ECDC Memmingen have to accept defeat one day before Christmas Eve. At SC Riessersee it was 4:2 for the hosts Zugspitze. The decision is made only shortly before the end. The Indians will play their next game on December 26, when they welcome the Höchstadt Alligators to the Hühnerberg (6:00 p.m.).
Without the three long-term injuries, Stange, Hafenrichter and Topol as well as Pascal Dopatka (injured) and Maxim Mastic (sick), the Memmingen team set out on the journey to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In the first third they were put under pressure by the hosts and could thank Marco Eisenhut for only entering the locker room with a 0:1 deficit.
In the second period, ECDC put itself better in the game. Leon Kittel scored 1:1 in the 29th minute. But the Indians could not keep up this score and conceded the next goal a short time later. Indians coach Daniel Huhn was especially upset by how easy it was for the hosts. The 3:1 for the SCR just before the third break was the symbol of the lack of consistency in defensive behavior when Lubor Dibelka put the entire defensive team in a bad light.
Despite a blow to the neck just before the siren, the Memmingers tried everything again to at least get to overtime. They narrowly failed several times, the only goal then being scored by Petr Pohl about 10 minutes before the end. Despite further chances and a sixth player on the field, the puck no longer wanted to go on goal. In the last seconds, Garmisch cleared everything up when they fired the puck into the orphaned Memminger Tor.
The Indians continue on Boxing Day. Then the Höchstadter EC comes to the Hühnerberg. The Franks are one of the surprises this year and have established themselves in the top third of the table. For the Indians all upcoming games, especially in front of the home crowd, are extremely important if they want to start another attack towards direct qualification for the playoffs. On 28/12 If the next home game approaches, HC Landsberg will hand over its calling card to the Maustadt. Tickets for both games are already available for presale. Indians expect large crowds and recommend buying tickets in advance.
Tickets: ECDC v Hochstadt
SC Riessersee – ECDC Memmingen 4:2 (1:0/2:1/1:1)
Bull: 1:0 (5th) Soudek (Dibelka, Slezak), 1:1 (29th) Kittel (Pekr, Peter), 2:1 (32nd) Wolf (Chizowsky, Gerg), 3:1 (39th) Dibelka (Slezak, Soudek ), 3:2 (50.) Pohl (Svedlund, Kittel), 4:2 (60.) Soudek (Höller, Verelst, ENG)
penalty minutes: Riessersee 4 – Memmingen 2
Spectators: 1323
ECDC Memmingen: Eisenhut (Meder) – Svedlund, Kittel; box, Meisinger; Menner, Schirmacher; Meyn-Marsall, Johnston, Pohl; Feigl, Peter, Pekr; Gorgenländer, Kryvorutskyy, Pfalzer; schindler
