Double strike to equalize
Red Bull gives itself wings again
03/22/2023 10:56 p.m
Red Bull Munich managed to equalize after a false start in the play-off quarterfinals of the German Ice Hockey League. Title favorite wins at Fischtown Pinguins after tough battle. The series is also balanced between the Grizzlys Wolfsburg and the Straubing Tigers.
opfavorit EHC Red Bull Munich equalized the quarter-final playoff series of the German Ice Hockey League against the Fischtown Pinguins with an energetic performance. The sovereign main round winner achieved the second win of the best-of-seven series in Bremerhaven with 3:1 (1:1, 0:0, 2:0), in which four wins are necessary to reach the semifinals. Munich had surprisingly lost the first two games against the outsider. Straubing also equalized in the evening with a 3:1 (2:0, 1:1, 0:0) at the Grizzlys Wolfsburg to the 2:2 series score.
This makes it clear that at least three series go into a sixth game on Sunday. It is also 2-2 after wins between the Adler Mannheim and the Kölner Haie. The eagles had triumphed in Cologne with 7:3. Only the ERC Ingolstadt can make the semi-final entry perfect against the Düsseldorfer EG on Friday.
Three days after the 7-1 spectacle in Munich, coach Don Jackson’s team had a lot more trouble in Bremerhaven, but fought back into the game after Christian Wejse (5th minute) fell behind early on. “Bremerhaven made it super difficult for us again,” said Munich striker Yasin Ehliz appreciatively at MagentaSport. “Luckily we were able to score the goals.” For Pinguins coach Thomas Popiesch, the special teams made the difference. “The little things decide such a game.”
Trevor Parkes (14th) equalized in the first third with a majority for Munich. With his 105th goal for EHC, the Canadian overtook former national team captain Michael Wolf and is now the club’s all-time record goalscorer. In the final section, international striker Patrick Hager (47′) and Austin Ortega (48′) made the decision with a converted penalty.
In Wolfsburg, despite their victory on Sunday in Straubing, the Grizzlies seemed strangely inhibited and lacked speed and intensity on the ice. The guests from Lower Bavaria won 3-1 (2-0, 1-1, 0-0) thanks to goals from Marcel Brandt (7th/10th) and Parker Tuomie (29th), Jean-Christophe Beaudin scored for them Grizzlies (24th).