The team of coaches Don Jackson won against the Grizzlies Wolfsburg on Sunday (04/24/2022) 2:0 (2:0, 0:0, 0:0) and decided the Best of fiveseries in the semifinals with 3:0 for themselves. Munich still have to wait for the opponent, in the second semi-final the decision was postponed. Defending champions Eisbären Berlin missed their chance of a third win with a 3:5 (1:1, 0:1, 2:3) home defeat against Adler Mannheim.
Mannheim’s Holzer: “They marched and marched”
The guests shortened the series to 1: 2, on Tuesday it continues in Mannheim. “You could see that we came here desperately, with the necessary biliousness“Said Mannheim’s national player Korbinian Holzer at MagentaSport: “We marched and marched and rewarded ourselves in the end.”
In a fast-paced first third, the Adler took the lead early through Markus Hännikäinen (4th), but the Berlin response through Frans Nielsen (7th) was not long in coming. Nigel Dawes (31st) brought Mannheim back into the lead, national player Nicolas Krämmer (47th) and again Dawes (51.) increased to 4:1. Blaine Byron (58.) shortened, Dawes scored his third goal (60th), Johan Södergran marked the final score (60th).
Munich wins without conceding a goal
Previously, Munich had made a good start in front of their home crowd against Wolfsburg. Already in the sixth minute, Yasin Ehliz and Austin Ortega with a double strike within 15 seconds for the final score in the match of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL).