GAP 3:1 EIS | Rapaces de Gap - Eisbären Berlín (Champions League)

Champions League

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Rapaces de Gap France

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

Eisbären Berlín

Sunday 06.09.2015, 18:00 • Alp'Arena • Champions League • 6 • Group 16

		Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
		Hello and welcome to last game in Group P between Les Rapaces de Gap and Eisbaren Berlin. The game starts at 18:00.
		Both teams have a chance to advance to the Round of 32. But there is only one playoff spot left. ZSC Lions Zurich will take, no matter what, the first place in the Group.
		How to make the Round of 32? This game will be the last one in the Group, so the possibilities how to advance are quite obvious. Berlin will advance if they get: - 1 point from their remaining game; - 0 points from their remaining game, but lose to Gap by less than 5 goals, 6–1 or 5–0. Gap will advance if they get: - 3 points from their remaining game, beating Berlin by 6+ goals, or by 5 goals 7–2 or higher.
The come-back !!! #77 #can'twait #happydaytoday #CHL pic.twitter.com/cWwxVzUHut — Antoine Lefebvre (@lasvegap) September 6, 2015
		Starting lineups: Rapaces de Gap: Bertrand (Dubos) – Maher, Langlais, Kramar, Trabichet (C), McEachen, Chapelier, Seignez, Baridon – Golicic, Bernier, Carter – Richter, Rech, Miettinen – Perez (A), Bouvet, Doherty – Guiberteau, da Costa, Rohat (A). Eisbären Berlin: Vehanen (Nastiuk) – Dupont, Baxmann, Gervais, Mueller, Haase, Hoerdler (A), Braun – Pohl, Olver, Noebels – Machacek, Mulock (A), Talbot – Kuji, Rankel (C), Busch – Tallackson, Filin, Ziegler. Referees: Massy (SUI), Barcelo – Furet, Caillot (All FRA).
		We are starting soon! The home team is going to wear blue jerseys, whereas the visitors white.
		Eisbären Berlin on the ice already, Rapaces de Gap coming right now.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:30	The visitors skated into the attacking zone right after the first face-off, but there wasn't any work for Bertrand in the home team goal.
	01:57	Both teams keep skating, but they aren't precise enough. There haven't been any chances so far.
	03:05	Nice try by the home line. Vehanen made a stop and the whole story ended by Gap players moving the goal. The play is paused.
	04:11	Gap hit the left post of Vehanen's goal!
	04:31	The visiting goalie Vehanen is called for tripping. Kuji is going to sit in the box instead of him and that's a power play for Gap.
	06:11	Visiting team at full strength.
	06:55	Big save made by Bertrand after a quick German play.
	07:44	Berlin keeps pushing the home team.
	07:45	Miettinen is sent for interference which causes a first power play for Berlin.
	09:35	The power play is over a bit earlier. Tallackson is called for Slashing.
	10:06	Goal for Gap! There is the first goal of the game! MATT CARTER made a good job in front of Vehanen and touched the puck. Assisted by: Camilo Miettinen, Bostjan Golicic.
Matt CARTER - 1:0
	12:38	Another power play for the home team as Ziegler is called for tripping.
	12:43	Goal for Gap! Perfect play by the home forwards. Bostjan Golicic got the puck in front of Vehanen and passed it over to MATT CARTER, who scored over the goalie's catch glove. Assisted by: Bostjan Golicic, Marc-Andre Bernier.
	15:16	Golicic went into the penalty bow for holding. This is an opportunity for the visitors.
Back at home and see that Gap takes the lead 2-0. Can they make playoffs? Je rentre juste d'#UBBMHR pour me mettre devant la #CHL et #GAPBER et je vois le but de Carter ! 2-0 pour Gap. Peuvent-ils le faire ? — Jean-Baptiste Court (@jbstwitt) 6. Září 2015
	16:10	Berlin sat down in the attacking zone.
	16:51	The home team defense is doing very well. It really isn't easy for Berlin to get into a scoring chance.
	17:16	Home team at full strength.
	18:39	The Germans still in the attacking zone. Bertrand must pay attention.
	19:01	One minute to play in the first period.
	19:25	Trabichet hit one of the Berlin players towards the boards, so he is called for boarding.
	19:58	Everything OK for Gap. The home team is going to stay in the lead 2–0 after twenty minutes.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Stats after the first period Shots on goal: 5–13 Face-offs won: 10–5 Penalty minutes: 6–6
		Next period begins at 18:47 CET.
1st intermission: @Lesrapacesdegap – @Eisbaeren_B 2–0 #CHL — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) September 6, 2015
What a comeback by Matt Carter! He scored twice during first 15 minutes! Quel retour au jeu de Matt Carter ! Déjà 2 buts face à Berlin en 15min de jeu #virtuose — Clément Vaillant (@cvaillant1) 6. Září 2015
		Although Berlin was more active in the attacking zone, it is Gap in the lead after twenty minutes. Forward Matt Carter scored both of the goals and made the play-off race more dramatic. What can we expect in the second period? More goals for the home team or a better performance of the visitors? Stay with us to get the answer.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:09	Early stop by Bertrand at the left post. Face-off in the attacking zone of Eisbären Berlin.
	20:58	The play takes place behind the German goal at the moment.
	21:22	Glove save by the home goaltender. The game is stopped.
	21:25	Home team at full strength.
	22:42	The play is stopped after a Berlin icing.
	23:15	Haase attacked Perez, who went down on the ice. The Eisbären skater is called for holding.
	24:22	Berlin got the puck out of their defensive zone.
	24:59	Gap got into a good chance and pushed Berlin for a longer time. The situation ended at Vehanen, who covered the puck and stopped the game.
	25:15	Eisbären Berlin at full strength.
	26:00	Face-off in the neutral zone.
	26:50	Rapaces de Gap keep battling for more goals, but Vehanen in the goal is reliable.
	27:30	The referee sent of Hoerdler for delaying the game. Power play for Gap.
	28:46	The home team in the attacking zone means work for Vehanen.
	29:26	Penalty for both teams. Baxmann from Berlin is called for cross-checking just as Trabichet from Gap is.
	29:30	Berlin at full strength.
They need beat Berlin by 6+ goals, or by 5 goals 7–2 or higher. Mathématiquement,@Lesrapacesdegap ont tjrs la chance d'avancer au PO. Besoin de gagner avec 6+ buts,ou avec 5 buts 7–2 ou plus. #CHL #GAPBER — Pavel Kuba (@PavelKuba) September 6, 2015
	29:47	Power play for the visitors after a longer time. Maher is sent to the penalty box for high sticking.
	31:13	Goal for Eisbären Berlin! Power play goal for the visitors and the score is now 2–1. JONAS MUELLER got a clever quick pass from the corner of the attacking zone and scored with a bit of luck. Assisted by: Darin Olver, Bruno Gervais.
Jonas MUELLER - 2:1
	32:44	Face-off in the home team's attacking zone.
	33:10	Eisbären players got the puck quickly and skated right towards Bertrand.
	33:21	Big save made by Vehanen on da Costa!
	34:02	The home defenders with the puck now, but they aren't able to get it through.
	34:45	There's going to be a penalty, but the play goes on for now.
	35:04	Miettinen gets called for tripping. Well, this is an interesting opportunity for Eisbären late in the second.
	35:55	Bertrand stopped a clever try of one of the forwards from the left side and covered the puck. The game is paused.
	36:34	Gap got the puck out of the zone. It went so far that even Vehanen on the other side had to play it.
	37:04	No success, no goal. Miettinen stepped back on the ice and made it five skaters on each side again.
They don't play bad in Gap. Ca joue pas mal a @Lesrapacesdegap #chl — Yoann (@woyoyoyo) 6. Září 2015
	38:22	Vehanen had some work as the puck was played in front of his goal, but everything OK for the visitors.
	39:02	Bertrand covered the puck into his catch glove. Less than a minute to play in the second period.
	39:45	Both teams are battling in the neutral zone.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Stats ofter the second period Shots on goal: 11–22 Face-offs won: 18–19 Penalty minutes: 12–12
2nd intermission: @Lesrapacesdegap – @Eisbaeren_B 2–1 #CHL — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) September 6, 2015
		Next period begins at 19:37 CET.
		One goal scored in the second period and the score is 2–1 after forty minutes. Jonas Mueller made the game more dramatic in one of the power plays. There are still twenty minutes waiting and both teams can win. Which one will it be? Keep following us.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:31	Face-off in front of Bertrand.
	40:44	Another one, but this time in the neutral zone.
	41:20	Berlin started by a pressure in the attacking zone.
	41:57	Both teams battling behind Bertrand's net.
	42:59	The German team still pushes hard the home defenders.
	43:35	Mulock is called for holding. Power play opportunity for the home team.
	44:01	Good job made by the defenders in white, the puck went out of the defensive zone.
	45:10	Gap players must start from behind their goal again.
	45:35	Mulock back on the ice, Eisbären at full strength.
	46:48	Both teams are trying hard, but there aren't many chances at the moment.
	47:22	Breakaway for Gap, but Vehanen saved the chance and stopped the game!
	47:24	Miettinen is called for interference.
	48:48	Eisbären in the zone looking for a chance to score.
	49:24	Home team at full strength.
Let's go Rapaces! Allez les rapaces !!! pic.twitter.com/Th6DCBf2IP — eric ropert (@e_ropert) 6. Září 2015
	50:07	Many emotions after a hard hit made by Miettinen.
	50:07	Rankel is sent of for roughing.
	50:52	Miettinen in the box again, this time for high sticking. The game will continue with for skaters on each side.
	52:07	No goals in this situation. Rankel is back on the ice and there is a short power play for Berlin coming.
	52:52	Rapaces de Gap at full strength as well.
	53:45	Bertrand stopped the game by a save, face-off in front of his goal.
	54:04	Goal for Gap! The home team leads by two goals again! CAMILO MIETTINEN brought the puck into the attacking zone, passed it over and skated towards the goal. Just a few seconds later he caught the rebound and scored over Vehanen. Assisted by: Chad Langlais, Anthony Rech.
Camilo MIETTINEN - 3:1
	56:10	Although the lead 3–1 isn't enough for Gap, the home team fans look satisfied and keep supporting.
	57:45	Possible work for Bertrand as there is a face-off in front of his goal coming.
	58:00	Two minutes to play in the third period.
	58:46	Eisbären Berlin in the attacking zone, but the German players can't get into a proper scoring chance.
	59:08	Carter is called for hooking. This looks like the last chance for the visitors.
	59:08	Eisbären Berlin timeout.
	59:08	Vehanen out of the goal! Berlin is going to try it with six skaters on the ice!
	59:32	Nice save by Bertrand and the play is stopped.
		Game over.
RESULT @Lesrapacesdegap – @Eisbaeren_B 3–1 Gap say goodbye to #CHL with their first ever win in the competition! pic.twitter.com/RBgLZWGobp — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) 6. Září 2015
		The game is over. Gap managed to score one more late in the third and won 3–1 in the end. Although it isn't enough for them, the players are happy about this victory and they are celebrating with their fans.
		Game stats Shots on goal: 16–30 Face-offs won: 29–27 Penalty minutes: 18–16
2nd French victory in CHL. Bravo! 2 victoires en #CHL ! Bravo aux Rapaces et aux BDL. Ca devrait pouvoir nous maintenir 2 équipes la saison prochaine. — Adrien Rocher (@Alveio) 6. Září 2015
		That's it from me today. Thank you for following the game with with me and thank you also for watching the Champions Hockey League. Have a nice evening. (20:28:05)

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Vojtěch Jurák

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 11. Carter (Miettinen, Golicic), 13. Carter (Golicic, Bernier), 55. Miettinen (Langlais, Rech) – 32. Mueller (Olver, Gervais)

Rapaces de Gap: Bertrand (Dubos) – Maher, Langlais, Kramar, Trabichet (C), McEachen, Chapelier, Seignez, Baridon – Golicic, Bernier, Carter – Richter, Rech, Miettinen – Perez (A), Bouvet, Doherty – Guiberteau, da Costa, Rohat (A).

Eisbären Berlín: Vehanen (Nastiuk) – Dupont, Baxmann, Gervais, Mueller, Haase, Hoerdler (A), Braun – Pohl, Olver, Noebels – Machacek, Mulock (A), Talbot – Kuji, Rankel (C), Busch – Tallackson, Filin, Ziegler.

Referees: Massy (SUI), Barcelo – Furet, Caillot (All FRA)

1st period
	04:31
	07:45
	09:35
	10:06
	12:38
	12:43
	15:16
	19:25
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:15
	27:30
	29:26
	29:47
	31:13
	35:04
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:35
	47:24
	50:07
	50:52
	54:04
	59:08
Final