Ice hockey thriller: Ratinger Ice Aliens before the final!

Ice hockey thriller: Ratinger Ice Aliens before the final!

In the ice hockey regional league Play-off semi-final series, the Ratinger Ice aliens have recently experienced an exciting phase against ESV Bergisch Gladbach. In a best-of-five series, the teams have already faced each other three times, with both the ICE aliens and Bergisch Gladbach being able to demonstrate their strengths.

in the first game, which took place on February 21, 2025 in Ratingen, Bergisch Gladbach surprisingly won 3-1. The Ice aliens were caught cold in this game and could not stop the superiority of the Bergisch Gladbacher. But just two days later, during the second leg in Bergisch Gladbach, the Ratinger showed their ability to rehabilitation and won 5: 2.

dominance of the ICE aliens in the third game

The decisive third game took place on Friday evening, February 28, 2025, and ended with a clear 5-1 win for the ICE aliens. The spectators who gathered in large numbers in the stadium - a total of 572 - experienced a gripping appearance of their team. The first goal scored after almost 57 seconds through Eric Stephan. Pavel Avdeev added two quick goals and increased to 3: 0 before Nick Aichinger was able to shorten Gladbach.

After a goalless second third after the 3-1, two more goals for Ratingen followed in the last third. Leonardo Stroh and Tim Brazda made the 5-1 final score perfect. It is noteworthy that both teams had to do without their regular goalkeepers: Christoph Oster (Ice Aliens) was injured, while Felix Köllejan (Bergisch Gladbach) failed due to a playing time disciplinary penalty, which Kilian Pfalz brought into goal.

The way to the final

With this victory, the Ratinger Ice Aliens now have the chance to use their first match ball in the fourth game in Bergisch Gladbach next Sunday. In the meantime, the runner -up Eisadler Dortmund has won his semi -final series against the Grizzlys Bergkamen with three wins and can now prepare for a longer break, while the opponent of the ICE aliens may be challenged in a crucial fifth game on Tuesday.

The Ratinger Ice Aliens have presented themselves strongly in this series and expect exciting and balanced games that are characterized by a lot of action. Support from the fans is considered crucial to successfully master the next hurdles in the tournament. The other two players who came to the fore in this semi -final are Marvin and Tim Ratmann, Nick Aichinger, Eric Peters, Lasse Bach, Sebastian Schmitz and Sebastian Brockelt, who play a central role in Bergisch Gladbach.

In the previous games there were also new faces on the ice: the Real Stars hired Jacob from Sweden and Ilya Silkou from Belarus, which only increases the tension in the coming games. The upcoming tasks for the ICE aliens will be crucial, not only for the promising move into the final, but also for the entire team that would like to offer his fans an exciting ice hockey duel in Ratingen.

For more information about the upcoming games and the placement of the teams in the Regionalliga NRW, interested parties can report on ice hockey.net and RP online