na­ment in Kranj

For their second outing at Kranj's Dvorana Zlato Polje, Head Coach Peter Schweda started goaltender Luc Schneider. Austria killed off their first penalty of the opening period and took the lead while shorthanded for the second time. Noel Lussnig scored a shorthanded goal to make it 1:0 for the red-white-red (15). 

Hungary responded immediately, with Bertalan Joó levelling the score at 1:1 just 33 seconds later. In the second period, Felix Baumann converted a power play to give Austria a 2:1 lead (26). Hungary also equalised on the power play, as Gergő Károlyi made it 2:2. With 33 seconds remaining in the period, Lucas Gritznig put Austria back in front at 3:2, the ideal time to take the lead for a third time (40).

Unlike in the opening match, Austria subsequently converted their chances. The U16 team set course for victory with a quick double strike within 64 seconds. Noel Lussnig first netted his second goal to make it 4:2 (47), before Quentin Wallner added the 5:2 (48). 

After their first win, Austria face hosts Slovenia in the finale on Friday afternoon. Head Coach Peter Schweda after the match: "It was not pretty ice hockey today, but a hard-fought contest that we won 5:2. The second line played very well today, and goaltender Luc Schneider – one of the younger players in the squad – delivered an outstanding performance!" 

Four Nations Tournament Kranj (SLO)

Hungary vs. Austria 2:5 (1:1,1:2,0:2)
Thu, 07 November 2024, 15:00, Kranj
Austria scorers: Noel Lussnig (15/SH1, 47), Felix Baumann (26/PP1), Lucas Gritznig (40), Quentin Wallner (48)

Upcoming match:

Slovenia vs. Austria

Fri, 08 November 2024, 13:30, Kranj

Already played:

Austria vs. Italy 1:3 (0:1,0:2,1:0)
Wed, 06 November 2024, 15:00, Kranj
Austria scorer: Luca Fischer (57.)