Historical defeat: Adler Mannheim collect 3: 9 against Berlin!

The Adler Mannheim had to accept a bitter defeat against the Eisbären Berlin on January 9, 2025. In a disappointing home game, the eagles lost 3: 9 and thus gave the negative series of five defeats in a row.

The team of coach Dallas Ekins had a lot plans and wanted to build on the performance from the end of the year. Tobias Fohrler expressed his regret about the weak performance in front of a home crowd and found that the team had put pressure on the team in the first two thirds, but was unlucky in crucial moments. He emphasized that the team falling apart in such games should not happen.

game course and highlights

How the Sportschau reported, the game in the third was as follows: 0: 1 in the first, 3: 4 in the second and 0 in the last third. Liam Kirk from the Eisbären Berlin shone with a triple stroke in the 25th, 49th and 52nd minute and thus became an outstanding player of the game. Leo Pföderl (35th, 54th minute), Kai Wissmann (19th minute), Zachary Boychuk (37th minute), Ty Ronning (38th minute) and Blaine Byron (56th minute).

For the eagles, Stefan Loibl (22nd minute), Matthias Plachta (33rd minute) and Luke Esposito (39th minute) scored. This defeat not only meant the highest number of goals in a DEL home game for the Adler Mannheim, but also represented a historical low in the club's history.

Leon Gawanke pointed out the importance of little things and noted that the team had taken too many punishments. He called for more cohesion and a quiet appearance, even if the situation is challenging. Despite the negative result, Ekin felt that the team played more structured in this game than in the previous game against Straubing, even if the result did not meet the level of performance.

The current place in the table of Adler Mannheim is the fifth. The team must now increase their performance to break through the negative series.