Defeat of the Lions: Ulm maintains its winning streak with 3:2!

Defeat of the Lions: Ulm maintains its winning streak with 3:2!

In a thrilling duel in the Bavarian Ice Hockey League, EHC Waldkraiburg was beaten 2-3 by VfE Ulm/Neu-Ulm on Sunday evening in the Neu-Ulm ice rink. It was a game that showed a strong performance by the Lions in Ulm, despite the difficult conditions with seven injured or sick players, as reported by eishockey-magazin.de. On the other hand, everything went according to plan for VfE, the team got their seventh win in a row and climbed to second place in the table.

The start of the game initially left all possibilities open. In the first third the chances were largely even, although the home team from Ulm was able to build up a little more pressure. In the 7th minute, Dominik Synek scored the first goal of the game after a foul and converted the penalty to give the team a 1-0 lead. This was demonstrated by coach Michael Bielefeld, who emphasized in a comment that the players performed strongly despite the absence of defenders such as Simon Klingler and Philipp Wirz who were out due to illness. Instead, strikers Ludwig Danzer and Jonna Schneider took on responsibility defensively and did a good job, as mentioned in another report by [Augsburger Allgemeine](https://www.augsburger- Allgemeine.de/neu-ulm/sport/eishockey-bayernliga-ulm-neu-ulm-ist-nach-sieg-gegen-waldkraiburg-tafelnzweiter-112852974).

An exciting gameplay

Things really went well for Ulm in the second third. Tobias Nöß extended the lead to 2-0, followed by a lightning-fast goal from Bohumil Slavicek, which increased it to 3-0 within 20 seconds. But the Waldkraiburgers did not remain idle. In the 30th minute, Bastian Rosenkranz made it 3-1 and brought the team back into the game. The pressure increased and the Lions were able to show their fighting spirit again.

In the final third, Philipp Lode scored in the 50th minute to make it 3-2, which scared the people of Ulm a bit and the spectators, 729 in total, held their breath. Waldkraiburg pushed hard for the equalizer and even changed the goalkeeper for an additional field player two minutes before the end. However, Ulm courageously faced the challenge and managed to maintain a narrow lead over time.

A look at the table

Thanks to this victory, VfE Ulm/Neu-Ulm remains in second place in the table and consolidates its position. Waldkraiburg, on the other hand, remains in sixth place despite the self-sacrificing performance. One can only imagine that coach Jürgen Lederer will think about how to play the next games successfully with the squad, which was severely decimated. The next challenges are already in sight: away against Dingolfing and then a home game against Buchloe on Sunday.

Yesterday's game wasn't just a hockey game, it was an example of fighting spirit and teamwork in a situation that was anything but easy. Despite the defeat, EHC Waldkraiburg remains a team to keep an eye on.