Ambri loses the play-offs: only the substitute shines

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Ambri goes into the holiday with two draws and two defeats. Ultimately, they tried to use the crowbar against EHC Biel, but this stylistic device leaves the Zeelanders, who have already had to endure a lot this season, cold. Ambri claims passion, emotions and esprit for herself and tries to turn everything around one way or another. But everyone else also has passion, emotions and esprit, which is not something unique to the Leventiners. Ultimately, the performance on the ice is not good enough for the play-offs, that’s the simple calculation. Cult and myth? They’re great as a marketing tool, but you can’t buy them on the gym floor.

The play-offs were lost. This is the unsatisfactory consequence of the play-ins, for which Leventina had placed such high expectations. They had even achieved eighth place in the final phase of the regular season, and with it this wonderful second chance, this ‘get out of jail free’ card that gives the loser the illusion that nothing has been lost.

The highlight of the play-ins? Goalkeeper Conz

Ambri put the quarter-finals in jeopardy a week ago when they practiced the unfamiliar spectator mode against Lugano and looked to gain a 4-0 lead over the round. Where was the killer instinct? In sport, isn’t that somehow linked to passion and esprit, especially in this derby, which is precisely defined by these emotions? In this way you simply give away a big advantage and thus the certainty that you can count on at least an extra time in the second stage. But Lugano once again holds the better cards in this second leg, as always when it comes to the next round or a title in a knockout system against their arch-rivals.

The only one who shines against Biel is goalkeeper Benjamin Conz (32), who puts on a gala performance to say goodbye to Ambri (he is joining the resistance in the Jura, so from Ajoie). In the last game, the first under the motto ‘All or nothing’, Ambri failed to do anything that would give his opponent a headache. A few moments of unrest, when emotions run high, the brief hope of a goal, then a shot into the empty goal means the end of the dreams.

Was Formenton worth the risk?

Of course you can be satisfied with the eighth place achieved in Ambri. A nice testimony for sports director Duca and coach Cereda. During Advent, the ice hockey country is gifted with free emotions during the Spengler Cup and at the end of January has to say goodbye to Alex Formenton, who has to report to the authorities in London (Ontario), Canada and is accused of sexual abuse there.

When Formenton was signed, he was innocent before the law. The risk was taken that this situation could change during the current season. When Formenton actually had to leave, Ambri was in tenth place.

Source : Blick