2023-05-24 20:10:03
The men of HC Linz make the surprise in the semi-finals of the ZTE HLA Master League perfect.
The people of Linz also win the second game of the “best-of-three” series against champions UHK Krems and thus sensationally advance to the final as number seven in the regular season.
After a high lead in the meantime, Linz finally prevailed at home by almost 31:30 (13:12). The opponent in the final will be determined in the Vienna derby between Fivers Margareten and Westwien.
Crime to the end
With seven goals, Linz are already ahead in the second half, but make it exciting again in the end. A transformed seven-meter throw sealed seconds before the end but for Krems.
Last but not least, goalkeeper veteran Markus Bokesch, who will end his career after this season, is a guarantee of success for the home team. “I’m just incredibly happy that we’re in the final,” he says in an ORF interview. “We just didn’t get anything together, nothing succeeded,” said Krems supporter Kenan Hasecic.
Fivers or West Wien will be opponents in the final
In 1996 the people of Linz were handball champions for the last time as ASKÖ Linz. In 2003 they reached the final again, at that time they lost to HC Hard.
This year the opponent in the final will definitely come from Vienna: after a clear away win, Margareten leads 1-0 against West Wien, the second and possibly last game will take place on Thursday (8:20 p.m. in the LIVE stream >>>) instead of.
The finals in the fight for the 2022/23 championship title will then take place on Saturday, June 3rd, Wednesday, June 7th and, if necessary, on Sunday, June 11th.
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