“Daňo scores crucial goal as Třinec takes match point in final series”

Marko Daňo | Photo: Lukáš Filipec, hcocelari.cz

The steel players are going for a blockbuster, in the third match of the final series with Hradec Králové they won a match point! A single goal from the stick of Marek Daň was enough for them, who beat Matěj Machovský in a breakaway with a bluff and scored an important third point for Třinci.

Marko Dano

attacker, 28 years old

” href=” Daňo, the best scorer in the regular season of the extra league. But in the playoffs? Waiting with everything everywhere. He couldn’t get through for a long time, and if he did, it was into an empty goal. Only in the third final match did it work out for the Slovak sniper. Just in time, his only goal was the deciding factor.

You waited 17 games for a goal behind the goalkeeper, is it a big relief?
I’m happy about it, even in such a terribly important match. It finally fell to me there and I was able to help the team in such a way.

What was going through your head when you drove alone at the goalkeeper?
Just so that their back doesn’t overtake me. When I decided to bluff into the backhand, I had to lift it over the concrete and not into the trap. I’m glad it worked and it was the winning goal.

Your countryman

Richard Panik

attacker, 32 years old

” href=” A day earlier in the preparatory match in Poruba, Panik caught the attention of the fans when he ended the attack with the tip of the blade. Would you dare to do something like that?
I have seen it. We were together in preparation for the World Cup in 2019 and he did it there too. I tried a slightly different bluff with one hand, but you can’t do it in that situation. And not at that speed. It’s challenging and hats off to him for coming up with something like this. I’m glad that my backhand loop came out.

A clever frog helped you escape

Aron Chmielewski

attacker, 31 years old

” href=” Chmielewski…
I yelled to myself and he decided to throw the puck over the fence to the center. I lost it for a moment, but I put the stick on the ice and luckily it landed on my backhand. I’m glad that I was able to cover the puck in front of the traveling defender and it fell behind the goalkeeper.

The game was decided by a single hit. Is it that no one wants to make a mistake?
There were chances on both sides, but the goalkeepers made excellent catches. We took the chance, then closed it down and blocked shots. Kaca (

Ondřej Kacetl

goalkeeper, 32 years old

” href=” Kacetl, note ed.) kept us there in important moments of the match. Towards the end, they had a good signal in the power play, but they hit the side net, we were a bit lucky, but that’s part of it.

Do you believe in yourself a lot when you take the lead?
We all know what to do. Of course, it has been played like this for a very long time and the system is well established. The new guys picked him up very well. We can correct the game well. When we lead, we can pull back, but of course we can’t stay in one zone all the time. There is a balance between attacking and downloading the game. Again, it was a great job by all of us.

Can it be said that you play purposeful, honest hockey and do not invent anything?
Exactly. Maybe it’s a bit frustrating for the opponents, but we feel very good like this. It’s not just about putting it in concrete. We can distinguish when to withdraw and when to attack, so it is difficult for the opponent to react to this.

You are leading 3-0 in the matches and already on Sunday you can celebrate the fourth title in a row at home…
I believe we can do it on Sunday. We have to play with dedication for the whole sixty minutes. Maybe more when needed. We have to enter the match with a clear head and a good attitude. If we give such a great team performance again, we have a chance to end the series.

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