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Both semifinal matches of the Kaufland playoff Tipos extra league between the hockey players Slovana and Košice resembled eggs. An even game was played until the middle of the duel, then Slovan broke his opponent. This is also due to gross mistakes that the “steelworkers” did not avoid.
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On Friday, the situation was 1: 1 after 40 minutes, but then the Gray puck did not throw out and later Saucerman passed directly to Harris’ stick. In both cases, Slovan did not despise such an offer.
“Such mistakes must not happen in the playoffs. We have scored our own goals. But we have to learn from that. We have to focus on the third match, we want to manage it. We have to put one hundred percent into it, I believe it will work.” said Košice captain Michal Chovan after the match.
Košice scored first in both matches, but they could not turn this psychological advantage into a single triumph. In Friday’s duel, almost two-thirds led. “We played a good match, we were better. We lost a point. But it’s 2: 0 and it’s played on four winning matches. We have to follow up and we have to play for 60 minutes, “ Chovan added.
Slovan’s coach Andrej Podkonický emphasized the quality of Košice, but noted that the active play of his charges forced him to make the opponent’s mistakes: “We have to play for 60 minutes. Košice has a quality team, but we have to go for it and we have to believe in it. We put pressure on them and we forced them to make mistakes. We pushed on them and went for goals. .
We do not play with a weak opponent. They could have scored two or three goals before. We had a good start, but the opponent scored. We know we have to play as defenders and tire them. We have a wider cadre, which is our advantage. “
The coach of the Bratislava team has no reason to change anything after the successful entry into the semifinals, but he may make some minor changes before retaliation in Košice. “There’s a bigger rink, it’ll be about an attack. We’ll see after the first five minutes if we change anything.” indicated.
The quality of Friday’s duel was also contributed by the excellent atmosphere, watched by more than 9,000 spectators, which is a record this season. “It’s played for the spectators. They were finally full. We want to have full stadiums and we are also looking forward to Košice, where it will also be full,” concluded coach Slovan.
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