New year - new motivation - new strength: after six defeats in a row in the first league game in 2022, ice hockey Bayern league team ESC Dorfen has given an impressive sign of life and with a rousing gala performance the ERSC Amberg 3: 2 (1: 2, 1: 0, 1-0) defeated.
The already weakened ice pirates had to accept a further reduction after the match penalty against Josef Folger.
The almost 200 spectators in the Dr. Rudolf Hall quickly noticed that a fresh wind was blowing at the ESC.
Long-term injuries Gasper Susanj and Tomas Vrba were back after a long break.
ESC trainer Franz Steer said at the press conference about the initial situation: "I thought the ranks would fill up again in the new year, but I had to do without a complete second block again, which is mostly outnumbered." Christian Göttlicher fit again.
In addition, defenders Maximilian Huber, Florian Fischer, Tobias Poplan and strikers Sandro Schoepfer, Jonas Blaha, Sebastian Rosenkranz and Christoph Obermaier are still missing.
Before the start of the game, he told the boys that they had to prove what they could do. “I don't have a hat, but for what the boys put on the ice today, I'll take my hat off. All due respect ”, praised Steer. Some actors are actually still in the regeneration phase. Susanj, who in the opinion of the coach “has made his best game so far”, and Maxi Steiner would have driven double shifts. Florian Hartl was only able to train twice in the last two weeks, and Philipp Schuhmann not at all.
Regarding the match penalty, Steer said that Folger could have solved the situation more cleverly: "If he only takes a step backwards instead of driving in impetuously, the opponent will drive into him anyway." Reaction.
"He got up again immediately, while most of the Bavarian League die a thousand deaths in such situations, only to play again afterwards," said Steer.
"I complimented Hartl on his exemplary sporting behavior."
Amberg's coach Dirk Salinger said in his statement that his team, incidentally with all the top scorers on board, created too few opportunities and Dorfen deserved to win.
BY GEORG BRENNAUER