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Early leadership does not help: SERC loses the first home game
Published on September 20, 2025
There were a few changes on Friday evening.Tim Gettinger was successfully operated on on Tuesday after his smooth hand break, which he suffered in Bremerhaven and is expected to fail six to seven weeks.Kyle Platzer is closed to three games after his stick in Iserlohn.For this, Leon Hungerecker was able to participate again, he and his wife were able to look forward to the birth of the daughter.Defenders Arkadiusz Dziambor and Niklas Hübner had to stay out of the first home game.Incidentally, SERC coach Walker had scolded the referees too violently in Bremerhaven and received a fine on the part of the DEL.
Rapid guidance
Under the eyes of the former Schwenninger striker star Dan Hacker, the wild swans managed a very good start.After only 100 seconds, Tylor Spink after pass from Tyson Spink Cologne's goalie Felix Brückmann overcame 1-0.An unfortunate injury for shark strikers Frederik Storm, who got the ice skating sky from Hungerecker in the face.SERC goalkeeper Joacim Eriksson defended against Louis-Marc Aubry.
Cologne then equalized.Gregor Macleod was successful with a shot in the short corner after a bully win of the guests.Afterwards Dominik Bittner, Alex Trivellato and Thomas Larkin had to go to the penalty bench.Patrick Russel netted to 2-1 for the sharks.The swans also recorded a power play, but Alexander Karachun only hit the post.
"Too slow"
At this point, the Schwenninger were still able to hope, but the second third then went completely to the Domstadt.The SERC played too far, the assembly passes did not arrive.Eriksson was still lucky that Maximilian Glötzl only hit the post.The guests used a counterattack ice cold, Dominik Uher dust for 3-1 for Cologne.Shortly thereafter, the fourth goal for Rhinelander almost fell.SERC captain Thomas Larkin was just able to scratch the puck from the goal line.
But the pressure remained high and so the goal ultimately fell.Juhani Tyrväinen was able to punch free -standing."Our passes often don't arrive and we play too slowly," Wild-Wings striker Hakon Hänelt had to find out against his ex-club after two thirds in the game.
Running is missing
In the third third, the swans were a bit more concentrated.There was also dangerous in overpowering.Zach Senyshyn did not put the puck.With five against five, however, the SERC was not mandatory enough.Philip Feist and Mirko Höfflin failed on the Brückmann.So there was no start to start, it remained 1: 4.
The Schwenninger defender Niclas Hempel, who played his first DEL game, said after the final siren: "For me personally it was a good start to the DEL. But of course you prefer to lose than you lose. The break in our game was in the second third. Although it started in the first third with the unnecessary penalty periods."The Wild Wings will be guest on Sunday, 4.30 p.m. at the bottom of the table in Frankfurt.