Chief Judge Petr Úlehla, with his arms crossed, signaled a minor penalty for illegal obstruction, thus angering not only the fans of the home team, but also their substitute.
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Jurčina was already aiming for a shotgun, but suddenly he immediately returned to his teammates. Reason? A beautiful gesture of fair play performed by the Liberec captain Petr Jelínek.
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What about the fact that it was no longer a regular match of the basic part, but about the playoffs … What about the fact that the White Tigers lost 0: 1 at that time and a power play would be very useful for them to increase their chances of equaling the score. ..
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From left: David Dvořáček from Sparta, Mislav Rosandič and Petr Kváča from Liberec.Photo: Roman Vondrouš, CTK
Nevertheless, Jelínek came to the referees and persuaded them to cancel the exclusion, because there was no offense against the rules. He received applause from the stands.
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“We collided at the switchyards, so I immediately went to lift the sentence. This should be done by everyone, “Jelínek said, and Liberec coach Patrik Augusta agreed.” This should be common on ice rinks. I’m glad he did, but I take it for granted. “
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“Respect. Thank you, “commented Jelínek’s gesture of fair play coach Sparta Josef Jandač.
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Six minutes later, on the other hand, Sparta played the first power play in the match and Tomášek increased it to 2: 0 for the home team … In the second period, Sparta added another three goals and finally Liberec declassified 7: 0.
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