The Lausanne players return from the PostFinance Arena with a victory snatched after extra time (2-3). Only 48 hours left before the return match. The post-match is presented to you by our main partner, Vaudoise Assurances.
Keep your head above water
The start of the meeting was a very complicated stage in the evening for the Lions. Constantly cornered in their offensive zone against the Bernese wanting to reverse their current bad streak, the Vaudois had no choice but to let the storm of the first period pass. Going against the grain, these are the men of Geoff Ward who will be able to find the fault after 8 minutes of play after their first and only powerplay of the match. From a subtle deflection of a shot Janne Kuokkanen, Michael Raffle knew how to use all his experience to deceive the Bernese doorman. The achievement shows all the character that our Lions had, they who saw a first goal canceled due to an obstruction ofAhti Oksanen.
The character of the PostFinance Top Scorer
Happy with a balanced score after 20 minutes, the Vaudois seemed disoriented during SC Bern’s 2nd goal while they had regained domination against the Bears. Faced with a tight defense, the LHC tried everything to get back into the match and showed willingness in the effort. We will note a new bar affected by Jason Fuchsfrom a shot just too highAhti Oksanen or several missiles sent by Fabian Heldnerwithout success against a Philip Wuthrich great evenings. As often this season, it is the PostFinance Top Scorer Antti Suomela who came to the rescue of his team to bring the score back to 2-2 with a fine shot.
An extension won
Unable to find the net during the third period, the two teams initially shared a point before fighting for the last one in overtime, rich in suspense. The Bernese, uncomfortable in these situations since the start of the season (2 victories in overtime against 10 defeats), showed a lack of grinta during these five minutes. Despite a great opportunity to Romain Loeffel, brilliantly stopped by a Kevin Pasche On the big nights, it was our Lions who ended up scoring 30 seconds from the end, once again thanks to number 11 from Lausanne Hockey Club.
The stars of the match
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Antti Suomela : A crazy comeback with two goals, you could almost believe that he had never left the group recently. The Finnish number 11 really gives the impression of domination for his 2nd season in the National League.
-⭐️⭐️ Kevin Pasche : What more can we say than what we have been repeating for a month? The Lausanne goalkeeper splashes the entire league with his talent by playing legendary matches in all the rinks in Switzerland.
⭐️ Michael Raffle : The second veteran of the team was invaluable against the physical and fast Bernese. More than his goal in the 9th minute of play, it was through his intelligence that Raffl dominated this evening.
The next Lions meetings
Friday January 24 will feature a return match against the Bears with the reception of SC Bern at the Vaudoise arena. The Lions will play again the next day in Ticino against HC Ambri-Piotta.
