This HC Ajoie never gives up. In a bustling Raiffeisen Arena, the Jura team beat Lugano 5-4 after overtime in the National Ice Hockey League to sign a fifth victory in a row in front of their home crowd. The HCA is nine lengths behind the Ticinese in the standings before going to challenge Geneva on Saturday.
“Never give up”
To echo a song from its supporters, HC Ajoie held on, “never gave up”. Trailing 3-0 and showered by Ticino realism, the Ajoulots found resources at the end of the second period, scoring three successes in 3’49”. According to striker Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, this revolt is notably the result of the “annoyance” of the Jurassians, frustrated with the outcome of a game that they generally dominated. As is often the case, it was the foreign legion which sparked the revolt: “Once you put one on, you feel that things change,” the French striker said at the end of the game. Jerry Turkulainen led the way, before the power play once again delighted the audience. Philip-Michaël Devos, put into orbit by the Finn at 5 against 3, then Bellemare, at 5 against 4, allowed the HCA to come back from nowhere. The three points scored by Turkulainen on these actions allowed him to become co-top scorer in the National League!
And Nussbaumer embraced the Raiffeisen Arena
Supported by the Ultras of the Paris FC football club, the Ultras of HC Ajoie were a little asleep in a third period poorly started by Greg Ireland’s protégés, deprived of Anttoni Honka who was injured at the end of the second period. . While the audience imagined HCA winning the game, it was not the case: Lugano took the lead again, then played the game. This was without counting on the self-sacrifice of the “yellow and black” who equalized with a furious shot from Arno Nussbaumer (4-4, 57th). The Raiffeisen Arena capsized and this same Nussbaumer was at the conclusion of a two against one led by Jonathan Hazen to offer victory to the Vouivres after less than a minute in overtime, a few seconds after two decisive saves from Benjamin Conz. /male
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