D’Léiwen klappen Georgien 6-4 an engem groussen Thriller - Lions beat Georgia 6-4 in a huge thriller
11 April 2017
Waat fir e Match. Waat fir eng Victoire. Team Lëtzebuerg klappt Georgien 6-4 an engem ganz spannenden Match. Elo hun d’Léiwen eng gutt Chance fir déi éischt Platz am Groupe ze beleeën an esou eng gutt Positioun fir Play-offs ze kréien. De leschte Match vum der Gruppenphase géint Südafrika desen Donneschteg um 19 Auer (lëtzeburgesch Zéit) waert dëst kloer machen.
Lëtzebuerg huet misse roueg bléiwen well Spillartaweis vun de Georgier doraner besteht d’Géigner esou vill wéi méiglech ze provozéieren. Dese Fait ass jiderengem bewosst deen gesinn huet wéi Georgien Südafrika 7-6 geklappt huet.
Lëtzebuerg huet de Match extrem gutt ugefangen. D’Spiller hun alles ginn, waren konzentréiert an hunn gutt Passe gemach. Em 13.29 huet de François Schons den éischte Gol fir Lëtzebuerg am Powerplay-Modus geschoss. Zum Schluss vun der Période as et Georgien gelongen d’Spill auszegléichen no engem Semi-Breakaway.
Wärend der Pause sinn d’Léiwen roueg bliwen an hun op hier Talenter vertraut. Schon an der éischter Minutt huet den Marcus Eriksson (1+1 dësen Owend) den 2-1 geschoss no engem schéine Pass vum Robo Beran (1+4). Fënef Minutte méi spéit huet der Beran den 3-1 geschoss an d’Spill huet ugefang méi kloer ze ginn. Ma duerno hunn d’Schwieregkeeten ugefangen. Lëtzebuerg huet vill Stroffe kritt an war gezwongen séin Gol ze vertéidegen. D’Léiwen hun dat ferdeg bruecht and zweschen den Penalties huet de Colm Cannon (2+3) en berouegenden 4-1 geschoss. Georgien huet wieder Drock gemach an ërem zum Schluss vun der Période e Gol geschoss.
De Start vun der drëtter Périod war net esou gutt an d’Léiwen hun nervös gewierkt. Et war Georgien dës Kéier déi ugefangen hun e Gol ze schéissen an op emol kum et . Erem eng Kéier huet Lëtzebuerg vill Pzu engem spannenden 4-3. Erem huet Lëtzebuerg vill Penalties kritt ma d’Equippe huet net opginn and huet se esou eweggemach. Schlussendlëch, em 57.10 huet de Benny Welter den 5-3 geschoss an d’Fans vun de Léiwen konnten nees roueg otmen. Georgien huet et faerdeg bruecht hieren 4. Gol zwou Minutte viru Schluss ze schéissen ma an der leschter Minutt huet de Colm Cannon d’Spill entscheed mat engem Schoss op en eidele Gol. Georgier hun d’Nerven verluer an et guffen zum Schluss nach e puer ellen Checks.
E groust Spill an eng wichteg Victoire. Ma elo hëscht et emol raschten bis d’Tournéier en Donneschteg weider geet.
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Lions beat Georgia 6-4 in a huge thriller
Such a game, such a win. Team Luxembourg won Georgia 6-4 in extremely exciting game. Now Lions will have a good chance to get the first place in the group and achieve good set up for the play-offs. Last game in the groups stage against South Africa on Thursday at 19pm CET will make it clear.
Luxembourg had to stay calm as Georgia’s way to play is to provoke opponents as much as possible. That fact was well known after seeing Georgia’s game against South Africa which they won 7-6.
Luxembourg started the game extremely well. Players were committed and focused and passes founded the blades after another. In time 13:29 Francois Schons scored the first goal for Luxembourg on power play. In the end of the period, Georgia managed to tie up the game after semi-breakaway.
During the break Lions stayed cool and trusted their skills. Already in first minute Marcus Eriksson (1+1 tonight) scored 2-1 lead after a beautiful pass of Robo Beran (1+4). Five minutes later Beran scored 3-1 goal and game started to seem clear. But after that the difficulties started. Luxembourg suffered lots penalties and was forced to protect their goal. Lions managed to do it and between the penalties Colm Cannon (2+3) score a soothing 4-1 goal. Georgia kept pushing and again in the end of the period they managed to score.
The start of the third period wasn’t that good and Lions seemed to be very nervous. It was Georgia this time who started the scoring and suddenly there was exciting 4-3 on the scoreboard. Again Team Luxembourg had to take lots of penalties but team kept fighting and managed to kill them. Finally in time 57:10 Benny Welter (1+0) scored 5-3 goal and the group of Lions’ fans were able to breathe a bit easily. Georgia managed to score their 4th goal 2 minutes before the end but in the last minute Colm Cannon finalized the game to the empty net. Georgians lost their temper in the end and some ugly checks were seen in the end.
Huge game and very important win. Now it’s time to rest one day and the tournament continues on Thursday.
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