Extraliga types: HC Košice – HC Prešov 2: 1

HC Kosice – HC Presov 2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)

Goals: 30. Slovak (Saucerman, McPherson), 49. Chovan (Klhůfek, Tansey) – 54. Zagrapan (Sýkora)

Deciding: Snášel, Fridrich – Stanzel, Gegáň, disqualification: 5: 4 for 2 min., Power-ups: 0: 1, weakening: 0: 0, 1583 spectators

Assemblies:

HC Košice: Košarišťan – Saucerman, Wehrs, Tansey, Deyl, Romančík, Cibák, Jacko – Bartánus, Slovák, McPherson – Pereskokov, Chovan, Rogoň – Lapšanský, Klhůfek, Belluš – Milý, Havrila, Jokeľ

HC Prešov: Bespalov – Bakala, Rais, Lalík, Růžička, Jendroľ, Turan, F. Fekiač – Sýkora, Čacho, Charbonneau – Žilka, Klíma, Jokinen – Halama, Zagrapan, Magdolen – Bača, V. Fekiač, Šimun – Miškuf

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At the beginning of the match, the Košice team tried for a quick goal, but with a numerous shot they caught the Prešov goalkeeper Bespalov, who held his team several times. The guests in the first third were threatened mainly by breaks. In the 5th minute, Zagrapan broke through to a chance, but missed the goal of Košarišťan. Two minutes later, the right throat rang, which Charbonneau hit. The home team had a significant shooting advantage in the first part, which was also helped by a power play in the 18th minute, but they did not beat Bespal. With the biggest chance so far, the Košice striker McPherson got in the 25th minute, but after a short escape, Bespal did not surprise.

The second third was also mainly about the game dominance of the locals, which gradually graduated. In the 28th minute, the people of Košice got to the power play, but they could collect in it. The Prešov pair Šimun – Viktor Fekiač got into an escape, but the latter did not finish perfectly. The people of Prešov could have regretted it twice, as shortly after that the Slovak got to the shot and a second after the return of the excluded Zagrapan he beat Bespalov – 1: 0. In the 32nd minute, Čacho did not equalize in a promising position, whose team came under significant pressure during the second part of the second part. The Košice players settled in front of Bespalov for a long time in the 15th minute, but they did not use the pressure. This did not happen even during the signaled power play, when they gripped the opponent for more than a minute, but Bespalov also thwarted the end of Bartánus. At the end of the second part, the Slovak escaped during the game of four against four, when he took the puck to Čach in the middle zone, but did not add the second goal.

Goalkeeper Bespalov was also a great support of the guests in the third part, in the 44th minute with a prompt “traffic light” he neutralized the shot of the Slovak. Šimun had a fantastic opportunity to put Košarišťan up another goal 45 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. With 49 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 – 0 lead as Klovan flushed the ball into the top corner. The visitors returned to the match after 54 minutes. Sýkora found Zagrapan with a shot, who overcame Košarišťan – 2: 1. Soon the guests had another numerous advantage, but did not take advantage of it. In the 59th minute, Klhůfek did not add a goal insurance after the break with Chovan.

Votes after the match:

Kalle Kaskinen, coach of HC Košice: “We had three days behind us, which we used for training and preparation for this match. Most of the players did what we wanted to the point. I watched the opponent in preparation for the match, as well as the work of the coach, so I knew how he would play. The result is tight, but we managed to win. If you want to win, you need a good goalkeeper and players who can score. Today we had such players. We remain modest and go from match to match. ”

Ernest Bokroš, coach of HC Prešov: “I am very sorry for this loss only for the players. We set a certain organization of the game, which they performed very well. Košice was more often with a puck in our country in the third, but the purpose of holy means. We managed to eliminate the Košice game and I am all the more sorry that we got two goals from weakening, resp. just after them. Our long-term problem is that we score few goals and have few chances. We need to improve in the attack. I’m sorry today, because at least the players deserved a point. ”

Marc-André Fleury performed a famous procedure during the training:

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