2023-11-27 19:19:56
Published27. November 2023, 8:19 p.m
National League: That’s why ZSC played in purple for the first time in the club’s history
The ZSC Lions were barely recognizable on Saturday. That’s because the people of Zurich played their charity game. The day before, the legend Beat Bidu Gerber was farewelled in Bern.
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ZSC striker Denis Malgin signs one of the auctioned charity jerseys.
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For the first time in the club’s history, the Lions competed in purple.
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The ZSC defeated Ambri 5:3.
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That’s what it’s regarding
The ZSC Lions played in a purple jersey for the first time in their history.
The Zurich team defeated Ambri in a color that took some getting used to.
In Bern, the number 2 was pulled under the roof of the hall forever.
The ZSC Lions and SC Bern had something to celebrate at the weekend – but from different perspectives. The home crowd was very enthusiastic regarding both events, the teams didn’t miss out and gave the euphoric fans a home win.
ZSC in purple for the first time ever
I’m sorry, what? Since when has Ambri been playing in purple? Ah, wait, that’s the ZSC Lions… that’s even more illogical. Some fans who saw the game or the recap of Lions once morest Ambri on Saturday evening will have rubbed their eyes in surprise – whether the Zurich team’s special jersey color.
Not so the die-hard ZSC fans. Of course they knew that these were the jerseys for the 2023 Charity Game. This was dedicated to the Swiss Association for Children’s Heart Research. “The ZSC and its fans collected money for this research – over 50,000 francs were raised,” the Lions write on their website. The fans were able to buy the purple match jerseys at auction.
It wasn’t easy for the Lions, who wore purple for the first time in history, in the home game in front of a sold-out crowd. Because the Leventiners took the lead in the 21st minute. But the Zurich team knew how to react with four goals in a row, but it was only Derek Grant’s 5:3 victory in the 53rd minute that secured victory. The donors were then able to receive the match jerseys directly from the respective player. As you can see in the picture above with Denis Malgin, the signature was also a must.
SCB-Dino was honored
«I was never much of a talker. Don’t worry, I won’t make a big speech today either, because we want to see hockey,” said Beat Bidu Gerber before the game once morest Lugano on Friday evening in the PostFinance Arena. After the 41-year-old’s words of thanks, his legendary number 2 from SC Bern was pulled under the roof of the hall – following 20 years of club loyalty and 1,270 games in the National League. The SCB dinosaur was almost unrecognizable without a beard.
The SCB didn’t miss a beat and showed Gerber the hockey he wanted to see so much. Although the Luganesi scored 1-0, the Mutzen were able to turn the game around with three goals in a row. The result was 4:2 for SCB. Because the Bernese were able to win 3-2 once morest Servette in Geneva on Saturday, they distanced themselves somewhat from Luganesi in the table and are currently in fifth place.
Bidu Gerber was able to return to his work following his appearance on the big stage: He has been a material manager since his resignation and thus remains connected to the SCB.
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