Eisbären Berlin: Shock defeat despite 3-0 lead in the quarter-finals!

Eisbären Berlin: Shock defeat despite 3-0 lead in the quarter-finals!

The Eisbären Berlin have left the race for the Champions League Cup and thus played a gold chance lightly. In the decisive quarter-final secondary against the ZSC Lions in Zurich, the Berliners lost 4: 5, although they led 3-0 to the first third break after a brilliant appearance. The goals of the polar bears scored Kai Wissmann, Manuel again and Frederik Tiffels, who at the beginning gave the team an excellent starting position, as both B.Z. href = "https://www.welt.de/regionales/berlin/article254903402/4-in-zuerich-eisbaeren-scheiden-im-viertelfinale-aus.html"> Welt reported.

In the second third, the Swede Jesper Frödén shortened for the home side, who became more and more powerful in the further course. The game dominated in a gripping last third, with the Berliners going again when Blaine Byron scored 4: 2. But the turn came promptly: Juho Lammikko netted only 22 seconds later, followed by the decisive goals by Sven Andrighetto and Derek Grant, who secured victory to the Zurichers. The polar bear player Wissmann reacted disappointed to departure: "Of course it hurts. We came here to win," he said. The first leg defeat, in which Berlin gave a 3-0 lead out of his hand, was a warning signal, but the team could not learn from these mistakes.

This painful defeat not only eliminated the polar bears from this year's Champions League competition, but also threw a shadow to the entire season. In front of 6,684 spectators, the Berliners showed for a phase what they can do, but due to a lack of constancy and a strong comeback from the ZSC Lions, it was not enough for the semi -finals. The end for the polar bears is a heron setback in German ice hockey.