The Eagles of Nice won the match against the Phoenix of Reims with a score of 5-2. Nice is officially qualified for the quarter-finals of the French D1 championship. The team from Nice occupies the 6th place, only 2 points behind the 2nd.
They did it! It took until the 25th day of the championship for the playoffs qualification!
And what a match: the Eagles delivered a magnificent performance for the people of Nice who came in large numbers (more than 1000 spectators).
The evening started beautifully with Franck Ferrari singing “Nissa la Bella” before kickoff!
Attacker Arne Krotak made his grand return after 3 weeks of absence on the ice of Jean Bouin. And what a return: 2 goals and 2 assists.
The Eagles now have 15 days before traveling to Toulouse on March 23rd.
Match highlights:
06:41: 1-0 Nice: 13: Arne KROTAK (8: Jan TOMASKA) [5-4]
22:01: 2-0 Nice: 13: Arne KROTAK (21: Martin DUBAJ; 8: Jan TOMASKA)
24:02: 2-1 Reims: 7: Denis KADIC (43: Tobias TERNELIUS) [5-4]
31:48: 3-1 Nice: 27: Jozef SLANINAK (89: NICOLAS MOTREFF; 13: Arne KROTAK)
40:19: 4-1 Nice: 89: NICOLAS MOTREFF (14: Stefan MAJERNIK; 8: Jan TOMASKA)
41:25: 4-2 Reims: 43: Tobias TERNELIUS (3: Florian SABATIER)
49:44: 5-2 Nice: 8: Jan TOMASKA (13: Arne KROTAK; 27: Jozef SLANINAK)
