EV Zug has recently experienced difficult times. In the final phase of qualifying, the Central Swiss team lost 9 out of 10 games. The bear market also continued at the start of the playoffs. With a 3:4 loss in the home game against SC Bern, Zug immediately had to accept the break. A reaction was required in Game 2 in Bern. And coach Dan Tangnes’ team successfully solved this task.
A phase at half-time was groundbreaking. During a period of pressure from Bern, Andreas Eder scored from a tight angle after 29:59 minutes of the game to make it 2-1. Just 58 seconds later, the puck behind SCB keeper Adam Reideborn was free for a brief moment, Dario Simion pushed in and increased.
Smurf makes the decision
The guests went into the second break with a 3-1 lead. In Game 1 last Sunday, the EVZ was in the lead after 40 minutes with the same result, but then gave up the game. This time Leonardo Genoni, who set a new goalie record with his 908th appearance in the highest Swiss league, could no longer be defeated.
Legend:
Showed a reaction
The people of Zug celebrate Dario Simion’s goal to make it 1-0.
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The Bernese tried everything again in the final third and also had promising opportunities. However, they lacked efficiency in the end. The Zugers were completely different: in the 48th minute, Livio Stadler played a pass to Dominik Schlumpf, who made it 4-1.
EVZ ends power play lull
Zug hadn’t just shown himself to have improved that evening in managing a lead. In the 11th minute, Simion gave his team the lead for the first time with the advantage, ending a long dry spell. He and his teammates had previously remained without a power play goal in 11 games. SCB’s answer came at the beginning of the middle period when Joona Luoto equalized after 48 seconds. However, it was to remain the hosts’ only sense of success.
Game 3 in the series takes place on Thursday in Zug.