HC Wien will play in the EHL for the second time after they won the Austrian title over the weekend with a 3-2 final win over SV Arminen.
It was something of a surprise after they finished the regular season in third place but they defeated both Post SV 4-2 on Saturday and then the table-toppers for glory.
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Arminen did take the lead in the 18th minute via Benjamin Kelner but Wien replied quickly, Benedikt Meisel equalising two minutes later. It remained 1-1 through to half-time.
In Q3, Julian Kaiser put Wien ahead for the first time from a corner only for Jonas Fischer to pick out Alexander Bele whose quick touch found the net, 2-2.
And the game was eventually settled when Josef Winkler’s great work found Franz Lindengrün in the circle and he placed home the crucial goal.
Wien last played in the EHL in 2015’s ROUND1 in Hamburg and so they will be looking forward to their second campaign in the competition as Austria’s representative in October.
