National League: HCD comes out of quarantine hungry for goals

A decision made during the late summer championship meeting will be heard by Davos on Saturday. At the time it was agreed that the crown’s priority in this uncertain season was to outrun as many games as possible. The following is then determined: if a team has twelve players on the pitch and one goalkeeper, the match must be played.

The HCD is missing ten (!) Regulars: Palushaj, Dino Wieser, Stoop, Du Bois (all injured), as well as Aeschlimann, Lindgren, Corvi, Barandun, Egli and Frehner, who are still in isolation. However, they fulfill the requirement with one goalkeeper (Mayer) and 17 field players. There are also Lutz (20) and Canova (19), whose first appearance in NL is this season. Otherwise they are used by the SL Ticino Rockets team.

You could have a bad premonition for the progress of the game after the quick 1-0 of the Lakers: the scorer Clark was completely alone in front of the fence, all the assignment was lost. The fact that Grisons have difficulty starting could be due to the lack of pace of the match. Noteworthy: since the start of the season you have averaged just one game per week. A challenge especially for the goalkeepers, who, faithful to the rotation principle, have only one assignment every two weeks.

Clark’s alarm works. The people of Davos introduce themselves. And as usual with the highest speed: Andres Ambühl (37). The old man works hard, wins important duels (before the 3: 1 against Clark) and frozen goals for the important 4: 2 after the Lakers goal. And he shouldn’t be the only shorthander in the same penalty as HCD-Knak! Just 38 seconds later, Herzog hits outnumbered, who previously launched Ambühl with a small sugar pass and Lakers goalkeeper Nyffeler has already successfully blocked the view (before the 1-1 draw).

The HCD rump troop leaves only one difference to the 9-2 win in October: they still give the SCRJ a chance. For example, with puck defeats like Baumgartners before the 3: 5 or Marc Wiesers before the 4: 6 goal. Even after Thornton’s 7: 4, the Lakers are still on their heels and shorten the game. But let a power play pass in the final minutes. (NV)

The objectives: 3. Clark (Randegger) 1-0. 3. Jung (Ambühl) 1: 1. 5. Turunen (Baumgartner) 1: 2. 24. Hischier (Ambühl) 1: 3. 25. Eggenberger (Lehmann) 2: 3. 27. Ambühl (Herzog / SH!) 2 : 4. 28th Duke (SH!) 2: 5. 30. Lhotak 3: 5. 35. Thornton (Herzog, Hischier / PP) 3: 6. 39 Schweri (Loosli, Cervenka) 4: 6. 53. Thornton ( Hischier, M. Wieser) 4: 7. 55 Dünner (Eggenberger) 5: 7.

The best: Duke (Davos). It shines as a disruptive factor in front of the goal, the passerby and the marker.

The plum: Satarico (SCRJ). It is invaded by the first shorthander.

HC Lugano conceded six goals on Friday in Biel (4-6 failure). More than ever this season. Top scorer Mark Arcobello was pretty pissed afterwards. The American was rightly named best player of his team after two brilliant passes that resulted in two goals. However, he hissed at the awards ceremony: “You need glasses!”

Against the ZSC Lions, binoculars would have been needed to locate the 32-year-old. Like his teammates, Arcobello never really comes into play. Only 165 seconds are played. And coach Serge Pelletier is forced to a timeout when the score is 0: 2. The French-Canadian utters a few empty sentences for ten seconds. Without success.

The home team seems completely absent, always arrives one step late and is even 3-0 4 minutes later. ZSC Lions score three goals from five shots. Niklas Schlegel, who is motivated to the tip of his hair against his former team, can be caught between the legs three times.

Because Tim Berni fails on the post after ten minutes, Zurich fails for 103 seconds with two men and Herburger shortens to 1: 3, the Ticino player can hope for the last third. But when Simon Bodenmann meets for the first time in his fourth match, the tournament is finally over in Lugano. PS: Arcobello is again named best player. (SR)

The objectives: 3. (2:10) Hollenstein (Bodenmann) 0: 1. 3. (2:45) Prassl (Marti, Noreau) 0: 2. 7. Krüger (Marti, Noreau) 0: 3. 40. (39:56 ) Herburger (Fazzini, Chiesa) 1: 3. 45 Bodenmann (Suter, Morant) 1: 4. 51. Hollenstein (Suter, Krüger / PP) 1: 5.

The best: Maxim Noreau (ZSC Lions), the defender shines as a trainer and clearer.

The plum: Mark Arcobello (Lugano), the top scorer remains invisible.

Lausanne also won the second derby of French-speaking Switzerland in the same week. A fight at the top. But emotions only arise in the final stage. Freiburg scored a goal seconds before the siren and without a Julien Sprunger goalkeeper, but the referees dampened the cheer after studying the video footage. Rightly so: Stalberg obviously lets himself fall on Lausanne goalkeeper Tobias Stephan without any opposing influence and thus meets the goalkeeper’s disability condition.

Gottéron stiffened after Tuesday’s 1: 6 clear in Lausanne, mostly on a safe defense. However, this only works in an anecdotal way, as the Vaud keep expanding the game and thus creating confusion for the opponent with direct passes. This time, Lausanne is not going all out. The handbrake is rarely loosened, especially in attack, but then the bindings are fine.

Gottéron’s best player is goalkeeper Reto Berra, who makes a few saves for the endless cycle of highlights. After all, Gottéron remains in the running. Only in the final stages does he allow coach Dubé to take more risks and embarrass Lausanne several times. After the connection shot (Sprunger, 44th minute of play), Gottéron took too long until he finally came out with more verve. The crowbar is used too late: more than one goal that doesn’t count doesn’t jump out. (DK)

The objectives: 30. Conacher (Kenins, Marti) 0: 1. 43. Bozon 0: 2. 44. Sprunger (Bykow, Marchon) 1: 2.

The best: Berra (Freiburg). He defends himself from the qualifications of the Vaud people with splits, pike jumps and reflexes.

The plum: Desharnais (Freiburg). He refused to cover work prior to Conacher’s opening goal.