Berlyov and Blank meet in Lugano

Krefeld penguins
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Berlyov and Blank meet in Lugano

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The Krefeld Penguins conceded a goal in the test match in Lugano.
Photo: Krefeld Penguins

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Krefeld The Krefeld Penguins lost 2: 5 in their first test match in Switzerland on Saturday. The team performed poorly in the second third. For Laurin Braun the game was over after a tough check against the gang.

The penguins also remained without a win in their fourth test match. The selection of head coach Clark Donatelli was defeated on Saturday at HC Lugano in front of 1500 spectators with 2: 5 (1: 1.0: 3.1: 1). The main reason for the defeat was a weak second third and an ineffective outnumbered game. The absence of Robert Sabolic, Martin Schymainski and Jesper Jensen Aabo made itself felt. In addition, the Krefeld team never really got the first storm of the hosts around the Swiss Fazzini, the American Arcobello and the Canadian Carr under control.

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Because of the failures of the defenders Tom-Eric Bappert and Jensen Abo as well as the strikers Sabolic and Captain Schymainski, coach Donatelli had to reorganize his ranks (see list). Newcomer Niclas Lucenius was the center in the fourth row with Luca Hauf and Maciek Rutkowski. The Finn celebrated an inconspicuous debut in the jersey of the black and yellow, but also got Ice Age in excess. Youngster Daniel Herzog was not used.

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Laurin Braun had to pass injured after the first third. He had crashed violently into the gang during a rude check from Bertaggia. The Swiss was sent to the shower early on. Donatelli then mainly relied on three rows of attacks. Lucenius moved into the storm to Alexander Weiss and Leon Niederberger. Nikita Quapp stood in the goal, and Serge Belov sat on the bench as a back-up. As captain, the Latvian national defender Artur Kuldas led the team on the ice in the absence of Schymainski.

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In the first section a game developed on an equal footing. The penguins did a great job against the top Swiss team. The hosts’ lead from the sixth minute equalized Pinguine newcomer Anton Berylov in the 17th minute. He brought the puck over the line from close range from a crowd in front of the goal.

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In the second section, Krefeld was initially the leading team. Schlegel in the goal of the hosts had to show the penguins all their skills on a few occasions. From the 25th minute, however, the tide turned. Lugano was now much stronger and pressed on the opening goal. That fell in the 28th minute, when a Krefeld was on the penalty bench. Less than two minutes later, the next penalty against the penguins hit Quapp again. Just 16 seconds later, the hosts increased to 4-1. Coach Donatelli took his time off. After that, the penguins played two outnumbered games, but couldn’t capitalize on them. The Krefeld team survived a penalty time against Weiss three minutes before the end of the third unscathed.

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In the 46th minute, the hosts made the decision with their fifth goal. A little later, the penguins could not overcome Schlegel in the box of HC Lugano with a double majority. After that, the game, which had been respectable up to then, was marked by a lot of nicknames. It was reserved for Alexander Blank to shorten it to 2: 5 from the Krefeld perspective. The penguins left another outnumber game unused. Goalkeeper Quapp prevented a bigger defeat with some good saves in the closing stages. ”In the final third, the spectators were shocked when striker Timo Haussener collapsed after a duel and was left on the ice. The striker was brought off the ice on a stretcher.

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Investor Stefano Ansaldi, who lives in Lugano, watched the penguins game on Saturday, then went into the dressing room and spoke to some of the players. Sergey Saveljev stayed in his adopted home of Lugano after the test match and took the opportunity to meet the investor for a longer period of time. Then on Sunday he made his way to the team. After losing to Lugano, he said: “That was our best game so far, even if we were missing important players. So the outnumbered game didn’t go that well. But I think we had more shots on goal than our opponents in the end. “

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Immediately after the game in Lugano, the penguin convoy made their way to Yverdon-les-Bains, where the people of Krefeld will take part in the Coupe des Bains from Monday. Yverdon-les-Bains is the capital in the Jura-Nord district of the canton of Vaud and is located at the southwestern end of Lake Neuchâtel. Sunday morning at 1 a.m. the team bus drove up to the Grand Hotel there in a prime location right on the lake. For the players it was first time to sleep in. In the afternoon, coach Donatelli asked his protégés on the ice in the arena there. The first opponent of the penguins in this tournament is EHC Biel on Monday at 8 p.m. in Biel, who won the Dolomites Cup against Augsburg and Berlin 2-0 each.

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