Kloten wins must-win game against Biel

Saturday didn't exactly go the way the Flyers had hoped. After 10 minutes they were already 3 goals behind and it only got worse as SC Bern
steamrolled Kloten with 6:0.

Kloten looked to get a good start and were awarded a minor penalty within the first minute of the game. It took Eric Blum only seconds to score on
Lukas Meili in the Biel Goal. He was assisted by Michael Liniger and Captain Victor Stancescu.

In the 10th minute of the first period Biel had a first chance at playing with a one-man advantage when Michael Liniger was sent to the bench for holding but Michael Flückiger kept his goal clean. With 3 minutes left Biel got on the scoreboard. A short pass from Chris Bourque and Oliver Kamber to Marc Wieser equalised the game. Kloten then got another chance on a powerplay as canadian Ryan MacMurchy was sent to the bench and another minute later it was Christ Bourque who was also was also sent to the cooler. With a 5 on 3 it was an easy play for Eric Blum to score his second goal of the night and Michael Liniger also got his second assist. With that goal the first period ended.

The second period was almost halfway through when a situation in the crease of Lukas Meili went under video review through the head referee duo Andreas Koch/Daniel Stricker but they couldn't confirm a goal so the standing after 30 minutes still was 2:1. In the 32nd minute Marc Wieser got himself in a good position but goalie Flückiger showed some great reflexes and prevented Kloten from receiving the equalising goal. With 4 minutes left Flyers winger Stancescu was benched for Interference and only seconds later Jim Vandermeer followed him with a minor penalty for cross-checking. Kloten survived the 5 on 3 with brilliant posititioning and didn't let Biel shot on the goal once during the 2 man advantage.

With the start of the last period Klotens Philippe Schelling was sent to the bench for hooking and Biel tried to initiate the powerplay when Emanuel Peter from behind the goal passed the puck to Ryan MacMurchy to even the score. In the 5th minute goalie Lukas Meili couldn't secure the puck and top scorer Peter Mueller stood perfect and just pushed the puck over the line to make it 3:2.

With 2 minutes left Biel was awarded yet another powerplay and goalie Meili was replaced by another player but it was too late. Kloten was able to keep the one goal lead and won the game 3:2. With this win Kloten keeps their chances of finishing in the top four which would mean home advantage for the play-offs. But it's still a long way to go.

Best Player Kloten: Eric Blum
Best Player Biel: Marc Wieder

Attendance Kolping Arena: 4'539

Shots per period:

Kloten  1. 15        Biel      1. 10
            2. 10                    2. 13
            3.  6                     3. 11

Remarks: 1. NLA game for Jan Mosimann

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