21.
20:21
Goal for Kölner Haie, 1-1 by Louis-Marc Aubry
Another lightning start, this time from the sharks! Justin Schütz passes the ball on the left wing to Louis-Marc Aubry, who brings the ball into the middle. Taro Hirose is standing there all alone in his own slot, but unfortunately he deflects the disc with the tip of his racket into his own box!
21.
8:20 p.m
Start of 2nd third
20.
8:04 p.m
Third conclusion:
The guests from Munich got off to a lightning start and have been leading by one goal ever since. However, the Haie improved over the course of the first half and created some clear opportunities – including Brady Austin, who appeared free in front of the box after a great pass from Kammerer.
20.
20:02
End of 1st third
19.
8:01 p.m
The next opportunity for the cathedral townspeople! Louis-Marc Aubry and Justin Schütz run two-on-one towards the box. Aubry goes over again, but Les Lancaster intervenes with the ladle. The direct conclusion might have been the better option.
18.
19:58
Suddenly Frederik Storm appears alone in the slot! With his backhand he aims at the short corner, but Mathias Niederberger smells the roast and follows up.
17.
19:57
Another bad pass. Completely unhindered, Alexandre Grenier plays the disc into no man’s land, to the gang and from there to a Munich resident.
16.
19:56
The encounter is not particularly high-class, both teams make numerous, even minor, mistakes.
15.
19:54
Maximilian Glötzl holds on from the second row. The shot whizzes relatively close to the housing, but then still whizzes over the Plexiglas.
13.
19:53
On the other side, Yasin Ehliz drops a little just to cause chaos in the zone from the blue line. The window slips through, Július Hudáček stands perfectly in the right position despite the obstructed view.
12.
19:51
Suddenly Brady Austin is free after a Kammerer pass! The defender aims for the left corner, but Mathias Niederberger keeps the saver out.
10.
7:50 p.m
That could have been dangerous! Alexandre Grenier passes it to Justin Schütz, whose shot is just blocked by the defender.
9.
7:47 p.m
Nevertheless, the shooting ratio is still 1:7 for the guests, and Munich is also clearly ahead when it comes to puck possession. Cologne is waiting for switching opportunities.
8.
7:45 p.m
With aggressive forechecking, the Sharks once again make life difficult for the Red Bulls in their own third. The Jalonen protégés have now definitely arrived in the game. But now it’s time for a power break.
6.
19:41
Pass from behind the goal, Kammerer appears again! From an acute angle, the Düsseldorf native only hits the outside post.
5.
7:40 p.m
The Sharks are slowly finding their way in and establishing themselves in the attacking third. However, a diagonal pass from Maxi Kammerer rushes past friend and foe.
3.
7:38 p.m
By the way, with his assist point, Yasin Ehliz overtook Yannic Seidenberg in Munich’s all-time scorers list.
2.
7:37 p.m
The Red Bulls remain in control. This time the disc comes from the right, namely Andi Eder. Curiously, he is not pressured by any of the defenders, only by the actual attacker, Parker Tuomie. Eder turns nicely on his own axis, but cannot overcome the well-positioned Július Hudáček in the corner.
1.
19:33
Goal for EHC Munich, 0:1 by Chris DeSousa
The sharks in a deep sleep! The disc comes from the left cushion in front of the box. Július Hudáček can only clear forward, where the defenders have far too little access. Chris DeSousa appears free in the slot and shoots in the bottom left! 37 seconds have only been played.
1.
19:33
The guests in white grab the first face-off! Cologne will compete in the black third jersey.
1.
19:32
Game start
19:26
The hall will be darkened, in just a few minutes things will be going well! Around 18,000 tickets had already been sold in advance.
7:10 p.m
Today’s Starting lineups: The Sharks start with Július Hudáček in goal, Jan Luca Sennhenn, Veli-Matti Vittasmäki, Alexandre Grenier, Justin Schütz and Louis-Marc Aubry. Goalie Mathias Niederberger, Konrad Abeltshauser, Jonathon Blum, Taro Hirose, Yasin Ehliz and Chris DeSousa start for Munich.
7:07 p.m
The Munich Red Bulls could really use someone like Schütz at the moment. On Monday they scored a three-pointer against the Grizzlys after two defeats in a row, but due to their lack of composure in front of the goal they had to tremble for a long time again. Andi Eder is emblematic of the current phase, who, despite a great start to the season, was only able to score one goal after the German Cup break.
19:02
With Adam Almquist and Justin Schütz, two former Munich players are contributing to the Haie’s success. Left-wing shooter Schütz in particular has developed into an absolute top performer in the cathedral city, contributing 67 points in 82 games since his move from Munich – last season he was even named the best striker in the league as the best goalscorer in the main round.
18:57
There have already been two duels between the two teams this season, both took place in the Bavarian capital and both went to the Kölner Haie. Under the leadership of Kari Jalonen, the Haie – in contrast to their Rhenish rivals from Düsseldorf – have had a more than solid season so far and could make it directly into the playoffs for only the second time in the last five years. With a win today we could draw level with Munich on points.
18:52
Have a nice evening and welcome to today’s top game in the DEL! The Kölner Haie and EHC Munich are both in the top six and want to further consolidate this position. The first puck drops in the Lanxess Arena at 7:30 p.m.!