After a 1-0 draw against Finland, Switzerland wins its second game at the third Euro Hockey Tour tournament of the season. Coach Patrick Fischer's team defeated Sweden 2:1 n.V.
08.02.2025, 18:51
08.02.2025, 19:05
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The decisive goal in Stockholm was scored by Calvin Thürkauf after 3:18 minutes of overtime after Christoph Bertschy had won the puck against Oscar Lindberg. It was the second win against the Swedes in the Euro Hockey Tour this season after the 4-3 penalty shootout victory in Helsinki in November. Prior to that, the Swiss had lost 16 times in a row against the Scandinavians.
In the 54th minute, Nicolas Baechler ended a 164:39-minute scoring drought for the Swiss with the 1:1. The 21-year-old ZSC Lions forward scored for the first time in his fourth international game. With his goal, he was emblematic of the many inexperienced players in the Swiss team, who brought a lot of energy to the game. The Swiss were lucky in the 60th minute when Max Friberg missed the post.
The fact that Lausanne tops the National League table is also down to the strong performances of goalie Kevin Pasche. He has no fewer than nine shutouts to his name this season. The 21-year-old has now kept goal for the Swiss national team for the first time. Pasche got off to a difficult start, as he let a shot from the blue line by defender Filip Berglund pass him in the 7th minute. However, the reaction to this was more than respectable.
The Swiss stepped up their game after achieving almost nothing in offense in the first period. The best chance in the middle third was missed by the eye-catching Simon Knak in the final minute. The Swiss started the final period with a lot of momentum, but Jonas Taibel had to go to the showers early in the 46th minute after a cross-check. And because Calvin Thürkauf conceded an unnecessary penalty in the 51st minute, the Swiss were even playing double short-handed for 49 seconds. They survived this tricky phase, partly because the Swedes acted too nonchalantly. The Swiss punished this nonchalance.
