After the grandiose home win against the Lausitzer Füchse, the Tölzer Löwen in Heilbronn wanted to add another three against the weakening Falken, especially since the home side had five defeats in the neck.
But the Falcons made more of their chances and won a game at a moderate level and a wild final chord with 6: 5.
Heilbronn / Bad Toelz
- From the opening bully away, the home side acted courageously and showed that they wanted to end the negative series as well as improve their miserable goal rate of almost four percent. Of the 188 Heilbronn shots on goal in the last five encounters, only seven found their way into the opposing box. Ironically against the Tölzer Löwen, every sixth shot hit behind Jimmy Hertel in the first third. The first Falken power play looked sedate at first, but Justin Kirsch's slap shot fitted perfectly into the left corner of the cross, as Karl Fabricius, who repeatedly set up as a screen in front of Hertel, had again taken the Tölzer goalie from view this time. Judd Blackwater scored the 2-0 with the backhand, but Löwen captain Philipp Schlager repaired the damage immediately with the connection hit.The mega-chance to equalize had Ian Brady, who came from the left to shoot on the almost free goal, but the target went just over it. In return, Noah Dunham punished this negligence with a 3-1 win. Again the boys were behind with two goals. Should they - like against Weißwasser - succeed in the turnaround again? The middle third is statistically the worst of the Tölzer: they have already conceded 30 goals in these 20 minutes of play.They have already conceded 30 goals in these 20 minutes of play.They have already conceded 30 goals in these 20 minutes of play.
We miss too many scoring opportunities. "
Lions trainer Kevin Gaudet
And indeed - in this unspectacular section, Dunham increased to 4: 1 with his second goal.
The template came from ex-Tölzer Kenney Morrison of all people.
No matter how hard the Isarwinklers tried in the person of Tyler McNeely, Grant Besse or Lubor Dibelka, they always found their master in Falken goalie Arno Tiefensee.
That annoyed Löwen coach Kevin Gaudet: "We miss too many scoring opportunities, that's our biggest problem at the moment."
Spectacular final section, sometimes wild as a bird
That changed fundamentally in a spectacular, sometimes wilderness final section.
Both defensives swam more from minute to minute.
Dibelka and Nico Kolb first used the mistakes in the Heilbronn back team to get 3: 4 within 27 seconds.
The big surprise was in the air, and top-class hits on the racket.
But the home side took less than 60 seconds to pull away again to three goals.
The decisive factor was the break, which Noah Dunham crowned 5: 3 with his hat trick.
Lions in the last 90 seconds with six field players
And the two final minutes were tough too.
After McNeely's 4-6 deficit, coach Kevin Gaudet put everything on the attack card.
The lions played 90 seconds with six field players, and Dibelka even managed to make it 5: 6.
But for the last eleven seconds, the home side trembled to victory.
Gaudet was frustrated after the final siren.
“We always have to catch up.
That takes a hell of a lot of energy. ”Nonetheless, five goals should always be enough to win.
Heilbronn Falken - Tölzer Löwen 6: 5 (3: 1, 1: 0, 2: 4)
Goals:
1: 0 (4:34) Kirsch (Maschmeyer Della Rovere 5-4), 2: 0 (6:41) Blackwater (Lautenschlager, Obu), 2: 1 (7:03) Schlager (Spiro, Kolb), 3: 1 (14:40) Dunham (Thiel, Fabricius), 4: 1 (49:06) Dunham (Morrison, Blackwater), 4: 2 (44:45) Dibelka (Schlager, McNeely), 4: 3 (45 : 12) Dibelka (McNeely, Eberhardt), 5: 3 (55:32) Dunham (Morrison), 6: 3 (56:20) Williams (Blackwater, Lautenschlager, 6: 4 (58:01) McNeely (Kolb, Kharboutli ), 6: 5 (59:49) Dibelka (Besse, Schlager 6-5). -
Penalty minutes:
Heilbronn 2, Bad Tölz 6. -
Referees:
Marcus Brill, Marc André Naust. -
Spectators:
1068.
