Krefeld penguins beat the Lower Bavaria: Incredible defeat on Friday!

Krefeld penguins beat the Lower Bavaria: Incredible defeat on Friday!

The Krefeld Penguins had to accept their first defeat after an impressive winning streak of 13 games on Friday, December 13th. In an exciting away game against EV Landshut, the penguins lost 2: 4. Despite a strong performance and good chances, including a hit on the crossbar of Philipp Kuhnekath, the team of coach Thomas Popiesch could not overcome the strong Landshut goalkeeper Jonas Langmann. The Krefeld played a superior game in front of 3,579 spectators, but the Landshut, who also had to deal with injury concerns, effectively took advantage of their opportunities. An early goal by Lucas Lessio and another through Matt Marcinew drew a promising picture for the penguins, which then gave the connection and ultimately the game out of hand, like rp-online.de reported.

Landshuter comeback and penguins under pressure

In the course of the game, the EV Landshut fought mixed up after they had to accept some setbacks in the first half. Coach Heiko Vogler praised the use of his players, but emphasized that the initial phase was decisive. The hosts turned the sheet in the second third, in which Benjamin Zientek went to extend the game with a goal from Benjamin Zientek. Particularly noteworthy was the strong defense outnumbered, which survived several critical situations, such as evl.info . Most recently, Alexander Weiß made the final score of 1: 4 with an Empty-Net goal, which ultimately beat the penguins despite its dominance.

The defeat raises questions, but also a positive light on the Krefeld performance, which, despite the defeat, are still located in the upper area of ​​the table. The penguins had a lot of momentum after their last convincing victory with 8: 0 against Selb, but could not convert this in further successes and will now be challenged to catch themselves quickly.