The last game before Christmas on Sunday is once again a particular: Against HC Ajoie for Kloten to place 3 in the ranking. The Pruntruter with the EHC Kloten in the same position, five points behind the 2nd place and eight points behind Leader in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

it comes to this scenario, is not a matter of course. Because Kloten team took the field yesterday in the ice rink of Küsnacht, which is called “ice rink” was another Time, with a Hull. It Topskorer Ryan MacMurchy was missing due to back problems. It was the second foreigner (locked) was missing with Jack Combs. And not on the match sheet Füglister were with Jeffrey the fourth, with Patrick Obrist is the fifth-best Skorer. Combs has brought the third-most points per game. And it was missing from the trunk also, Marco Lehmann, who is with the U-20 team on the road.

this, However, was Goalie Joren van Pottelberghe. As always. And that means: Since van Pottelberghe plays with Kloten, has lost the Team in the championship is no Match (the only defeat conceded the 21-Year-old in the Cup against EV Zug). The final man committed to the single goal, although a mistake (he let in a shot by Ryan Hayes from a tight angle to pass), but otherwise he held up a second Time everything to keep it. He is the clear best Goalie in the Swiss League, his defense rate is far not all.

in October Kloten would have broken up on these absences. In December, but the Team responded excellently to the failures. No line could remain the same, but all the new formations worked. The team was determined.

Two defenders as the wings

In the two previous games against these opponents had GCK the Klotenern life is made heavier than yesterday. Both times, the geek had taken the lead. But yesterday, as it looked after that Kloten was stretched thin as it is, managed to GCK very little. The four wins from the last five matches were all against other farm teams and against Winterthur.

As an example, for a seamless transition in the game Kloten defenders, Serge Weber and Alain Bircher. Bircher had been charged against Winterthur on the right wing, Weber was added on the left side. Were the two “newbies” from veteran Thibaut Monnet.

this Trio stand up to the last Minute in use, shows how it solved the task. “The team knows how it works. That they won this game, pleased me extremely,” said coach André Rötheli. Also, he was able to lift the performance of Van Pottelberghes. “He makes maybe a mistake, but the team corrected the. As you also corrects mistakes of others.” And as Kloten was able to extend his streak of success. With six Wins in a row, the Team is now. Or with a different look: Of the last 15 games it has won 13.

Fabian Sutter with the 11th. Goal of the season.

Also, because enough players are present, the jump in the gaps. Fabian Sutter, who wore the helmet of Topskorers, scored his eleventh goal of the season. It the 2:0 was after exactly 12 minutes.

Romano Lemm was another veteran who played a very good Match. He prepared the 1:0 by Marc Marchon (already the ninth goal of the season on the wing). And he shot, as the opponent had hopes to come to compensate for the 3:1 in 53,. Minute by himself. He outwitted Goalie Zürrrer with a well-placed shot. His line would have been colleagues of similar efficiency would have been the success even more. Especially Ramon Knellwolf gave some very good opportunities. ()

Created: 22.12.2018, 12:27 PM