Andres Ambühl celebrates a win in his record game. Davos beat Bern 4-3 on penalties in front of their home crowd.
Ambühl's 1270th game in Switzerland's top league could not have started any better. He contributed the second assist to Matej Stransky's 1:0 after 27 seconds. It was the 41-year-old's 722nd goal in the National League (previously NLA), his fourth of the season.
Ambühl was also able to celebrate at the end. The Davos team fell behind 1:2 (23rd) and 2:3 (45th). The third Bernese goal was scored by 20-year-old defender Louis Füllemann, who was successful for the first time in the National League. However, Filip Zadina saved the record champions with his sixth goal of the season to make it 3:3 (56') in overtime.
It was the fourth time in the Grisons' fifth home game of the current championship that the spectators had to enjoy overtime, with the decision coming down to a penalty shootout for the second time. While HCD had lost this against Kloten, this time they had the better end. Stransky converted both attempts and ensured victory for Davos with the 14th penalty.
The hosts were the more active team and created more good chances. In the 34th minute, Ambühl almost made it 2:2 with a deflection from close range, but Bern keeper Adam Reideborn saved with his pads.
Thanks to the two points, Davos improved from 11th to 9th place in the table. Despite the defeat, Bern moved up from 6th to 5th place.
Davos - Bern 4:3 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1, 0:0) n.P.
5710 spectators. - SR Lemelin (USA)/Stricker, Cattaneo/Nater. - Goals: 1. (0:27) Stransky (Honka, Ambühl) 1:0. 16. Ejdsell (Czarnik) 1:1. 23. Scherwey (Lehmann) 1:2. 40. (39:46) Dahlbeck (Andersson, Frehner) 2:2. 45. Füllemann 2:3. 56. Zadina (Gross) 3:3. - Penalty shootout: Ambühl -, Loeffel -; Zadina -, Baumgartner -; Stransky 1:0, Czarnik 1:1; Tambellini -, Ejdsell -; Ryfors -, Nemeth -; Czarnik 1:2, Honka 2:2; Czarnik -, Stransky 3:2. - Penalties: 2 minutes each. - PostFinance top scorers: Tambellini; Czarnik.
Davos: Aeschlimann; Honka, Dahlbeck; Fora, Gross; Andersson, Barandun; Guebey, Müller; Stransky, Corvi, Ambühl; Frehner, Ryfors, Tambellini; Knak, Nussbaumer, Zadina; Wieser, Gredig, Parrée.
Bern: Reideborn; Untersander, Nemeth; Loeffel, Lindholm; Vermin, Kindschi; Füllemann; Lehmann, Baumgartner, Scherwey; Merelä, Czarnik, Ejdsell; Marchon, Graf, Bader; Schild, Ritzmann, Simon Moser; Sablatnig.
Remarks: Davos without Egli, Jung, Kessler and Nordström (all injured), Bern without Kahun and Kreis (both injured).
Ranking
1. ZSC Lions 9/20 (27:18). 2. Lugano 8/16 (27:21). 3. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 9/16 (28:23). 4. Ambri-Piotta 9/16 (24:24). 5. Bern 10/16 (32:26). 6. Lausanne 9/15 (28:25). 7. SCL Tigers 9/14 (25:19). 8. Kloten 10/14 (26:28). 9. Davos 10/14 (28:30). 10. Genève-Servette 7/12 (20:16). 11. Zug 8/12 (26:26). 12. Biel 9/10 (18:24). 13. Fribourg-Gottéron 9/8 (19:28). 14. Ajoie 8/3 (14:34).
