PENNY DEL Playoffs: Quotes and stats for semi-final game 4 against Bremerhaven

Monday, 08. April 2024 | PENNY DEL Playoffs: Quotes and stats for semi-final game 4 against Bremerhaven

With a "cool head" in Game 5: Red Bulls want to defy difficult starting positionQuotes & stats for the fourth semi-final match// DEL - NEWSAfter the narrow 3-2 defeat on Sunday, the Penguins are 3-1 up in the semi-final series. The Red Bulls around coach Toni Söderholm and Koni Abeltshauser believe in a success in game 5 despite the difficult starting position. The Quotes & Stats.

Toni Söderholm: "Of course it wasn't a good start. After the 0:3 we found our game better and better. It was important for our self-confidence that we scored the 1-3 in the first period. But Bremerhaven were compact and we didn't find the decisive gaps. If you look at the start and the special teams, the win for Bremerhaven is okay. We have to look forward step by step. The starting position doesn't change how you prepare for a playoff game."

Koni Abeltshauser: "A playoff semi-final is always very emotional. We still have to keep a cool head and not take so many penalties. The special teams are their great strength. We can't change what's in the past. The team firmly believes that we can bring the series back to Munich. When I look into the dressing room, I see great hockey players and guys who know how to win. I've been down 3-1 in playoff series twice in my career and once even 3-0 - and in the end the series was turned around. But before we think that far, we have to win Game 5 first."

Patrick Hager: "We had enough chances to make up for the 0:3. In the end, the special teams decided the match. We know that Bremerhaven has a very good power play, so we should stay out of the penalty box and get off to a better start. Of course it's going to be tough now. We have to win in Bremerhaven now. We have enough character and confidence to do it."

Thomas Popiesch (Coach, Pinguins Bremerhaven): "We were very good in the game from the first minute. If you're successful in the power play and the special teams, that also helps you as a team. We struggled from time to time in the defensive zone. However, we improved as the game went on and then played a cohesive and compact game. Munich had chances at the back, but Kristers Gudlevskis in goal held on to the win. Special teams, team performance, compactness, goalkeeper - I think that was the small difference today. "

Alexander Sulzer (assistant coach, Pinguins Bremerhaven): "Of course it was a good start with the two overtime goals. It was a hard-fought game over 60 minutes with a very high tempo and a lot of overtime and short-handed play. I think we deserved to win. The series is a lot of fun because two great teams are facing each other. This is what playoff field hockey is like."

Highlights: EHC Red Bull München vs. Pinguins Bremerhaven (07.04.2024)

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Whoever scores the first goal in this semi-final series wins - as was the case in Game 4.

In every game of this semi-final series, the team that scored on the power play won. In Game 4, it was the Penguins, who even scored two overtime goals.

24:21 shots on goal - Munich fired more often on goal again, but Bremerhaven made the most of their chances.

Chris DeSousa had seven shots on goal - one of which ended up in the Penguins' net. With 14 shots on goal, he is the most prolific player in this series.

A 1:3 series deficit in a best-of-seven series has already been turned around twice in the PENNY DEL. In 2008, the Frankfurt Lions came back in the quarter-finals against the Iserlohn Roosters, and in 2019, the Cologne Sharks staged a comeback against ERC Ingolstadt.

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The fourth semi-final against Bremerhaven in pictures

"Do or die" on Tuesday in Bremerhaven

The Red Bulls must win Game 5 on Tuesday (April 9 | 7:30 p.m.) in the Eisarena Bremerhaven to keep their chance of reaching the final again alive. As usual, you can watch the duel live on MagentaSport and follow it in our LIVEBLOG.