GEN 4:2 VIL | Genève-Servette - Villach SV (Champions League)

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Genève-Servette Switzerland

4:2 (0:2, 2:0, 2:0)

Villach SV

Saturday 23.08.2014, 19:45 • Les Vernets • Champions League

Second win for Geneva! Final score @officialGSHC 4 – 2 @ecvsv #chl #gshc @championshockey pic.twitter.com/KmpXvNJowo — Rodolphe Bongiovanni (@rmbongiovanni) August 23, 2014
		Thanks for following this game with us! (22:07:04)
		Villach proposed a dangerous game and Geneva had difficulties with it at the beginning. But finally, the team moved again together and pushed itself to victory!
		Geneva has now two victories and is leading the Group C! The audience is applauding their team and singing for them!
		Best player for VSV is: Stefan Bacher. Best player for GEN: Eliot Antonietti
		After a first period with 2 goals by VSV, Geneva was able to score twice in the second period and twice in the third period!
		Geneva wins this game 4-2! The last minutes were very dangerous, with Villach having more players to attack as they emptied their goal! But the Genevans were fighting!
	60:00	Game over.
	59:56	Bays (GEN) is able to block a puck. Les Vernets are singing! People are singing for their team!
	59:33	Bezina (GEN) misses the empty VSV goal!
	58:58	The entire Vernets arena is staring and applauding to help their team towards victory!
	58:15	D'Agostini (GEN) tries to defend the puck, but falls on the ice between Villach players.
	58:02	Villach empties its goal to have a stronger attack.
	58:02	Time out, for Villach.
	56:53	The Geneva fans are standing, jumping and singing. They want to help their team.
	56:32	But Geneva always likes to attack when they are in danger and Tommy Pyatt tries his chance, but misses the goal.
	56:01	Daniel Rubin: penalty for misconduct, 10 minutes! Again a strong penalty against Geneva, for its altercation with Cole Jarrett (VSV). A time out (for Geneva) happens right after this.
	55:31	Trutmann (GEN) tries again, but hits the side of the goal.
	55:20	Simek (GEN) tries his chance, but his shoot is too high and leaves the ice ring.
	55:00	Villach attacks again. The puck is too high and finishes on top of the Geneva goal. Les Vernets are full of noise: Austrian drums versus Swiss songs...
	54:29	Fortier (VSV) tries his chance but the puck is too high.
	53:51	Villach attacks and the puck seems invisible between all the players: big mess in front of Bays (GEN), but he is able to find the puck and throw it away.
And the fourth one! That is not bad! After Simek`s goal there is still 12 minute to go. We all believe. – says a Geneva's fan. Et de 4!!!!!!! Ça fait mal! Goal du n° 9 Simek (Romy et Bezina) il reste 12mn à jouer. On y croit #GSHC #CHL — N.B.D (@alex12_ctn) August 23, 2014
	53:20	Trutmann (GEN) tries his chance and shoot on the goal, but Lamoureux pushes it out of the ice ring.
	52:04	Geneva pressure is high, but VSV defencemen are attentive and the team is complete again.
	50:04	Cole Jarrett (VSV): penalty for interference, 2 minutes. Bays (GEN) is back in the goal.
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	49:40	Geneva has no goalie to have a stronger attack.
	49:20	Ranger (GEN) shoots on the goal, Lamoureux jumps to push it away.
	49:03	Geneva continues to be very dangerous, but Lamoureux (VSV) can block the puck and Villach can breath.
	46:52	Goal for Genève! The Geneva teams crosses the ice, Goran Bezina (GEN) turns on himself, shoots, Kevin Romy gets the puck, shoots and JURAJ SIMEK scores for Geneva! Geneva is leading the game 4-2! Les Vernets are singing their joice! Assisted by Kevin Romy and Goran Bezina.
	46:30	Little fight between Ranger (GEN) and McBride (VSV), but no penalty. The Geneva fans are singing to push their players toward victory. Will it work?
	46:17	Goal for Genève! Tommy Pyatt tried to score but missed it. The Genevans continued to attack! TOMMY PYATT scores, assisted by Alexandre Picard and Matt D'Agostini. 3-2 for Geneva! The pressure is here!
	44:55	Geneva tries a counterattack, but fails.
	44:36	Geneva has a full team again while Villach is dangerous in front of the goal.
	43:24	Unterluggauer (VSV) shoots, but the puck is pushed away and Geneva can send a counterattack that fails as well.
	42:35	Chris Rivera (GEN): penalty for interference, 2 minutes. Second penalty for the Genevan!
	42:30	Loeffel (GEN) tries to shoot from the Geneva side, but it is thrown away. Then little mess in front of VSV goal. But Lamoureux pushes the puck away.
	41:29	Marti (GEN) shoots on the goal, but Lamoureux can block it.
	40:50	Geneva attacks, but Lamoureux (VSV) can block the puck.
	40:27	Taylor Pyatt (GEN) shoots right in front of the goal, but too high.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
After second period. Geneva's fans are already satisfied with the result after the second period Photo by Rodolphe Michaël Bongiovanni. pic.twitter.com/SM58e6Ms1A — Pavel Kuba (@PavelKuba) August 23, 2014
		The players are coming back on the ice ring! The third period will be intense!
		Eagles claws are dangerous! Victory is their only wish!
		The third period is back at 21:27, and promises to be intense! Both team really want to win!
		The atmosphere at Les Vernets is very intense! You can hear Villach fans and their drum, while the Geneva fans sing to help their team! As always, the fans are here to be a 7th player on the ice for their team!
		However, Geneva was able to push the puck twice in the goal and to tie the game: Matt D'Agostini scored, a little bit like Villach did in the first period, by reacting to a puck pushed away. Then Eliot Antonietti, assisted by Christian Marti, was able to score the second goal for Geneva.
		This second period was really intense! Geneva came back and did directly show that they wanted to change the result! Their presence in front of Villach goal was more dangerous than in the first period. But Villach was on the ice to defend their 2 goal advantage.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:19	Marti (GEN) tries his chance and shoots, but the puck is too high.
	38:47	Geneva is dangerous again in front of VSV goal, but Lamoureux (VSV) can block the puck.
	37:27	Goal for Genève! The power-play worked properly for Geneva! ELIOT ANTONIETTI, assisted by Christian Marti, scores for Geneva! Geneva was really attacking in front of the goal and this goal comes after several tries. Both team are now tie: 2-2! The songs are very loud for the Geneva fans! The arena is really hot!
	36:20	Big mess in front of VSV goal; Lamoureux (VSV) falls on the floor, but Geneva cannot shoot properly and the puck leaves the ice.
	36:02	Antonietti (GEN) tries his chance, but the puck is too high.
	35:55	Geneva shoots several puck on the goal, but Lamoureux (VSV) can finally block it.
	35:37	Bezina (GEN) shoots on the goal, but Lamoureux pushes it away.
	35:05	Mario Altmann: penalty for cross-check, 2 minutes. Rivera (GEN) fell on the floor because of this cross-check.
	34:39	Rubin (GEN) tries to shoot, but he is too far.
	33:55	Mess in front of the VSV goal, but Lamoureux (VSV) is attentive and can jump to block the puck.
	33:30	Romy (GEN) shoots but misses the goal.
	32:19	Geneva has a full team again and Bays (GEN) is able to block the puck.
	31:29	Hunter (VSV) and Rubin (GEN) run towards each other, hit each other and Hunter falls on the ice.
	30:11	Chris Rivera: penalty for cross-check, 2 minutes. The fans are whistling, as the referees did not act against the VSV players.
	29:39	D'Agostini (GEN) is attacking the goal alone and is pushed on the ice by Villach. The fan yell, but the referees don't stop the game.
	28:45	Ranger (GEN) shoots on the goal, but too high.
Matt D'Agostini proved how skilled plazer he is! Geneve cut the lead and it is 1-2. Go GSHC! Mais quel Chef d'œuvre de Matt D'Agostini!! Genève reviens à 1-2 face à Villach!! COME ON!! #GSHC #CHL — ♕ Le G'nevois ♕ (@GrenAvery) August 23, 2014
	27:40	Bezina (GEN) shoots on the goal, but Lamoureux is able to react quickly enough.
	27:20	Unterluggauer (VSV) shoots on the goal but misses it.
	25:49	Tommy Pyatt (GEN) shoots on the goal, but Lamoureux pushes it away.
	25:16	Ringrose (VSV) loses his cane.
	24:44	Bezina (GEN) shoots on the goal, but the puck is too slow and easily pushed away.
	23:42	Picard (GEN) skates quickly to push VSV players on the plexiglas. But no penalty.
	22:45	Geneva builds a good team work in front of the goal, but Lamoureux is paying attention and blocks it.
	22:19	Platzer (VSV) shoots on the goal, but Bays pushes it away
	21:02	Goal for Genève! Two VSV defencemen fall on the ice to defend, but MATT D'AGOSTINI shoots on the goal unassisted and scores! 2-1 for Villach, but Geneva is coming back! The fans are loud and sing.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Villach fans are here with a drum. They are only a few fans, but they are very noisy. The Geneva fans try to sing louder.
		The Austrian Eagles are leading: 2-0. The Geneva Eagles must try to come back! How will the second period look like?
		The second period will start at 20:36. Geneva has to react if they want to come back! The two goals were always after a mistake by defencemen, while Villach is able to gain the puck and shoot.
		The first period was very intense with two teams dangerous in front of the others' goal. But Villach was really paying attention to each second of the game! They scored after 14 seconds by Mark Santorelli, assisted by Cole Jarrett! And they scored again 20.9 seconds before the end of this period by Stefan Bacher, assisted by Benjamin Petrik.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:39	Goal for Villach! Fortier (VSV) attacked, but fell on the ice. STEFAN BACHER takes the puck, assisted by Benjamin Petrik, shoots and scores in the last seconds of the first period! Villach leads now 2-0! Assisted by Benjamin Petrik.
	19:10	Geneva builds an attack, but misses the goal.
Let`s go GSHC! I support you, guys, even from LA and I am looking forward to come back to Vernets! Aller @officialGSHC Meme depuis LA je vous supporte! hate de revenir dans nos vernets! #gshc #CHL #gshcvsv #LA pic.twitter.com/o2yTY8e2Tp — André Mendes (@AndreMendes06) August 23, 2014
	17:03	Hunter (VSV) shoots on the goal, but Bays pushes it away.
	15:35	Marti (GEN) shoots on the goal, but misunderstanding with his team mates and he misses the goal.
	14:49	Villach has a full team again!
	14:09	Loeffel (GEN) shoots on the goal, but too high.
	13:39	Ranger (GEN) shoots on the goal, but the puck is too high and leaves the ice ring.
	12:48	Brock McBride (VSV): penality for holding, 2 minutes.
	12:23	Simek (GEN) shoots on the goal, but misses it.
	11:35	Geneva has a high pressure in the VSV zone.
	11:21	Trutmann (GEN) shoots on the goal, but Lamoureux blocks it.
	10:58	D'Agostini (GEN) shoots on the goal, but a little too high.
	10:40	Vukovic (GEN) shoots on the goal, but Villach reacts and Lammers (VSV) does the same. But the score doesn't change.
	09:13	Fortier (VSV) shoots on the goal, but Bays pushes it away.
	08:44	Santorelli (VSV) falls in front of Bays (GEN), but the game continues.
	07:42	Genava has a full team again. They must pay attention and lose les players than on Thursday.
	07:17	Rubin (GEN) steals the puck to Villach and shoots on the goal, but Lamoureux pushes it away.
	06:40	Unterluggauer (VSV) shoots on the goal, but Bays pushes it away.
	06:03	Petrik (VSV) shoots on the goal, but Bays blocks it. The VSB goalie is back on the ice.
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	05:41	Roland Gerber (GEN): penalty for hooking, 2 minutes.
	05:35	Villach's goalie leaves the ice: Villach has 6 players in front of the Geneva goal!
	05:11	Rod (Gen) receive a good puck, but misses the goal.
	04:33	Picard (GEN) fights for the puck and Santorelli (VSV) falls on the ice.
	03:50	Tommy Pyatt (GEN) shoots on the goal, but the goalie throws it away.
	03:35	Hunter (VSV) shoots on the goal, but Vukovic (GEN) throws it again.
	02:02	Picard (GEN) crosses the whole arena, but misses the goal.
	01:23	Geneva has two shoots on the goal, but Lamoureux (VSV) pushes it away.
	00:14	Goal for Villach! Geneva begins the game in their zone and loses the puck. MARK SANTORELLI shoots that puck and score for Villach, assisted by Cole Jarrett! After only 14 seconds! Villach leads 1-0.
	00:01	Game started.
		The atmosphere is already very hot! The game is promising!
		The arena is standing up to sing the Geneva anthem.
		The CEO of the CHL, Martin Baumann, is throwing the first puck tonight.
		Geneva is proud to have a live mascot: Sherkan, an American bold eagle! He flies on the ice ring at the opening of each home game.
		Geneva is entering the ice! They play in black tonight. The arena is yelling the name of their players! Les Vernets are famous in Switzerland as a hot arena, where fans sing a lot.
		Villach is entering the ice! They play in white tonight.
		The Geneva Wild Eagles Cheerleaders are here to warm up the ice ring! The game is almost starting!
Warm up in Geneva. The players are warming up before the #CHL match! Photo by Rodolphe Michaël Bongiovanni. @rmbongiovanni #GSHC pic.twitter.com/14PvOKzAeD — Pavel Kuba (@PavelKuba) August 23, 2014
20 minutes before it starts: Here is Geneva! V Ženevě za chvíli začne druhý zápas #CHL. Na drese stojí, že tady je doma #GSHC. Fotil Rodolphe Michaël Bongiovanni. pic.twitter.com/9oHkXyK4Li — Pavel Kuba (@PavelKuba) August 23, 2014
		Starting lineups: Genève-Servette: Bays (Descloux) – Vukovic, Ranger, Antonietti, Marti, Mercier, Loeffel, Trutmann – D'Agostini, Bezina, Romy, Simek, Pyatt To, Pyatt Ta, Rubin, Picard, Rod, Gerber, Jacquemet, Traber, Rivera Villach SV: Lamoureux (Honeckl) – Jarrett, Unterluggauer, Pretnar, Altmann, Bacher, Waugh, Siutz, Brunner – McBride, Santorelli, Fortier, Lammers, Petrik, Hunter, Nageler,Ringrose, Platzer, Gelfanov, Leiler, Alagic Referees: L. Öhlund (SWE), D. Sticker (SUI) – R. Kaderli (SUI), M. Rohrer (SUI).
		Geneva has one change in comparison with the game on Thursday: Kast has been replaced by Jacquemet. Villach has two changes in comparison with the game on Thursday: Trummer, Pewal and Gohringer won't play, while Santorelli will be on the ice.
		Good evening and welcome for this game tonight! The Eagles are ready to fight!
Defenceman Daniel Vukovic is playing his 7th season for Genève-Servette. @championshockey league game tonight at home against Villach. Should be a great game. Gotta keep winning to advance! #CHL #GSHC #2/6 — Daniel Vukovic (@DanielVukovic) August 23, 2014
Official Twitter of VSV Villach notices a great achievement Genéve-Servette managed in December. On December 31, Genéve-Servette won the Spengler cup and celebrated one of the biggest success in the club history. Am 31. Dezember 2013 holte Genève-Servette in Davos den Spengler Cup und feierte damit den größten Erfolg in der... http://t.co/7okQwjYp1f — EC VSV (@ecvsv) August 22, 2014
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		Villach has won six Austrian national championship titles, the last one in 2006. Geneva hasn't won the Swiss National League yet, but has several times played the final (semi-final in 2013-2014 playoffs). The game will oppose two teams ready to fight! Beware of the Eagles claws!
		Geneva will play its second home game, while Villach plays its second game abroad. Les Vernets will once again live an intense atmosphere! Join us on Saturday August 23rd at 19:45!
		This game will also oppose two eagles: both teams are nicknamed "The Eagles" in their respective languages ("Les Aigles" in Geneva and "Die Adler" in Villach). This Eagle fight promises to be great game, as both teams will try to keep the advantages they obtained by winning their first games.
		Saturday, August 23rd is the second day for the Group C in the Champions Hockey League. Villach SV is coming to Geneva to play against the Genève-Servette Hockey Club. This game will be very interesting, because both teams won their first game on Thursday.
		Welcome. This game starts at 19:45 CET.

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 22. D'Agostini, 38. Antonietti (Marti), 47. Pyatt (Picard, D'Agostini), 47. Simek (Romy, Bezina) – 1. Santorelli (Jarrett), 20. Bacher (Petrik)

Genève-Servette: Bays (Descloux) – Vukovic, Ranger, Antonietti, Marti, Mercier, Loeffel, Trutmann – D'Agostini, Bezina, Romy, Simek, Pyatt To, Pyatt Ta, Rubin, Picard, Rod, Gerber, Jacquemet, Traber, Rivera

Villach SV: Lamoureux (Honeckl) – Jarrett, Unterluggauer, Pretnar, Altmann, Bacher, Waugh, Siutz, Brunner – McBride, Santorelli, Fortier, Lammers, Petrik, Hunter, Nageler,Ringrose, Platzer, Gelfanov, Leiler, Alagic

Referees: L. Öhlund (SWE), D. Sticker (SUI) – R. Kaderli (SUI), M. Rohrer (SUI)

Attendance: 4246

1st period
	00:14
	05:41
	12:48
	19:39
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:02
	30:11
	35:05
	37:27
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:35
	46:17
	46:52
	50:04
	56:01
Final