The Decimated Caps score points against the powerful local Dragons

The Spso Vienna Capitals team, which suffered from injuries, was forced to admit defeat to Olimpia Ljubljana 1-2 after extra time. After two scoreless periods, Roman Cerveny scored the lead for the home team on the power play in the 50th minute. 195 seconds before the end of regular time, Zane Franklin scored a goal in overtime (57th minute). There Blaz Tomazevic completed the victory for the home team, which dropped points in front of its fans for only the second time today. The Capitals are challenged again on Friday away from home. The guest appearance at HC TIWAG Innsbruck begins at 7:15 p.m.

Below is the full match report and statement from coach Jerry Fleming.

Olimpija Ljubljana – Sposo Vienna Capitals 2:1 n.OT. (0:0, 0:0, 1:1, 1:0)

Olimpija goals: Roman Cerveny (50/PP1), Blaze Tomazevic (62)

Target caps: Zane Franklin (57.)

Lineup Vienna Capitals

Goalkeepers: #30 Sebastian Ranschitz | #42 Anders Lindback

First line: #91 Dominik Heinrich, #44 Willy Raskob – #26 Ivan Jasper – #20 Peter Krieger – #61 Zane Franklin

Second line: #5 Dominik Hackl, #33 Seamus Donohue – #8 Matthias Böhm, #19 Aliaz Breedan, #9 Leon Wallner

Third line: #50 Mario Fischer, #55 Jack Dougherty – #37 Christoph Krump, #10 Patrick Antal, #3 Armin Preiser

Fourth line: #23 Timo Ballerer – #88 Jason Wilms