Adler Mannheim: Shock defeat in Playoffs against Munich!

Adler Mannheim: Shock defeat in Playoffs against Munich!

Mannheim, Deutschland - The Adler Mannheim must accept another defeat in the playoff quarter-finals of the German ice hockey league. They lost 2: 5 against the EHC Red Bull Munich. This is already the second defeat in the best-of-Seven series; Previously, the eagles won the first game 2-1 after extra time. The two teams fight for the next round, for which a total of four victories are necessary. The game in the home stadium was followed by 13,600 spectators.

Markus Eisenschmid opened the match with a fast goal for Munich after just one minute. A little later, in the 6th minute, Yasin Ehliz increased to 2-0. However, the eagles still sensed a chance when Tom Kühnhackl scored the connection goal in the 14th minute. However, Munich was not deterred and Chris Desousa restored the old gap in the 16th minute. Ehliz expanded the lead to 4: 1 in the 36th minute.

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An incident in which Arno Tiefensee and Tobias Rieder collided, led to a game interruption, while spectators thrown coin money on the ice. A little later, Rieder was dangerous and netted for Munich. Leon Gawanke's goal for the 2-5 final score was not a serious threat to the victory of the Munich.

The first encounter of both teams in round one ended with a victory of the eagles. The gates scored in the following periods: Nick Cicek scored in the 7th minute before Eisenschmid equalized in the power play. Tom Kühnhackl finally decided the game for Mannheim in extra time. Despite a strong performance by goalkeeper Arno Tiefensee, who defended 33 shots, the task for the eagles is now significantly more challenged because they have to compete in Munich at the next game.

A look at the number of spectators and the DEL

The German ice hockey league (DEL) is becoming more popular, which is also reflected in the number of spectators. In the 2023/2024 season, the spectators had an average of 85,151. With a total number of 3,631,192 spectators, it turns out how important the fanzus meeting is for sport. Mannheim, with his great ice hockey story, is known for his passionate fans, who were able to mobilize a high number of spectators to support their team again today.

The next game of the quarter -final series will take place on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Munich, where the Adler Mannheim will try to keep the connection in the series. The tension in the league and the challenges in front of the Aden are greater than ever.