Frolunda Gothenburg completed a routine win over Eisbaren Berlin to confirm their place in the Quarter-Finals for the third successive season. Read more in Gamecentre.
by Luke Fisher
The damage was mainly done last week, as the Indians entered the ice with a 6-1 aggregate lead which they never looked in danger of losing. They followed it up with a 4-1 win in the return leg to win going away.
The home side started with intent and went a goal up on the night with just 1:19 played – Carl Grundstrom poking home a loose puck to extend his side's lead to seven overall. The young forward added both his and Frolunda's second just over ten minutes later, tipping Matt Donovan's blue-line wrist shot into the net at 10:37.
Frolunda took that lead through the middle period and into the third as Berlin tried to find a way back into the game. Eventually the Eisbaren did get themselves on the board in Gothenburg, Bruno Gervais slapping one in from the blue line at 50:44 to make it 2-1. Frolunda however were not going to let this game get close, and duly re-estalbished a two goal lead at 53:21 through Mats Rosseli Olsen putting home a rebound.
The game's scoring ended with Victor Olofsson scoring on the powerplay 37 seconds before the end to make it 4-1 on the night, and an emphatic 10-2 overall.