Litvínov, who wanted to break the unfavorable balance of mutual duels, began sympathetically against the rushed East Bohemians. However, fast hockey on both sides did not lead to chances.
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After ten minutes, the pace of the game slowed down a bit and the home team could benefit from it. In the first big opportunity, Stříteský found himself in the 12th minute, but his shot from the space between the rings ended up on the stick and one of the Hradec Králové defenders blocked the stop. The guests were threatened by a counterattack, Pilař got space in the left circle and tried Godla with a quick shot with his wrist. The home goalkeeper of the Hradec Králové striker promptly reduced the shooting angle and maintained a goalless state.
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In the 16th minute, after a quick pass of the guests into the offensive zone, the puck reached Orsav, who crossed a free pass by Cingel, but he himself just missed the left stick in front of Godla.
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The East Bohemians also transferred the activity from the end of the first act to the beginning of the second period and after a minute and a half they won a foul on Sukeľ. In the ensuing power play, they pushed the home hockey players in the defensive zone, but they could not use several promising shooting positions. At a time when Sukeľ was returning from the penalty bench, Ščerbak found a lone Jergl among the circles, who opened the score with a blow over Godl’s catcher.
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The scored goal of the Hradec Králové hockey player kicked. Less than three minutes later, the guests turned the increasing pressure into a second goal. In the 27th minute, Lalancette also punched the puck from the left guard, simply got rid of the defending Straka, and from a similar position as a few minutes before him, Jergl hit exactly the top corner of Godl’s goal.
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The home team dominated the game until the 34th minute, but at the end of the second part Litvínov got back into the game. He was reluctant to make a separate escape, but two minutes later the home team still prevailed. Esteľ’s successful power play combination with Lukeš ended with a contact goal by Sukeľ.
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The hockey players of Litvínov were wanted for a long time in the third period, despite which they managed to equalize in the end. At home, thanks to Zdráhal’s precise shots, they also used the second power play in the match and earned an extra time.
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Hradec did not use a four-on-three power play in it and the match reached the raids. Only the home team Estephan and Fronk, who together with the 100% goalkeeper Godla, won the team an extra point. Litvínov increased its lead over the thirteenth Karlovy Vary to four points and three laps before the end of the basic part it approached the certainty of the preliminary round. Despite losing two points, Hradec remains at the top of the table with a three-point lead over Třinec.
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| Finishing of the 43rd round of the hockey extra league: |
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| HC Verva Litvinov – Mountfield Hradec Kralove 3: 2 sam. raids (0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0 – 0: 0) |
| Goals and recordings: 36. M. Sukeľ (Estephan, F. Lukeš), 58. P. Zdráhal (F. Lukeš, Estephan), decisive raid Estephan – 24. Jergl (Ščerbak, Kevin Klíma), 27. Lalancette (Blain) . Judges: Horák, Lhotský – Hejduk, J. Svoboda. Penalty: 2: 2. Utilization 2: 0. Attendance: 2489. |
| Litvínov: Godla – Stříteský, D. Kolář, Strejček, Hrbas, D. Zeman, Demel – P. Zdráhal, Estephan, A. Kudrna – Jarůšek, M. Sukeľ, P. Straka – Fronk, Gerhát, P. Svoboda – Havelka, V. Hübl, Zygmunt – F. Lukeš. Coach: V. Růžička. |
| Hradec Králové: F. Novotný – Blain, Nedomlel, F. Pavlík, Kalina, McCormack, Jank – Oksanen, Lev, Smoleňák – Jergl, Kevin Klíma, Perret – Kelly Klíma, Lalancette, Ščerbak – Orsava, Cingel, Pilař. Coach: T. Martinec. |
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