World Cham­pi­onship prepa­ra­tion: Austria's women edge Hungary in over­time!

Less than 24 hours after the 0:1 defeat in the first warm-up match against Hungary, Austria's women gained their revenge and further boosted their confidence ahead of the home World Championship. Hungary did make a perfect start, taking a 1:0 lead as early as the 5' mark. In an overall evenly matched contest, the team led by Head Coach Alexander Bröms was able to create more danger in front of the Hungarian net than on the previous day.

They were eventually rewarded for their persistent work on the power play. Tamina Schall took matters into her own hands and equalised at 1:1. In the final period, the Austrians increasingly controlled the puck and their opponents, but were unable to put the game to bed. Annika Fazokas finally scored the deserved winner in overtime against the team relegated from the Top Division.

Next Wednesday, the national team will convene in Klagenfurt for its final World Championship preparations and begin the home World Championship against Norway on 21 April. All matches will be broadcast live on ORF SPORT +.

Tamina Schall: "We set out to create more scoring chances, score more goals and be solid defensively. We set ourselves many objectives and implemented all of them well. Especially in the third period, you could see that we were the team that wanted to win more. In the end, we were rewarded for that. We are all happy that it will be getting underway soon. This World Championship is very special to me, as I am from Klagenfurt. I am looking forward to playing in front of friends and family, and to having the opportunity to play in front of a home crowd in general."

World Championship preparation

Hungary vs. Austria 1:2 after overtime (1:0,0:1,0:0,0:1)
Sat, 13 April 2024, 15:00, Budapest (HUN)
Hungary goalscorer: Anita Bernadett Németh (5')
Austria goalscorers: Tamina Schall (34'/PP1), Annika Fazokas (65')

Previously played:

Hungary vs. Austria 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
Fri, 12 April 2024, 16:40, Budapest (HUN)
Hungary goalscorer: Mira Seregély (47'/PP1)

2024 IIHF Ice Hockey Women´s World Championship 2024

From 21 to 27 April 2024, Klagenfurt will host the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey Women´s World Championship 2024. Austria will face Hungary, France, Norway, the Netherlands and South Korea for promotion to the Top Division. Following 2009 and 2017, it is the third Women's World Championship to be held on Austrian ice.

Day and weekly tickets for the World Championship are available via ÖEHV partner Ö-Ticket.

Ticket prices

Day tickets € 10.-
Week tickets € 20.-

Schedule

Norway vs. Austria
Sun, 21 April 2024, 18:30, Klagenfurt, live on ORF SPORT +

Austria vs. South Korea
Mon, 22 April 2024, 19:30, Klagenfurt, live on ORF SPORT +

France vs. Austria
Wed, 24 April 2024, 19:30, Klagenfurt, live on ORF SPORT +

Austria vs. Hungary
Fri, 26 April 2024, 20:25, Klagenfurt, live on ORF SPORT +

Austria vs. Netherlands
Sat, 27 April 2024, 20:25, Klagenfurt, live on ORF SPORT +

You can find the full schedule HERE!