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After the basic part of the Tipos extra league has been played, two pairs are known so far, who will compete against each other in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. In it, Slovan will meet Nitra and Poprad will meet Detva.
The remaining two pairs will be known no later than on Tuesday, March 30, when the fifth matches of the preliminary round are on the program, but it can decide earlier. Trenčín with Banská Bystrica and Košice with Nové Zámky will be beaten by two places in the top eight.
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After the final 50th round of the basic part, the teams in 1st to 6th place (Zvolen, Poprad, Michalovce, Slovan, Nitra and Detva) won the participation in the quarterfinals. Teams from 8th to 12th place will meet in mutual matches for promotion from the preliminary round. There will be three victories. The better-built teams in Trenčín and Košice will start at home, with the first matches scheduled for Wednesday, March 24. The season ended for DVTK Miškovec and Liptovský Mikuláš after ZČ.
The quarterfinals of the elimination round have been on the program since Wednesday, March 31, even if two teams from the preliminary round win their participation in the shortest possible time. The moving date in the playoffs this season is from the semifinals.
This season, Košice enjoyed the victory over Nové Zámky twice after the results of 4: 3 pp and sn and 1: 0 and scored two losses 1: 3 and 3: 4 pp. “We know that a difficult series awaits us, but we aim to advance to the playoffs and I firmly believe that everyone is aware of it. I don’t care if we win 3: 2 or 3: 0, but we want to move on. I believe the players are a good setup. The locks have a good coach, letting the players play open hockey is difficult for any opponent. But with all due respect to the people of Zámčany, I think we have to move through them, “ said the general manager of Košice for TASR Gabriel Plays.
Gabriel Plays.
Source: TASR
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Trenčín also met the “rams” four times this season. Dukla succeeded only once after a 5: 1 triumph, the remaining duels were better managed by Banská Bystrica, when they won 2: 1, 4: 3 and 6: 3. “We absolutely do not take into account the results of mutual matches in the basic part. Certainly they are a kind of warning finger for us, Bystrica has risen, playing physical, very fast hockey. He has quality on every post, ” stated coach Dukla on the club website Ján Pardavý.
Coach of Banská Bystrica Tuukka Poikonen on the contrary, he sees three victories in the season as a positive for his team. He said for the “rams” website: “Trenčín is a team that skates well, it will definitely be played at a great pace. We have played good meetings against them, so we know how to deal with them and I believe that we will be able to use it. “
The program precedes the play-off TEL to advance to the quarterfinals
1st match, Wednesday, March 24:
15:00 Košice – Nové Zámky
17:00 Trenčín – Banská Bystrica
2nd match, Thursday 25 March:
17:00 Trenčín – Banská Bystrica
18:00 Košice – Nové Zámky
3rd match, Saturday 27 March, tentatively at 18:00:
Banská Bystrica – Trenčín
Nové Zámky – Košice
possible 4th matches, Sunday, March 28, tentatively at 18:00:
Banská Bystrica – Trenčín
Nové Zámky – Košice
possible 5th matches, Tuesday, March 30, tentatively at 18:00:
Trenčín – Banská Bystrica
Košice – Nové Zámky
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