Tipos extraliga – final: HC Slovan Bratislava – HK Nitra 3: 1

HC Slovan Bratislava – HK Nitra 3: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0)

Goals: 22. Yogan (Rapuzzi, Haščák), 27. Lukošik (Kytnár, Bezák), 48. Harris (Rapuzzi, Haščák) – 40. Mezei (Buček, Buncis).

Judges: Stano, Štefik – Durmis, Gegáň, disqualification: 4: 4 for 2 min., Extra 56. Vitaloš (Nitra) 5 min + DKZ for foul knee, power-ups: 1: 0, weakening: 0: 0, 10,016 spectators ( Sold Out).

Reports

HC Slovan Bratislava: Peters – MacKenzie, Golian, Gachulinec, Sersen, Beňo, Maier, Valach – Haščák, Rapuzzi, Yogan – Jääskeläinen, Harris, Takáč – Zigo, Kytnár, Matoušek – Lukošik, Bezák, Sukeľ

HK Nitra: Honzík – German, Mezei, Raskob, Švarný, Bayonet, Vitaloš, Navel, Rais – Krivošík, Buncis, Buček – Varga, Rockwood, Holešinský – Baláž, Mugs, Tvrdoň – Sýkora, Bajtek, Drábek

/ series status: 3:2/

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The match was played from the beginning at a fast pace, with a minimum of interruptions, the players finished the fights and the spectators saw several tough matches. The Slavs performed more dangerous actions in the 1st period, but without a goal effect, their result was only that they caught Honzík. The goalkeeper of Nitra intervened with the shots of Kytnár and MacKenzie, he was also alert during the ready backhand ending of Zig, the attempt of Sukěl or Harris from a turn with the subsequent arrival of Takáč. Nitrania tried to capture the home attacks on their defensive line and after gaining the puck used every opportunity to attack. The home goalkeeper Peters sweated, especially during the shots of Hrnek, Varga and Holešinský, and Bajtek’s attempt to make Varga run was also interesting.

Nitra started the 2nd period with a lightning break, after Krivošík’s buttocks the puck went through the goal area, but the crowded Buček could not send him into the net. Yogan broke the goalless in the 22nd minute on the other side, who received a pass from Rapuzzi on the left wing and overcame Honzík with a shot from the circle over the catcher – 1: 0. Slovan kicked it and in the 27th minute he was already leading by two goals. Kytnár pulled out Lukošík, who hung up at 2: 0. The guests tried to answer in a power play, but Peters held his team after the ends of Krivošík and Buček. Nitra was close to the first goal after Rockwood’s chance, who did not punish the great hesitation of the home defense, then Peters, after a long siege of the home goal, shone with a famous “traffic light” at Holešinský’s shot. “Belasí” could increase the lead after the arrival of Sukeľa, Takáč’s shot did not take place. In the 36th minute, Rapuzzi hit only Honzík from the intermediate ring in a power play. Nitra reduced its situation at the end of the third period, when Mezei prevailed after Buček’s cross pass. He could return to the home team a two-goal lead from Zigo, but he only rippled the side net.

The guests in the third period, in an effort to equalize, increased the attack and ended each action with a shot, the one from Varg was especially dangerous. Slovan did not close in his defensive zone and remained active in front, in the 48th minute Kytnár could add a third goal after the “frog” Ziga, the attentive Honzík struck. Subsequently, the home team came out in a power play, Rapuzzi’s shot was fired by Nitra’s goalkeeper only at Harris, who promptly hit the exposed goal – 3: 1. Antonín Stavjaň’s charges responded with a chance from Rockwood, who ended up only in Peters, in the 50th minute Švarný stamped the construction of the goal. Nitra’s efforts to equalize were thwarted in the 56th minute by Vitaloš, who fouled Rapuzzi’s knee and received a penalty of 5 minutes + DKZ. The Slavs no longer moved anywhere in the power play and guarded the victory. The guests also withdrew the goalkeeper in weakness, but they did not invent anything in the end.