Things did not look rosy with Pardubice again. Although Dynamo was leading 3:1, after conceding to make it 3:2, experienced striker Richard Pánik made a short-cut. His foul in the interrupted game helped Třinac to quickly tie the score at 3:3. Strong torque and drive for the immortal Steelmen. The situation exactly for him. But the East Bohemians gave it. Exemplary and impressive. The East Bohemians made it to the victory march. The attackers from the fourth formation, which began to be nicknamed the wolves, provided relief with two hits. An apt label. The final extra league series is tied 1:1 after Pardubice won 6:3, and continues on Saturday and Sunday in Silesia.
Dynamo coach Marek Zadina gave the same team another chance after Tuesday’s defeat. The task was to get into the head of the wizard Ondřej Kacetl, to rid him of his spells. Already the first substitution provided clear information about where and with what plan the home team will want to go. In front of Kacetl, there was the first mix-up, so the goalkeeper went to the corner of the rink as a precaution. May he rest in peace. However, he was followed by Tomáš Zohorna and lightly poked with the stick on purpose. And the fair began.
The judges understood that they would have a job. How did they react to her? By frequent exclusion of nudging twins. In the first period, seven players appeared for a penalty, six of them went at the same time. The home side had the only power play after Daniel Voženílek turned into a big tree, which Lukáš Radil crashed into.
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The same player then tried it with further harassment in Kacetl’s vicinity. He went about it smartly when he backed cleanly into Viliam Čach, who did not control his nerves and reacted with a small ball. However, they both went to sit. The same verdict came after Adam Smith rolled Tomáš Vondráček on Kacetl behind the goal. The referees acted anxiously.
The loss of Martin Marinčin at the end of the first half did not help Třínac at all. Třinecký Terminator ended the performance after Lukáš Sedlák finished playing at the fence. He didn’t wait for Marinča’s fight, he badly smashed his neck or back against the guardrail and didn’t get up for long minutes. He ran to the cabins with great self-denial.
Defensively, the Steelers’ beacon was missing. Soon after the first intermission, the arena exploded with euphoria. Kacetl sent Sedlák’s ground shot from the slot in front of him, where Richard Pánik, uncovered by Richard Nedomlel, nimbly blocked it. Yes, that Pánik, who for his dangerous behavior at the end of the first duel, when he “inconspicuously” ran into Hrehorčák, received a deduction of 10 percent of his monthly salary from the disciplinary committee. And who was then debated for a long time, he was appointed by coach Zadina…
Pardubice took what they needed. First goal. That way they could write the script for the next few minutes. Be it the other way around? It would be much harder for them to breathe. No other extra-league team does as well as Třinec when it comes to guarding the lead. But the guests also got an important chance. Overpowering. The first power play. And at the end of the 34th minute, David Cienciala equalized with a lucky run.
There was only a disappointed hum in the audience. The uncertainty was back. But not Pardubice’s activity and tenacity, thanks to which Dynamo gained another numerical advantage, and from it a goal between the legs and under the left concrete – that is, in an unusual space where Kacetl usually does not collect.
The steel players had to regret the missed opportunities in the third act, when Vladimír Dravecký did not use a good position and enough time after Kousal’s kick, and Roman Will spoiled his joy. After him, Marián Adámek failed in a similar chance. He shot too wide.
Then in the 47th minute, when Adam Musil put his stick in Čerešňák’s shot and Kacetl waved it empty, Dynamo escaped to a more secure 3:1 lead.
End? Don’t be silly… Basically, it was a signal for the guests to turn on the other engines, shift gears and go conquering. Steelers equalized within 44 seconds between the 49th and 50th minutes! First, Adam Helewka lowered from the slot, then Richard Pánik sank Dynamo completely stupidly. After the break, he fouled Petr Šenkeřík in the face with a high stick, and Libor Hudáček leveled the score at 3:3 from the subsequent power play!
However, something followed that can extremely help Pardubice in the next battles. Perfect coping with a critical situation. Instead of worrying, the home team trumpeted the attack, the team of the fourth furrow, led by Tomáš Vondráček, took care of it with two goals. And Martin Kaut added the sixth goal from another power play. A fairytale ending for the home team.
This final could be long…
What did Pardubice improve? Panic – no comment. Marinčin would miss a lot of goals
Homemade: 11:49 p.m. Panic, 38:52. Radil, 46:15. Cheresnak, 54:20. Vondraček, 55:48. Vondraček, 57:42. Kaut
Guests: 33:03. Cienciala, 48:50. Helewka, 49:34. L. Hudáček
Assemblies
Homemade: Will (Pavlát) – D. Musil, Čerešňák, T. Dvořák, Košťálek, Vála, Hájek, M. Houdek – Pánik, Sedlák (C), Hyka – R. Kousal, Zohorna (A), Radil – Paulovič, A. Musil , Kaut – Mandát, Poulíček (A), Vondráček.
Guests: Kacetl (Mazanec) – Smith, Marinčin, Nedomlel, Kundrátek, Šenkeřík, Mar. Adámek, Polášek – Voženielek, Helewka, Nestrašil (A) – Daňo, Cienciala, L. Hudáček – M. Roman, Vrána (C), Kurovský – Dravecký (A), Čacho, Hrehorčák.
Referee
Šír, Stano – Lederer, Hynek
Stadium
Enteria arena, Pardubice
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