Overthrown by Aalborg on Friday evening for their entry into the semi-finals (in group form) of the Continental Cup, the second European club competition, the Brûleurs de loups of Grenoble had to react less than 24 hours later. This is what they did by winning – not without trembling – against the Poles of Katowice (4-2), Saturday afternoon in Denmark.
Alexandre Mallet responded to Poland’s opening score in the first period, but Katowice scored a new goal straight away to stay in front after twenty minutes of play. It was not until the end of the second third that Grenoble converted a goal. of his shots, thanks to Aurélien Dair. Isère’s domination (42 shots on target to 22) paid off at the end of the match with two new goals, from Alexandre Mallet for the double and Alexis Binner.
Very affordable match on Sunday against Brasov
The leaders of the Magnus League maintain all their chances of qualifying before facing the Romanians of Brasov on Sunday (2 p.m.), beaten by Katowice for their entry into the running (2-9). The top two at the end of the weekend will win a ticket to the four-team final pool, from January 16 to 19, 2025.
The Continental Cup remains the second European cup in ice hockey behind the CHL which brings together 24 teams including the champions of the biggest European leagues.
