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It is the unbelievable semi-final series of away wins, because again both games are decided by the visiting teams. So Ingolstadt is 2-2, wins 1-0 against Mannheim. Leon Hüttl scored the golden goal in the 21st minute. The game was heated again, a defensive battle, in the meantime the Mannheim fans were again throwing coins on the ice. “We have to score goals in order to win. We defended quite well. But we have to be more effective and score more goals when we have more players, score more goals. In the end, everything is part of it: not just scoring the goal, but also the timing,” complained Mannheim’s assistant coach Marcel Goc. Ingolstadt is planning bigger things anyway. “Now we still have six wins before we reach our big goal and we really want to get there,” says a confident goalie Kevin Reich after his first career shutout in the playoffs. With a 3-1 away win, the EHC also equalizes the series against Wolfsburg to 2-2. For a long time everything looks like a preliminary decision for the Grizzlies. But in the 3rd period Munich accelerated again and turned the game around with 3 goals. “We’re 2-1 down, we’re going to Wolfsburg and it’s been 1-0 against us for a very long time. We played well again, but didn’t take our chances. Strahlmeier did a good job again. At 1-1 we had that feeling that the knot has burst,” sums up Munich’s Justin Schütz. “We actually knew that Munich would come straight away, because they were 1-0 down. We should have been more prepared,” Luis Schinko analyzed the third third of the Wolfsburg team. It is also clear now: there will be two 6th semi-final games on Easter Monday.
Below are the most important voices and clips from the two playoff semi-finals on Thursday – if used, please name the source MagentaSport. It continues on Saturday with the 5th round. Munich vs. Wolfsburg live from 3 p.m. and Ingolstadt vs. Mannheim live from 5.45 p.m. – MagentaSport shows all games.
Adler Mannheim – ERC Ingolstadt (series status 2:2)
Ingolstadt draws again and wins 1-0 in Mannheim. Leon Hüttl scored the golden goal in the 21st minute. Both series go at least to game 6. Annoying for Mannheim: As in the 2nd game in Mannheim, the spectators threw coins onto the ice.
Marcel Goc, Co-Trainer Mannheim: “We have to score goals to win. We defended quite well. But we have to be more effective and score more goals when outnumbered, score more goals. In the end everything is part of it. Not only getting the disc to the goal, but also the timing. In general, we didn’t create enough offensively. We know we have to up the ante.”
The link to the interview: https://www.clipro.tv/player?publishJobID=ZTNKUHB5ZzdoOHN4enRpWm5oQlVtNlNEdEQ0SzVzTi9XNzFFYXhYbW16ND0=
Kevin Reich, Ingolstadt, 1st playoff shutout of his career: “It was an incredible team effort. We wanted to set the tone right from the start. Especially since things were a bit unfortunate in the first and third games. Now we’re coming home and want to build on that. I had a lot of fun. The whole playoffs are fun. They’re two incredibly good teams. We’re both very good tactically… Now we have six wins left before we reach the big goal and that’s where we really want to get to.”
The final analysis by Patrick Ehelechner: “Chapeau. Ingolstadt comes into the SAP Arena and is 2-1 behind. There was pressure on the boiler. If you lose this, Mannheim has a few match pucks ahead of them. Ingolstadt are incredibly tough. If you win 1-0, “You did a lot of things right. It’s the little things that make the difference. Taking away passes, giving opponents few chances in the slots. It’s the playoff little things. Mannheim ran into a wall. They all know each other now FF. They played each other eight times. It’s just the little things.”
The link to the analysis: https://www.clipro.tv/player?publishJobID=S3kvT2Z4ZXZIS0NEcnRjcC9PNlhFYUdhMUdzMis2YUgwVDNlTzUwSm0yaz0=
Grizzlys Wolfsburg – EHC Red Bull Munich 1:3 (series status 2:2)
Munich equalizes again and wins 3-1 in Wolfsburg. Luck on the target was on the grizzly side for a long time. But in the 3rd period the EHC got going again and turned the game around within four minutes. At the end of the game, Munich defended the narrow lead and Yasin Ehliz redeemed the EHC with an empty netter 16 seconds before the end.
Luis Schinko, Wolfsburg on the crucial 3rd period: “Maybe we weren’t quite ready yet. We actually knew that Munich would come straight away because they were 1-0 down. We should have been more ready… We’ve always been very good on defense. The special teams have made the difference. We could have used the power plays better. We knew from the start it was going to be a tight series. Munich have a very good team.”
Matthias Niederberger, goalkeeper Munich: “It was very tight the whole time. We had to be patient. I also had to be patient and ready. When Wolfsburg come, they always put pressure on the goal. It was important that we were patient and we showed that. “
Justin Schütz, Munich: “We’re 2-1 down, we’re going to Wolfsburg and it’s been 1-0 against us for a very long time. We played well again, but didn’t take our chances. Strahlmeier did a good job again. At 1-1 we had that feeling , that the knot burst. Then we also won the game. We are very satisfied and want to win again directly on Saturday.”
The PENNY-DEL live at MagentaSport:
Semifinals 5th round
Saturday, April 8th, 2023:
From 3 p.m.: EHC Red Bull Munich – Grizzlys Wolfsburg
From 5.45 p.m.: ERC Ingolstadt – Adler Mannheim
Semifinals 6th round
Montag, 10.04.2023
From 3 p.m.: Grizzlies Wolfsburg – EHC Red Bull Munich
From 4:15 p.m.: Adler Mannheim – ERC Ingolstadt
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