Despite a strong performance and a committed performance, the upper division ice hockey club EHC Klostersee went empty-handed on Friday evening.
In the last competitive game of the old year, the Starbulls Rosenheim were defeated 0:3 (0:0, 0:2, 0:1) but were not a defeatable opponent for the Grafingers.
Rosenheim/Grafing – For the third time in a row, EHC coach Dominik Quinlan was able to field the same line-up in the away derby.
There was another change in the goalkeeper position, which had already been agreed at an early stage.
After Philipp Hähl and Dominik Gräubig last time, Marinus Schunda was between the posts this time.
In familiar surroundings, so to speak, the young Grafinger kept the box for the Starbulls offspring clean for many years.
The EHC keeper didn't have to cope with a difficult task in the first section.
His front men defended tightly and cleared many shots.
The red-whites did not hide themselves and did not hide themselves.
Lynnden Pastachak and Philipp Quinlan missed two first-class chances after just under four minutes after Jordan Stallard had fought for the puck behind the opponent's goal.
The superiority of the second in the table was not nearly as clear as expected in the first 20 minutes of the game.
The EHClers defended very tightly in what was ultimately a goalless third and bravely held back overall.
The same was true for the second round, although the goal shot ratio showed a clear plus in favor of the Starbulls.
Shortly before the 0:2, Pastachak no longer had the strength for a concentrated finish after a long sprint in front of goalie Andreas Mechel (33rd).
Schunda was just as powerless with the deflected Schlenzer as with the first goal conceded (22nd), which Rosenheim played out calmly in the power play.
The Grafingers had secretly hoped to go into the second break just a little behind and still have all their options open.
However, the final third was not even a minute old when the Starbulls closed the sack prematurely with a penalty against the EHC.
Klostersee worked in vain for the consolation goal until the final siren.
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