Ambrì Piotta beaten in overtime by Abols's goal

Context

TL;DR

• Ambrì Piotta defeated 2-1 from Bern to overtime
• Joly leads the whiteblue in 5 against 3
• Fourth consecutive internal defeat for Ambrì
• Abols signs the decisive net in the additional

Key facts

• Result → 2-1 for Bern after overtime
• Location → Gotthard Arena
• → Fourth consecutive internal defeat for Ambrì
• Whiteblue advantage → Joly in 5 against 3
• Merelä → draw in numerical superiority
• Abols decisive → network for overtime

From 0-0 to advantage

At the Gottardo Arena, Ambrì Piotta failed to regain success and lost 2-1 to Bern after extra time. The Abols network decided on the overtime, closing a match in which the whiteblues had passed first with Joly, before being reached and overtaken by the Bears.

For the Leventinians it is the fourth consecutive defeat in front of their audience. The Gottardo Arena thus continues to be a difficult field for Ambrì, which also on this occasion has alternated excellent phases of play with decidedly less brilliant moments. The team was still without Heed, while Pestoni was confirmed in the line-up.

The first period ended at 0-0, despite the two chances created by the hosts. At 13', De Luca did not find a way to beat Von Burg from a close position. In the end of the fraction, Heim instead presented himself face to face with the opposing goalkeeper, wasting the opportunity while Ambrì played outnumbered.

At 24', Ritzmann hit the crossroads of the poles, shaking the gate defended by Wüthrich. Two minutes later, in 5 against 3, Joly unlocked the score for the Leventinians with a precise wrist shot, after winning an engagement. Bern then took advantage of the numerical superiority granted by the penalty imposed on the HCAP for incorrect change: Merelä deflected the disc behind Wüthrich, restoring the parity on 1-1.

With Merelä's draw, the game was balanced before the third half. The transition from the white-blue advantage to parity left open the comparison, which was then resolved only after overtime with the Abols network.

Operational details

The weight of special situations

The most readable passage of the evening concerns the way in which situations of numerical superiority have shifted the score. Ambrì used a 5 against 3 after a win; Joly finished with a precise wrist shot and the advantage came for the Leventinese. Bern responded in turn with the extra man, taking advantage of a penalty for improper change of HCAP. Merelä found the 1-1 with a detour, overtaking Wüthrich. The succession of the two episodes tells the story of the transition from the white-blue advantage to parity and shows how much the phases with an extra player have affected the result before the overtime.

The push of the Bears

In the third half, the comparison took a more favorable direction for Bern. The Bears, despite having played yesterday unlike Ambrì, seemed to have much more gas in the tank. The Bernese team touched 2-1 on several occasions and put pressure on the Biancoblù in the most delicate phase of the match.

The Ambrì was kept afloat by Wüthrich, the protagonist of a series of decisive parades. The goalkeeper prevented Bern's chances from turning into overtaking during the third half, leaving the Leventinians the chance to reach the extra time still running. The report of the race therefore highlights a difference between the two parts of the challenge: Ambrì found the advantage and saw Bern draw, while in the third half it was the guests who created the dangers in front of the white-blue door with greater continuity.

However, the Bears' pressure did not translate into 2-1 during those minutes, also thanks to Wüthrich's interventions. The white-blue goalkeeper thus kept open a comparison that Bern had begun to address on an occasional basis, without being able to close it before extra time.

Key points

The verdict reached in overtime

Abols' goal settled the match in favor of Bern during overtime. The final 2-1 score came at the end of a game that began with a scoreless first period, continued with Joly's lead and Merelä's equalizer, and was decided only in extra time. Ambrì thus saw victory slip away at the Gottardo Arena after being the first to break the deadlock.

The evening's balance sheet

The clearest statistic for the biancoblù concerns the relationship with their own fans: the match against Bern marks the fourth consecutive defeat at their home rink. However, the evening was not described as a performance lacking highlights. The Leventinese created two great opportunities in the first period, hit the crossbar with Ritzmann, and took the lead with Joly during a 5-on-3 power play. In the third period, Wüthrich kept the game open with decisive saves before Abols decided the overtime.

The report reflects a game made of alternating moments. Ambrì had very positive phases of play and others that were less brilliant; Bern, despite having played the previous day, seemed to have more fuel in the tank in the third period. The Bears came close to the 2-1 lead several times, then completed the comeback with Abols.

The 2-1 after overtime thus sets the outcome of the evening and leaves the biancoblù with a fourth consecutive setback in front of their home crowd. At the Gottardo Arena, the result therefore rewards Bern, after a match in which Ambrì had the first opportunities and the first lead.

Source: laregione.ch