Glimmer of hope in the last test match: After a good performance, the Tölzer Löwen have to admit defeat to Frankfurt 2: 3 in the penalty shootout.
Bad Tölz - After the 7-0 swat on Friday against Landshut, they didn't let themselves get down: The Tölzer Löwen sold themselves quite well on Sunday evening against the Löwen Frankfurt, also a candidate for the championship in their DEL 2 division.
Tölz caught up a 2-0 lead on Sunday evening and, after a very strong performance, only had to defeat 2 in the penalty shoot-out:
Give 3 beaten.
However, none of the three Tölz shooters scored, only Maximilian Faber scored the winning goal for the Hessians.
“It was a great fight on both sides,” said Tölz coach Kevin Gaudet happily.
Glimmer of hope in the last test
Accuracy could be one of the problems of the upcoming season in addition to the tiny squad size of the pride of lions: Of 35 attempts during the game, just 2 found their goal in the mesh behind the Frankfurt goalkeepers Bastian Kucis and Jake Hildebrand, who spent more or less playing time shared less equally.
However, Marco Wölfl was mostly the winner on the other side as well.
Only after a quarter of an hour, an open exchange of blows at eye level, did he lose the duel against Rylan Schwartz.
And a little later Matt Carey increased Frankfurt's majority to 2-0.
The Tölzer had once again started with a clear bench - Cam Spiro was still missing from the already small squad.
And after the first break, Oliver Ott stayed in the cabin as a precaution.
Nevertheless, they withstood the Frankfurt pressure, Wölfl showed some strong saves - and reported back with two hits on their part: Tyler McNeely directed a shot from Anton Engel into the goal.
And shortly before the end of the third, Marcus Götz equalized - a goal out of sheer will.
Fighting spirit, the will to win and a strong Marco Wölfl
Even if there were no more hits until the decision in the penalty shoot-out, both teams showed fighting spirit and a will to win in the final section.
Wölfl was also there a few times.
“He kept a few important things,” said coach Gaudet, praising his goalkeeper.
Next Friday, the Tölzer Löwen will have their first league game against the Kassel Huskies, before the first home game against Freiburg will follow on Sunday.
"We'll train hard and be ready."
Tölzer Löwen - Frankfurt nP 2: 3 (0: 2, 2: 0, 0: 0/0: 1)
Goals: 0: 1 (14:17) Schwartz (Moser), 0: 2 (16:18) Carey (Raymond / Preto, 5-4), 1: 2 (29:40) McNeely (Engel / Besse), 2 : 2 (38:33) Götz (Brandl / Schlager, 5-4), 2: 3 (GWP) Faber, - penalty minutes: Tölz 8, Frankfurt 14, - spectators: 519.