DolomitenCup: Biel is in the final

The three-time Swiss champion there, the eight-time reigning German champion there: the starting position before the second semi-final match between Biel and Berlin was extremely interesting. And in fact, the two top clubs fought an intense, hard-fought duel in front of a good 400 spectators - who came to the Würth Arena under strict Corona requirements - which was only decided in the final third. Biel got off to a better start. The Swiss, who had to do without a few injured regulars (including last year's top scorer Luca Cunti), seemed a bit livelier overall, especially the parade line around former Edmonton Oilers crack Gaëtan Haas repeatedly made Berlin goalie Mathias Niederberger sweat . The Eisbären, for their part, only had great opportunities towards the end of the starting third, but Giovanni Fiore (alone in front of Biel goalie Joren van Pottelberghe) and Mark Zengerle (just next to him) were unlucky. Tino Kessler lands the Lucky Punch The eight-time German champion carried this momentum into the middle third, because there it was the Berliners who initially gained a slight advantage. Especially during the power play situation after half an hour, Biel's goalkeeper van Pottelberghe had to intervene several times to save Berlin captain Frank Hördler and Matt White. Afterwards, both teams had a hard-fought, intense match in which the typical pre-season fine-tuning was still a problem, but the necessary toughness was not spared - much to the delight of the spectators. The only thing missing was a goal. In the final section the game was on a knife's edge, although one had the feeling that whoever scored the first goal would win and get a ticket to the final. And that's how it should be. In the 48th minute, Noah Delémont played across the middle during a period of pressure from Biel, where Tino Kessler was perfectly positioned and somehow managed to get the ball past Niederberger into the box - 1-0. Now the Berliners were forced to act. Superstar Marcel Noebels & Co. now launched attack after attack, but when they failed several times in a power situation shortly before the end due to the outstanding van Pottelberghe, the game was over. Luca Hischier finally made everything clear via Empty Net. Sunday is the big final day EHC Biel is now in the final in its first participation in the DolomitenCup. Waiting there is none other than the record winners Augsburg, who beat Italy's national team 4-1 on Friday and are aiming for their sixth title in Neumarkt. The final will take place at 20 p.m. in the Würth Arena, and the Eisbären Berlin will meet the Blue Team in the fight for third place at 16 p.m. EHC Biel-Bienne – Eisbären Berlin 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0) EHC Biel: Van Pottelberghe (Paupe); Grossmann-Yakovenko, Lööv-Rathgeb, Forster-Stampfli, Delemont-Bärtschi; Kessler-Haas-Hischier, Hügli-Garessus-Hofer, Künzle-Froidevaux-Kohler, Tanner-Schläpfer-Karaffa. coach: Antti Törmänen Polar Bears Berlin: Niederberger (Ancicka); Després-Ellis, Müller-Jensen, Mik-Wissmann, Hördler-Geibel; Noebels-Boychuk-Pföderl, White-Zengerle-Clark, Veilleux-Streu-Fiore, Roßmy-Wiederer-Reiner. coach: Serge Aubin Gates: 1:0 Tino Kessler (47.52), 2:0 Luca Hischier (59.40) Best Player Biel: Van Pottelberghe Best Player Berlin: Flower Referee: Turo Samuel Virta, Andrea Benvegnù Viewers: 400

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