FRI 3:0 MUE | Fribourg-Gottéron - Red Bull Munich (Champions League)

Champions League

Ingolstadt – Zürich	1:4 (end)	\|	Stavanger – HC Pilsen	0:3 (end)	\|	Kuopio – Skellefteå	1:2 (end)
Krefeld – Vitkovice	2:0 (end)	\|	Košice – Linz	2:3 (end)	\|	Salzburg – Sheffield	8:1 (end)
Fribourg – Munich	3:0 (end)

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Fribourg-Gottéron Switzerland

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

Red Bull Munich

Saturday 20.08.2016, 19:45 • BCF Arena • Champions League • Group F

		Welcome. Game starts at 19:45.
The evening's final game sees Munich visit Fribourg-Gotteron, with the NLA side hoping to continue the tradition of all Swiss sides having won their opening games so far. “I think it is a good group – hopefully for us," says GM Christian Dubé. We have the champion of Germany here, but if we play our game we have a good chance.” Don Jackson, coach of Munich added: “We expect two very challenging games against Fribourg. They are used to competing on a high level and showed a strong performance in the CHL last year against very skilled teams.”
Morning Skate under way. #redbulls #CHL #gameday pic.twitter.com/CSyjKBsRo3 — EHC Red Bull München (@RedBullMuenchen) August 20, 2016
		Welcome to Fribourg... In about one hour the game between Fribourg-Gottéron and Red Bull Munich will start. Until now the swiss sides playing in this CHL-campaign have won all of their 6 matches (with wins for Bern 2, Zurich, Zug, Davos and Lugano). This evening the teams of Fribourg and Zurich will try to extend the perfect streak for Switzerland. My name is Alain Hauert and I will be in charge for the live ticker from BCF-Arena in Fribourg.
		The home side, which was beaten last year in the quarter-finals of the NLA-Playoffs has made some interesting changes to their rooster, actually by signing the Czech attacker on Topscorer Roman Cervenka, swedisch world cup participant Mattia Ritola and Anton Gustafsson, who played a decent season with the Langnau Tigers last season.
		The visitors for this first CHL-game in Fribourg 2016/2017 is Red Bull Munich, the side who finished on the top spot of DEL last season and qualified with this result for the new CHL tournament. There are several interesting players in this team also, for example Captain Michael Wolf, Yannic Seidenberg or Keith Aucoin.
#Topscorer of @FrGotteron Is Julien Sprunger, Michi Wolf wears the Special Jersey tonight, too @championshockey pic.twitter.com/aEZsKtjl7K — EHC Red Bull München (@RedBullMuenchen) August 20, 2016
		Starting lineups: Fribourg-Gottéron: Conz (Saikkonen) – Stalder, Leeger, Schilt, Rathgeb, Picard, Kienzle, Chavaillaz, Maret – Sprunger, Cervenka, Ritola, Mauldin, Pouliot, Neukom, Mottet, Bykov, Gustafsson, Marchon, Schmutz, Loichat Red Bull Munich: Leggio (Aus den Birken) – Smaby, Boyle, Joslin, Quint, Kettemer, Abeltshauser, Regehr – Jaffray, Matsumoto, Wolf, Christensen, Kahun, Mauer, Seidenberg, Aucoin, Macek, Woerle, Kastner, Flaake Referees: Nord (SWE), Vinnerborg – Obwegeser, Kaderli (All SUI).
		There are the starting lineups for tonights game. The captains are Julien Sprunger for Fribourg-Gottéron and Michael Wolf for Red Bull Munich.
		As it is the first game for both teams, the two captains are wearing the Shirt of Cramo Top Scorer tonight!
		Both teams are now on the ice for the warm up...
		15 minutes to go until the first faceoff.
		The teams are back in the locker room for the last instructions by the coaches Gerd Zenhäusern and Donald Jackson.
		Everything is ready for this CHL game between Fribourg-Gottéron and Red Bull Munich.
		Tonights Referees are Michael Nord and Markus Vinnerborg, assisted by Roman Kaderli and David Obwegeser
	00:01	Game started.
	00:02	Face-off... won by Fribourg.
	00:08	Offside Red Bull Munich.
	00:24	Icing Munich, Face-off in front of Leggio.
	00:35	A first attempt for Munich with Matsumoto who centers but the puck is cleared.
	01:27	First shot for Mottet, but the puck goes wide and ends in the protection net.
Los geht's! pic.twitter.com/yleWyEzq2l — EHC Red Bull München (@RedBullMuenchen) August 20, 2016
	01:59	Another try for Mottet, but Leggio can close the angle...
	02:40	A chaotic situation in front of Conz, but the Fribourg Keeper can make a save against Flaake.
	03:15	Maret and Ritola are creating danger in the Munich zone, but the puck is deflected
	04:10	Mauldin is racing down the rink and beat out the icing call....
	04:40	Fribourg still in possession of the puck.
	05:21	Munich gets out of its defensive zone, but they are called offside.
	06:07	Munich loses the puck in the offense and Mottet gets a good scoring chance, but Leggio is there with his pad.
	06:45	The game goes up and down in these last minutes...
	07:04	Goal for Fribourg! And its after a counterattack that Chavaillaz finds the stick of FLAVIO SCHMUTZ who beats Leggio in the left corner. 1-0 Fribourg! Assisted by: Benjamin Chavaillaz
07:04 SCHMUTZ - 1:0
	07:42	Powerbreak
	07:42	First penalty in this game. Leeger is called for hooking
	08:05	Fribourg clears the puck.
	08:30	Red Bull Munich is installing the Powerplay
	08:50	But still no dangerous shot on goal
	09:20	Offside call against Red Bull Munich
	09:43	Fribourg is back at full strength.
	10:18	Hard shot by Jaffray but big save for Benji Conz!
	11:08	Interception by Macek, who is all alone in front of Conz, but the swiss keeper can stop this one and has still a clean sheet!
	11:59	Another shot for Macek, the puck is blocked by Conz
	12:05	Wolf keeps the puck in the dangerous zone...
	12:30	But still Fribourg finds a way to clear this one.
	12:59	Neukom with a huge chance to score the second, but he misses the empty net, the puck hits the post!
	13:22	Powerbreak
	14:10	Pouliot with some nice tricks in the offensive zone.
	14:33	Leggio can block the puck.
	14:50	Icing Fribourg
	14:53	Seidenberg with a shot right after the faceoff, stopped by Conz.
	15:10	Another good try for Munich, but the puck goes wide.
	15:45	Bykov can't find a teammate in front of the net.
	16:53	Christensen puts the puck into the zone and Conz prefers to block it.
	17:05	Good anticipation from Leggio who steals the puck from the Fribourg attacker.
	17:45	The puck is deflected out of the rink.
	18:00	Pouliot finds the stick of Mauldin, but the attacker can't control this one good enough.
	19:00	One minute left in the first period.
	19:17	Offside Munich
	19:42	Good shot from Smaby, it goes wide after a deflection by a defender.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		The first period ends with a score of 1-0 for the home side. The game was quite open with chances on both sides, still Fribourg created a little more danger. Schmutz found the net after 7:04 and 5 minutes later Neukom should have made it 2-0, but his puck only hits the post. On the other side, Munich had also some opportunities, but the attackers were all stopped by Conz, who played a good first 20 minutes.
		First period statistics: Shots on goal 7-10 PIM 2-0 Score 1-0
		We will be back in about 10 minutes for the second period!
		The players are back on the ice, we are ready for some more ice hockey action!
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:08	Fast start for Fribourg and a good chance for Cervenka, who is denied by Leggio.
	20:42	A good shot from Jaffray is stopped by Conz.
	21:05	Red Bull keep s it in the offensive zone
	21:46	Conz deflects a shot by Quint with his blocker...
	22:17	Icing Munich
	22:27	Mauer is passing a defender and shoots, the puck hits the post! Good luck for Conz and Fribourg.
	23:30	Rathgeb tries to shoot but the puck is blocked at the blue line.
	23:55	Schmutz et Loichat with a very nice passing and in the end Schmutz misses his second of the night only by centimeters.
	25:08	A shot from Macek is blocked.
	25:46	Munich clears it down the ice and Conz gets his glove on the puck.
	26:24	Fribourg is trying to make a forechecking, but the puck flies out of play...
	26:24	Powerbreak
	26:35	Kastner with a shoot that goes wide
	27:42	And then Ritola is called for hooking. Powerplay Munich
	27:58	Boyle with a first attempt that goes wide.
	28:33	Big save Conz against Woerle.
	29:19	And the he does it again, this time Aucoin is stopped by the swiss goaltender.
	29:53	Icing Fribourg, who is back at full strength now.
	30:26	Another shot that is going wide for Red Bull. The clean sheet for Fribourg still stands, thanks to Conz who saved perfectly twice during the Powerplay.
	30:44	Goal for Fribourg! Cervenka with the perfect pass for KILLIAN MOTTET and he makes it 2-0 for Fribourg. That's efficiency! Assisted by: Roman Cervenka.
30:44 MOTTET - 2:0
	31:05	Offside Fribourg
	31:30	Fribourg scored right after a period of pressure from Munich... Will the german side be able to react after this goal?
	32:05	Pouliot with a puck to follow for Mauldin, but Red Bull clears the zone.
	33:17	Icing Fribourg
	34:04	Powerbreak
	34:04	The next penalty – again there will be a PP for Red Bull Munich. Cervenka is called for hooking.
	34:16	The Powerplay is over after only 10 seconds as Christensen is also called for a hooking
	34:51	What an action by Bykov and Sprunger, but the attempt of the captain is stopped by Leggio.
	35:05	A lot of space as we play 4 on 4...
	35:56	Kettemer is crashing into Conz and the play is stopped.
	36:05	Fribourg is back at full strength
	36:12	Offside Munich
	36:15	And Christensen is back as well, the game is 5 on 5 again.
	37:15	Conz stopps another shot, this time from Abeltshauser.
	37:56	After being served nicely by Sprunger, Cervenka is denied by Leggio. Nice save for the Red Bull goaltender.
	39:00	One minute left in the second period.
	39:38	Pouliot fighting for the puck in the offensive zone...
	39:59	But no more dangerous shots
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		40 minutes are played at BCF-Arena and the home side is still in the lead. Red Bull made huge pressure in this second period, especially during a period of 2 minutes when they were playing a good Powerplay. But Benjamin Conz stopped all the attempts with brillance. On the other side, Mottet netted the second short after halftime, nicely served by the new recruited Roman Cervenka.
		Second period statistics: Shots on goal 7-7 (14-17) PIM 4-2 (6-2) Score 1-0 (2-0)
		The third period starts in about 5 minutes.
Time to turn things around! pic.twitter.com/y7c7LWLn9b — EHC Red Bull München (@RedBullMuenchen) August 20, 2016
		Here we go again!
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:30	Conz stopps a shot from Jaffray
	40:41	Schilt is called for high-sticking
	41:11	Conz blocks the puck.
	41:18	Bykov is all alone in front of Leggio, but the puck goes wide. This was close for Fribourg who creates the danger shorthanded!
	42:42	Fribourg is playing at full strength.
	43:06	Glove save by Conz after an attempt by Abeltshauser.
	43:47	Neukom and Regehr are fighting along the boards, when the second goes down. The refs are calling Neukom for boarding.
	44:10	Christensen shoots, but still no goal. Conz is there again.
	44:38	Fribourg clears it down the ice.
	45:19	Abeltshauser again, but Conz covers it up.
	45:30	Cervenka with a chance shorthanded, Leggio can deflect this attempt.
	45:47	Fribourg is back at full strength.
	47:10	Red Bull is actually struggling to create real danger.
	48:05	Picard intercepts the puck
	49:22	Conz can close the door once again.
	49:22	Powerbreak
	49:33	Christensen is called for tripping... Powerplay Fribourg!
	49:35	Munich clears the zone.
	50:03	Rathgeb with a shot, stopped by Leggio. Then the ref stopps the play, a little to early as it seemed that the puck was still free.
	50:16	Macek with a conter-attack, but Conz stopps him.
	50:45	Rathgeb is called for crosscheck...
	50:45	and Smaby for roughing.
	51:34	Red Bull Munich is playing at full strength.
	52:37	Offside Munich
	52:37	Powerbreak
	52:38	The game is getting more and more physical with several little fights and charges...
	53:25	Christensen shoots wide.
	53:55	Icing Fribourg
It looks like Swiss clubs are about to go 8-for-8 in the #CHL – who saw this coming? #NLApride #PretendingToBeSwedish — Darren Kilfara (@DKilfara) August 20, 2016
	54:42	Conz with another stop. Shots from the blueline do not seem to put him in danger today.
	55:46	Pouliot with a chance, but Leggio covers the puck. A little more than 4 minutes to go.
	56:21	Christensen again, but the puck flies into Conz' glove.
	56:59	Jaffray is hit by a shot from Cervenka and leaves the ice...
	57:20	Goal for Fribourg! Munich is trying to build up a conter-attack and Leggio leaves the cage. But the puck is immediately intercepted by Ritola. He plays the puck to ROMAN CERVENKA, who scores te Empty Netter! 3-0
57:20 CERVENKA - 3:0
	58:40	80 seconds to go, Leggio is still on the bench
	58:52	Now the Red Bull keeper ia back on the ice after an icing from his teammates.
	58:59	Christensen is obviously frustrated and gets called for a cross-check on Rathgeb.
	59:25	Another conter-attack for Aucoin, but Conz stopps also this – maybe last – chance.
	59:50	Fribourg in possession.
		Game over.
Kopf hoch – die #redbulls unterliegen beim @championshockey Auftakt gegen @FrGotteron mit 0:3 (0:1\|0:1\|0:1) pic.twitter.com/O6NwDW7Dg5 — EHC Red Bull München (@RedBullMuenchen) August 20, 2016
		The horn ends this game. Fribourg wins it 3-0!
		With the victories of Zurich and Fribourg, swiss sides are now 8 wins out of 8 games in this seasons CHL!
		Best Players Red Bull Munich #73 David Leggio Fribourg-Gottéron #1 Benjamin Conz
.@FrGotteron won each of three periods and beat @RedBullMuenchen 3–0. Swiss clubs remain perfect! ???????? #CHL #FRIvsRBM pic.twitter.com/8EyZSdPkfg — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 20, 2016
		Game statistics: Shots on goal 22-32 (7-10, 7-7, 8-15) PIM 14-8 (2-0, 4-2, 8-6) Score 3-0 (1-0, 1-0, 1-0)
		Good start for Fribourg in this CHL-campaign, the team was solid defensively and scored a goal in every period. Thank you for following this game with my live ticker and I hope you'll be back for the next game here at BCF-Arena which will take place on September 1th, between Fribourg-Gottéron and HC Znojmo. This is Alain Hauert live from Fribourg, I wish you a good night! (22:13:55)

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 8. Schmutz (Chavaillaz), 31. Mottet (Cervenka), 58. Cervenka (Ritola)

Fribourg-Gottéron: Conz (Saikkonen) – Stalder, Leeger, Schilt, Rathgeb, Picard, Kienzle, Chavaillaz, Maret – Sprunger, Cervenka, Ritola, Mauldin, Pouliot, Neukom, Mottet, Bykov, Gustafsson, Marchon, Schmutz, Loichat

Red Bull Munich: Leggio (Aus den Birken) – Smaby, Boyle, Joslin, Quint, Kettemer, Abeltshauser, Regehr – Jaffray, Matsumoto, Wolf, Christensen, Kahun, Mauer, Seidenberg, Aucoin, Macek, Woerle, Kastner, Flaake

Referees: Nord (SWE), Vinnerborg – Obwegeser, Kaderli (All SUI)

1st period
	07:04	FRI	1:0	Schmutz (Chavaillaz)
	07:42	FRI	2	Leeger
1st intermission
2nd period
	27:42	FRI	2	Ritola
	30:44	FRI	2:0	Mottet (Cervenka)
	34:04	FRI	2	Cervenka
	34:16	MUE	2	Christensen
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:41	FRI	2	Schilt
	43:47	FRI	2	Neukom
	49:33	MUE	2	Christensen
	50:45	FRI	2	Rathgeb
	50:45	MUE	2	Smaby
	57:20	FRI	3:0	Cervenka (Ritola)
	58:59	MUE	2	Christensen
Final