The Tölzer Löwen are always behind in the top game in Freiburg and lose 2: 4.
Freiburg / Bad Tölz - second against fourth, a lot of speed, good attacks, strong goalkeepers, few mistakes, big fight: a good match on eye level in Freiburg, which the Tölzer Löwen lost 2: 4 on Sunday evening.
The hosts managed to take advantage of the somewhat tired start of the Lions, always defending a narrow lead.
The Lions made it exciting when they shortened to 2: 3 shortly before the end.
But the home side defended themselves against the storm and stress phase of the Tölzer with hands and feet and a very good-natured Ben Meisner in goal.
Evan Mosey made everything clear with the 4-2 one minute before the end.
"We gave everything, no reproach to the team, that's not a big deal, we lost to an extremely strong opponent," said Löwen coach Kevin Gaudet.
Ten tired minutes take their revenge
He ties that to goalkeeper Ben Meisner, two years ago in the Tölzer Tor, which defused many Tölzer top-class players, and to players like Andreé Hult, who prepared the first three Freiburg goals.
The Löwen coach also grants the hosts a better start.
“We weren't there in the first ten minutes, Freiburg were the better team, were livelier, deserved to take the lead.” Marvin Neher made the 1-0 win.
“Even so, everything was fine at first,” says Gaudet, because the lions came into play better and equalized immediately after Reid Gardiner started again.
Tölz was also very well positioned in terms of personnel, and could even afford the luxury of not having the ready-to-go Tyler McNeely - because he was the fifth contingent player.
The best young player in the league, Luca Tosto, also returned after an injury - and brought the game to life and had two great chances himself.
“Bringing the target deep, avoiding mistakes,” Markus Eberhardt gave as the route during the game.
That succeeded over long distances.
Marco Pfleger had the lead on the trowel after the 1-1 draw, but pushed the pane just past the long post of the empty goal.
But then: "A stupid punishment and we were behind again," criticized Gaudet.
Scott Allen made it 2-1 15 seconds after the start of the first and only Freiburg power play.
Before that, Jordan George knocked the glass against the bar when everyone was expecting a pass.
Max French fails at the post, Kenney Morrison aims past
Nevertheless, the lions stayed in the game, Max French failed at the post, Kenney Morrison aimed his Blueliner just over, Meisner parried the rest.
And shortly after the beginning of the final section, Nick Pageau put a cream shot into the Kreuzeck to 3: 1.
The Buam, who later had to do without defender Sasa Martinovic, continued to give everything, put pressure on, Pfleger scored another goal from an acute angle.
Markus Eberhardt's slap-shot hammer was missing just a few centimeters to compensate, and the lions continued to accelerate.
It only remained exciting, however, until Gregory Saakyan grabbed the disc in one of the isolated Freiburg attacks behind the gate, played the pass, and Mosey made everything clear with the 4-2.
After the game in which the lions went second in the table, the two teams have now swapped places and Tölz is fourth.
EHC Freiburg - Tölzer Löwen 4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1)
Goals: 0: 1 (8:54) Neher (Billich / Hult), 1: 1 (20:23) Gardiner (Pfleger / French), 2: 1 (35:38) Allen (Hult / Billich, 5-4) , 3: 1 (40:26) Pageau (Hult / Billich), 3: 2 (56:10) Pfleger (Schwarz / French), 4: 2 (58:59) Mosey (Saakyan / Bassen), - penalty minutes: Freiburg 2, Tölz 2, - Referees: Marcus Brill, Aleksander Polaczek.