If Škoda managed this duel, they would have an elite seven in sight. In addition, she still misses the postponed duel with Karlovy Vary. Against struggling Kladno at home, they led 2:0 at the beginning of the second half, but…
One lack of emphasis in front of the goal was enough and the energy on the ice completely turned around. The guests equalized within 27 seconds, added two more goals in the next seven minutes and kicked Pavlát out of the goal. “We thought it would be cool. We can’t play hockey players and invent stupid things,” forward Ondřej Matýs didn’t look for excuses.
The West Bohemians got out of the cramp at least in the last third. Kladno allowed a single shot on the substitute Hlavaj and forced an equaliser, which was arranged by Petr Zámorský in a game without a goalkeeper. It was his seventh shot in the game. Unlike Wednesday’s duel with Sparta, this time the video referee did not take away the important shot.
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“We went for the comparison and we believed until the last second,” recounted the 31-year-old defender. However, they did not convert the home chances in overtime and the Knights struck. And they are already breathing down the Indians’ backs. “Of course we know what the table looks like. Definitely not ideal,” Zámorský realizes.
Only seven rounds have been played, but the people of Pilsen do not want to calm down. “We can tell ourselves until Christmas that it’s only the beginning of the season,” said the experienced fullback ironically. “We wanted to catch the start in a completely different way,” he admitted.
Škoda finds itself in a similar situation as last year. The opening two losses then cost the coaching duo Říha – Baďouček, whose post was taken over by Petr Kořínek. After two more defeats, he was then able to start the team.
This experience can help the team. Now Kořínek must hope to find a similar recipe. “It’s about confidence. The boys are trying, but we’re going to work really hard on the goals,” said the 56-year-old coach. Against Central Bohemia, even a significant rotation of formations did not work.
Of the defenders, only Zámorský is above average, the supports are struggling in the attack. Captain Schleiss is depressed, Hrabík and Rekonen are just shadows of last year’s shooters. At the age of 37, Mertl is no longer the famous shooter. What about summer training? Jakub Lev works hard and scores goals, but the returns of Petr Straka and Miroslav Indrák do not look very good so far. The latter dropped from the first formation to the outside of the lineup.
Luke Adam also stayed on the stand against Kladno. The 33-year-old Canadian came as a renowned shooter from Straubing, Germany. But there is a lot of searching already since the preparation. In the extra league, he started in the fourth line, so far he has recorded only two assists. He lost his spot on the power forward, and now also in the lineup. “But he will definitely play in the next match. He is a foreigner, he has to get used to a new environment. He will still get a chance,” promised Kořínek.
He needs the mainstays of the team to catch on. Otherwise, even the coach from Pilsen may be worried about his place in a while. The West Bohemians definitely have bigger ambitions than saving their membership in the elite competition.
2023-10-02 22:44:06
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