Patrick Fischer’s team lost 5-2 to their Prague tormentors in the final meeting of the first part of the Euro Hockey Tour season. The day after its 4-3 success against Sweden in the shootout, this time it was very far from the mark. The poor performance of Stéphane Charlin weighed heavily in the balance. Guilty on the first two opposing successes, the Langnau goalkeeper had to give up his place after the initial period to Gilles Senn.
The absences of Dean Kukan, Christian Marti, Denis Malgin and Sven Andrighetto, released by Patrick Fischer to join the Zurich Lions before the round of 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday in Germany, also weighed. The quartet left a void that has not been filled.
Giancarlo Chanton and the eternal Anders Ambühl scored the two Swiss successes. The Genève-Servette defender signed the 1-1 with a magnificent throw in the 13th minute. Already a scorer against Finland on Thursday, the 21-year-old Solothurn scored points during this rally. As for Anders Ambühl, he scored 3-2 in the 44th minute to remind us, on the day of his…338th selection, that he remained an essential player at the age of 41.
