The hope, in the semi-finals everything will be better, not proved to be true for the SC Bern. The first title contenders also started against Biel with a home defeat (2:4) in a series. Courage is the big Shoe club Bern ice fueled primarily from the second half of the game. In this he was finally out of his optics. The game, which appeared after 21 minutes, was once again exciting. Tristan Scherwey and Thomas Ruefenacht distracted long shots into the Bieler goal. From a 0:3 to 2:3.

In the final section, in which Bern with 11:5, a chance plus shots worked, ran the deflected shots but just misses the goal. And Jan Mursak (49.), Simon Moser (51.) and Daniele Grassi (55.) remained in their big chances in the strong Goalie Jonas Hiller (34 saves) is hanging. 63 seconds before the end, Damien Riat continued with a shot into the empty net 4:2 for EHC Biel in the final point.

Rüfenacht distracts the disc untenable for Hiller. (Source: SRF)

Swirling fins Biel

What brought me back to Bern earlier in the game? It was the two Goals from soft attacks? Or was it the Timeout, which moved Coach Kari Jalonen after 27 minutes? During the break, the Finnish coach said the size of almost nothing. His facial Expressions made but all the players are more than aware of what Jalonen kept by the Due date.

Bern played at the beginning, in fact, miserable. The Finns Toni Rajala (2) and Jarno Kärki (1) shot of Biel is 3:0 lead. Kärki (1 goal and 1 Assist) played not only because Marc-Antoine Pouliot could still get back to work. Biel would have been able to lead in the second third also 5:0 or 6:0. Dominik Diem and Rajala awards grandiose ways.

Here Rajala scored the 3:0. (Source: SRF)

Weak home balance

The Bernese easier to the opponents of the gates firing. Before the 0:1 was Beat Gerber in his 900. Game for the SC Bern the same two errors. First of all, his passport was not in the offensive Zone, then he made a (blind) bad pass behind the own Goal to Kärki. These errors have led to Biel’s first Goal. And in front of the 3:0 for Bern’s defender Eric Blum straightway ran in Rajala, the thanked, the Puck took over and this to 3:0 to the crossbar and cross recessed.

Bern of the last seven Playoff home just to play two won it. Such a negative series, the Berner is not more experienced in their Arena since January, 2016. Then they lost five of six home and missed after the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Biel takes advantage of Gerber’s errors freezing. (Source: SRF)

still nothing is Lost after a game for Bern, but sure. Biel needs to find a way to defeat Bern in their own stadium. Of the last twelve home games against the Canton rival Biel won only three.

EVZ more spotless

The EV train the Non-spirits kept in the current Playoffs. The winners of the Cup beating Lausanne in the first semi-final game at home 3:1. After a scoreless first section of the Zug went in the middle third before 7148 viewers with 2:0 in leadership. For the first goal in the 22. Minute signed in the last three quarter-final play sick reported Carl Klingberg responsible.

The Swede was a technical feat in the first Powerplay of the Zuger successfully. The 2:0 ten minutes later on this season from Ambri-Piotta to the EVZ switched defender Jesse scored Zgraggen with a shot from the blue line, his first goal for the Central Swiss. The groundwork of the only 20-year-old Sven Leuenberger played with his fifth Skorerpunkt (a hit) in these Playoffs.

Bertschys hit just cosmetics

the first goal of the game did good. Previously, there had been hardly any good chances, played Lausanne from a secured Defensive on the counter-attack, which the Zug-based effort. After the 0:1 in the Canton of Vaud were on the offensive. The reward was the first goal by Christoph Bertschy (35.), had after a Pass from Joel Vermin the empty goal. The latter now holds with five goals and Assists in the critical championship phase.

In the 43. Minute brought Dominic Lammer, aggressive to the last third started Zuger something happy again with two goals in the lead. In the result, the home team took the lead without any major problems over time. In the qualification of the ECC had been set in three of the four direct duels. However, the LHC, which had to compete without the eminently important Canadians Dustin Jeffrey, lost in the quarter-final against the SCL Tigers in the first game (1:5). At the end of the Canton of Vaud decided the series still 4:3.

Bern – Biel 2:4 (0:2, 2:1, 0:1)

16’343 viewers. – SR Lemelin/Wiegand, Kovacs/Obwegeser.

doors: 6. Rajala (Kärki) 0:1. 7. Kärki (Salmela/Exclusion Almquist) 0:2. 22. Rajala 0:3. 33. Scherwey (Almquist, Home) 1:3. 37. Ruefenacht (Andersson, Ebbett/Exclusion Maurer) 2:3. 59. (58:57) Riat 2:4 (into an empty net). – Penalties: each 3 times for 2 minutes. – PostFinance-Topskorer: Arcobello; Fox. Bern: Genoni; Burren, Almquist; Krueger, Blum; Andersson, Gerber; Sander, Marti; Ruefenacht, Arcobello, Moser; Mursak, Ebbett, Bieber; Sciaroni, Home, Scherwey; Grassi, Bruges, Berger. Biel: Hiller; Circle, Salmela; Moser, Mason; Fey, Forster; Sataric; Pedretti, Kärki, Rajala; Brunner, Fuchs, Earl; Riat, Diem, Künzle; Dirt, Neuenschwander, Hügli; Tschantré. Notes: Bern without Haas, Kamerzin, Fighting (all injured) and Boychuk (excess of foreigners), Biel without Egli, Paupe and Pouliot (all injured). Post/Crossbar Shots: Grassi (25./Latte); Circle (30.). Timeout Bern (27.).

train – Lausanne 3:1 (0:0, 2:1, 1:0)

7148 viewers. – SR Hebeisen/Salonen, desolate-Progin.

goals: 22. Klingberg (Martschini, Alatalo/Exclusion Junland) 1:0. 32. Zgraggen (Leuenberger) 2:0. 35. Bertschy (Vermin, Trutmann) 2:1. 43. Lammer (Alatalo) 3:1. – Penalties: 1-2 minutes to train, 2 times 2 minutes against Lausanne. – PostFinance-Topskorer: Martschini; Vermin. Train: Stephan; Diaz, Morant; Schlumpf, Zgraggen; Thiry, Alatalo; Stadler; Klingberg, Roe, Simion; Martschini, Flynn, Suri; Lammer, McIntyre, Leuenberger; Albrecht, Senteler, Schnyder; Zehnder. Lausanne: Zurkirchen; Trutmann, Grossmann; Junland, Genazzi; Lindbohm, Frick; Nodari; Moy, Emmerton, Kenins; Bertschy, Vermin, Partanen; Leone, Froidevaux, David; Traber, In-Albon, Antonietti; Gentlemen. Comments: train without Everberg. Lausanne without Jeffrey and Mitchell (all injured). – Lausanne 57:58 without a Goalie.

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Created: 26.03.2019, 19:45 PM