Fribourg-Gottéron ended its series of four consecutive defeats in the league by defeating Ambri-Piotta with a score of 4-3. If Pat Emond is still far from having found the ideal recipe to sublimate the Dragons, Julien Sprunger has lost none of his ability to score goals with a special flavor, as evidenced by his success full of self-sacrifice which has offered this welcome success to his team. As the expression goes, the best soup is made in old pots.
Whether you prefer it to squash or mushrooms, like Obélix, the evening soup had everything to be comforting: the people of Friborg pleased their audience by flying through the first third. Wallmark ended his drought by scoring in the first powerplay of the game. Jan Dorthe opened his account in the National League thanks to a five-star service from Rathgeb and Marchon added his grain of salt to the euphoria which slowly took hold of St-Léonard by scoring a success at 4 against 5 at the very end of third party. Counter-attack, feint and well-made goal.
Undisciplined but combative
Except that said soup almost turned into a grimace. Ambri seized his chance at 5 against 3 at the very start of the 2nd period to reduce the score and Friborg fell like a breath. Bürgler completed the double by scoring again on a power play while Dorthe was punished. Heim completed his team’s comeback by taking advantage of a very lax defense, but above all a Reto Berra in sit-down mode. Not very inspired this evening, the goalkeeper was also punished with a two-minute penalty straight away.
At the start of the third period, the penalties continued to fall like victories from Tadej Pogačar. Friborg, however, did not give up, despite its avoidable indiscipline and its rather glaring lack of confidence. The deliverance therefore came from Sprunger, who successfully deceived Juvonen after recovering the puck in the boards. If not brilliant, the Dragons were at least combative. A vital ingredient that the people of Friborg will have to keep if they intend to confirm this success.
