Frölunda – Lugano 3:1 (end)
final
Frölunda Gothenburg
3:1 (2:0, 1:1, 0:0)
HC Lugano
Sunday 31.08.2014, 16:00 • Frölundaborg Isstadion • Friendly matches
     
    Thanks for following, it was a pleassure. (18:22:23)
     
    It was a great game which Frölunda controlled pretty much the whole game. A well deserved victory, and Frölunda picks up two W's going into the Game Day 3 and 4 of the CHL now on thursday.
     
    Lugano can't effort create anything and Frölunda wins the game with 3-1 after a scoreless third period.

    Shots in the third: 9-9, (total in the game 34-26)
    Penalty minutes in the third: 6-2 (total in the game 14-16)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:35
    Pontus Widerström blocks a shot and Frölunda can play out the puck in the neutral zone.
     
    59:03
    Lugano goalie Merzlikins goes to the bench, leaving the net open in a last offensive rush.
     
    58:05
    Another great opportunity for Lugano when Steve Hirschi breaks loose, but Fernström saves the shot with the mask.
     
    57:36
    Lugano creates two really great chances, but Linus Fernström comes up big making two really good saves. Fernström have been solid today.
     
    57:24
    Home team at full strength.
     
    56:24
    Another great PK by Frölunda. The first minute is just blown away.
     
    55:24
    Elias Fälth, FHC, goes to the penalty box, 2 min interference. A great chance for Lugano.
     
    51:45
    Frölundas Mathis Olimb is carrying the puck in defensive zone as the last man and is about to lose the balance and giveaway the puck to a Lugano player, but manage to keep the puck in control.
     
    50:43
    Olimb gets a breakaway, but Merzlikins makes a save on the deke. He also saves the rebound by Görtz.
     
    50:15
    Home team at full strength.
     
    49:23
    Lugano tries to create pressure in the zone, but really can't get a hold on it. Frölunda manage to clear the zone several times.

    Klasen takes a shot from the blue line, but it gets directed out of the boards by a Frölunda defender.
     
    48:14
    Frölundas Mattias Janmark takes a 2 min penalty for holding the stick.
     
    46:47
    Andreas Johnson makes a great deke in the offensive zone getting past a Lugano d-man. He takes a shot which Merzlikins in the net saves.
     
    45:34
    There's a post whistle scrum and both teams draws a minor penalty. Frölundas Erik Karlsson and Luganos Lorenz Kienzle 2 minutes roughing.
     
    45:06
    D-man Erik Gustafsson, FHC, transports the puck from def. zone to off. zone and tries the slap shot. Eric Walsky, LUG, steers the puck up in the net over the glass.
     
    44:28
    Frölunda creates a turnover when Erik Karlsson carrying the puck into the offensive zone, but Merzlikins can save the shot rather easy.
    Commentary by

    Efraim Larsson

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 7. Johnson (Olimb, Görtz), 16. Wikstrand (Bäckman, Blidh), 33. Johnson (Görtz) – 36. Vauclair

    Frölunda Gothenburg:
    1. Lars Johansson
    35. Linus Fernström
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    3. Oliver Bohm
    5. Christian Bäckman
    6. Mikael Wikstrand
    8. John Nyberg
    33. Elias Fälth
    46. Christoffer Persson
    56. Erik Gustafsson
    66. Oscar Fantenberg
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    9. Max Görtz
    10. Mattias Janmark
    16. Anton Axelsson
    17. John Dahlström
    18. Anton Blidh
    21. Viktor Lindgren
    22. Robin Figren
    26. Erik Karlsson
    31. Nicklas Lasu
    41. Mathis Olimb
    44. Pontus Widerström
    55. Kristoffer Wikner
    88. Andreas Johnson
    HC Lugano:
    30. Elvis Merzlikins
    35. Viktor Östlund
    84. Daniel Manzato
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    3. Julien Vauclair
    8. Steve Hirschi
    16. Lorenz Kienzle
    18. Dominik Schlumpf
    22. Stefan Ulmer
    27. Alessandro Chiesa
    29. Riccardo Sartori
    47. Marco Maurer
    95. Philip Åhlström
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    10. Eric Walsky
    12. Giacomo Dal Pian
    14. Brady Murray
    17. Luca Fazzini
    20. Diego Kostner
    21. Janick Steinmann
    24. Raphael Kuonen
    32. Sebastien Reiulle
    37. Lukas Balmelli
    38. Raffaele Sannitz
    53. Brett McLean
    70. Matteo Romanenghi
    71. Fredrik Pettersson
    81. Ilari Filippula
    86. Linus Klasen
    91. Julian Walker
    Attendance: 1595