Litvínov – K. Vary 1:2 PP, Podkrušnohorské derby won by Karlovy Vary, Mikyska decided in extra time

Litvín goalkeeper Tomek was the first to break a sweat, as he eliminated Gríger solo in the first minute. However, it was also busy in the auditorium. At the start of the match, the home fans shouted for the departure of the general and sporting director of the club, Pavel Hynk. Kotel also took out a banner in which he depicted the club boss as Baron Prášil flying on a cannonball beyond the borders of Litvínov. Jaks then sent a cannon shot at the Karlovy Vary goalkeeper from the circle, but in the North Bohemians’ first power play, only the crossbar rang out.

At the end of the first half, home striker Helt was sent off, followed by goalkeeper Tomek for irritation, and Karlovy Vary had a double power play. And they used it 43 seconds after the break. After transferring the game to the second post, Hladonik finished with a shot from the first and beat the moving goalkeeper between the concretes.

In the middle of the match, Litvínov also celebrated the equalizer with a numerical advantage, when Jaks’s shot bounced off the defender Dlapa to the free Hlav and his quick stop was aimed at the exposed part of the goal. There was a spark on the ice, visiting Huttula received a four-minute penalty for playing with a high stick, with which he hit Havelka in the head. Litvín captain Sukeľ received the same punishment for the battle. Moments before, the referees checked the video to see if the puck had crossed the line during a huge jam in front of the Karlovy Vary goal. But the home team could not celebrate the goal.

The fierce fight continued in the third period, neither of the teams took advantage of several promising renumberings, so it went into overtime. In it, West Bohemia needed 30 seconds to decide. The black man drove away from the goalpost, scored in front of the goal area, where the puck drifted elusively to the far post of Mikyska. He confirmed the solid form of his team, which won the fourth of the last five games.