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Hockey advertising. All participants agreed. The extension to the seventh duel (3: 2) decided on the progress to the finals of the Slovak hockey extra league in the series between HC Slovan Bratislava and HC Košice.
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In the end, the home team of Slovan was happy with the triumph, who decided in extra playing time after only 61 seconds. He could have rejoiced much earlier, but he did not maintain the lead 2: 0 and Košice equalized with two goals in the third period in 33 seconds.
After the duel, a huge disappointment prevailed in the guest locker room. The players came to the conversation with tears on the edge. “We have after the season, but I am proud to have been in this organization. It was an unbelievable game – from the management, through the coaches to the players in the locker room. It was also seen on the ice. We fought, we put a hundred percent into it. It is a pity.
It’s hard for me to judge now. It must hurt. We will think about it for a few days. But everyone on the team can look in the mirror. No one can say that he did not pass on the maximum, “ said Captain Michal Chovan.
Defender Radek Deyl also chose similar words. “Negative emotions prevail. One goal was missing. Unfortunately, he didn’t fall. We can be proud of ourselves. After unsuccessful years, we played nice hockey again and filled the stadium.
We went to the playoffs from the fifth place, eliminated Michalovce, and tortured Slovan for seven matches. After years of huge droughts and not even making it to the playoffs, we can be proud of ourselves. ”
FACTOR
Košice had a challenging season, they did not succeed and threatened to drop out of the top six. In the end, however, their strength was shown in the playoffs. The main coach Dan Ceman, who came to the club at the beginning of March, has a lot of credit for that.
“A lot of players started believing again. It was visible, there was something to look at, “ said about the changes under the new coach Radek Deyl.
What did the Canadian coach change after he arrived? “I am really proud of the players. Many of them had to change their style. When I came to the club, they didn’t play like they do now. I have to give them a lot of credit.
We were able to play in the style we had to be successful. It was about fighting spirit and more physical play. We learned something new in every match, ” revealed at a press conference Dan Ceman.
According to the visiting coach, Slovan played the best duel in the whole series. “She didn’t give us much space. He was better than us, but our players have huge credit. We have shown the will and strength to fight in all circumstances and conditions. “
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Dan Ceman
Source: TASR
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RIEČICKÝ FACTOR
The Slavs led the series 2: 0, but then Dominik Riečický stood in the goal of Košice, which caused the opponent huge problems. The words of the opponent speak for themselves.
“It was again a fight with their goalkeeper and a sacrificial game. Košice surprised me with the team in the series. They played selflessly, fighting for every inch of ice. They didn’t have it before. There were offensive players there, but they managed to start playing as a team and they bothered us the whole series. From the third duel we fought with an excellent goalkeeper. We did not succeed in shooting and we did not get powerlifting, ” Slovan coach Andrej Podkonický said.
“Dominik Riečický gave a fantastic performance in the whole series. He kept them afloat. Hat down, ” added captain Michal Sersen, for whom the semi-final series was a celebration of hockey.
“The whole series was a great advertisement for hockey. Hat down in front of Košice, it was a great match. Both clubs celebrated the centenary. No one gave up until the last whistle. I really liked it, you don’t experience it every year or every day. “
Dan Ceman was also enthusiastic about the performance of his mentee among the three poles. “He was fantastic. He is quite underestimated, he has not yet got a chance to become a unit. We’ll see if that changes in the future. It was really great, ” did not spare words of praise for the 29-year-old goalkeeper.
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Juraj Valach and Dominik Riečický
Source: TASR
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WARNING BEFORE THE FINAL
The Slavs are waiting in the final of Nitra, which plays extremely offensive hockey, which managed to eliminate Poprad and Zvolen. Players from the capital thus have to pay even more attention to the outages that cost them their victory in the sixth and almost seventh match against Košice. In both cases, they won 2: 0, but they could not maintain the lead and had problems after the collected goal.
“A collected goal cannot wave to us like this. We can’t stop playing. We’ve been talking to the players since the beginning of the season. As if we were scared and stopped playing. Nitra is an offensive team and can punish every single mistake, “ points out Andrej Podkonický.
“It simply came to our notice then. Now it turned out well, but it may cost us a match, “ added by Michal Sersen.
What does Slovan expect from the final series with Nitra? “Nothing easy. We need to focus on our performance. First of all, we have two home games, we have to go step by step, “ Michal Sersen said.
“Nitra plays offensive hockey all year round. The players go to the goal. Zvolen missed it a bit, he was not in the pre-goal area. And we also missed it against Košice. We will have to improve it. They have dangerous players like Samuel Buček, Adrián Holešinský, Filip Krivošík started to prosper. We know Nitra and prepare for it, ” added Andrej Podkonický.
The final series with Nitra starts on Friday on the Bratislava Ice.
UNHAPPY MEETING WITH A REFEREE
At the end of the second period, Michal Sersen fouled the Košice player, which became a really curious situation. The captain of the home team bumped into one of the main judges and sent him to the ground. At first glance, it might seem like a short cut and an intention, but Michal Sersen explained everything after the meeting.
“I did not know they were going to expel me. I was running to support the attack, they whistled it. I noticed him at the last minute, so I twisted. I wanted to avoid it, but it was too late. Iright after the third i got him abouthe ruled and I want him again. It certainly wasn’t the intention. “
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