No, what our Lausitzer Füchse put on the ice in Dresden was far too little in all respects. And now the match against the leader from Ravensburg was waiting for our colors. But Chris Straube’s cracks got up again, tightened up and played one of the best games of the season so far. Not all EHC fans saw that in the first 20 minutes. “From tomorrow there will be 2G in the house, this is how the mood will look!” Promised a banner in front of blocks C and D, which remained silent during the first period. The thought that the great atmosphere in our burrow could come to an abrupt end for the time being not only affects the mind, but also harbors economic dangers. However, our team was not infected by the “boundary conditions”. Without Lars Reuss and once again with the support of a very strong Leon Hungerecker in the case, the tower stars could be bought from the Schneid over considerable phases of the duel. With goals at the famous “right time”, the locals turned onto Siegerstrasse in the second half of the central section, which they never left.
That our men wanted to make amends after the 1: 4 in Dresden became apparent after just nine seconds. Roope Mäkitalo drew freely from six meters. Guest keeper Enrico Salvarani steered the play equipment with the blocker into the safety net. The EVR also refused to be asked. Josh MacDonald opted for the oblique slap shot. Leon Hungerecker closed the mats, but also looked back to be on the safe side. There were 65 seconds up. From then on, the leader of the table pressed, who took every opportunity to close the goal, but did not really get into the very dangerous zone. Mäkitalo was sent to the penalty bench for the first time very early (3rd). Except for one shot, the foxes did not allow anything. On the contrary: Hunter Garlent stole the play equipment behind the Salvarani box, pulled in front of the gate – and aimed too high (4th). Mäkitalo just completely spotted the free Richie Mueller, who did not allow himself to be asked twice and made it 1-0. In return, Hungerecker was called upon again, who cleared David Zucker with a long mat (5th). Ex-Fuchs “Winnie” Hessler was eliminated after seven minutes. The EHC power play didn’t just look good. It was successful too. Garlent was even able to accept after passing through the slot “in the back” before he uncompromisingly completed. Maybe the goal celebration lasted a little too long. Because only 13 seconds after the 2-0 the puck was in our sanctuary. He had jumped straight onto Hessler’s bat. And our ex-funding licensee met up with the connection. Unimpressed by this, the locals drew their circles. The puzzle townspeople tried counter-needle sticks. So the game stayed good and very exciting. The clearer options were there for the guests. But MacDonald and David Zucker in the slot failed because of Hungerecker (16th), meanwhile MacDonald forgave again quite freely (20th). With a very brief tour we went to the first tea break.
For the second 20 minutes, all the fans were there – but also Ravensburg. They pushed the pace and gained control of the game. Charlie Sarault tried the short corner. But Hungerecker (21st) was crouching there. Then the very present MacDonald was free, whose shot was blocked by our keeper upstairs. The guests fished for the pane with high sticks. The whistle was not blown (22nd). Sam Herr also had to acknowledge the superiority of Hungerecker when he was allowed to try twice from close range (25th). In one of the rare relief attacks at the time, Peter Quenneville chose the pass instead of the shot, although Salvarani was already “down” (28th). And then, logically, the 2: 2 fell. The starting point was a bad change of our cracks, which gave James Bettauer way too much free ice in the center. And the Towerstars Defender did not leave Leon Hungerecker the trace of a chance to defend himself. Would the game completely overturn now? No! Because Weisswasser did more for the attack again. However, the attempt to get the perfect goal failed initially when Garlent still fit on the no longer ready Quenneville (33.). Immediately afterwards – in a comparable situation – Hunter Garlent pulled out all the stops and rolled the play equipment into the left bend. The EHC was leading again! Now it swayed up and down. Hungerecker prevented Mr. (35th) from being tip-in. Salvarani was there when Arttu Rämö deflected a long-range shot from Jens Baxmann. And Mäkitalo pulled just short of the far post (both 36th). Then Richard Mueller took out the scythe. With a fabulous beam he sent the hard rubber diagonally up into the short corner. And even the 5: 2 was still possible. But captain Breitkreuz didn’t hit the target properly in front of Salvarani (39th).
With the beginning of the last period, the Upper Swabians immediately indicated the direction of march. At least six dangerous shots were fired at our goal within the first 60 seconds. Even after that, the visitors made the game, but were now defended very well again. MacDonald failed twice in front of Hungerecker, while on the other side Breitkreuz and Garlent could not poke the puck over the line in a mess (all 48th). Vincenz Mayer and Florin Ketterer from the Blue canonized for Ravensburg. Hungerecker was the winner there and with Hessler’s follow-up (53rd). The foxes also remained dangerous. Garlent danced Quenneville free, who only hit the outside net from an acute angle (54th). And when Stéphane Döring tried it on the short corner, Salvarani was in league with the luck of the capable (55th). The match turned into the home stretch, when Mayer cleverly drew another penalty against Breitkreuz. Goalkeeper Salvarani made way for the additional field player, Hunter Garlent touched the puck at the faceoff, but it flipped to Josh MacDonald. He wanted to fit back to the Blue Line, but missed his own teammate. And the little devil found his way across the wide ice surface into the orphaned EVR gate. The decision was made! And Garlent, who was the last Füchse player to touch the play equipment, became the goalscorer. Our team was able to look forward to the fifth underpaid goal. The sixth would have been possible when Rämö stole Julian Eichinger’s disc, but ultimately got stuck on Salvarani (59th).
After a good game, our cracks rewarded themselves with a threesome. Three goals Garlent, two goals Mueller – plus a goalkeeper Hungerecker, who was always there when things could have been (still) critical; This is what the guarantee of victory looked like today, which stood out from a really cohesive team. How things should continue in the future under the politically decreed 2G rules will be announced at the beginning of next week.
Key scene
The great individual performance of Hunter Garlent, with which he ended the pressure phase of the guests and shot his colors 3-2 in front, brought the momentum back to the foxes.
Break time problem
“Instead of 18, we only programmed a 15-minute break. The interruption lasts about 2:30 minutes, ”admitted stadium announcer Branko Frischke in front of the middle section. While the foxes were just coming out of the cabin, Ravensburg was already spinning.
Megablocker
In one change, Vinzenz Mayer (15th) and shortly afterwards Fabian Dietz after Baxmann shot (18th) blocked hard EHC projectiles regardless of losses. The good thing: Despite the obvious pain, the protagonists were able to continue playing. Fabian Dietz hung up the break interview for Sprade TV.
Reverently
At the end of the second break, a medical emergency occurred in Block C, which was treated behind a tarpaulin held up. In view of this threatening situation, the Füchse supporters refrained from chanting until the victim was able to leave the arena on his own two feet in minute 46 for further investigation.
Januskopf
Friday “ugh”, today “hui” – how does Foxes coach Chris Straube explain the stark differences in performance? “If I only knew …”, the head fox admitted. And mysteriously added: “I have an idea why this happened like that. But I’ll discuss that internally with the team. ”Well, hopefully with“ sustainability ”…
The top player: Richard Mueller
The important first and the decisive fourth goal scored, the third goal launched at the right time – our veteran not only made sure that what was countable, but also that the focus moved a little away from the Füchse parade row. “Richie” clearly raised the level of the second storm.
The statistics
1: 0 (5.) Richard Mueller (Arttu Rämö, Roope Mäkitalo)
2:0 (8.) Hunter Garlent ( Steve Hanusch , Peter Quenneville ) PP1
2: 1 (8.) Vincent Hessler (Vincenz Mayer, Tim Sezemsky)
2: 2 (30.) James Bettauer (Fabian Dietz, Vincenz Mayer)
3:2 (33.) Hunter Garlent ( Jens Baxmann , Richard Mueller )
4: 2 (38.) Richard Mueller (Jens Baxmann, Arttu Rämö)
5: 2 (58.) Hunter Garlent EN SH1
Penalty minutes
Weißwasser: 6 (2-2-2) Ravensburg: 8 (4-2-2)
referee
Michael Klein – Sascha Westrich; Chris Otten – Tobias Treitl
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