The start of the match compared to other duels played this year in Zlín was quite action-packed. In the second minute, Captain Kubiš got to the renumbering, but the pass to Köhler did not pass. On the other hand, Sukeľ had a great opportunity when Kudrna’s shot bounced off him, but the Slovak forward, instead of a completely empty goal, hit the bouncing disc only into the bar.
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The Zlín team used their luck and opened the match score in 12:39. Zabusovs defeated the opponent during the pass by a puck and headed under the top bar in front of Godla himself. The Latvian forward also hit a similar place before the break, when he increased to 2: 0 in the power play.
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And the Latvian performance continued after the break, only in a different jersey. The middle act clearly belonged to the North Bohemians, who in some places were able to relieve their pressure only at the moments when the Rams defended in one five for more than two minutes due to more distant inverters.
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However, it only brought the goal effect once. In the 26th minute, Verva Balinskis reduced the Latvian back with a shot from the ring. Irving and Jarůšek had other chances, but goalkeeper Kašík caught reliably.
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The attack of two domestic foreign reinforcements Zabusovs and Russian Michasyonok was very visible today, at least this line from time to time broke the dominance of the guests. But the rams were effective. In the 50th minute, Gazda swapped the opponent’s defender with a great puller, he also managed the handle on Godl and increased 3: 1.
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From left Patriks Zabusovs from Zlín and Pawel Zygmunt from Litvínov.Photo: Dalibor luck, CTK
Verva tried to dramatize the match. Four minutes before the end, coach Růžička called off the goalkeeper, but the guests did not succeed in the long power play. On the other hand, Michasjonok sealed the home team’s victory and scored his first goal in the extra league.
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| 31st round of the hockey extra league: |
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| PSG Berani Zlin – HC Verva Litvinov 4: 1 (2: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) |
| Goals and recording: 13. Zabusovs, 19. Zabusovs (Michasjonok, Mamčics), 50. Gazda (Okál), 59. Michasjonok (Mallet) – 26. Balinskis (M. Sukeľ, F. Lukeš). Judges: Micka, Stano – Ondráček, Špůr. Penalty: 0: 2. Utilization: 1: 0. Attendance: 1000 (limited number). |
| Zlín: Kašík – Gazda, Mamčics, O. Němec, Suhrada, Ferenc, Žižka, M. Novotný – Okál, Honejsek, Mallet – Köhler, P. Sedláček, Kubiš – Michasjonok, Hejcman, Zabusovs – Fryšara, R. Veselý, Vopelka. Coach: Jenáček. |
| Litvínov: Godla – Irving, Hrbas, D. Zeman, Balinskis, Stříteský, Demel, Baláž – Jarůšek, Estephan, P. Straka – P. Svoboda, V. Hübl, Chalupa – F. Lukeš, M. Súkeľ, Kudrna – Jurčík, Gerhát, Zygmunt. Coach: V. Růžička. |
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