The second division ice hockey club Eisbären Regensburg ended their very successful 2022 year with just one point: In the home game against Heilbronner Falken there was a bitter 3: 4 defeat after extra time ( 0:1 / 2:2 / 1:0 /0:1). For the Domstädter, who were actually the better team but had to recover from the deficit three times, Andrew Schembri (21st), Marvin Schmid (31st) and Richard Diviš (56th) scored in front of 3633 spectators. The EWC dominated in extra time, but Justin Kirsch’s only goal for the visitors slipped (64′). By taking the point, Eisbären recovered one place in the table and are now seventh again (44 points), Heilbronn remain 13th and therefore second to bottom (37) – the day’s results brought the teams from seventh to 13th even closer together together. The new year 2023 will ring in for the Danube citizens on Tuesday, January 3 starting at 19:30 with an away game at EC Bad Nauheim. The next home game will be on Friday 6 January at 20:00 in the Donau-Arena against ESV Kaufbeuren.
Highlights of the video and the press conference are available here:
https://www.thefan.fm/eisbaeren_regensburg/
Follow up report:
The Upper Palatinate played their last game of the year without injured strikers Constantin Ontl, Lukas Wagner and Erik Keresztury. Defender Xaver Tippmann, contingent striker Radim Matuš and striker Matteo Stöhr stopped.
After a good start to the match, it was the guests who took the lead in the first power play. A hidden shot by Jeremy Williams hit the crossbar under the goal (9th minute). Just seconds later, Kyle Osterberg almost equalized right away, but slammed the puck into the post. After 16 minutes it was time to go to the dressing rooms: main referee Martin Holzer was hit in the face by a deflected shot and had to be treated. He couldn’t continue the game and had to be taken to the hospital.
The four missing minutes of the first third were made up after the first break. In the 21st minute, or shortly after the effective start of the second half, the polar bears make it 1-1. Andrew Schembri scored a margin. But the joy was short-lived: Once again it was Jeremy Williams who overtook his namesake Devin Williams in the EWC goal to lead Heilbronn again (29th). The hosts, in fact dominant, responded promptly: outnumbered, it was Marvin Schmid who took advantage of another rebound to make it 2-2 (31st). Despite the superiority of Regensburg, the Falken take the lead in the second break: Christopher Fischer pushes the puck over the line on a power play (39′).
Compensation late – but defeat in OT
In the third third the polar bears continued to run towards the away goal manned by Ilya Andryukhov. But the equalizer only came in the 56th minute: Richard Diviš pushed the puck over the line for 3:3 and thus forced extra time. The Upper Palatinate even started in the majority and sometimes had the best shooting chances. Baden-Württemberg’s first relief attack then rang the bell: Justin Kirsch’s shot slipped and fortunately secured the extra point for Heilbronn (64′).
The new year 2023 will ring in for the Danube citizens on Tuesday, January 3 starting at 19:30 with an away game at EC Bad Nauheim. The next home game will be on Friday 6 January at 20:00 in the Donau-Arena against ESV Kaufbeuren.
Tickets are available at www.ebr.live
Statistics
Eisbären Regensburg – Heilbronner Falken 3:4 aet (0:1/2:2/1:0/0:1)
Regensburg: Devin Williams (63:20) and Patrick Berger (both goals) – Tomáš Gulda, André Bühler, Jakob Weber, Patrick Demetz, Korbinian Schütz (2 penalty minutes) and Lars Schiller (all defense) – Richard Diviš, Corey Trivino , Topi Piipponen (2), Andrew Schembri, Marvin Schmid, Nikola Gajovský, Petr Heider, Tomáš Schwamberger, Kyle Osterberg, Christoph Schmidt, Lukas Heger (2) and Daniel Pronin (all Sturm).
Heilbronn: Ilya Andryukhov (63:20) & Florian Mnich (both goals) – River Rymsha, Kenney Morrison, Maximilian Leitner (2 penalty minutes), Christopher Fischer (4), Corey Mapes & Philipp Preto (all defence) – Justin Kirsch , Julian Lautenschlager , Stefan Della Rovere (2), Jeremy Williams, Frédérik Cabana, Luke Volkmann (2), August von Ungern-Sternberg, Noah Dunham, Moritz Elias, Julius Ramoser (4) and Malte Krenzlin (all Sturms).
Spectators: 3633.
Referee: Martin Holzer (15:45) and Ulpi Sicorschi (both main referees) as well as Michael Sauer and Simon Schiessl (both linesmen).
penalty minutes: Regensburg 6 – Heilbronn 14.
Bull:
1st third:
0:1 (9. Minute/PP1) Jeremy Williams (Kenney Morrison, Alexander Tonge);
2nd third:
1:1 (21.) Andrew Schembri (Lars Schiller, Tomáš Schwamberger);
1:2 (29.) Jeremy Williams (Christopher Fischer, Julius Ramoser);
2:2 (31./PP1) Marvin Schmid (Topi Piipponen, Kyle Osterberg);
2:3 (39.) Christopher Fischer (River Rymsha, Julian Lautenschlager);
3rd third:
3:3 (56.) Richard Diviš (Topi Piipponen, Lukas Heger);
Over time:
3: 4 (64th) Justin Kirsch (Julian Lautenschlager, River Rymsha).
Table place: Regensburg: 7th (44 points from 31 games/previously 8th) – Heilbronn 13th (37 points from 33 games/previously 13th).
Text: Goal of Jan Mirco
Image: Andreas Nickl
