With a 4:3 victory a.e.t. in Dorfen, ESC Geretsried made it perfect for staying up in the Bayernliga.
Dorfen/Geretsried – After the first third, the Geretsried ice hockey fans were able to sit back and relax, at least halfway relaxed: their River Rats led 2-1 at ESC Dorfen, while EC Pfaffenhofen held EHC Waldkraiburg at bay 2-0.
In the end, the ECP kept the upper hand 3:1, and the team of Hans Tauber jun.
was allowed to celebrate - about a 4:3 (1:2, 1:1, 0:1) success in extra time and the successful relegation in the Bayernliga.
"This game was also a reflection of the past season," said the ESC coach.
"We invested a lot, but little came out of it."
The guests started the game with concentration and took the lead after seven minutes through Martin Köhler.
But shortly thereafter, the home side used their first power play to equalize through Benedikt Dietrich (10th).
However, the Geretsrieders remained dominant and scored 2:1 (13th) through Daniel Merl.
When Daniel Bursch increased the number to 3:1 in the middle of the second third, confidence grew in the ESC camp.
"The boys played really well for two thirds and gave it their all," said Hans Tauber in praise of his protégés.
But shortly before the second break, Gasper Susanj brought Dorfener up to 2:3.
When Christian Göttlicher also managed to make it 3:3 in the 42nd minute, the game was open again.
"Dorfen didn't want to lose, you could tell that," said the River Rats coach.
He was informed about the intermediate result in Pfaffenhofen during the game, but the result was not communicated to the team.
“We wanted to stay up in the league on our own,” emphasizes Tauber.
What finally worked: Florian Strobl scored the acclaimed 4:3 winner in extra time after 2:54 minutes.
Dorfen - Geretsried aet 3:4 (1:2, 1:1, 1:0/0:1) - Goals: 0:1 (6:38) Koehler (May, Horvath), 1:1 (9:22) Dietrich (Vrba, Sodja 5-4), 1:2 (12:05) Merl (Bursch), 1:3 (33:44) Bursch (Strobl, Köhler 5-4), 2:3 (38:36) Susanj (Lohmaier), 3: 3 (41:26) divine (penalty), 3: 4 (62:54) Strobl.
– Penalty minutes: ESCD 6, ESCG 2. – Spectators: 184.