In Krefeld there is a duel between the Niederberger brothers

Duel of the Niederberger brothers
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Leon finally wants to defeat Matthias

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Leon Niederberger from the Krefeld Pinguinen scores the goal to make it 2-0 against the Iserlohn Roosters.
Foto: City-Press GmbH/Marco Leipold

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Krefeld In the game of the penguins against the master Eisbären Berlin there is a duel between the Niederberger brothers. But before that, they let their mother cook for them together in Düsseldorf on Saturday.

For their fourth home game this season, the Krefeld Penguins will receive the reigning German ice hockey champion Eisbären Berlin on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. This leads to a brother duel between Matthias Niederberger, who guards the polar bears’ gate, and his younger brother Leon, who has been wearing the penguin jersey since summer 2020.

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While the Krefeld team were able to put their feet up on Friday after their first win of the season against Iserlohn (4: 3) on Thursday, the polar bears were still challenged in their own hall against Wolfsburg. Before the game against the runner-up, Berlin was sixth in the table with nine points from five games. Krefeld is currently 13th with four points from five matches.

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The Berliners will travel to the Lower Rhine by plane on Saturday and move into a hotel near Düsseldorf. The state capital is also the birthplace of the two Niederbergers. The two brothers’ ice hockey careers began at Düsseldorfer EG, and with a few exceptions they only played for DEG until the summer of 2020. There will also be a reunion on Saturday evening in the metropolis on the Rhine. The two ice hockey professionals are invited to their mother’s pasta meal.

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The focus should then be on the game on Sunday in Krefeld, which both players can go into with a lot of self-confidence. After all, goalkeeper Matthias celebrated a 4-0 win in Straubing with his Eisbären on Wednesday and thus his only shut-out this season. A day later, Leon made a significant contribution to the Penguins’ first win of the season with his 2-0 goal.

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“We played very disciplined in the first third and built on our good performance against Mannheim,” said the winger, reminiscing about the game. “We slacked off in the second section and weren’t consistent enough on the defensive. In the final third it went back and forth. But I think that victory was deserved in the end. It was also great fun to play in front of the fans. “

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Incidentally, it was the first time since February 2020 that the team and their fans could celebrate a victory in the Yayla Arena. Since Leon Niederberger has only been playing for the Penguins since summer 2020, it was the first victory celebration for him in front of the fans in the black and yellow jersey. Leon also counts on the loyal supporters for the game on Sunday: “I hope that there will be a lot more fans on Sunday than the 2,500 on Thursday. Against Berlin the hall has to burn again, then we have a chance to defeat the champions. “

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Of course he wants to help with another goal. “I wouldn’t mind if I pour my brother one.” It is the brothers’ third duel on the ice and so far Matthias has always had the better end for himself. But Leon also knows what is important in addition to the support of the fans in order to finally leave the ice as the winner against his brother: “If all in all there are not many goals and we play highly disciplined for over 60 minutes, make no mistakes on the defensive and use our counterattacks, then we have a good chance of winning the game. “

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