EV Zug opened the Club Friendly with a decisive two-goal first period and never looked back, cruising to a 3-0 regulation win over HC Motor České Budějovice. The road side controlled the game from the opening faceoff, building a lead that the home team could not erase.
The visitors struck twice in the first period to take a 2-0 lead into the intermission. The second period was scoreless, with neither team able to break through, before EV Zug added a third goal in the final frame to seal the 3-0 result.
The standout number was the shutout: EV Zug kept HC Motor off the scoresheet across all three periods. That two-goal cushion in the opening 20 minutes proved the decisive margin in a game defined by disciplined defending.