Seventh defeat in the ninth game: Gottéron coach Patrick Émond is already under a lot of pressure. Image: KEYSTONE
The ZSC Lions and the SCL Tigers also win the fifth home game of the season. Kloten, on the other hand, loses at home for the first time. Friborg is sinking further and further into the crisis. The facts from Saturday.
Zug – Bern 4:2
SC Bern traveled to Zug with three wins in a row, where they met an opponent who had lost three times in a row. However, there was little sign of uncertainty among the people of Central Switzerland. In the 2:4 defeat, the guests recorded significantly more shots on goal than the EVZ (39:24).
But this time the home team’s efficiency was right and goalie Tim Wolf was in top form after mixed performances. The Zugers made up the difference in the middle third, which they won 2-0 thanks to goals from Attilio Biasca (21’/Berne’s Patrik Nemeth directed the puck into his own goal) and the strong Daniel Vozenilek (28′). In the first period, the Bernese equalized just ten seconds after Sven Leuenberger made it 0-1 (15th) thanks to Victor Ejdsell.
Zug prevails against favorite opponent Bern.Image: keystone
Zug – Bern 4:2 (1:1, 2:0, 1:1)
7593 spectators. – SR Piechaczek (GER)/Dipietro, Cattaneo/Gnemmi.
Tore: 15. (14:08) Leuenberger (Antenen, Eggenberger) 1:0. 15. (14:18) Ejdsell (Lehmann) 1:1. 21. (20:57) Biasca (Powerplaytor) 2:1. 28. Vozenilek 3:1. 49. (48:59) Dead (Ejdsell, Nemeth) 3:2. 50. (49:56) Kovar (Vozenilek) 4:2.
Punish: 3 times 2 minutes against Zug, 2 times 2 minutes against Bern.
PostFinance top scorer: Künzle; Czarnik.
Zug: Wolf; Bengtsson, Geisser; Hansson, Muggli; Schlumpf, Stadler; Balestra, Riva; Vozenilek, Kovar, Wingerli; Simion, Olofsson, Duke; Biasca, Senteler, Künzle; Antenen, Leuenberger, Eggenberger.
Bern: Wuthrich; Untersander, Nemeth; Loeffel, Lindholm; Vermin, Kindschi; Füllmann; Lehmann, Czarnik, Ejdsell; Bader, Merelä, Marchon; Schild, Baumgartner, Scherwey; Sablatnig, Graf, Moser; Ritzman.
Remarks: Zug without Genoni, Hofmann (both injured), Martschini (sick) and Carlsson (supernumerary foreigner), Bern without Kahun (injured). Bern from 55:17 without a goalkeeper.
Freiburg – Davos 1:4
Things are slowly getting uncomfortable for Friborg’s interim coach Patrick Emond – the Swede Roger Rönnberg will take over from next season. Gottéron suffered their seventh defeat with a 4-1 defeat at home against Davos in the ninth game of the season and is still second to last.
The match winner for the record champions was the new Czech Filip Zadina, who scored his second brace in the last three games with 1-0 (6th) and 3-0 (47th). The consolation goal for the hosts to make it 1:3 (50th) was scored by 38-year-old Julien Sprunger (50th). Last season, Friborg won all four duels against HCD.
Davos is slowly climbing up the table.Image: KEYSTONE
Fribourg-Gottéron – Davos 1:4 (0:1, 0:0, 1:3)
9119 spectators. – SR Borga/Ströbel, Humair/Francey.
Tore: 6. Zadina (Nussbaumer, Knak) 0:1. 43. Knak (Nussbaumer) 0:2. 47. Zadina (power play goal) 0:3. 50. Sprunger (Bertschy) 1:3. 59. Stransky 1:4 (into the empty goal).
Punish: 3 times 2 minutes against Fribourg-Gottéron, 2 times 2 minutes against Davos.
PostFinance top scorer: Sorensen; Tambellini.
Fribourg-Gottéron: Berra; Gunderson, Jecker; Diaz, Borgman; Sutter, Dufner; rope maker; Marchon, De la Rose, Mottet; DiDomenico, Wallmark, Sörensen; Bertschy, Schmid, Sprunger; Dorthe, Walser, Gerber; Binias.
Davos: Hollenstein; Honka, Dahlbeck; Fora, Gross; Andersson, Barandun; Guebey; Stransky, Corvi, Ambühl; Frehner, Ryfors, Tambellini; Knak, Nussbaumer, Zadina; Wieser, Gredig, Parrée.
Remarks: Fribourg-Gottéron without Streule (injured), Davos without Egli, Jung, Kessler and Nordström (all injured). Fribourg-Gottéron from 57:10 to 58:35 without a goalkeeper.
Kloten – Geneva 2:5
It didn’t do Kloten any good to be leader in the National League for the first time since October 2013. After the 2:5 defeat on Friday against the previously pointless Ajoie, the Zurich Unterländer lost a home game for the first time this season, namely 2:5 against Genève-Servette. The guests won thanks to a strong power play. They scored all three goals in the first third with the advantage, the 3-1 result with a double advantage. Markus Granlund contributed two goals and two assists to Geneva’s third win of the season. Teemu Hartikainen, who scored 1-0 (6th) and helped make it 3-1 (18th), also scored in Servette’s sixth game of the current championship.
Second defeat in a row: Kloten has a mini-slump.Image: keystone
Kloten – Genève-Servette 2:5 (1:3, 0:0, 1:2)
5294 spectators. – SR Lemelin (USA)/Stricker, Duc/Altmann.
Tore: 6. (5:15) Hartikainen (Spacek, Granlund/Powerplaytor) 0:1. 7. (6:42) Aaltonen 1:1. 16. Hischier (Jooris, Richard/Powerplaytor) 1:2. 18. Granlund (Hartikainen, Lennström/bei 5 gegen 3) 1:3. 47. Granlund (Spacek/Powerplaytor) 1:4. 49. Manninen (Lennström, Granlund/Powerplaytor) 1:5. 52. Grégoire (Ramel, Ojamäki) 2:5.
Punish: 9 times 2 minutes against Kloten, 3 times 2 minutes against Genève-Servette.
PostFinance top scorer: Nick; Hartikainen.
Balls: Waeber (49. Zurkirchen); Niku, Profico; Gregoire, Wolf; Sidler, Steve Kellenberger; Sataric; Ojamäki, Aaltonen, Audette; Smirnovs, Morley, Ramel; Meier, Schäppi, Meyer; Schreiber, Diem, Marchon; Derungs.
Geneva-Servette: Raanta (21. Jaafri-Hayani); Berni, Lennström; Schneller, Jacquemet; Chanton, Le Coultre; Vouardoux; Miranda, Richard, Hischier; Praplan, Spacek, Bertaggia; Hartikainen, Manninen, Granlund; Loosli, Jooris, Maillard.
Remarks: Kloten without Simic, Steiner and Weibel (all injured), Genève-Servette without Cavalleri, Descloux, Karrer, Mayer, Pouliot, Rod, Vatanen and Völlmin (all injured).
Langnau – Biel 4:1
The SCL Tigers have two faces so far this season. While they left the ice as losers in all four games away, they are also undefeated at home after the fifth game.
Julian Dirt, who is in top form, had the stick in all four goals in the 4-1 win against Biel, and he scored the 3-0 (30th) and 4-0 (49th) himself. Aleksi Saarela also scored twice and the Finn also recorded an assist. Both scored in the fourth game in a row – as did Flavio Fehl (two assists).
The SCL Tigers are hard to stop at home.Image: keystone
SCL Tigers – Biel 4:1 (1:0, 2:0, 1:1)
6000 spectators. – SR Tscherrig/Staudenmann, Urfer/Huguet.
Tore: 20. (19:30) Saarela (Julian Schmutz, Flavio Schmutz) 1:0. 22. Saarela (Riikola, Julian Schmutz/bei 5 gegen 3) 2:0. 30. Julian Schmutz (Saarijärvi, Saarela) 3:0. 49. Julian Schmutz (Flavio Schmutz) 4:0. 59. Christen (Grossmann, Burren) 4:1.
Punish: 1 time 2 plus 5 minutes (Allenspach) against SCL Tigers, 5 times 2 minutes against Biel.
PostFinance top scorer: Saarela; Boundary.
SCL Tigers: Charlie; Riikola, Guggenheim; Saarijärvi, Baltisberger; Paschoud, Meier; Zanetti; Rohrbach, Berger, Pesonen; Julian Schmutz, Flavio Schmutz, Saarela; Fahrni, Felcman, Allenspach; Petrini, Salzgeber, Lapinskis; Ernie.
Biel: Janet; Burren, Yakovenko; Lööv, Stampfli; Grossmann, Christe; Kneubuehler, Haas, Andersson; Heponiemi, Bärtschi, Rajala; Hofer, Tanner, Müller; Schläpfer, Christians, Bachofner; Derungs.
Remarks: SCL Tigers without Malone and Mäenalanen (both injured), Biel without Brunner, Cunti, Reinhard, Sallinen and Zryd (all injured).
ZSC Lions – Lausanne 6:3
In this year’s playoff final between champions ZSC Lions and Lausanne, the home team prevailed in all seven games. Nothing changed in the first duel this season: Zurich won 6-3. The game was decided early on, after 19 minutes the Lions led 2-0 and in the 38th minute it was 4-0. Thanks to their sixth home win in a row against Lausanne, the Zurich team are still unbeaten in front of their home crowd after their fifth game this season. Lausanne had previously won four times in a row.
The ZSC wins the revenge of the playoff final.Image: keystone
ZSC Lions – Lausanne 6:3 (2:0, 2:0, 2:3)
10,599 spectators. – SR Kaukokari (FIN)/Mollard, Stalder/Schlegel.
Tore: 13. Riedi (Sigrist) 1:0. 19. Andrighetto (Kukan) 2-0. 31. Lehtonen (Lammikko) 3:0. 38. Frödén (Weber) 4:0. 43. Kinnunen (Baltisberger) 5:0. 46. Vouardoux (Fox) 5:1. 49. (48:44) Riedi (Sigrist) 6:1. 50. (49:02) Mémeteau (Holdener, Vouardoux) 6:2. 58. Rochette (Fuchs/Powerplaytor) 6:3.
Punish: 4 times 2 minutes against ZSC Lions, 2 times 2 minutes against Lausanne.
PostFinance top scorer: Flower; Finnish.
ZSC Lions: Hrubec; Kinnunen, Christian Marti; Lehtonen, Geering; Weber, Kukan; Bünzli; Frödén, Lammikko, Baechler; Andrighetto, Malgin, Balcers; Rohrer, Henry, Zehnder; Baltisberger, Sigrist, Riedi; Count.
Lausanne: Pasche (41st Cellar); Glauser, Bayreuther; Sklenicka, Aurélien Marti; Vouardoux, Frick; Fiddler; Riat, Suomela, Oksanen; Pajuniemi, Rochette, Fox; Hügli, Jäger, Bozon; Holdener, Bougro, Genazzi; Mémeteau.
Remarks: ZSC Lions without Hollenstein (injured) and Grant (surplus foreigner), Lausanne without Heldner, Kuokkanen, Pilut, Prassl and Raffl (all injured). (abu/sda)
