Servetus humiliates Lausanne – Lions win too

Växjö – Friborg 1:0

After losing 0-1 to Sweden's Växjö, Friborg-Gottron is expected to reach the quarter-finals. Elias Rosen scored the only goal of the game in the 34th minute after good work from Dylan McLaughlin.

Växjö Lakers – Friborg-Gottron 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
2463 spectators. SR Heikkinen/Huber (Finland/Austria), Lundgren/Nyqvist (Sweden).
Thor:34.Rosén (McLaughlin, Coiura).
punish: 1 time for 2 minutes against Växjö Lakers, 4 times for 2 minutes against Friborg-Gottron.

Straubing – ZSC Lions 2:4

ZSC Lions defeated Straubing Tigers 4-2. Zurich trailed 2-1 (31st minute) after Denis Malgin made it 1-0 (14th minute) – both goals following quick German counterattacks. However, the Swiss champions have responded with team confidence, losing just three of their 24 games this season. Sven Andrighetto (38th), Juho Lammikko (49th) and Malgin (59th) once again scored three goals and achieved very good starting positions.

Straubing Tigers-ZSC Lions 2:4 (0:1, 2:1, 0:2)
3548 spectators. SR Prazak/Wannestedt (Czech Republic/Norway), Merk/Schwenk (Germany).
Torre: 14. Malkin (Baltisberger, Lehtonen) 0:1. 28. Saint-Denis (Samansky, Lipon) 1:1. 31. Brunnhuber (Zimmermann, Green) 2:1. 38. Andrighetto (Lehtonen, Malgin/Ausschluss Fonstad) 2:2. 49. Ramico (Froden, Olson) 2:3. 59.Andrighetto (Malkin) 2:4.
punish: 4 times for 2 minutes against the Straubing Tigers, 2 times for 2 minutes against the ZSC Lions.

Lausanne – Geneva

Defending champion Geneva-Servette secured an excellent starting position in Switzerland's 5-0 away victory over Lausanne in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

Tim Bozon (left) and Giancarlo Shanton (right) battle for the puck.Image: trapezoid

The Championship Hockey League seems to have unlocked an extra edge for Servette. Geneva lifted the trophy last season despite failing to qualify in the National League and failing in the play-offs following the title. Head coach Jan Cadiux's side have also faltered in the current championship, currently sitting in 12th place. So far, it is far behind its own requirements. Both games against Lausanne were lost by one goal.

But in the first leg of the round of 16, in front of 8,973 spectators at the Arena in Lausanne, the Genevans showed themselves effectively and taught the Canton de Vaud team a lesson. Sakari Manninen gave the visitors the lead ten seconds before the first break. In the 23rd minute, Geneva defender Roger Carrel had to take a shower due to a head injury. Lausanne had an excellent chance to equalize. But not only did they fail to do anything meaningful for the majority of 4:38 minutes, they even lost 2-0 via Tanner Richard 23 seconds after being eliminated. The home team had no reaction, but Ulla Parvey (35th), Markus Granlund (45th) and Parvey (60th), on loan from Achoje, extended the lead 5-0 to Servette.

Lausanne – Geneva – Servetus 0:5 (0:1, 0:2, 0:2)
8973 viewers. SR Holm/Linde (Sweden), Stalder/Duc (Switzerland).
Torre: 20. (19:50) Manninen (Granlund, Hartikainen) 0:1. 23. Richard (Miranda/Exclude Karel!) 0:2. 35. Parv (faster) 0:3. 45. Granlund (Vatanen/Exclude Riat) 0:4. 60. Parv (Joris) 0:5.
punish: 5 times 2 minutes against Lausanne, 2 times 2 plus 5 minutes against Geneva-Servette (Carrel) plus playing time (Carel).

(HKL/SDA)

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