Coach Perkovac: “In the back it was a total failure”

The scene was symbolic for HC Kriens-Luzern’s half-appearance. The team was outnumbered, reaching the counter attack two and a half minutes before the end, but instead of achieving the tie 33:33 and then perhaps even forcing victory with a final effort, Filip Gavranovic thundered the ball alone in front of goal. . the bar. The Winterthur team is different: in return, they closed the bag, ultimately inflicting the first home loss of the season to the HCKL with a score of 36:34. “Absolutely justified,” he annoyed Kriens managing director Nick Christen. «The work on the cover was very insufficient. We didn’t get into the last few inches, we didn’t hurt the opponent enough. “

The setback is particularly painful because, on the one hand, central Switzerland could have regained first place with a victory. And on the other hand, because his squad was complete, while Pfadi Winterthur had arrived with a rump team. Seven players were absent with injuries, including constructor Aleksandar Radovanovic and two defensive specialists Michal Svajlen and Stefan Freivogel. And so it happened that the guests from the rear area appeared without a left-hander and, for lack of alternatives, left the left-back Marvin Lier in the circle.

Jud and Sidorowicz play cat and mouse with Kriens

Despite the unfavorable staffing situation, the Winterthur team put the stamp on the game early on, leading 3-0 after three minutes and three counterattacks and should never be left behind throughout the season. Kriens attack acted incorrectly and without shooting the goal, the cover seemed loose, mentally I was not ready. Until the 23rd minute, Pfadi sat on four goals (14:10), and time and time again he found large holes in the opposing defensive network through counterattacks, second wave and quick half.

After the break, HC Kriens-Luzern’s attack increased, but the defense should never be able to summon his return. Kevin Jud (14 goals), Roman Sidorowicz (10) and Marvin Lier (4), the three smart and agile Swiss national players in Winterthur’s service, played cat and mouse with the great and powerful Kriens on occasion; together they were for 28 of the 36 goals. responsable. “It all came from the left back or the middle, it would have been easy actually, but we should have gotten much closer to the players,” said coach Goran Perkovac. It was a desolate defensive effort. We have never defended so badly in the last three years. ”Goal performance was also disappointing, Paul Bar only had a defense rate of 13 percent.

There have never been so many goals against with Perkovac

HC Kriens-Luzern coach Goran Perkovac.

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In fact, Kriens-Luzern have never conceded so many goals in a competitive match since Perkovac took the sidelines in June 2018. Was it a lack of pace? After all, Kriens’ strong defensive team had only played one game in the last three and a half weeks due to their own crown breaks and vice versa. “No, I don’t think that was it,” Perkovac replied. “Rather, we seemed tense. Given the opportunity to get back up to first place, the players must have given too much thought. ”Pfadi Winterthur is now in his place.

The people of Kriens will be able to make amends next week and twice. On Thursday they will face the maestro Kadetten Schaffhausen away from home, on Saturday they will face the relegation candidate Endingen. “We have to find our way back to our strengths and win duels again,” demands Goran Perkovac. “This was a total failure in the back.”