For both teams, it was the first appearance in the knockout stages of this LM season, after they secured promotion from the regular season. According to the representatives of the competition, it was not possible to finish the match in the replacement period.
The Vítkovič team will thus have a three-goal advantage before the home rematch, which is scheduled for a week in Ostrava.
MATCH IN LAHTI NOT FINISHED ❌
The Champions Hockey Leauge is preparing the details of what will happen to the fate of the match, but a finish in the substitute period is out of the question.
The second match is played on November 21 in Ostravahttps://t.co/pfaorIkKvj
— HC VÍTKOVICE RIDER (@hcvitkovice) November 14, 2023
Třinec beat Swedish Skelleftea
In Werk Arena in Třinec, Jakub Jeřábek opened the scoring after only 101 seconds of the game. The home guard got to the puck after winning the throw-in and surprised Lindvall with a throw from the left guard. The Steelers took the lead in the fourteenth minute on a power play. Daňo could have finished from the circle, but he passed to the left to Růžiček, who hit the open goal from an angle.
The Swedes stepped up their activity, but at the beginning of the middle third they could concede a third time. Hudáček caught the pass in his own zone, but failed to escape with a backhand loop. On the counterattack, the guests reduced, Lindström beat Kacetl with a shot from the ring. Hugg had the equalizer twice on his stick, but he missed the chance, so Kurovský punished Kurovský from the penalty spot.
In 81 seconds, Forsfjäll scored a contact goal. Třinec complained about the situation, he also took the coach’s challenge due to an alleged foul by Dzierkals on the goalkeeper, but he pushed the Latvian player Kundrátek on Kacetl, which is why the goal was valid. The Steelers immediately survived Roman’s expulsion, Sikura equalized in another foul for too many players on the ice, and the home team saved the post after Lindholm’s shot.
However, with the advantage of one goal, Třinečtí will go to the rematch in the end, after Hudáček knocked Nestrasil’s shot into the empty goal. The visitors also failed with the coaching challenge due to offside.
Hockey Champions League, opening game of the round of 16:Pelicans Lahti – Vítkovice Ridera 0:3 by default, at 11:02 the match was terminated due to an unsuitable playing surfaceReferee: Öhlund (Swedish), Hinterdobler (German) – Niittylä, Pekkala (both Finnish)HC Steelers Třinec – Skelleftea AIK 4:3 (2:0, 0:1, 2:2)Goals and assists: 2. J. Jeřábek (P. Vrána), 14. M. Růžička (Daňo, J. Jeřábek), 45. Kurovský (Čacho, Dravecký), 57. L. Hudáček (A. Nestrašil, Polášek) – 25. L. Lindström (Hugg), 47. M. Forsfjäll (Stenman, Dziekals), 53. Sikura (L. Lindström, M. Lindholm). Referees: Hronský (SR), Christensen (Dan.) – J. Svoboda, Špůr (both Czech Republic). Exclusion: 4:3. Usage: 1:1. Viewers: 3547
2023-11-14 20:11:28
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