The Prague team managed to enter the match perfectly, after only 71 seconds of the game Thorell, who arrived at Horák’s shot, opened the score. The guests subsequently had more of the game, but their activity was stopped by two Sparta power stations. But neither of them used the home. In the 15th minute, Chlapík was close to the second goal, but after a separate action, Clanga did not beat. At the end of the first period, however, Polášek was eliminated and at 19:55 the guests were able to equalize. He overcame Machovsky from the arrival of Bristedt.
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The Northerners entered the second part with the onslaught and transformed it into leadership. In the 26th minute, he pushed through a shot from the blue line Sund, 29 seconds later the most productive player Rögle Tambellini found a gap above Machovsky’s shoulder.
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Only then did the Spartans begin to attack. In the 32nd minute, the puck pushed behind the back of the 19-year-old Swedish goalkeeper Buchtel, but the Austrian referees did not recognize his goal. In the 37th minute, the home team lowered when Jeřábek prevailed after Sobotka’s pass. However, the Prague team did not succeed again in the third place, in the time of 39:31 Johannesson returned the two-goal lead to the finalist of the last season of the Swedish league playoffs.
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The Prague team tried to reduce again, but in the 46th minute Ekestahl Jonsson brought the guests closer to advancing to the semifinals. Subsequently, although the Swedes did not use two power games, they safely brought the match to a victorious end. Rögle scored his eighth victory in the ninth match in LM, Sparta lost for the third time. It was always lost by teams from Sweden.
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| HC Sparta Prague – Rögle BK 2: 5 (1: 1, 1: 3, 0: 1) |
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| Goals and recordings: 2. E. Thorell (Horák, Řepík), 37. R. Jeřábek (Sobotka, Buchtele) – 20. Bristedt (Ekestahl Jonsson, Tambellini), 26. Sund (Kelleher), 27. Tambellini (Ekestahl Jonsson, Gélinas), 40. Johannesson (Ferguson, Everberg), 46. Ekestahl Jonsson (Larsson, Gélinas). Judges: Ofner, Sternat (both Austria) – Hynek, Ondráček (both Czech Republic). Exclusion: 3: 2. Utilization: 0: 1. Attendance: 1000 (limited number). |
| Sets: |
| Sparta: Machovský – Mikliš, Matuškin, M. Jandus, Polášek, T. Pavelka, R. Jeřábek, Tomov – Chlapík, Sobotka, Buchtele – Řepík, Horák, E. Thorell – Přibyl, Konečný, T. Jandus – Dvořáček, Vitouch, Strand – Dolezal. Coaches: Jandač and Hořava. |
| Rögle: Clang – Ekestahl Jonsson, Gélinas, McKiernan, Sund, Wallinder, L. Jonsson, Johannesson – Bristedt, Tambellini, Everberg – Bengtsson, Ferguson, Brithén – Stal Lyrenäs, Larsson, Sjödin – Kelleher, Sjögren, Edström – Kasper. Coach: Abbott. |
| Other results of the Champions League hockey playoff – introductory match: |
| Tappara Tampere – Rouen Dragons 3: 3 |
| Lock Rauma – HC Red Bull Mnichov 2: 2 |
| Leksand IF – Frölunda HC 2: 5 |
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