Dramatic thriller: Haie lose in Nuremberg after extra time!

Dramatic thriller: Haie lose in Nuremberg after extra time!

In an exciting ice hockey game, the Cologne Haie lost on December 19, 2024 with 2: 3 after extra time against the Nuremberg Ice Tigers. With 5,819 spectators in the Nuremberg Insurance Arena, the sharks were 2-1 in the lead until shortly before the end of the game before the hosts were able to compensate for in the 59th minute. The decisive goal was scored by the Nuremberg Evan Barratt (63rd minute) in the overtime, which only gave the sharks one point and let them go home to Cologne with mixed feelings, such as the Kölner Haie reported.

The Nuremberg Ice Tigers, who most recently played against the Augsburg Panther, had a bitter defeat in the Curt-Frenzel Stadium. In a game that was characterized by a disaster first third, the Ice Tigers were 0: 4 after just a few minutes. But in the second third they showed an impressive turn and equalized the gap to 4: 4. The outcome of the game was finally decided in the penalty shootout, where Cody Kunyk scored the only goal and secured the important additional point for the Augsburgers, as ice hockey.net reported.

The current form of the ICE Tigers remains tense because they often fall behind in their last games, but both the Cologne Haie and Nuremberg have recently had to fight unexpected twists in their games. The next home game of the sharks will be against the Straubing Tigers on December 22, while Nuremberg has to continue his series of scarce games to find the form that it has honored in recent years. Both teams urgently need points to advance in the table and to correct the unsatisfactory results of the last games.