Budějovice – Litvínov 2:5, Litvínov succeeded in southern Bohemia and achieved the fourth victory in a row

From the start of the duel, the northern Bohemians were faster and more mobile. Šalda came in with a dangerous shot from the space between the hoops, Valský threatening on the opposite wing. Jurčík’s effort still failed to find the target in the seventh minute, but Zygmunt opened the scoring with a shot from the left in the course of action.

Subsequently, Valský was unsuccessful from the hosts, Zdráhal from Litvín also got a chance. In the 13th minute, Hrachovina shot the puck in front of him, and the inconsistently protected Estephan aimed exactly into the open goal. The southern Czechs woke up with a power play shot late in the first half. Percy countered the shot with a swing from the blue line, goalkeeper Zajíček’s vision was obscured and Čachotský dribbled the puck out of reach.

The home side got their revenge after a double minor penalty by Lukáš Pech was brought back in the second half. Litvínov’s pressure on the power play took advantage of Válek’s scrum. In the next course, the goalkeepers excelled: Hrachovina stopped Zdráhal, Zajíček caught Gulaš.

In the middle of the second half, Motor blocked the opponent for more than two minutes in the defensive zone, the siege ended only with Zeman’s sending off. České Budějovice’s side struggled more with themselves in the rest of the game, but the numerical advantage before the second buzzer helped them. Captain Gulash stretched from the top of the hoops to the axis of the skating rink and again narrowed the difference to one goal.

At the beginning of the third set, the hosts play an ineffective power play and quickly score the fourth goal. Demel pushed the puck over the goal line, as confirmed by the video. The home team then gave Litvín a two-minute lead to five to three, which North Bohemians used to extend their lead: Sukeľ scored from close range. In the end, Kudrna still had a big chance, even home team Dzierkals zigzagged past Zajíček, but the score didn’t change.