The ESC Dorfen is all about sausage on Sunday. In the fight for relegation in the ice hockey Bayernliga, the tension continues until the last matchday on Sunday.
Dorfen - The ESC Dorfen is all about sausage on Sunday - and not just for him. In the fight for relegation in the ice hockey Bayernliga, the tension among the seven competitors continues until the last matchday on Sunday.
While Pfaffenhofen has already secured first place with 25 points and thus participation in the pre-playoff round, the current second in the table Peißenberg with 24 points after having already played twelve games still needs to participate in the playoffs with the two last places in the upper intermediate round fear. If the third-placed Geretsried won with at least five goals difference in Dorfen, the Isar Council would still pass the Pfaffenwinklers.
"We absolutely have to win this game"
And that's exactly why there is a big question mark, especially since the ESC Dorfen is still fifth in the table with eleven points even in a tight spot. "We absolutely have to win this game so that, in the worst case, we can secure home rights (mode best of three) at least in the playdowns," stresses ESC ice hockey director Manfred Detterbeck.
The catch-up game between Schongau and Schweinfurt is likely to be a first assessment of who the last relegation teams Dorfen, Schongau or Schweinfurt will have to play in the playdown round, and who might still reach the saving bank, or fifth place on Sunday after the end of the intermediate round bring on Friday evening. The result was not known at the time of going to press.
Daniel Merl is missing the ice pirates
On the last matchday, Schongau will face Königsbrunn (15 points) with ten points before yesterday's catch-up game. Schweinfurt (8 points before yesterday's game) has to go to Pfaffenhofen.
Given the still open positions and opportunities, tomorrow's game of the ice pirates against the River Rats has a lot to expect. From the first leg there is a 2: 5 defeat of the ice pirates after a 2: 2 after the second third. At Isartaler, double scorer Daniel Merl is not part of the game because of a penalty of 7: 6 in the home game against Pfaffenhofen. This encounter was preceded by a 1: 6 defeat by the Rats in Schongau.
Ice pirates trained four times
The ice pirates completed four training sessions this week. Again, the lightning-fast striker Christian Göttlicher, who was injured by the hand for a few weeks, is there. Defender Tobias Fengler, who twisted his foot in the last game against Peißenberg, should be missing.
Following the game and the press conference, the winners of the “Friends of the ESC” campaign will be drawn in the stadium restaurant.
Georg Brennauer