Nico Vogl scored twice as the ESC Geretsried lost 2:7 to the EHC Waldkraiburg on Friday marking their fourth defeat.
The home team dropped their fourth straight match in front of 491 spectators at home, surrendering three shorthanded goals during their own powerplay opportunities. Coach Butzi Gams labeled the sequence a catastrophe as the squad slipped deeper into their seasonal slump.
- Special Teams Vulnerability: Geretsried conceded three separate goals while possessing a player advantage, completely shifting momentum to the visitors.
- Personnel Deficits: The lineup missed five key contributors, forcing coach Gams to deploy all three import players in the opening forward unit.
- Defensive Breakdown: Maximilian Freytag yielded five goals before 16-year-old junior goaltender Benedikt Goldschmidt took over between the pipes.
Friday the 13th brought immediate hardship for the hosts as injuries sidelined Korbinian Sertl, Moritz Schug, Ondrej Horvath, Martin Sanner, and Luis Huber. Gams restructured his formation by placing Oliver Ott alongside Michael Kristic in defense. The adjustment held firm for just under seven minutes before Nico Vogl broke through short-handed to open the scoring at 6:54, assisted by Jakub Sramek and Martin Houdek.
Vogl doubled the lead at 19:31 with another unassisted strike near the close of the opening period. Anton Egle provided a brief spark for the River Rats by converting a 5-4 powerplay opportunity at 22:32, drawing assists from Gunars Skvorcovs and Tomas Soukup. That momentum evaporated instantly when Geretsried mishandled their subsequent man-advantage.
Philipp Lode capitalized on a shorthanded break at 23:01 to make it 1:3, with helpers from Andris Dzerins and Filip Lode. Barely forty seconds later, Sramek struck again short-handed at 23:41 off passes from Vogl and Ludwig, stretching the deficit to 4:1.
Coach Gams pulled starting goaltender Freytag in favor of 16-year-old Benedikt Goldschmidt. Skvorcovs responded for the hosts at 25:00 with assists from Kristic and Ott, narrowing the score to 2:4. Santeri Ovaska restored a three-goal cushion at 32:17 during a 5-4 powerplay, utilizing passes from Vogl and Dzerins.
| Period | ESC Geretsried Goals | EHC Waldkraiburg Goals | Penalty Minutes (ESC / EHC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 0 | 2 | – |
| Second | 2 | 3 | 10 / 14 |
| Third | 0 | 2 | – |
| Total | 2 | 7 | 10 / 14 |
The final frame brought sustained pressure from the home side, though their offensive execution lacked precision against Waldkraiburg’s five import players and three dual-licence athletes. Ovaska netted his second of the evening at 46:13, assisted by Maximilian Hipetinger and Daniel Zimmermann.
Dzerins capped the scoring at 51:28 with assists from Filip Lode and Zimmermann, sealing the 7:2 final score. Penalty minutes concluded at 10 for Geretsried and 14 for Waldkraiburg.
“Ein verdienter Erfolg,” Gams told merkur.de.
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