Resilience, that’s what the LHC was able to demonstrate at the BCF Arena. Because the Vaudois, quickly trailing 2-0, did not panic and were able to pass the shoulder during extra time. A victory far from undeserved, because Friborg purred too much.
The Dragons had therefore taken the lead very early in this meeting and while the two teams were 4 against 4. On a skillfully measured pass Gunderson was able to find Wallmark who opened the scoring in the 5th. Less than two minutes later and while Friborg benefited from a tiny moment on the power play, Marcus Sörensen demonstrated his talents as a baseball player. The Swedish top scorer did not hesitate to volley a puck in the air to beat Kevin Pasche for a second time.
Lausanne took a while to get its head above water. In the 14th minute, Fuchs appeared alone against Berra, but it was the Friborg goalkeeper who had the last word. In the 18th, the LHC was still able to reduce the score thanks to Bozon, who took advantage of a wide open ice after Diaz got his pencils tangled mid-ice.
The veteran had however had a good opportunity a few moments earlier, like Sörensen at the very end of the period, but Pasche was able to be inflexible.
A not very disciplined LHC
The last defense of the Lions had to be multiplied in the 30th when Aurélien Marti was asked to return to the locker room for a cross-check. Besides, as a general rule, the Vaudois were not very disciplined, unlike the Dragons. However, this did not prevent Lausanne from equalizing in the 42nd minute through Kuokkanen, a veteran of the Friborg house, with a clever deflection. Pat Emond's men were hot in the 54th minute when Lukas Frick hit the crossbar on a great move from LHC.
Without Théo Rochette, injured in the lower body and absent on Sunday against Langnau, the Vaudois sometimes lacked creativity, but not self-sacrifice. And during extra time, it was their top scorer who was able to give them this second point which made the difference and allowed them to go home with a smile. As for Freiburg, he once again lacked this “killer” instinct even though he had the match in hand. To be corrected.
