FTC defeated Csíkszereda with beautiful hockey

2018.10.01. 22:30 |

Csíkszereda lost for the first time during the ERSTE Liga season however they are still at the top of the league standings.

FTC-Telekom-SC Csíkszereda 7-3 (3-1, 2-1, 2-1)
The game started off goals being scored by both teams in the opening minutes. Panov took a shot right off the faceoff that got past Arany to give the visitors the 1-0 lead. Within a minute the game was already tied up at 1-1 as Myles Fitzgerald skated through the Csíkszereda defence and flipped the puck past the goalie. Leo Fitzgerald gave Fradi the lead when he redirected a shot from Dávid Jászai. In the eight minute of the game Gergő Nagy scored a power play goal to make it 3-1. At this time Csíkszereda decided to switch goalies as Vlastimil Lakosil came in for Ottó Onodi.
The second period started off better for Csíkszereda as Tihamér Becze scored to make it a one goal game. Ferencváros had a man advantage for four minutes but were unable to score. However a shot from Farkas made it through the crowd and into the back of the net to put Ferencváros back up by two goals. In the closing minutes of the period Fradi had a two man advantage that they converted when Myles scored his second goal of the game.
At the start of the third period Csíkszereda had a 5 on 3 for about four minutes but Csíkszereda was unable to put the puck past Arany. With the game back at 5 on 5 Brett Switzer put a rebound in to add on to the Fradi lead. In the closing minutes of the game Walls and Panov exchanged goals to set the final score at 7-3.

Corona Brasov-Gyergyói HK 1-0 (1-0, 0-0, 0-0)
The coaching change did not help Gyergyó as they lost again by the score of 1-0. After having the lead Brasov defended well.

Greg Lindqvist, head coach, Brasov: Three points, two great goalies and a lot of scoring chances. Patrik Polc played well. We are still working on getting our confidence back, we are still making too many mistakes.

Szilárd Bereczky, team manager, Gyergyó: This game was about the goalies, it was a good game considering that we are new to the league. We are trying to move forward and win games.