With a strong performance in front of sold-out ranks, the SCB is back in the series and equalizes it to 2:2.
Simon Moser played a key role in Mutzen’s second win against EHC Biel with two goals. The Bernese captain scored the 1-1 equalizer in the 23rd minute just 22 seconds after Luca Cunti gave the visitors from Biel the lead.
The Bernese equalizer was something like the starting signal for Toni Söderholm’s team. From then on, the hosts put a lot of pressure on the Bieler Tor, which was again guarded by Finnish Olympic champion Harri Säteri. The guests initially survived the Bernese assault, where Joshua Fahrni and Dominik Kahun failed narrowly at the Finn. In the 37th minute, the Bernese were rewarded for their tireless efforts. Biel’s Robin Grossmann unhappily deflected a shot from top scorer Dominik Kahun into his own goal. A goal that came in excess after SCB had previously scored just once in eight opportunities.
Simon Moser again made the preliminary decision in the 46th minute with a wonderfully played goal via Joshua Fahrni. Although the Seeländer came back to 2:3 in the 55th minute through Fabio Hofer, the Mutzen finally broke the lead over time. This is also because the guests from Biel slowed themselves down because of too many players on the ice.
After SCB fell 2-0 down in the series against Biel, Bern was able to make it 2-2 thanks to the two wins. The fifth game of the best-of-7 series will take place in Biel on Friday.
Bern – Biel 3: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1)
17’031 spectators. SR Stricker/Hungerbühler, Fuchs/Gurtner.
Tore: 23. (22:05) Cunti (Brunner, Hischier) 0: 1. 23. (22:27) Moser (Sceviour, Goloubef) 1:1. 37. Kahun (DiDomenico, Untersander/Schneeberger excluded) 2:1. 46. Moser (Fahrni) 3:1. 55. Hofer (Kessler) 3: 2.
Punish: 1x 2 minutes against Bern, 2x 2 minutes against Biel.
PostFinance top scorer: Kahun; Boundary.
Bern: Wuthrich; Untersander, Teves; Loeffel, Zgraggen; Goloubef, Colin Gerber; Henauer, Beat Gerber; DiDomenico, Lindberg, Kahun; Vermin, Bader, Scherwey; Fahrni, Sceviour, Moser; Baumgartner, Brügger, Ritzmann.
Biel: Ray; Rathgeb, Loöv; Jakovenko, Grossmann; Schneeberger, Forster; Delémont; Hofer, Haas, Olofsson; Kessler, Sallinen, Rajala; Brunner, Cunti, Hischier; Stampfli, Froidevaux, Tanner; Schläpfer.
Remarks: Bern without Sven Bärtschi, Lehmann (both injured), Ennis, Gelinas, Karhunen and Supinski (all surplus foreigners), Biel without Künzle (suspended) and Sheahan (surplus foreigner). Biel from 59:25 without a goalkeeper.
