Then the cathedral became a madhouse again!
After the fantastic 7:1 derby win against the Kölner Haie last Sunday, the Düsseldorfer EG also won against the Schwenninger Wild Wings on Friday with 5:4 (2:2, 1:1, 2:1). Coach Thomas Dolak’s team scored the winning goal from Brendan O’Donnell in front of 6,970 spectators eight (!) seconds before the final whistle…
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The DEG had definitely calculated something against Schwenningen. Because – the Wild Wings have won eleven of twelve home games so far this season, getting 31 of the 41 points before the game – that’s first place in the league. However, the Black Forest team are not nearly as strong away from home – they scored eight before their guest game in Düsseldorf Defeats in twelve appearances in front of a foreign audience.
It was a spectacular game that went back and forth! Daniel Pfaffengut gave the guests an early lead (3rd). Phil Varone equalized after a great solo: The striker circled around the opponent’s goal and while everyone was waiting for the pass, he looked for the finish himself from a tight angle (5th) – the 1-1.
Alex Karachun took the lead again for Schwenningen (9th), Victor Svensson (16th) made it 2-2 in the first third. But it was probably an own goal for the guests. After a pass from Varone, O’Donnell gave Düsseldorf a 3-2 lead after exactly 22 minutes, Hungernecker (36th) equalized again.
In the final third, Zach Senyshyn even put the Wild Wings in front again (48th) – after a rare mistake by DEG keeper HenrikmHaukeland. It was Kevin Clark who finally got the deserved 4:4 equalizer (52nd).
106 seconds before the end, Varone gained a majority for DEG after an outstanding solo – and DEG used that to win. Eight (!) seconds before the end, O’Donnell brought the Dome to a boil with his winning goal to make it 5:4!
Defender Sinan Akdag (34) celebrated a special anniversary with the last-minute win – it was already his 900th DEL game. However, the former national player only completed a tiny part of it in the Düsseldorfer EG jersey. For most of his career he was on the ice for the Krefeld Penguins and especially for the Mannheim Eagles.