ZSC 6:1 GAP | ZSC Lions - Rapaces de Gap (Champions League)

Champions League

Tappara – Djurgården	2:3 (after OT)	\|	Kärpät – Krefeld	4:1 (end)	\|	Lukko – Fribourg	4:2 (end)
Litvínov – Grenoble	6:4 (end)	\|	Skellefteå – Nitra	3:2 (5:2 after SO)	\|	Salzburg – SønderjyskE	7:2 (end)
Linz – TPS	2:3 (after OT)	\|	Mannheim – Neman	2:1 (end)	\|	Zürich – Gap	6:1 (end)
Växjö – Ingolstadt	4:2 (end)

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ZSC Lions

6:1 (2:1, 3:0, 1:0)

Rapaces de Gap

Thursday 27.08.2015, 19:45 • Kunsteisbahn im Chreis • Champions League • Group 16

		With this, we say goodbye and hope you will be with us when the Lions play their last game of the group stage next Friday against the Eisbären Berlin. (21:59:54)
Zurich won their third game in a row and advanced to the next round! Die #ZSCLions schiessen sich in die nächste Runde! Nach dem 6:1 über #Gap steht der 1/16-Final fest. @championshockey pic.twitter.com/jZORZzpmBM — ZSC Lions (@zsclions) August 27, 2015
		The Lions were too strong for a French team that had a good first period but then had to accept that last years Swiss Championship Finalist was on a higher level tonight.
		The Lions win this game 6:1 and will advance to the round of the best 32 teams.
		Game over.
	59:04	Less than a minute left in this game. The puck drops in the Lions zone.
	58:22	Gap wasn't able to capitalise on the powerplay as the Lions are now back at full strength.
	57:13	Keller returns to the ice.
	56:05	Gap now with the two-man advantage, Morris Trachsler will cool down for Slashing.
	56:05	Gap now at full strength and with over a minute of powerplay.
	55:05	And just as the Lions were about to play at full strength Ryan Keller is benched for tripping.
	54:31	Flüeler takes the safe road and holds the puck after Trabichet had a chance to score.
	53:53	And now Gap takes a penalty as well, it's Samuel Takac for Hooking. it's 4 on 4 for the next minute and half.
	53:09	Chris Baltisberger is benched for goalie interference.
	52:32	And we're taking the last powerbreak of this period.
	52:15	The Lions back at full strength.
	51:35	Gap with the second powerplay in a row but so far the offensive lines have been unproductive with the man advantage.
	50:15	Morris Trachsler is the next Lion to take place on the bench for Tripping.
Still 6 – 1 for Zurich. Aurélien Bertrand sort quand même le TP de la botte. On en reste à 6-1 pour les Suisses #ZSCGAP #CHL — Jean-Baptiste Court (@jbstwitt) 27. Srpen 2015
	50:15	Gap trying hard to circulate the puck in the offensive zone but there are no shots on goal as the penalty on Baltisberger expires in 2 seconds.
	49:08	The Lions with a penalty shot, Pius Suter was given the chance to score but Betrand denied him his second goal of the night.
	48:17	Phil Baltisberger is benched for Hooking.
	47:36	Goal ZSC! It's Marc-André BERGERON with the Lions' 6th goal of the game, he received a nice pass from Mike Künzle and Reto Schäppi.
	46:42	And we have another power break.
	46:28	It's been rather quiet inside the arena and also on the ice, it almost seems as if the French have accepted the defeat but at least try to score a second goal.
	43:43	Luca Cunti with another nice wrist shot but it's deflected off the french goalie.
	41:53	The Lions have the slight upper hand in the starting minutes of the last period, goalie Betrand had to stop 2 pucks in the first 2 minutes.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Both teams enter the ice, we're ready for the last period. If the Lions win tonight, they'll reach the knock-out stage while Gap would remain pointless.
		3rd period starts in 11 minutes, that's 21:19 pm.
		The Lions lead 5:1 after 40 minutes. The Lions had less shots (8) compared to Gap (11) in this middle period.
		The Lions win the second period 3:0, the French were overwhelmed by the opposing forwards during the 27th to the 32nd minute.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:50	The Lions back at full strength.
	38:27	Less than 2 minutes left in the second period.
	37:27	And just seconds after the puck is back in the game the French create a good chance, Flüeler has to stretch go get that puck.
Not @zsclions main arena but a great @championshockey atmosphere! #chl vs @Lesrapacesdegap pic.twitter.com/dM6cJf0vTx — Nicolà Hofer (@nicolahofer) August 27, 2015
	36:50	Gap now have a powerplay chance as Siegenthaler is benched for hooking.
	35:46	Gap playing at full strength.
	34:54	The Lions are able to rotate the puck in the attacking zone and firing a pair of shots but no further goals in this second period.
	33:40	And it's getting worse for Gap as Matt Maher is benched for Holding.
	33:21	It's time for the next powerbreak.
	32:37	Goal for Zurich! Once again LUCA CUNTI strikes as he beats Betrand, assisted by Robert Nilsson and Chris Baltisberger.
	32:00	Gap coach Basile took a time out to calm down his team and slow down the tempo game by the Lions.
2 quick goals for ZSC Lions Zurich. Dans la foulée, lancer de Suter sur un côté, Bertrand couvre mal son angle et ne fait pas le save. 4-1 pour les Suisses #ZSCGAP #CHL — Jean-Baptiste Court (@jbstwitt) 27. Srpen 2015
	27:41	Goal for Zurich! And just half a minute later it's PIUS SUTER who scores the 4th goal for the Lions. Assisted by: Matthias Seger and Patrik Bärtschi.
	27:12	Goal for Zurich! Scorer is CHRIS BALTISBERGER! Unassisted.
	26:43	Reto Schäppi gets a chance but his shot is no problem for Betrand who burries the puck in his glove.
	25:38	Maurin Bouvet with a scoring chance but falls a little short to get a good hold of the puck as it passes by the post by a few centimeters.
	23:07	Keller joins his team mates, both teams complete.
	22:30	Will Gap be able to score another powerplay goal? They're struggling once again to move the puck fast enough in the attacking zone.
	21:03	Ryan Keller is benched just a minute after the second period started. Slashing is the verdict by the Head Referee.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The Referees enter the ice, two more minutes left in this first intermission.
2-1 for Zurich after first period. Fin du premiers tiers, Gap est mené 2 buts à 1 face à Zurich. #Chl #hockey @LeDLhautesalpes — Louis André (@LouisAndr3) 27. Srpen 2015
		If you look at the shots the Lions are the clear favourite but they struggled to create more dangerous chances. Gap so far made the best out of their chances and trail the Lions with just a goal. The second period will start at 20:30 CET.
		The Lions finish the first period with 16 shots and two goals while Gap Rapaces had 5 shots and 1 goal.
	20:00	1st period finished.
Luca CUNTI - 0:0
	19:21	Goal for Zurich! There was some confusion in front of gaoli Betrand but in the end, LUCA CUNTI was able to score the second goal with an assist by Robert Nilsson.
	19:08	A minute left in the first period and the Lions with an attack.
	18:11	The one chance for Gap was enough to beat goalie Flüeler in his near right corner, this won't be a walk in the park for the Lions for sure.
Pat DOHERTY - 0:0
	15:16	Goal for Gap! And just as the penalty was about to end, PAT DOHERTY scores the equalizer, making it 1-1. Assists by: Patrick McEachen and Anthony Rech.
	14:36	Gap trying to build up their powerplay formation but they're already stopped at the red line.
	13:22	Powerbreak and a penalty against the Lions, this time it's Patrick Bärtschi for Slashing.
	11:39	The penalty ends with just one chance by the home team and that wasn't even considered dangerous
	09:31	Gap are now one man short, Teddy Trabichet is benched for interference.
	09:31	Gap have trouble now entering the offfensive zone, the Lions defensemen stand strong and are able to get back the puck.
	07:41	After a powerbreak, the game continues.
	07:29	Robert Nilsson with a beautiful solo but goalie Betrand denies the Lions the second goal of the evening.
	05:31	Baltisberger had no defenseman to worry about and scored his first goal of this campaign with a nice wrist-shot.
Chris BALTISBERGER - 0:0
	04:16	Goal for the Zurich! CHRIS BALTISBERGER scores the first goal of the game, assisted by Robert Nilsson and Jonas Siegenthaler.
	02:47	The game is stopped after the puck goes over the glass in the Lions zone but the home team wins the face-off and goes for the attack.
	01:18	There is a first face off in front of goalie Betrand but Gap can free themselves.
Hopp ZSC! @championshockey #CHL pic.twitter.com/Xoubbg8wMd — ZSC Lions (@zsclions) August 27, 2015
	00:01	Game started.
		The puck is about to drop! Both teams gather around their goalies and cheering at each other.
		The Lions are playing in their bright red sweaters tonight while the French are wearing white.
		The players enter the ice
		Good evening everyone, we're 15 minutes away from the third round game between ZSC Lions and Gap Rapaces.
		Starting lineups: ZSC Lions Zurich: Flüeler (Leimbacher) – Blindenbacher (A), Siegenthaler – Schäppi, Trachsler, Bärtschi – Geering, Bergeron – Foucault (CTS), Shannon (A), Herzog – Seger (C), Baltisberger Phil – Keller, Suter, Küenzle – Hächler, Nilsson – Cunti, Baltisberger Chris, Neuenschwander Rapaces de Gap: Bertrand (Fouquerel) – Kramar, Langlais – Takac, Golicic (CTS), Bernier – Maher, McEachen – Miettinen, Perez (A), Rech – Trabichet (C), Baridon – Richter, Bouvet, da Costa – Andre – Doherty Guiberteau, Rohat (A) Referees: Sidorenko (BLR), Koch – Fluri, Kovacs (All SUI).
French player is looking forward to the game. CHL -> game 2 -> Zurich #hockey #CHL #France #???????????????? — RECH Anthony (@AnthonyRech) August 27, 2015
#Gameday! @CHLHockey vs @Lesrapacesdegap — ZSC Lions (@zsclions) August 27, 2015
		With 4 points out of 2 games the Lions have had a great start and can secure a spot in the knock-out stage with a win tomorrow against French representative Gap. Newly acquired forward Kris Foucault is second in the top scorer table of the CHL with 4 goals. The game will be played in Dübendorf instead of the Hallenstadion, game starts at 19:45 CET.
		Welcome. Game starts at 19:45.

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 5. Baltisberger (Nilsson, Siegenthaler), 20. Cunti (Nilsson), 28. Baltisberger, 28. Suter (Seger, Bärtschi), 33. Cunti (Nilsson, Baltisberger), 48. Bergeron (Künzle, Schäppi) – 16. Doherty (McEachen, Rech)

ZSC Lions: ZSC Lions Zurich: Flüeler (Leimbacher) – Blindenbacher (A), Siegenthaler – Schäppi, Trachsler, Bärtschi – Geering, Bergeron – Foucault (CTS), Shannon (A), Herzog – Seger (C), Baltisberger Phil – Keller, Suter, Küenzle – Hächler, Nilsson – Cunti, Baltisberger Chris, Neuenschwander

Rapaces de Gap: Rapaces de Gap: Bertrand (Fouquerel) – Kramar, Langlais – Takac, Golicic (CTS), Bernier – Maher, McEachen – Miettinen, Perez (A), Rech – Trabichet (C), Baridon – Richter, Bouvet, da Costa – Andre – Doherty Guiberteau, Rohat (A)

Referees: Sidorenko (BLR), Koch – Fluri, Kovacs (All SUI)

Attendance: 1450

1st period
	04:16
	09:31
	13:22
	15:16
	19:21
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:03
	27:12
	27:41
	32:37
	33:40
	36:50
2nd intermission
3rd period
	47:36
	48:17
	50:15
	53:09
	53:53
	55:05
	56:05
Final