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final
EV Zug
4:3 (0:2, 2:1, 2:0)
Düsseldorfer EG
Saturday 16.08.2014, 15:00 • Eishalle Sursee • Friendly matches
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.
     
    Welcome to the frosty Eishalle Sursee where EV Zug and the Düsseldorfer EG meet for a friendly game. While the germans won their first friendly against Thurgau 7:2 but lost a day later agains National League A Team HC Ambri-Piotta. Zug on the othe hand won an early August match-up against the SCL Tigers and also beat Örebro HK 4:1 in yesterdays game.
     
    EV Zug will definitely try to do better this year after missing the play offs in the last season.
     
    Düsseldorf is coming out of an ever worse season, only winning 14 games (4 overtime wins) and also has some work to do if they don't want finish last again.
     
    Today's attendance is ca 400-500 fans, some even made the long way from Düsseldorf to see their team. Lets hope the travel was worth the while.
     
    The players of EV Zug (in white Jerseys) enter the ice
     
    And now it's Düsseldorfs players (in red jerseys) lining up at the blue line
     
    Both teams huddle around their goalies
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:25
    And with the first attack, Düsseldorf scores the goal. DANIEL KREUTZER got the puck passed goalie Hauser after 25 seconds. Assistants: DANIEL FUSCHBUCH.
     
    1:34
    This is a bit of a cold shower for the Zug players who didn't seem ready
     
    2:04
    Zug now in the offensive zone, shot by Herzog but stopped by Goepfert
     
    4:43
    Andersson gets a scoring chance but Goepfert keeps his goal clean.
     
    7:28
    Zug is given a powerplay after Niki Mondt was assessed for hooking.
     
    8:30
    The game is stopped after Goepfert catches the puck.
     
    9:10
    Offside by Zug, the game is stopped.
     
    9:28
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    10:27
    Neither team is able to get a clear control over the game as the puck bounces back and forth.
     
    10:53
    Puck it out of game.
     
    11:53
    Nice shot by Andersson.
     
    11:53
    But the goalie stands strong.
     
    11:53
    Kurt Davis of Düsseldorf and Calle Andersson are benched for roughing.
     
    14:12
    DANIEL KREUTZER again, scores the second goal for Düsseldorf. Assistans: Rob Collins.
     
    15:37
    Davis is given a minor penalty for hooking.
     
    17:20
    Zug with difficulties to set-up their powerplay formation.
     
    17:22
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    18:33
    The game is stopped after Zugs goalie holds the puck.
     
    19:25
    Martinsen is benched for obstruction.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    This was quite a rough awakening for EV Zug who got scored early in the game. Both teams fired 9 shots on the opponents goal, Düsseldorfs Goepfert looks solid so far.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:32
    Zug still with a one man advantage.
     
    20:35
    Lino Martschini is benched for roughing.
     
    22:44
    Home team at full strength.
     
    24:25
    Zug is trying to position itself in the offensive zone but the puck is removed fast by the german defense.
     
    25:27
    Nice shot from right by Turnbull but Hauser keeps his house clean.
     
    27:50
    Penalty for hooking against Thiel, next chance for Zug to play with a man advantage.
     
    27:50
    Davis has also been assessed for a cross check with 2 minutes.
     
    29:19
    The Düsseldorfer goal post must be repaired, the game is stopped.
     
    30:00
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    31:42
    Zug now with a little more draw on the Düsseldorf goal.
     
    32:08
    Goal by ROBBIE EARL! Finally the consistant disturbing in front of the german goal payed off.
     
    35:11
    Icing by Zug, both teams move to Zugs defensive zone.
     
    35:41
    Next icing, this time on Düsseldorfs side.
     
    36:37
    It's ROBBIE EARL again, assisted by Stämpfli and Ramholt.
     
    37:38
    But just seconds after the equalising goal, its Düsseldorfs LUKAS VANTUCH who beats Hauser on an almost empty goal. Assistants: Daschner, Ebner.
     
    37:53
    Olimb s benched for roughing.
     
    39:00
    Last minute in the second period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    Zug had 17 shots on goal, while Düsseldorf had 7, it's gonna be an interesting 3rd period in the ice cold Eisshalle Sursee.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    41:05
    JOSH HOLDEN with a breakaway, scores the 3rd goal for Zug.
     
    43:30
    Zug now with better chances and increasing the pressure in the offensive zone.
     
    45:28
    Shot over the glass by Zug, the game is stopped.
     
    45:57
    The Ref stopps the game after a Düsseldorf player is injured and needs to be assisted to the bench.
     
    47:30
    My assessment of the number of spectators was rather pessimistic, its 687 fans who found their way to Sursee today.
     
    48:53
    Düsseldorf with a short period of pressure but they can't capitalise in this last period so far.
     
    48:53
    2 minutes for hooking against Zugs Lammer.
     
    50:20
    The power play formation stands but no shots so far by Düsseldorf.
     
    50:53
    Home team at full strength.
     
    52:00
    Shot by Kreutzer, he hits the cross bar but no goal.
     
    54:42
    Some great chances by Zugs Herzog but Goepfert is able react perfectly.
     
    54:42
    Düsseldorfs Conboy is benched for delay of game.
     
    56:42
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    57:35
    Zug had some great chances but unable to get the puck passed the goaltender.
     
    57:50
    Face off in Zugs zone but Düsseldorf looses the puck.
     
    58:10
    The last two minutes of the regular time begin.
     
    58:44
    Another penalty for delay of game, this time its Davies.
     
    58:49
    Off side by Zug.
     
    59:54
    Goal by FABIAN SUTTER in the dying seconds of the game, assisted by Dario Bürgler.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    60:00
    Zug started slow but improved throughout the game, scoring late in the 3rd period with Fabian Sutter being the game winning scorer.
     
    Game over. (17:13:48)
    Commentary by

    Andreas Reiner

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 33. Earl (Ramholt, Bürgler), 37. Earl (Stämpfli, Ramholt), 42. Holden, 60. Sutter (Bürgler) – 1. Kreutzer (Fischbuch), 15. Kreutzer (Collins), 38. Vantuch (Daschner, Ebner)

    EV Zug: Hauser (Stephan) – Ramholt (A), Lüthi, Alatalo, Stämpfli, Blaser, Erni, Grossmann, Andersson – Diem, Lammer, Earl (A), Sutter, Bertaggia, Suri, Holden, Martschini, Schnyder (C), Herzog, Bürgler, Dünner
    Düsseldorfer EG: Goepfert (Lang) – Daschner, Conboy (A), Ficenec, Davis, Noske, Ebner – Davies, Holzmann, Mondt, Collins (A), Strodel, Kreutzer (C), Martinsen, Jhnacak, Preibisch, Vantuch, Olimb, Thiel, Turnbull, Fischbuch
    Referees: Koch, Vinnerborg – Bürgi, Wüst
    Attendance: 687