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Ice Pirates Crimmitschau: Lost with injuries and no point!
Eispiren Crimmitschau lose 3:6 against EV Landshut on January 18th, 2026. The course of the game and injuries characterized the game.
Ice Pirates Crimmitschau: Lost with injuries and no point!
A bitter weekend for the Ice Pirates Crimmitschau: After a team that was severely weakened, they had to admit defeat to both the Bietigheim Steelers and EV Landshut. While they lost 4:6 in the match against Bietigheim, they lost 3:6 in Landshut on Sunday. Loud eispiraten-crimmitschau.de The team's defense was heavily challenged and showed weaknesses in both games.
Not only did the absences of important players such as Mario Scalzo and Mirko Sacher lead to a demand, the performance of goalie Christian Schneider, who played due to Kevin Reich's injury, was also not optimal. Schneider had a particularly difficult day in the game against Landshut. The start of the game was characterized by defensive tactics, with no goals being scored in the first third. The game picked up pace in the second third: Corey Mackin made it 1-0 in the 22nd minute, followed by Maxim Trépanier, who increased it to 2-0 shortly afterwards.
The course of the game
Landshut promptly responded to the deficit with a timeout and reduced the score to 1:2 through goals Immo in the 32nd minute before Trevor Gooch equalized just a minute later. In the second half the game was characterized by tough duels, including a fist fight between Tim McGauley and Wade Bergmann. The drama continued when Tobias Lindberg gave Landshut a 3-2 lead in the 41st minute. Another scandal occurred when Robin Veber was taken off the ice with a game-time penalty after an elbow check and had to be taken to the hospital injured.
But the Ice Pirates were not discouraged and were able to equalize again in the 44th minute thanks to a shorthander from Corey Mackin. Shortly afterwards, however, David Stieler put Landshut back in the lead before the last two goals into the empty goal sealed the final score of 6:3. A packed grandstand with 4,210 fans saw an exciting but unfortunately disappointing match for Crimmitschau that evening.
The analysis of the weekend shows that despite the seven goals scored against the Steelers and Landshut, the Ice Pirates were unable to collect any points. The match report on tag24.de highlights the critical defensive mistakes and athletic injuries that put the team in a precarious position.
The situation of the Ice Pirates also has the attention of the VBG sports reports which annually analyzes injury statistics in German professional sports. The information provided could help make preventive measures to avoid injuries more effective in the future. Given the current absences and the susceptibility of their players to injuries, the team could use this data to be more stable on the ice in the future.