The Red Bulls' run ends in the semifinals: They lose Game 5 and the playoff s...
Friday, 17. April 2026 |

DEL, Semifinal 5: EHC Red Bull München loses in Mannheim and is eliminated

The Red Bulls' run ends in the semifinals: They lose Game 5 and the playoff series to MannheimMAN – RBM 4–1 | David: “I’m proud of my team”// DEL - GAME REPORTEHC Red Bull München lost Game 5 of the PENNY DEL playoff semifinals to Adler Mannheim by a score of 1-4 (1-1, 0-2, 0-1), thereby falling to the second-place team from the regular season in the best-of-seven series with a 1-4 series loss.
That brings the 2025–26 season to a close for the Red Bulls. In front of 13,600 fans at the SAP Arena, Tobias Rieder scored the only goal for coach Oliver David’s team.
Highlights: Adler Mannheim vs. EHC Red Bull München (17.04.2026)
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Game Summary
The Adler got off to a better start: Alexander Ehl gave the home team a 1-0 lead in the 4th minute. It didn’t take long for Munich to respond. Adam Brooks applied aggressive forechecking, and Taro Hirose delivered a precise pass to Rieder, who fired the puck into the corner to tie the game at 1-1 (8th minute). After the equalizer, the Red Bulls pressed for the next goal, while Mannheim focused on transition play. The visitors created good chances, but Maximilian Franzreb kept the Eagles’ net clean. In the final seconds before the break, his Munich counterpart Antoine Bibeau also got to show his class, preserving the 1-1 tie after 20 minutes.
Just as the first period had begun, the second period also started with a setback for the Red Bulls. Nicolas Mattinen scored the 2-1 goal for Mannheim on the power play (23rd minute). The action then went back and forth at full throttle. Both teams created excellent chances, and both goalies shone. In the 34th minute, the Adler struck again: Matthias Plachta fired the puck into the net with a powerful slap shot to make it 3-1. The Kurpfalz team took this lead into the second intermission.
And in the final period, it happened again: This time, Mannheim scored after just 42 seconds. Leon Gawanke extended the lead to 4-1 (41st minute) for the second-place team in the regular season, which was now in control of the game. Munich fought to avoid elimination in the semifinals but was unable to capitalize on its chances. With five minutes remaining, the Red Bulls sent a sixth skater onto the ice in place of goalie Bibeau. The score remained unchanged. The 1-4 loss in Mannheim marked the end of the season for the four-time German champions from the Bavarian capital.
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Das fünfte Halbfinalspiel gegen Mannheim in Bildern (17.04.2026)
Oliver David: „We had our chances to win more games, especially in the overtime matches. Mannheim absolutely deserved the win today. We’ll give it another shot next season. We worked hard this season; we just didn’t win. I’m proud of my team.“
Goals: 1:0 | 03:18 | Alexander Ehl 1:1 | 07:26 | Tobias Rieder 2:1 | 22:41 | Nicolas Mattinen 3:1 | 33:33 | Matthias Plachta 4:1 | 40:42 | Leon Gawanke
Attendance: 13,600
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