Gameplay
Mathias Niederberger after overcoming injury break back between the posts and immediately in the center, because Zug caught the better start. Gregory Hofmann rewarded the EVZ with the early lead (1.). The Red Bulls then adjusted better to the high tempo of the Swiss. In front of the opponent's box, the team of captain Patrick Hager was ice-cold: Smith scored with a goal of will the 1:1 (12.) - at the same time the score after the first period.
The Red Bulls increased the risk in the middle section to preserve the small chance of the quarterfinals. However, isolated advances were followed by the damper by Dario Allenspach (24.). Zug continued to defend confidently and added to their tally: Fabrice Herzog (30th) and Samuel Kreis on the power play (34th) ensured the 4:1 lead of the Swiss.
Munich showed morale, but Yasin Ehliz (43rd) and Andreas Eder (46th) could not defeat EVZ keeper Leonardo Genoni. On the other side, the Swiss champions struck for the fifth time: the powerplay goal by Yannick Zehnder (47th) sealed the Red Bulls' 1:5 defeat.