DEL playoff semi-final: EHC Red Bull München wins game 3 against Bremerhaven

Friday, 05. April 2024 | DEL playoff semi-final: EHC Red Bull München wins game 3 against Bremerhaven

Victory in Game 3: Red Bulls shorten in the semi-final series against Bremerhaven BHV - RBM 0:4 | Niederberger: "We played very well for the full 60 minutes"// DEL - GAME REPORTEHC Red Bull München won game 3 of the PENNY DEL play-off semi-final at the Pinguins Bremerhaven 4:0 (1:0|1:0|2:0). The German champions are now only 1:2 up in the best-of-seven series.

Konrad Abeltshauser, Trevor Parkes, Maximilian Kastner and Chris DeSousa scored for coach Toni Söderholm's team in front of 4,645 spectators at the Eisarena Bremerhaven. Goaltender Mathias Niederberger celebrated his first shutout in these playoffs. Game 4 will take place on Sunday (April 7 | 17:00) in the already sold-out Olympia-Eisstadion.

Highlights: Pinguins Bremerhaven vs. EHC Red Bull München (05.04.2024)

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Course of the game

In a fast-paced opening period, Bremerhaven created the first top chance, but Niederberger reacted brilliantly after a cross-ice pass to Ross Mauermann (3rd). At the other end, Penguins goalkeeper Kristers Gudlevskis allowed himself a bad pass. Abeltshauser did not hesitate for long and put Munich ahead (7'). The Red Bulls were now really well in the game and had the next big opportunity, but this time Gudlevskis showed all his class against Markus Eisenschmid (9'). The game continued with tough duels and overpaying situations on both sides. However, the attentive defensive formations allowed little to happen. And so it remained 1:0 for the German champions after 20 minutes.

Munich's power ice hockey continued in the middle period. In the 25th minute, the Red Bulls were rewarded for their strong performance: Maximilian Daubner crossed at just the right moment for Parkes, who netted to make it 2:0. Parkes had a great chance to double his tally in overtime, but his follow-up shot just missed the goal (29'). Two minutes later, Niederberger had to intervene for the first time in the second period. The Penguins now pushed on, but coach Söderholm's team survived the brief period of pressure and went into the second break with a 2-0 lead after a strong third period.

Bremerhaven invested a lot in the final period, the Red Bulls continued to defend with concentration - without forgetting their offense. Veit Oswald had another great chance for Munich (45') before the Penguins became dangerous: Christian Wejse hit the post (51st) and missed free standing a few seconds later (52nd). However, the winners of the first round were then awarded a penalty and the Red Bulls took advantage of the overtime situation through Kastner, who made it 3:0 (53'). Bremerhaven coach Thomas Popiesch reacted and brought on a sixth outfield player four-and-a-half minutes before the final buzzer - to no avail: DeSousa sealed the deal with an empty-net goal to make it 4:0 (58').

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The third semi-final at the Penguins in pictures

Mathias Niederberger: "We played very well over the full 60 minutes. We were good in the special teams and very disciplined. In the end we even played to zero."

Goals: 0:1 | 06:27 | Konrad Abeltshauser 0:2 | 24:05 | Trevor Parkes 0:3 | 52:58 | Maximilian Kastner 0:4 | 57:54 | Chris DeSousa

Spectators: 4.645