Davos managed the feat of qualifying for the National League semi-finals. The Davosiens won Game 7 at Rapperswil 3-1 after trailing 3-0 in the series.
What strength of character in this Davos. Moribund, on the verge of elimination, the players of Christian Wohlwend managed to make the predictions lie. Like Lugano in 2006, Zug in 2007 and Davos – already – in 2008, Graubünden managed to qualify after being down 3-0.
This success, the Davosiens went to seek it during the middle third. An opener from licensed scorer Matej Stransky in the 25th minute and a first success from Simon Knak in the 34th minute put the HCD in an ideal situation.
The Saint-Gallois have as often in this series been more dangerous than their opponents, but the Grisons have been more opportunistic. Simon Knak’s double in the 53rd validated the success of the Rekordmeister.
Ambühl and his teammates will travel to Zug on Friday for the start of the semi-finals. Although qualifying heals sores and provides extra energy, it will be extremely difficult against the defending champion who eliminated Lugano in four sets.
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