ZSC Lions beat Lausanne and advanced again

A double goal within 84 seconds midway through the game got the ZSC Lions back on track for the final against Lausanne. Thanks to their 4-2 home win, they returned to the top with a score of 2-1.

The ZSC Lions maintained their home advantage in the final and regained their advantage against a powerful Lausanne side – albeit with some difficulty.

After the defeat suffered on Thursday, the first in these qualifiers, Zurich also fell behind at home. The favorite struggled once again with a rebellious Lausanne side. They took the lead in the 22nd minute thanks to the ubiquitous Swedish defender Lawrence Bilot. However, the qualifying winner showed an impressive response and rewarded himself with two goals in the 31st and 33rd minutes for a period of pressure.

Birthday boy Siegrist with resolution

Yannick Weber calmly shot first into the top corner of the goal after Zurich had been provoked by a poor pass with an active forecheck. Denis Malgin then scored his first goal in this final after a wonderful combination by Weber and Rudolfs Balcer. And it remained that way until four minutes from time, when fourth-line forward Justin Siegrist, on his 25th birthday, made a quick counterattack and calmly beat goalkeeper Connor Hughes to make it 4-2.

Before that, Lausanne once again pushed hard for an equaliser – also thanks to strong play – but ZSC goalkeeper Simon Hrubek and Zurich's defense held off the attack.

Impressive atmosphere

The Zurich fans were already at their best before the first puck was thrown. In an impressive choreography, they depicted their favorites as pulling ropes pulling the trophy to their side. In the hall in Zurich-Altstetten, which was once again sold out for 12,000 spectators, the Lions got off to a lively start and took the lead after just over two minutes through Yoho Lamiko.

However, this Lausanne does not make it easy for the people of Zurich. And once again with Sweden's Robin Kovacs, who has so far only been allowed to play at home in the qualifiers, he was once again a tenacious and well-organised competitor. In contrast to Thursday, it was not Kovacs who remained in the dark, but rather Vaudois youngster Théo Rochette who equalized shortly before the end of the first third. His somewhat botched shot slipped between several sticks and legs and was likely headed into the goal by a Zurich player.

For once, the actors now have a two-day break before continuing on Tuesday at the Vaudoise Aréna. The first break in this final series could be a small preliminary decision for ZSC. However, only two wins separate them from the cup.

ZSC Lions – Lausanne 4:2 (1:1, 2:1, 1:0)
12,000 spectators. – S.R. Cherrig/Wiegand, Schlegel/Wolff.
Portals: 3. Lamiko (Froden, Lehtonen/Powerplayer) 1:0. 19. Rochette (Glauser, Seacats) 1:1. 22. Al-Tayyar (Holder) 1: 2. 31. Weber (Schabi) 2: 2. 33. Malgin (Balser, Weber) 3: 2. 56. Siegrist (Rorer) 4: 2.
punish: 3 times 2 minutes each.
PostFinance Top Scorer: Andrigeto. Fox.
Black ZSC: Your escape. Weber, Kokan. Lehtonen, Gering. Troutman, Christian Marty; Ready, Phil Baltisberger; Andrighetto, Malgin, Balsers; Froden, Grant, Holenstein; Rohrer, Lamico, Zehnder; Bodenmann, Siegrist, Schabi.
Lausanne: Hughes. Glauser, Djos; Hildner, Frick; Pilot, Genazi; Jelovac. Rochet, Sumela, Sikac; Reat, Fox, Kovacs; Bozon, Jäger, Rafel; Holdner, almonds, quinins; Pedretti.
comments: ZSC Lions are without Harrington (foreign surplus), Lausanne are without Aurélien Marthe, Perrineaud (both injured), Haapala and Salomacki (both foreign surplus). Lausanne from minute 58:46 without a goalkeeper. (Abu/Sda)

Unthinkable 20 years ago, it has become a reality today: Swiss ice hockey players have conquered the National Hockey League. They lead teams as captains or are top scorers. This is how everything developed.

Goalkeeper Pauli Jax made history on January 29, 1995: the goaltender became the first Swiss to play a game in the National Hockey League. After 20 minutes, his team, the Los Angeles Kings, lost 1:4 to the Chicago Blackhawks. When the former Embry player came in and played alongside greats like Wayne Gretzky. He conceded two goals to make the final score 3:6. It was Jax's only job.