Thriller in Milan! Fehervar celebrates after overtime

Fehervar AV19 celebrates a 4:3 overtime victory against HC Milano in the eleventh round of the win2day ICE Hockey League.

The Italians took the lead in the first period, with Michael Dal Colle scoring to make it 1:0 before the break (9'). The Hungarians then managed to equalize only late in the middle period.

Kevin Farren scored Fehervar's 1:1 equalizer (39'). But the Milanese had the right answer after the second intermission. Chad Pietroniro delighted the home fans with a renewed lead (44'). However, that lead lasted only two minutes.

Cheek leads Fehervar to victory with two goals

Trevor Cheek scored Fehervar's 2:2 equalizer, bringing the Hungarians back into the game (46'). Furthermore, Csanad Erdely even turned the game around before the final phase of the third period (54').

However, the Italians saved themselves thanks to a powerplay goal by Alex Grant just 18 seconds before the buzzer, forcing overtime (60'/PP1). Nevertheless, Cheek needed only 74 seconds in overtime to score the game-winner (62'/GWG).

Fehervar thus celebrates its first success after four defeats. Milan, after strong performances, is now in a results crisis with five consecutive losses.